Football Season is Over

As mentioned many times before, the winter off-season is the most important part of the league. It's a time for reflection, Champions Dinners, family vacations, swing changes, money burning league management applications, and football. Thus, October is historically the low-point of league activity, having just completed the Rapture and a grueling 18-week back-to-back season schedule.

Since we last officially teed it up... Tiger Woods won an official limited field event, American golf proved once again we suck as a team, and the 2019 PGA Tour season is already 4 freaking weeks into their schedule.

Some of you have mentioned you're already stoked for our next season. Geoff has put up some great scores lately. Danny is hoping to double his attendance in 2019. Defending champion Faz is actually playing better right now than he was last season. Big John is down like 30+ pounds and threatening to hit driver on a regular basis. And I know a few of you are excited about the impending tug-of-war between your social golf life and newborn baby duties. A truly great time to be alive.

Our Board is meeting in the next few weeks to vote on rule changes. Adam, who saved Geoff and Brendan at the Rapture this year, is the only eligible prospective new member under consideration. A couple of former members have been retired due to inactivity, but will never be forgotten.

Who would be down for another randomly drawn two-man scramble, same format that we played last year at Scepter? I'm thinking Sunday, November 18th. It might require a trip to the bar on the 17th. Either that or the disaster that is true alternate shot... random teams... handicapped... you might be paired with someone who will guarantee you can't win.

But the weather is nice, and your football team is already eliminated from any form of championship. Let's go!

Golf on Sunday (10/14)

The hurricane is going to create some nice weather for us this weekend. Talking about heading down to University Park Country Club, which is a little further south than the Bradenton courses we play. I went there over the summer and it was a really nice facility.

Rate is going to be $59-ish.

I believe I have myself, Gary, Darren and Reid. Anybody else want to check it out? I'll book an extra group if I can get 4 definite RSVPs. Let me know in the comments.

If I don't hear anything, I'm only going to book one tee time.

2019 Valspar Championship

Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Valspar Championship. Last year was really exciting, with lots of top ranked golfers, and Tiger Woods almost winning his first tournament in years.

Next year will be a field full of chumps, as the new PGA schedule completely destroyed any chance of big names showing up. But whatever... at least the Hooter's tent is fun and it won't be crowded.

Of course... the event organizers aren't going to admit this until it happens, and they'll still charge "Tiger Woods" prices. The Hooters Nest is on "sale" right now for $79... which is $4 more than last year assuming there are no additional TicketMaster fees.

Oh... and it no longer includes parking, which has to be purchased separately.

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I'll probably still go on Thursday to the Hooter's Nest. But I'm not excited about it.

Tickets are located here, and prices allegedly go up in November:

http://valsparchampionship.com/tickets/tickets-packages/

2019 Spring & Summer Schedule

Below are the schedules for 2019. I'd recommend putting ALL of these dates on your calendar, including the make-up weeks.

I say this every year, but due to the size of our group we're going to have to set these in stone. If we get rained-out, the event gets placed in the next available make-up week. No exceptions next year.

Due to some league conflicts (over half of us are going to Pinehurst in July), we'll need to start early in order to finish up before football season. I've given us plenty of make-ups/breaks so we're aren't playing nonstop, to help those of you with needy WAGs.

Next I'll start planning a few off-season events. Two-man scramble. Maybe Congo River Match Play tournament? Hopefully a Streamsong Black outing. Stay tuned.