’09 Duffer News… Week #13, August 4th
IN THIS ISSUE…
Help Needed for
Sick Children
Match
Play Tournament info
READY GOLF / Pace-o-play
FunNite #3
KnockDown #3
Skin & 50/50 Games
Moron’s Corner
Larry Lahiff’s Skin Game
LEAGUE INFO…
Recap…
Tuesday, August 4th
was the thirteenth week and third KnockDown of the Duffers 2009 season.
It was also the final week of Round Three of the Match Play Tournament. As always, members needed to be present to
be eligible to participate in last nights KnockDown Tournament. The weather was very pleasant with 84-degree
temperatures and sunny skies. Even with
the combination of KnockDown, Match Play, perfect weather and course
conditions, attendance was rather disappointing with only 47 of 55
members (85%) and 7 guests joining us to play the front nine. There were a number of former members making
a appearance last night. Among them were, J.Z., Bill Pizzuli, Mike Moran,
Denny Gedeon, and Pronk. It’s
always nice to see past friends and members show up to play and/or have a beer.
Member attendance for the year remains 92%, while total attendance, including guests and make-up rounds is an
EXCELLENT 99%.
Lisa Taylor…
You may
have noticed that Lisa was not working behind the counter last night. Dale has
informed me that she is in the hospital (Elyria) with abdominal pains and that
she will be having some surgeries preformed soon (maybe Thursday). Please join me in wishing her a safe and
speedy recovery. She has done much to
help The Duffers and we need her back A.S.A.P!
MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for Wk#12…
|
Mark
Hodgson |
Mike
Kennedy |
Mickey Lima |
Jack
Tabor |
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk#13 were…
|
Dick
Ade |
Alan Bass |
Dan Keller
(another quitter ??) |
Larry
Lahiff (pre-play) |
|
Bill
Lilley |
Ron Pereira |
Rob Sibley
(broken wrist) |
Mark
Sustarsic (pre-play) |
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 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 |
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|
Teed Off |
4:11 |
Teed Off |
6:03 |
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Holed Out |
6:32 |
Holed Out |
8:40 |
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Played in: |
2:21 |
Played in: |
2:37 |
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 certainly better than last week but we are going to have to pick up
the pace with daylight fading away as fast as it is! There were a few comments about how things seemed to slow down
toward the end of yesterday’s round and it was mentioned that some one saw a
group that was a hole-and-a-half out of position. It looks to me like a few players had problems with holes 8 and 9
and posted some pretty BIG NUMBERS but you know that bad golf is not an
excuse for slow play. If you’ve hit
two or three bad shots you’ve got to hurry and try to hit a good one!
Daylight is starting to slip away from us.
We are now losing more than TEN minutes of daylight each week and once again we
will be struggling to finish before dark.
FYI… The Sun Sets Next Tuesday
(8/11) at 8:33. Our last group
had better be off the tee box by 5:50.
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” ended last night with all matches being
played. Just TWO more, two-week
rounds remain in this year’s Match Play Tournament. 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 |
FunNite #3…
Our last FunNite of the ’09 season is being held (weather permitting) next
Tuesday (8/11). Mickey Lima and family
are planning to have burgers, hot dogs, corn-on-the-cob, plus other traditional
picnic fare. Dale Sandvick,
owner of Creekwood and an original Duffer has generously decided to DONATE
the beverages at this event. Please
join me in thanking him when you see him!
The drinks are on Dale next week after golf!
FYI, Creekwood G.C. (Dale) has also donated the beverages at the Final
Outing for many of the past years. We
appreciate his course, his commitment to the Duffers, and his friendship; he
appreciates our business, longevity, and friendship. Thanks again Dale.
The FUN portion
of the evening will be a modified version of the beloved GREEN BALL TOURNAMENT.
Pick your own 4-man team. Each team will be given one green golf ball
to use in the event. Your team must
then finish the round with that ball, still in its possession, to be
eligible for any prizes.
The GREEN BALL TOURNAMENT is 100%
voluntary. Entry fee for the evening is
$11, the Usual Skins ($5) plus Green
Ball ($5), plus 50/50 ($1). I can’t figure out a way to adjust for
3-somes so please make every effort to get into a 4-some. If you do however, end up in a 2 or 3 some,
pay your entry fees, get a green ball,
and play the game with some sort of rotation.
Hopefully, Mickey will come up with a solution. If not, you will be issued a refund.
Here’s a refresher
on how this GREEN BALL TOURNAMENT will
be played:
Each team member will alternately play 2 holes with the green ball. Hole #15 is a free
hole, no player needs to hit the green ball on that hole, and also hole #15
will be excluded from the team score.
For example, player ‘A’ will have the green
ball on holes 10, and 14, player ‘B’ will be given the green ball to play holes 11, and 16. Player ‘C’ will play the green ball on holes 12 and 17, and finally,
Player ‘D’ will play the green ball
on holes 13 and 18. To add to the
drama, the tournament will be scored as a NET event, so pick your team’s player
rotation wisely to get the most out of each player’s strokes.
hint…
Choose your team members as well as your team’s ROTATION
wisely! We will be playing the backside
and there are six ‘water holes’ and lots of “out of bounds” that come into
play. So, if you decide to gamble with
the player who is getting two strokes on a hole, be prepared to loose the green ball and any chance your team may have
to finish ‘in the money’!
NOTE…
The ‘tie breaker’ and an additional team prize will be low Total Team
Putts so COUNT AND RECORD ALL YOUR PUTTS ON EVERY
HOLE!
Guests…
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 green ball but will automatically be entered into the 50/50
game.
Also…
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…
Sept. 8th (back 9).
KnockDown #3
results can be seen 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. 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#13…
we had 44 out of 47 members (94%) in the game for a pot of $215
those not playing were…
|
Chuck
Bartsche |
Jim
Martin |
Don
Schofield Sr. |
the usuals… |
Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play!
Tuesdays Winners were…
Low Net
(31) – Rick Lear – $43
Pin #4 – Tom Dickson – $43
Pin #7 – Fred Lima – $43
TWO Skins were out @ $43 each…
#1 – birdie
– Dale Sandvick – that’s two weeks in a row for Dale!
#2 – birdie – Skip Skufca
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 48 in the game for a pot of $48
not playing were…
|
Bob
Gawronski |
Mickey
Lima |
Jim
Martin |
Plus
SIX guests ?!? |
Let’s try to get MORE guests into the 50/50 game. Members should be encouraging if not paying their guest way into
the 50/50.
I propose that next year, if we have the 50/50, that guests be required to
participate!
Anyway…
The winning number, drawn by Chris Pizzuli, was lucky
#7 after #22 (Dan Keller) was not present
Paul Chichester – $24
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.
7+5+6+7+8+6+6+9+8 = 62 not 61 – Paul Scott
5+5+4+5+5+5+4+4+7
= 44 not 43 – John Toth – hmmmmm… John turned in an incorrect score
card for his Match.
Should he be disqualified and “the match” be given to his opponent,
Wayne Cerney, what do you think? Something
to consider…
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
