’09 Duffer News… Week #12, July 28th
IN THIS ISSUE…
Help Needed for
Sick Children
Match Play Tournament info
READY GOLF / Pace-o-play
KnockDown #3
Skin &
50/50 Games
Moron’s Corner
Larry Lahiff’s Skin Game
LEAGUE INFO…
Recap…
Tuesday, July 28th
was the twelfth week of the Duffers 2009 season. Round two of the Match Play
Tournament started last week with a rain out, which leaves only ONE week left
in round #3. Last night’s weather was
very pleasant with 84-degree temperatures and sunny skies. Even with the perfect weather, attendance
was rather disappointing with only 47 of 55 members (85%) and 6 guests
making their way around the back nine. Who
were all those guests and why didn’t their member hosts get them into the 50/50
game? Even with the elimination of
John Parker, from the active roster, member attendance for the year is only 92%, while total attendance,
including guests and make-up rounds is an EXCELLENT 99%.
MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for Wk#11…
|
Tom
Dickson |
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk#12 were…
|
Wayne
Cerney |
Mark Hodgson |
Dan Keller
(another quitter ??) |
Mike
Kennedy |
|
Bill
Lilley |
Mickey Lima |
Rob Sibley
(broken wrist) |
Jack
Tabor |
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.
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.
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First Group |
Last Group |
||
|
Teed Off |
4:16 |
Teed Off |
5:52 |
|
Holed Out |
6:36 |
Holed Out |
8:40 |
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Played in: |
2:20 |
Played in: |
2:48 |
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 slow, SLOW, SLOW!
What the #$%& was going on out there last night? The summer heat must have caused us
to mope around the back nine. Someone
actually called the clubhouse to complain about the slow play but when the
ranger went out to investigate, there were no gaps on the course and every
group was in pretty good position. MUST
HAVE JUST BEEN THE SUMMER HEAT causing us to lazy our way about the course.
Daylight is starting to slip away from us. We are losing about five minutes of daylight each week and in
just a few weeks we will once again be struggling to finish before dark. Please allow our “back-of-the-pack
players” to finish before sunset by playing ready golf and playing quickly.
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!’
Help Needed…
Paul Chichester has a friend whose son has been fighting leukemia for
the past year. Last year, to help out
with medical costs, Paul and his friends put together a FUNDRAISING GOLF
OUTING that was held at Sweetbriar G.C. in Avon Lake. This year, the family hopes to “Pay it
forward” by helping out other sick kids.
Click here,
or speak with Paul Chichester for more information. Hopefully, “The Duffers” will be able to get a few foursomes
together to help out.
’09 Match
Play Tournament…
Round
three of “The Match Play Tournament” started last week with one match being
rained out. Just ONE match was played
last night leaving THREE matches to be played next week. Completed match results along with an up-to-date
bracket can be observed by checking out the Match Page. A “hard copy” of the bracket is also
posted on the bulletin board outside the clubhouse.
’09 Scheduled Events…
Here are the
tentative dates (weather permitting) for this year’s remaining Duffer
events.
FunNites…
|
FunNite #3, August 11th |
|
Mickey
Lima |
|
Fred
Lima |
|
Mark
Clark |
|
Dale
Sandvick |
If
you have any ideas about games or menu items, that you feel might
be interesting, please see a committee member.
KnockDowns…
August 4th
(front 9), and Sept. 8th
(back 9).
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. 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#12…
we had 41 out of 47 members (87%) in the game for a pot of $200
those not playing were…
|
Chuck
Bartsche |
Jim
Martin |
Don
Schofield Sr. |
the usuals… |
|
Fred
Lima (pre-play) |
Pat
Lima (pre-play) |
Ron
Pereira |
|
Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play!
Tuesdays Winners were…
Low Net
(31) – Bill Hathaway – $13
Low Net (31) – Bob King – $13 – (by winning, Bob moves from Consolation bracket
to Winners/Championship bracket)
Low Net (31) – Mark Sustarsic – $13
Pin #12 – Ted Dieterich – $40
Pin #17 – Rick Lear – $40
THREE Skins were out @ $26 each…
#12 –
birdie – Dale Sandvick – you mean Ted D. missed that putt…
#17 – birdie – Rick Lear
#18 – eagle – Mark Sustarsic
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 52 in the game for a pot of $52
not playing was???
|
Bob
Gawronski |
The
winning number, drawn by Amanda, was #48
Eric
Sfiligoj – $26
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 guys!
a friendly REMINDER…
It is each and every member’s personal responsibility to
insure that his own score is CORRECTLY and LEGIBLY 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.
The remaining date is:
Friday September 4th.
It is also being 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 (Stanny) Stanbrook
Duffer League Treasurer and Secretary
440-871-7821
