Duffer News… Week #7, June 14th
IN THIS ISSUE…
Attendance
Creekwood Day
The Glenn McLaughlin Summer Solstice Bonus Points Tournament…
Format for the Solstice tournament
Skin Game
Handicaps
Larry Lahiff’s Skin Game
LEAGUE INFO…
Recap…
Tuesday, June 14th was the seventh official week of the DUFFERS 2005
season. The weather was perfect after a
thunderstorm and cloud burst earlier in the afternoon but, the Duffer weather
luck prevailed and at tee time the conditions were perfect! Creekwood C.C. has been a PLEASURE to play
this year; did anyone else notice the EXCELLENT condition of the eighteenth
fairway? I sure hope Dale can maintain
those conditions! Attendance was a bit
disappointing again this week with only 38 of 48 members (79%) and 2 guests making their way
to the tee box. Member attendance
for the year remains 89%, while total attendance, including guests and
make-up rounds is 93%.
The
Glenn McLaughlin Summer Solstice Bonus Points Tournament…
So, you like playing golf, you like the Duffers, you like playing
Skins, and you like getting BONUS POINTS! Then this deal is for you.
Tuesday June 21st is the longest day of the year (sun sets @ 9:04 with
twilight lasting until 9:38) and on this summer solstice evening at
Creekwood, the Duffers will be playing the inaugural Glenn McLaughlin Summer
Solstice Bonus Points Tournament. What
is the Glenn McLaughlin Summer Solstice Bonus Points Tournament you ask? Simply stated it’s a second nine hole Weekly
Tournament played for BONUS POINTS and Skins after the origin/official nine
holes is completed. Remember when you
were a kid, how cool it was to stay out late when it was light so late in the
summer, well, that’s the idea behind this event. Get out with your friends, enjoy the fresh evening air, play
eighteen holes instead of nine, have an excuses for getting home a little
later, and get some BONUS POINTS!
So plan on staying late and playing eighteen holes this coming Tuesday,
June 21st. If you don’t play
the 2nd nine holes, the POINTS you miss may come back to haunt
you! J
Solstice
Format….
Here a few guidelines and answers to some of the “what if” questions
that were raised yesterday. First and
foremost, the purpose of this event is FUN; with a few Bonus Points and
Skins sprinkled in. It’s meant to
remind us of those late, lazy summer dusks and leisurely sunsets of our
youth. An opportunity to slow down, relax,
unwind, turn off the cell phone, forget the wife and kids, let that customer
issue go until tomorrow, and try to enjoy what I hope will be a beautiful
summer twilight and sunset at Creekwood.
It’s not meant to be a three and a half hour sprint to get eighteen
holes finished and get home by 8:00.
So, if you are a member of those early groups that must get out and
get your round in, you might consider ‘sitting out’ the ‘solstice
nine’. To be eligible to participate in
the ‘solstice event’ you will have to follow the Lakewood Mixed League around
the back nine. I have talked to their president and he has agreed to try and
urge his group off the tenth tee a bit earlier than usual so we can get started
with the ‘solstice nine’ as soon as possible.
A few people asked me what we would do if it gets too dark and a group or two
can’t finish. Here’s what I’ve come up
with. The Skin Game will include only
those holes that the entire field finishes.
Any unplayed holes will be assigned pars, bogies, or double bogies in
accordance with the player’s handicap.
For example, players with handicaps between 1 and 7 will be assigned
pars, players with handicaps between 8 and 12 will be assigned bogies and those
players whose handicaps are 13 or greater will be assigned double bogies.
As far as I know, the cost for walking eighteen holes next Tuesday will be $22,
while the cost for eighteen holes and a riding cart will be $33. It has been suggested that Creekwood kick in
something towards the effort so, Rick Kayfes, Duffers League President,
Creekwood employee, and Dales’ nephew is looking into that possibility.
CREEKWOOD DAY… Payment should already be made.
Our friends at Creekwood G.C. are celebrating their 45th
anniversary, Saturday June 25th.
It’s a great way to celebrate summers arrival and party with your
friends. For only $70 (cash or check) you get golf (18 holes,
individual stroke play), ½ cart, lunch, dinner, beer, and PRIZES! The menu, which is catered by Alexander’s,
consists of a PIG ROAST, Bar-B-Q Chicken, sausage & kraut,
rigatoni, salad, and all the trimmings.
Deadline for payment is Tuesday June 14th. See Amy, in
the clubhouse, for details.
HANDICAPS…
are adjusted weekly! Check out how yours has changed
by going to the ’05
REPORT section of the Duffer
web page.
MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for last week…
Kevin Anderson
Pat Anderson II
Scott Anderson
Dave Gedeon
Mark Hodgson
Brian Pfeil
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk. #7
Frank Bago
Mike Baker
Ted Barrows
Mike Bartell
Art Deiderich
Bob Kosky – wimped out when the thunderstorm hit at 3:00
Dale Mercer – can never get out of work, (time for a new job maybe?)
Bill Pfeil Jr.
Brian Pfeil
Gregg Randolph
REMEMBER… you have just 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…
Our Skin Committee members are: Wayne Reisinger, Bob Kohtz, Pete White, Dave Gedeon, and
Mike Milam. If you have any suggestions or ideas about
how the Skin Game can be run more efficiently please see one of them or myself.
SKIN
RESULTS for Wk #7…
we had 33 out of the 37 players (84%) in the game
for a pot of $160…
Those wimps not playing were…
Wayne Cerney
Joe Kayfes
Gerry Rapp – would have at least smashed a skin.
Scott Wickham – would have at least smashed a skin.
Patrick and Larry ought to buy those guys a beer! L
Come on guys, join in the fun, it’s just like the lottery; ‘you
can’t win if you don’t play’!
Low Net (26) – 82 year old, Bill Pfeil Sr. – $32 J
Pin #12 – Todd Cramer – $32
Pin #17 – Tom Melbar– $32
Five Skins were out at $13 each
#11 – eagle – Randy Dudinsky
#12 – birdie – Randy Dudinsky
#14 – birdie – Patrick Keaton – see Scott Wickham (above)
#15 – birdie – Tom Melbar – see Gerry Rapp (above)
#16 – par – Larry Lahiff – see Scott Wickham (above)
Tradition
dictates that the winners buy you a drink, or be heckled miserably!
NOTE… PLEASE DON’T PREMATURELY CIRCLE YOUR BIRDIES ON THE SKIN SHEET! It’s a pretty television graphic
presentation BUT 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.
4+8+3+8+4+8+7+6+5 = 53 NOT 52 – Kevin Anderson
52-15 = 37 Not 38 – Paul Ebright
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!
LARRY LAHIFF'S SKIN GAMES…
are a great way to s t r e t c
h the summer holiday weekends and
play a round of golf with friends at one of the areas FINEST golf courses.
Friday July 1, Eagle Creek Golf Course, Norwalk.
Everyone is welcome to attend. The first tee time is 9:30.
See Larry for further details or if you have any questions.
'Till Tuesday,
John Stanbrook (Stanny)
Duffer League Treasurer and Secretary
440-871-7821