The Forces on the Fairways Veterans Golf League was established in the spring of 2020 at 2 St. Louis area courses. We expanded to 6 area courses in 2022. In 2024 we expanded to X-Golf for our winter league. Our 2025 Leagues are:
Winter (January through April) X Golf (on Golf Simulators) – Ellisville, MO (Tue 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Wed 1:00 p.m.) X Golf (on Golf Simulators) – Rock Hill, MO (Wed 1:00 p.m.)
*Summer (May through August) Aberdeen Golf Club – Eureka, MO (Tues 1:30 p.m.) Ballwin Golf Course – Ballwin, MO (Wed 4:30 p.m.) Bear Creek Golf Club – Wentzville, MO (Tues 1:30 p.m.) Birch Creek Golf Club – Union, MO (Tues 2:00 p.m.) Columbia Golf Club – Columbia, IL (Wed 4:30 p.m.) Eagle Springs Golf Course – St. Louis, MO (Wed 1:00 p.m.) Meramec Lakes Golf Course - St. Clair, MO (Wed 1:30 p.m.) St. Peters Golf Club – St. Peters, MO (Wed 5:15 p.m.) Spencer T. Olin Golf Course – Alton, IL (Wed 1:15 p.m.) *Fall (October through December) X Golf (on Golf Simulators) – Ellisville, MO (Tue 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Wed 1:00 p.m.) X Golf (on Golf Simulators) – Rock Hill, MO (Wed 1:00 p.m.)
Our Summer Veterans league has started, but Veterans are welcome to join us. To join, please send your course selection, name, email, phone and Branch of Military Service to David Irwin at [email protected]
*Notes: We do not play during Holiday weeks. Also, if you are new to the game of golf, we recommend learning and practicing on the simulators at X Golf.
Congratulations to the 2024 Forces on the Fairways Cup Champions!
Ballwin Team
The league champion is determined by taking the top 4 scores per week from each course, adjusted for course difficulty.
2024 End of Season Scramble and Banquet - Aberdeen Golf Course
BATTLE FOR THE BI-STATE CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT Thursday October 3rd 10:00 Balwin Golf Course Veterans From Each Side Of The Mississippi River Competing Together! Come cheer your team on!!
2024 Bi-State Cup Champions Forces on the Fairways Veterans Golf League
Each year, a “Battle for the Bi-State Cup” will take place between two Veterans focused organizations. The friendly combatants are the Forces on the Fairways Veterans Golf League (a project of The Palozola Foundation based in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area) and Arlington Greens Veterans Golf Association (AGVGA) based across the Mississippi River in Granite City, Illinois.
Both organizations have chosen “golf” as a vehicle to help area Veterans. Both sponsor separate golf leagues with 100+ players each throughout the summer. This is an opportunity for Veterans to play golf, tell war stories and gather in a safe, fun environment with camaraderie and understanding. These leagues are provided at no cost for players. The regular play in the leagues is augmented with teaching clinics which focuses on helping handicapped golfers learn to play and improve their games.
This “Battle” mimics a Ryder Cup style event with 6, 2-man teams playing 3-hole matches of “Best Ball”, “Alternate Shot” and “One-on-One Match Play”. Points for each team are accumulated based on the matches played over a total of 9 holes.
At the end of the day, one of the two organizations will walk away as the winner of what has become a “Prestigious” Bi-State Cup! The cup is a perpetual memorial of the annual battle with the name of the winner engraved thereon. The real winners though are Veterans on both sides of the river!
“TO HEAL VETERANS IN BODY, MIND & SPIRIT, THROUGH GOLF.”
