AGOSECH, the successfull Chilean Seniors golf organization

AGOSECH, is the acronym for Asociacion de Golfistas Senior de Chile (Chilean Senior Golfer´s Association).

It´s the major organization for senior golfers (over 55 in age) in Chile, and is probably the most succesfull, and well financed sports organization in the country.

Founded in the early 80´s, it has close to five hundred members, and organizes some 15 tournaments across Chile per year.

The organization´s success was replicated across South America, and for the last 25 years, an annual South American Championship  has been played, on a rotating basis, with fields in excess of five hundred senior golfers.

As part of this Championship, four man teams from all over South America play for the main trophy, the COPA CHILE, and, obviously, it´s a big deal for us Chilean Senior Golfers.

In fact, we have won the Copa Chile, four times, over the last six years (Paraguay 2007, Brazil 2008, Colombia 2010 and Ecuador 2011), and we want to win it again in Lima 2012 (October).

We fight hard to get on the team. This year, in a ten tornament (18 holes) qualyfier that starts in March of 2012 and finishes in August. The best six scores, out of ten, are considered.

It´s fun, and we all want make the four man team.

Felipe Taverne, Chile´s best Amateur golfer ever, is guaranteed a spot, because he is the current Southamerican Champion (Ecuador ´11) and after four out of ten valid qualifying tournaments , it looks like Michi Geyger is comfortably in control, for first place, with a two under par agregate.

That leaves a single spot to be played for, competitively, plus a Captains pick.

This is golf at it´s best !!!!!!!

Here we have seven or eight senior players, playing our guts out as if we were  kids !!!!!!

Isn´t golf great ??????? We are close to, or just over sixty years old, but we play killer golf just to make a team.

Right now I have a good chance, but several of my mates, and good friends, are hot after my golfing behind  !!!!!!

In the next couple of months I will be commenting on my mental performance in trying to make the team.

I have made the team for the last five years. And I want to make the team this time too, and be a part of the action in Lima next October.

Me with Michi Geyger in Quito 2011

I have a good shot, but I can only make the team if my Mental Golf is strong.

And as a Mental Golf Coach that teaches clients how to perform under pressure, I put myself on the line to show you how it´s supposed to be done.

Be tuned to my next updates on the AGOSECH qualyfier.