Par

There is a disturbing trend at the club! It has come to my attention that both John Jacques and Mike Collins have PARRED the course in this last week!! And the games of several other players (who shall remain nameless) have improved measurably. IS THE COURSE BECOMING TOO EASY? Have these guys not heard the club rule that, if you par the course, you have to play tournaments with a blindfold on? YIKES!

All kidding aside, I saw John's card (which had several great scores by Butch) and it was impressive! A lot of 29, 30, 31 at the bottom. Then I was told that Mike had parred the course earlier in the week. Congratulations to all you great golfers...and pity on us lowly fun lovers who will get pitted against you in the Club Handicap.
By the way...Let's get a good turnout for that big matchplay tournament.
It's been great to watch such great golf at this time of the summer. Twilight league has been great fun this year.
Carry on!

3-Ball

What a tourney! 32 people on the course...all playing at the same time! Actually...it was probably too many. Should we have limited it to the first 27? Should we have played it as 4-ball? Should we add nine more holes to the course? Was it OK is it was? Let me know your thoughts. It was great to see that many people turn out...and I hope they keep turning up for the next tourney.
Also, there is a discussion beginning about the ground rules for the game on our course...what do the stakes mean?...what and when is a preferred lie?....what constitutes fairway?...what are the rules for out of bounds...water hazards...etc. Lots to firm up here...to make our scores more meaningful and not get us in trouble when we're playing tournaments with someone who knows the rules! (There are those guys!)
Cheers!

Reality Check

Well...I played a "big one" on Tuesday. Four cronies took a trip to Fox Ridge Golf Course in Auburn and had a great time....but it was a reality check for me. Number one was that I don't really play the game very well in spite of my six handicap at UCC. Number two is that I really don't care, because I have so much fun playing golf. Three was that we at UCC are very very fortunate to have the greens-keeper that we have. Our course is very beautiful...and it's all his fault.
So...when you just nudge the ball an the greens of Fox Ridge, there is a long, long roll...time enough to say "look at that.... I can't believe it... stop!!!" And there are some holes where there was water, stone walls, bushes, "native fescue", and cart paths between the tee and the fairway...200 yards away. Two of our group could hit far up onto the next ridge, but I just haven't got the power. Oh well....I learned how to say "Oh Well."
We had a great time...and that's what it's all about!
See you all on Sunday afternoon if not before.
(1:30 PM...Three-Ball Tournament.)

Member/Open House Report

Well...it may have been the season, it may have been the early morning rain, house guest, 18 holes, sleeping late...whatever, but only nine of us showed for the tournament today. There were NO guest...and there were NO women. Fortunately, this made for three closely matched teams of three, the sun came out to make it a perfect day for golf, and all scores were under par! Rick, John, and Bob went off with the money, finishing 4 under par for the 18 holes, winning by one over Mike, Ken, and Chris, and by another stroke over Paul, Jamey, and Butch. The place was crawling with Lombardo's! (Nicer guys all you could not find!)
I am asking for some input here to solve the attendance problem. It may be that we all have other things that have to get done on Saturday mornings. It may be that women don't like to play with the boys. It may be that no one is interested in putting out the effort to invite guest to this event. It might be that 18 holes is too much for some of us. I'd like to have your input so that we can have a better showing next time.
Thanks to all who showed up. It was a great day...lots of sun...some good shots...see you all soon.

Member/Open House

This Saturday morning is an opportunity to introduce possible new members to the course. Bring as many friends and neighbors as you wish! The tourney will begin at 9:30 (get there early) and will be best ball format. You may not be paired with the guest you bring, but we'll try. It's an 18 hole tourney and will cost $5.00 per player. Seeing as our membership numbers are down a bit (as are most courses in the area), we should make this a big push to get outsiders interested. Do your part please! See you there!!