’06 Duffer News…  Wk# 10, Junes 27^th, FunNite #2


IN THIS ISSUE…

FunNite #2
Attendance
KnockDown #2
Skin Game results
Moron’s Corner
Larry Lahiff’s Skin Game

NOTE…  There will be no league play next Tuesday, July 4^th
 
Recap…
Tuesday, June 27^th was Wk #10, and the Duffers second of three FunNites scheduled for the 2006 season.  The weather was warm and humid, a typical Cleveland summer evening.  The FUN portion of last night activities was a four-man SCRAMBLE but with the usual Duffer twist.  All those playing in the scramble teed off from the ‘red’ tees and once on the green, putting was done with a tennis ball.  Twisted, to say the least!  J   The food was GREAT and thanks to Patrick Keaton and the rest of the outing Committee for putting together a memorable FunNite!
 
Our first group teed-off at 4:37 while the final group replaced the flagstick at 8:30.  Being a FunNite, attendance was unexpectedly poor with only 41 of 54 members (76%) and 3 guests enjoying the evening’s festivities.  Member attendance for the year is now 86%, while total attendance including guests and make-up rounds remains at 91%!


MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for last week…
Mike Kennedy
Tom Melbar
Tom Thomasson
 
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk #10, and FunNite #2 were…
Dick Ade
Pat Anderson III
Scott Anderson
Bill Bunevich
Ron Cross
Tom Dickson
Al Feronti
Dave Gedeon
Donny Griffith
Joe Kayfes
Rick Kayfes
Scott Wickham
David Zeller
Because Tuesday’s activities were a special format, no make-up rounds will be accepted and if you missed last night, it will NOT be held against your attendance record.
 
 
Points Standings are current as of Tuesday June 27^th.  These results will be used to determine pairings for KnockDown #2 which is being held Tuesday July 11^th.  ALSO, the Skin game that night will be a carry-over from June 20^th (Wk#9) when there were no skins out. 
DON’T MISS IT!

 

Handicaps, Points, and total Skin winnings are updated weekly.  Check it out with the REPORT link


KnockDown #2
is being held Tuesday July 11^th.  In addition to the Weekly Tournament and usual card matching function of a normal KnockDown, extra BONUS POINTS will be available that evening to those of you who choose to play an actual HEAD-to-HEAD MATCH!  ALSO… the Skins game pot is ENHANCED due to the carry-over.

MATCH play info…

1) Participation in the KnockDown BONUS MATCH is entirely voluntary.  Some members have indicated an interest in a head-to-head Match Play Competition.  They feel it would present an opportunity to get to know and play with other members of the league besides their usual foursome of friends, that so many of us have a tendency to play in, week after week!

2) Pairings are available by clicking here or looking at Wk#10 Standings.  If you wish to participate in the KnockDown BONUS MATCH, you should contact your scheduled opponent to (1), see if he will be attending the night of the 11^th and (2), find out if he is interested in playing a head-to-head MATCH.  League member’s handicaps, phone numbers, e-mails, usual arrival times, and number of missed weeks have been added to the pairing list for your convenience.  Players whose scheduled opponents choose not to participate in the BONUS MATCH TOURNAMENT or are absent July 11^th will be considered an “available match player”.  You WILL NOT be considered an “available match player” simply because your scheduled opponent arrives later than expected.  Should you enter into the “available match player” pool early and play a MATCH with another “available match player” your match will be considered VOID if either of your scheduled opponents arrives at a later time.  Should a MATCH be ruled VOID, NO BONUS MATCH POINTS will be awarded to either player.

3) Bonus Points will be awarded to those who elect to play in a MATCH and to the winners of those matches.  Here is a list of how the BONUS points that will be awarded.

 
4) All MATCHES will be differentially handicapped.  That is to say, strokes will be awarded to the player with the greater handicap on holes that are the hardest.
For example look at the first scheduled pairings.  Tom Thomasson has an 11 handicap a while his opponent, Randy Dudinsky has a 3 handicap.  Tom would receive eight strokes, one stroke on each of the hardest eight holes.  We will again be playing the front side of the courses so Tom would get one stroke on every hole except hole #7, which is rated the easiest hole on the front side.  In paring #2, Al Bass (3) would give Paul Scott (13) 10 strokes.  Paul would receive two strokes on the hardest hole  (hole #1) and one stroke on all of the remaining eight holes.

5) A player having the lowest net score on a hole is deemed to have won that hole.  Win more holes than your opponent and you are the winner of the MATCH!  Since we will also be running the usual Weekly Tournament and KnockDown no putts can be conceded, as usual, all putts must be holed out!

I believe I have anticipated most questions and/or circumstances in the above paragraphs but if you have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.


Skin News…
Our Skin Committee members are: Patrick Keaton, Gerry Rapp, Pat Anderson III, Randy Dudinsky, Frank Bago, & Todd Cramer.
If you have any suggestions or ideas about how the Skin Game can be run more efficiently please see one of them or Stanny.
Thanks for the help guys!  J

SKIN RESULTS for FunNite #2, (Wk #10)…
we had 40 out of the 44 players (91%) in the game for a pot of  $400
those not playing were…
Jim Grimmer, Bob Kosky, Gregg Randolph, and Rob Sibley.
I guess they didn’t like the format.

Pin #4 – Team #4  – $80
Todd Cramer
Randy Dudinsky
Scott Pennell
Pete White

Pin #7 – Team #9  – $80
Mark Clark
Mickey Lima
Jack Tabor
Glenn McLaughlin – guest and former member

Three Skins were out @ $80 each…

#2 – eagle – Team #4
Todd Cramer
Randy Dudinsky
Scott Pennell
Pete White

#5 – eagle – Team #4
Todd Cramer
Randy Dudinsky
Scott Pennell
Pete White

#8 – eagle – Team #2
Mike Bobincheck
Rob Melbar
Tom Melbar
Gary Thomason

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’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.

Since actual scores meant NOTHING last night, the corner is EMPTY this week!  J

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.

This years remaining dates are; Monday July 3^rd, and Friday September 1^st. 

Again this year, all three events will be held at Eagle Creek GC in Norwalk. The first tee time is ~9:30 and everyone is welcome to attend.
See Larry for further details or if you have any questions.
 
'Till Tuesday,

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