’09 Duffer News… Week #16, August 25th
IN THIS ISSUE…
EARLIER TEE TIME
READY GOLF / Pace-o-play
Match Play
KnockDown #4
Final
Outing
Skin & 50/50 Games
Moron’s Corner
Larry
Lahiff’s Skin Game
LEAGUE INFO…
Recap…
Tuesday, August 25th
was the sixteenth week of the Duffers 2009 season. The weather was perfect with 84-degree
temperatures, low humidity, and sunny skies.
We had 50 of 55 members (91%) and 9 guests making their
way around the back nine. Former
members visiting last night included; Mike Blaner, Tom Thomasson, Steve
Morton, Scott White, and Denny Gedeon.
It’s always nice to see former members and a few guests show up to play
a round and have a couple beers. But,
it might make one wonder, how happy was the last group last night when they
finished in near TOTAL DARKNESS, knowing that the two extra foursomes of guests
might have been the cause of their LATE, DARK (8:40) FINISH? Anyway, Member attendance for the year
remains 92%, while total attendance,
including guests and make-up rounds is now a PERFECT 100%.
MAKE-UP ROUNDS reported for Wk#15…
|
Paul
Scott |
MEMBERS WHO MISSED Wk#16 were…
|
Wayne Cerney |
Jim Martin |
Ron
Pereira |
|
Rob
Sibley |
Mark
Sustarsic |
|
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!
Daylight
continues to slip away from us.
We are now losing more than TEN minutes of daylight each and every week and
once again we are struggling to finish before dark.
FYI… The Sun Sets Next
Tuesday (9/01)
at 8:01. Our last group had better be
off the tee box by 5:35.
|
First Group |
Last Group |
||
|
Teed Off |
4:11 |
Teed Off |
6:08 |
|
Holed Out |
6:29 |
Holed Out |
8:40 |
|
Played in: |
2:18 |
Played in: |
2:32 |
Yesterday’s Pace of play was much better than last weeks. I noticed just a few groups that had fallen a bit behind but
nothing major. The main problem last
night was very few players are using the READY GOLF techniques discussed in
these pages all season!
Finishing
in the dark isn’t much fun. 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!’
League
Tee Time Moved UP…
Our friendly starters (Jack and Don) have arranged for the NASA
league that normally plays ahead of us, to play opposite us these last few
weeks of the season. That means that the tee box
is ours for the taking any time after 3:45!
If you can, you
are welcome to arrive and play early these last two weeks of the season.
Consolation
Bracket…
With only Two weeks of regular season play remaining, I want to remind
those of you who are in the ‘Consolation Tournament’ that you can get back into
the ‘Championship Tournament’ by winning one of the remaining regular
play WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS! The yearlong POINTS
Tournament is winding down and although Skip’s lead has been
diminished while the race has tightened up, he is still leading the pack. Again this year, the “money places” will be
decided during these last few weeks with KnockDown #4 undoubtedly determining
who will finish “in the money”. So, I
suggest that you make every effort to get to Creekwood and play yourselves
either into the money or out of the ‘Consolation Tournament’! J
Final
Outing…
’09 Season Final Tournament & Outing…
Next
Tuesday I will begin preparing for The Duffer Outing by asking each player if
he will be attending and assigning tee times for any “committed
foursomes”. Many tee times are
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
A tee time list is available from the Home Page.
As you should know, the ‘09 Final Outing is being held at Creekwood
Country Club, Saturday, September 12th at 9:00. It’s usually an all day affair. The only cost to members is $10 for entry
into the Skins / Blind Bogey game. All
league members and guests will receive 18-holes of golf (carts
included), lunch at the turn, and dinner (BBQ ribs with chicken and all the trimmings)
catered by Lone Tree. A prize ceremony
will follow dinner.
As in any Duffer event, GUESTS are welcome to attend. Again this year, guests are not eligible
for any games or prizes (including skins / blind bogey). If you still wish
to bring a guest to play in your foursome, the cost is $65.
Extra meals for wives, girl friends, or significant others are
available for $20 each.
A league member who is unable to attend ‘The Outing’ may designate a guest
“proxy player” to attend at the reduced price of $40.
This ‘proxy player” program was instituted as a courtesy to members who can’t attend ‘The Outing’ thus providing them the ability to give the gift of a dinner, lunch, and beverages, to a friend, while still allowing ‘The League’ to maintain it’s significant prize pool. “Proxy players” are considered to be guests and as such, are excluded from all money games.
All guest, ‘proxy’,
and extra dinner fees must be PAID IN FULL by Tuesday Sept. 8th. Tee times and extra meals can only
be guaranteed to 100% committed members and Paid-in-Full guests.
See Stanny if you have any questions or comments.
’09 Match
Play Tournament…
The
Final round of “The Match Play Tournament” started yesterday and ends
(9/08). Good Luck to our two
Finalists, Chip Dubosh and Chris Pizzuli. 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 this
year’s remaining Duffer events.
KnockDown #4…
Sept. 8th
(back 9).
Final Outing
Saturday, Sept. 12th 9:00 at Creekwood Country Club.
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#16…
we had 46 out of 50 members (92%) in the game for a pot of $225
those not playing were…
|
Chuck
Bartsche |
Don
Schofield Sr. |
the usuals… |
|
Mark Clark |
Paul Ebright |
|
Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play!
Tuesdays Winners were…
Low Net
(30) – Don Schofield Sr. – $00 – not n the game L
Low Net
(32) – Gerry Pizzuli – $22
Low Net
(32) – Jack Tabor – $22
Pin #12 – Bill Lilley – $45
Pin #17 – Jack Tabor – $45
THREE Skins were out @ $30 each…
#11 – eagle
– John Toth
#12 – birdie – Bill Lilley
#18 – birdie – Frank Bago
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 56 in the game for a pot of $56
not playing were…
|
Mark
Clark |
Paul
Ebright |
Rick
Lear |
+
At least 4 guests L |
The winning number, drawn by Mike Milam was #33
Glenn McLaughlin – $28
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.
6+6+5+7+6+10+6+5+5 = 56 not 57 – Chuck Bartsche
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