Duffer News…  Week #18, September 7^th

IN THIS ISSUE…

Attendance
KnockDown #5 is being held NEXT WEEK
Final Outing… see groupings and tee times on the web page or click here
OUTING SKINS ($10) and Blind Bogey #’s along with guest fees ($75) and extra dinners ($20) will be collected this coming Tuesday!
Handicaps
Skin Game
Moron’s Corner

LEAGUE INFO…

Recap…
Tuesday, September 7^th was the eighteenth play date of the DUFFERS 2004 season.  With the approach of tropical storm Frances the weather was cool and gray but pleasant and playable.  Creekwood was in the very best condition I have ever seen it at this time of year!  Attendance SUCKED with only 29 of 44 members (66%) and 5 guests making their way to the tee box.  Member attendance for the year has now slipped to an embarrassing 82%, while total attendance, including guests and make-up rounds is 95%.  

As noted above, we had 5 guests play with the Duffers last night and I’m wondering if we should re-think the leagues position on the ‘guest fee’?  I agree that expanding the Duffer experience has always been one of our goals, and the added revenue it brings to the golf course is much needed and appreciated.  If we had a league in front of us, and if we were to experience a higher percentage of member attendance, access to the tee would become quite a premium!  The dues paying members need something to show for their ‘up front expenditure’ besides a few fun nights.  Additionally, the added income of the guest fee would supplement the somewhat restricted Duffer prize pool.  Here are the numbers…

As you can see, the guests keep coming.  My question to you, the dues-paying membership, is how do you feel this effects your Duffer experience and how do you feel we should handle this subject in the future?  As always, I’m sure this subject will be discussed at the ’05 Spring Kick-off Meeting next March.  Until then, think about it and see if you can come up with an equitable solution.

 
The Final Outing…
is being held at Creekwood Country Club, Saturday, September 18^th at 9:00. Mark that date on your calendars!  As a reminder, it’s usually an all day affair.  Your dues are finally coming back to you in the form of an 18-hole tournament.  All league members will receive 18-holes (carts included), lunch at the turn, and dinner catered by Alexander’s Restaurant.  A prize ceremony will follow dinner.
As in any Duffer event, GUESTS are welcomed and encouraged to attend. If you wish to bring a guest to play in your foursome, the cost will be $75 (Skins / Blind Bogey included).  Extra meals for wives, girl friends, or significant others are available for $20 each.  
FYI… The menu has been finalized.  As was voted upon at the Spring Kick-off meeting, we will be enjoying bar-b-que ribs and chicken breasts with sides and salad.

Handicaps…
for both nine and eighteen holes, weekly tournament points, cash winning$, flight information, and tournament eligibility are now being updated and reported weekly.  Check out the latest numbers by clicking the REPORT link on the main web page.


MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for last week…
Bruce Straslicka

MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk #18
Pat Anderson
Bill Bunevich – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Todd Cramer – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Mark Hodgson – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Zack Hodgson
John Jankura – lost his Tournament Eligibility
John Marr – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Bob Martin – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Dale Mercer – lost his Tournament Eligibility
James Papp
Bill Pfeil Jr.
Jerry Pochatek
Alan Prock – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Jeff Stiles – lost his Tournament Eligibility
Scott White – lost his Tournament Eligibility
guess these guys don’t know or care that they could get back into the Tournament if they would come and play and WIN!

REMEMBER, you have one week to play make-up rounds.  You must play the same side that the league was originally scheduled to play.  Turn your scorecards into a Creekwood Clubhouse Counter Staff Member, asking them to place it in the Duffer File, or give it to me on Tuesday.

 
Skin News…
THE SKIN BOX WAS 100% correct this week
Let’s keep POLICING EACH OTHER at the box.

SKIN RESULTS for Wk #18
we had 28 players and a pot of  $140

Low Net (29) – Ken Kalish – $00 – his group just doesn’t seem to want to join in
Low Net (31) – Brian Pfeil – $9
Low Net (31) – Dale Sandvick – $9
Low Net (31) – Mark Sustarsic  – $9

Pin #4 – John Milam – (guest) – $28

Pin #7 – Patrick Keaton – (guest) – $28

Three Skins were out @ $18 each…
#2 – birdie – Ken Kalish - $0 – an education is always an expensive thing ($42 not won)
#3 – birdie – Denny Scheelk
#5 – birdie – Mark Sustarsic
#8 – birdie – Mark Sustarsic
Tradition dictates that they buy you a drink, or be heckled miserably!
NOTE… PLEASE DON’T PREMATURELY CIRCLE YOUR BIRDIES ON THE SKIN SHEET!  It makes it VERY DIFFICULT to see the TRUE SKINS!


MORON’S CORNER… (Formerly JETHRO CIPHERS)
This is the spot where I will highlight (low light) the SPECIAL skills of Duffers and their simplistic mathematic disabilities.

EMPTY THIS WEEK!   CONGRATULATIONS

a friendly REMINDER…
Stay out of this column by taking a minute or two and check that the scorer in your foursome wasn’t a MORON too!


'Till Tuesday,

John Stanbrook (Stanny)
Duffer League Treasurer and Secretary
440-871-7821