’09 Duffer News… Week #04, May 26th
IN THIS ISSUE…
Handicaps
Match Play Tournament info
No Gimmies
READY GOLF / Pace-o-play
FunNite
#1
KnockDown #1 results
Skin
& 50/50 Games
Moron’s Corner
Larry Lahiff’s Skin Games
49th Creekwood Day Anniversary Celebration
LEAGUE INFO…
Recap…
Tuesday, May 26th
was the fourth official week of the DUFFERS 2009 season. The weather was cloudy with some rain but
playable just the same. Last nights
KnockDown bonus Tournament bought out a hearty attendance with 50 of 56
members (89%) and 0 guests showing up to play the front-nine. The Match
Play Tournament finally got under way with four matches being played. FunNite #1 is being held, weather
permitting, next Tuesday, see details below.
Member attendance for the year remains 92%, while total attendance, including guests and make-up rounds has
dropped to 99%.
MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for last week…
|
Todd
Cramer |
Gerry Pizzuli |
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk#04 were…
|
Wayne
Cerney |
Tom
Dickson |
Paul
Ebright |
Fred Lima |
Ron Pereira |
Eric
Sfiligoj |
REMEMBER, you have one week to play
your make-up round. You must play
the same side that the league was originally scheduled to play.
Turn your scorecards in to a Creekwood Clubhouse Counter Staff Member, asking
them to place it in the Duffer File, or give it to Stanny on Tuesday.
Maintain your Final Tournament Eligibility by having no more than
two absences during the season!
Handicaps…
Now that
handicaps have been adjusted, they will be updated weekly for the remainder of
the season. The only remaining major
up-date will be mid-season when the first third of the scores might be
dropped.
With ~55 members + guests and the NASA league
ahead of us; the Duffers MUST play READY GOLF!
Ready Golf
means BEING READY to play, not playing when you're ready. Here are some simple
hints.
More Ready Golf information can be found by clicking
here.
|
First Group |
Last Group |
||
|
Teed Off |
4:21 |
Teed Off |
6:00 |
|
Holed Out |
6:30 |
Holed Out |
8:24 |
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Played in: |
2:09 |
Played in: |
2:24 |
Let’s try to have our
first group on the tee box by 4:15, right behind the NASA group.
Yesterday’s Pace of play was very good at the front of the pack and the back-of-the-pack was
quicker than last week but there is still room for improvement back there! Lets try and keep up with the group ahead of
you regardless of how interesting or boring the story being told might be!
Just remember that ‘your proper position on the golf course is behind
the group in front of you, NOT
in front of the group behind you!’
No Gimmies…
ALL PUTTS
MUST BE HOLED OUT AT ALL DUFFER EVENTS.
Any member who accepts a GIMMIE is potentially taking points away from other
members and is deemed to be cheating.
Chip Dubosh will be glad to discuss this issue with anyone who doesn’t quite
understand the rule.
’09 Match
Play Tournament…
Round one
of “The Match Play Tournament” started Tuesday May 12th and ends June
16th.
Yesterday there were FOUR matches played.
Results of played matches along with an up-dated bracket can be observed
by checking out the Match Page.
Tournament details, parings, and results are available at the Duffers’ website and posted on
the bulletin board outside the clubhouse.
Matches remaining to be played are…
|
Mike |
Fred |
Paul Chichester |
Mark |
Dale |
Mike Milam |
Dave Gedeon |
Chip Dubosh |
Todd |
Wayne |
Bill |
Tom |
|
Mickey |
Wayne Reisinger |
Ron |
Glenn McLaughlin |
Eric |
Jeff Pennell |
Scott Pennell |
Pete |
Rick |
Mark |
John |
Charlie |
Since next
Tuesday’s FunNite play is basically regular ‘League play format’ (see
FunNite below) it can be used for Match Play, essentially adding one week’s
play to round one. Contact your Match
Play opponent soon to make arrangements to get your MATCH played by June 12th. Missed rounds next week will be held against your
attendance record, and make-up rounds will be accepted.
’09 Scheduled Events…
Here are the
tentative dates (weather permitting) for this year’s Duffer Events. Due to our late start this spring; some
dates were changed.
FunNites…
Again this
year, each FunNite will have its own committee.
|
FunNite #1, June 2nd |
FunNite #2, July 7th |
FunNite #3, August 11th |
|
Chris
Pizzuli |
Paul
Ebright |
Mickey
Lima |
|
Glenn
McLaughlin |
Tom
Broadhurst |
Fred
Lima |
|
Charlie
Wright |
Skip
Skufca |
Mark
Clark |
|
Dale
Sandvick |
Dale
Sandvick |
Dale
Sandvick |
If you have any
ideas about games or menu items, that you feel might be
interesting, please see a committee member.
FYI… Next Tuesday (6/02) is
FunNite #1.
Dinner and
beverages will be provided, free-of-charge, to this years members. The menu will consist of traditional picnic
fare (burgers & maybe dogs), salads (potato and macaroni), condiments and
chips. Beverages (served after golf)
will include a variety of canned beers and pop. The FUN portion of the evening will be a Blind Pick, Best Ball
Tournament. Games of chance will
include the regular Skins Game ($5), the 50/50 Game ($1), plus the FunNite
Best Ball game for an additional ($5).
Making your total FUN costs a mere $11!
Guests are welcome to attend FunNite for a fee of $6. All guests will be charged the $6 visitor
fee regardless if they choose to eat/drink or not. As usual, guests are not eligible for the Skins or Best Ball but
will automatically be entered into the 50/50 game.
Since next Tuesday’s FunNite play is basically regular ‘League play format’
missed rounds will be held against your attendance record, and make-up
rounds will be accepted.
KnockDowns…
June 30th (back 9), August 4th (front 9),
and Sept. 8th (back 9).
Yesterday’s
KnockDown results have been tabulated and can be viewed from the Home page.
Final Outing…
The Final Outing
is being held Saturday, Sept. 12th, 9:00, at Creekwood Golf
Course. Mark your calendars
now!
FYI,
we will be enjoying a rib roast with chicken and all the trimmings, catered by
Lone Tree Tavern.
Skin News…
Our Skin Committee members are: Chip Dubosh, Skip Skufca,
Mark Sustarsic, Mike Milam, and Todd Cramer.
Their
duties are to: ENCOURAGE game participation (Skin & 50/50) by
our members, guarantee correct sign-in and tabulation, watch and sort
the money, ensure there is no ‘after posting’, assist in score
keeping, and help with prize money distribution.
50/50 raffle…
This new
venture was instituted in an attempt to increase the Duffer Prize Pool without
raising our Duffer Dues. As the name
suggests, 50% of the prize pool will go to the winning Duffer member each week
and 50% will go to the general fund.
Entry into this game is as easy as the Skin Game, just place $1 in Skin
Box and ‘X’ off the number next to your name in the 50/50 column. Skip Skufca will draw the winning number
each Tuesday after the completion of his round. Like the Skin Game, winners who leave Creekwood early and are not present to collect their
winnings will have their names highlighted in yellow on the Skin/Work Sheet and
their winnings will be placed in the Skin box for pick-up the next
Tuesday.
Reminder to all Skin and/or 50/50 Players…
The Skin Game is
open to all dues paid MEMBERS (no guests), The 50/50 is open to everyone. Game entry (payment and entry indication)
must be made prior to teeing off. Posting and/or paying after your round is completed, is not
permitted. Please take extra care to mark out
the games you are playing correctly. It
appears that some players are not marking their entry in both games even
though they may have placed their $6 in the Skin Box. Remember, if you are not “X”ed out when you leave the tee box,
you’re not in the game.
Your participation in
these extracurricular games is voluntary yet robustly encouraged! Please join the majority of your
fellow Duffers in the enjoyment and competition of these games. It will add to your Duffer experience and it
might put a few extra dollars in your pocket.
Remember, you
can’t win if you don’t play!
If you have any
ideas or suggestions about how these games could be run more efficiently please
see a committee member or Stanny.
SKIN
RESULTS for Wk#04…
we had 46 out of 50 members (92%) in the game for a pot of $225
those not playing were…
|
Chuck
Bartsche |
Jim
Martin |
Don
Schofield Sr. |
(the
usuals) |
|
Gerry
Pizzuli |
|
|
|
Lets continue exerting some peer pressure and see if we can get some of
these non-players into The Skins!
Tuesdays
Skin Game Winners were…
Low Net
(32) – Chip Dubosh – $45
Pin #4 – Dick Ade – $45
Pin #7 – Ted Dieterich – $45 – a non-regular skin player hits a jackpot
shot!!
TWO Skins were out @ $45 each…
#2 – birdie
– Mike Kennedy
#7 – birdie – Donny Griffith – a triumphant return to the Skin Game after an
almost 2 year absence… Brilliant!!!
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!
50/50 Game…
we had 49 in the game for a pot of $49
those not playing were…
|
Mark Hodgson |
Jim
Martin |
Rob Sibley |
The winning number, drawn by Glenn McLaughlin, was #55
Pete
White - $25
– a second time 50/50 winner
Tradition
dictates that the winners buy the drinks, or be heckled miserably!
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… GOOD JOB!!!
a friendly REMINDER…
It is each and every member’s personal responsibility to
insure that his own score is CORRECTLY recorded (both gross and net)
on the weekly skin / work sheet. Even
though you may not have been the person keeping score for the foursome, it is
your duty to insure that it was done correctly! Do it right and you won’t end up listed in the “Moron’s Corner”!
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:
Friday July 3rd,
and Friday September 4th.
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.
CREEKWOOD DAY…
Our friends at
Creekwood G.C. are celebrating their 49th anniversary, Saturday June
27th. It’s a great way to
observe summers arrival and party with a few of your Creekwood friends. For only $75 (cash or check) you get golf (18 holes, individual stroke
play), ½ cart, lunch, dinner, beer, and PRIZES! The menu, which is catered by Lone Tree Tavern (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 23rd. See Lisa,
in the clubhouse, to sign-up or if you have any questions.
'Till Tuesday,
John (Stanny) Stanbrook
Duffer League Treasurer and Secretary
440-871-7821