Updating the Losing Streak Leaderboard

 As the season has ended, it's a time to reflect upon our accomplishments and failures and learn where we can go from here. We should all congratulate Travis on a great first season and chide Billy for choking so terribly at the end. We have a new Katie and a new Geoff, apparently. As many of you know, however, it isn't this wins that interest this club member. Adhering strictly to Reese Bobby's drug addled piece of wisdom, "if you ain't first, you're last," and therefore everyone who didn't win the last event is now on a losing streak. Congrats to Gorecki on being the only current winner in the club.

Most of the club loses every tournament, but only a select few can do so prodigiously. Some years ago, Reid lost a hefty 36 tournaments in a row. More recently, Mike Ho lost a staggering 40 events in a row. None of these compare to the 5-year drought of yours truly, however, with a mind-numbing 72 losses in a row. I must live with my scarlet L until a poor soul finally takes the mantle from me. My one and only current hope is non other than fellow board member Chris Fazioli, currently in the midst of a 3+ year drought spanning 49 events played without a win.

If he somehow gets within 9 losses by the end of Summer '22, I'll buy champagne in anticipation of popping the bottles sometime in late Spring '23. So, once again, here's to anyone other than Faz winning tournaments until Summer '23.

Grid of Losers:

 

Board of Directors: 2022 - 2023

It's time to vote in our rotating Board of Directors seats for the next two years.

For the new people... or the old people who never pay attention... you can find a link to the current By-Laws at the top of the "Leadership" page of this blog. While the Chairman position remains unchanged (he's just a puppet anyway), we do require all other Board seats to go through an election process.

First thing we need is volunteers. Your obligation as a Board member would include (but not limited to):

• Attending a couple of in-person dinners/meetings per year
• Keeping track of items/issues you've heard from other Members for discussion
• Voting on Club policies & playing rules
• Contributing to the resolution of any spontaneous issues that arise, such as rain-outs
• This means you have to respond to texts in a timely manner, and should eliminate most of you from consideration
  
• Approving potential new Members (if space is available)

The Board is something we need so our Chairman can pass blame. It's not really glamorous. The other day I was asked by a 3+ year Member: "who's actually on the Board?"  [Chandler, Faz, John, Gary, JW]

People don't know, nor care, because our operation is pretty smooth. Off the top of my head, the biggest thing the next Board will vote on is the elimination of "gimmie" putts. Riveting stuff.

If you've played in at least 20 events (which is everyone except the four most recent Members), make a comment to be on the ballot.

 

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In related "Board" news, I received a tip that Big John — Supreme Allied Commander of the Boozer's Golf Review — unilaterally fired the entire BGR Board of Directors. He subsequently filled the vacancies with Adam, Troy, and Billy.

If this report can be verified, it's potentially very exciting news as the replacements are much more knowledgeable about booze and hanging out than the previous Board. Perhaps the new iteration can stop this once celebrated group from "fading into bolivian." Potentially returning the BGR to its Glory Days (an actual bar) instead of being chained to a radiator in the house next to a glory hole to the outside world.

Story developing.

FBGC Masters - Summer 2021 Recap

We were unable to recreate the experience of Golf Utopia on Sunday, as scoring at ChampionsGate Country Club failed to break any records. It wasn't due to conditioning — the course was in great shape, especially for the summer. But the magic was gone, replaced by the general challenge and frustration of golf.

Perhaps it was slightly windier than in 2016. This definitely played a factor in the long par-3s, and turned all but the final par-5 into three-shot holes. But the distances of those holes hasn't changed, and we did a much better job navigating them five years ago.

It was scorching hot, and the 4:36 pace set by the non-golfers in front of our first group didn't help. However, the course was dry and we avoided the typical afternoon Orlando lightning storms, so I can't imagine heat alone contributed to a 9.2 average net stroke increase between events (adjusted for the new handicap system, which added about 2 strokes to everyone's score).

The fairways were cut noticeably narrower than in years past. It was laughable on some holes, with 15-yard wide strips of short grass. Only two of the four groups had a long drive winner, and Troy earned his by barely reaching the fairway. The rough was hardly a hindrance, however, and some players probably preferred the fluffier lies.

The last factor I can think of, was the seemingly infinite amount of identical rental homes and quadriplexs built along the course. While this didn't alter the vast width, it did visually make an impact. Some of the views on the front nine were comical. Holes were 100 yards wide, but the endless stucco boxes acted as golf ball magnets.

All those things combined, ChampionsGate Country Club is no longer the easiest most fun course we play. That title now belongs to the Commander Course at Lakewood National.

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Gorecki led the way with an unbelievable start to his round, shooting +4 (gross!) on his first eight holes. I believe he was -8 (net) at this point, before succumbing to the 150-yard carry off the 9th tee. Despite possessing six clubs in his bag that can easily clear the pond... he mentally imploded leading to an unnatural max 10.

 

His back nine was average, shooting even par (net) and coasting to his first win of the season. Casey and Faz faltered early on the back, eliminating any real chance of chasing down the leader on their own.

 

The thrill of victory didn't stop the complaints, as Gorecki lamented that he should have been allowed to play the 5,744 yard "Member" tees. Never mind the US Senior Women's Open was currently being contested on a course 300 yards longer, with an 82 year old woman shooting better than her age. Nope... Gorecki wanted the title, the Club Credit, and less yardage than someone born in 1939. This is why Mike doesn't have nice things. Like friends.

Billy — the only player in the field capable of winning the Cup — was twice near the lead. Both times he carded a 9, going with a "Warren Sapp" on the 16th and 17th holes to fall to DFL. If those three holes were bogeys, he'd tie for the victory. While that still wouldn't etch his name into history, it would have been pretty exciting down the stretch. Not only were those blow-ups costly to Billy's championship dreams, but his handicap actually took the round and dropped half a point after the ESC adjustment!

As expected, Travis won the Summer season, and becomes our 10th different Champion.

Great season everyone. It was a lot of fun, and we'll start up again in January 2022.

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I'll have a handful of updates this week, as we try to lock down the Rapture Draft... Rapture courses... new Board of Directors... and other off-season events. Stay tuned, and... you know... don't be afraid to use this blog to organize your own shit.

FBGC Masters - Summer 2021 Preview

Five years ago we finished up our Summer season at a newly built course in ChampionsGate, located directly behind the large ChampionsGate hotel (which has two courses of its own), and was somehow named "ChampionsGate Country Club."

 

The golf industry is so creative.

At least three cars got lost and went to the wrong entrance/course. The CGCC didn't really have any houses on it. Fairways were wide... greens were large... and the only hazards were bunkers and ponds.

 

Tall Mike won with his lowest lifetime score of 78, which was a 54 net. I believe that round of -18 (net) is still a record — one which will probably never be broken. And he had a double bogey on the card!

 

Up until that tournament, Dave basically had the Cup in his hands. Even with Moostie winning, Dave could tie for 3rd and win the season. He matched Moostie's score of 78 (gross), but finished 2nd to DFL! His two double bogeys and 40 putts ruined an ascension to Club immortality, and resulted in him snapping his putter in two and leaving it on the 17th green. 

So good.

 

Here's a quote from the write-up I did back then:

"EVERYONE shot under par (net). Gary shot 48-36, making birdie on the final three holes, and that was only good enough to tie for 9th. Darren shot 81, one stroke off his personal best, and finished T6. Chandler (that's me!) shot a personal best 74, and lost by 8 strokes. Gorecki shot under 100 (gross) for the 2nd time ever in a non-Memorial event, and placed 3rd. Buchert had a 35 (gross) on the back nine to lose by 6. Five people owed pitchers for -10 (net).

 

While Tall Mike needed a victory to even have a chance at a repeat championship... he absolutely destroyed the field, shooting a mind-blowing -18 (net). According to the USGA, the probability of Moostenbrink shooting that low (based on his current index) is 1 in 2,000+ rounds. "

 

It was madness, and we've never returned. Not because the course sucks, but the few times we go to Orlando we've scouted other locations. This week we'll revisit CGCC, and see how it stacks up now that we're all vastly better at golf.

 

That's a joke. Most of you still suck.

 

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Tee time is 10:30am. We're playing the Blended tees, which I believe is just the back tees on par 3s and 5s. I moved Dave and Faz back to the "Back" tees (6400ish), so let me know if anyone else wants to join them.

Long drive will be #4.

 

Troy got us a rate of $40, and range balls should be included.

Address is: 8950 Clifton Draw Dr., ChampionsGate, FL 33896

 

After the round lets hit up Ale House by the interstate. See you then!

Hangover Invitational - Summer 2021 Recap

Another successful Hangover in the books, as 69% (nice!) of the field gathered at World of Beers, many with WAGs in tow. We shared a lot of laughs and stories (probably more than we should have), and had enough drinks (definitely more than we should have) to require one of John's infamous spreadsheets. If you haven't paid him... please do so ASAP.

 

Brendan, Billy and their significant others left before this photo. Our apologies.

 

Speaking of our Social Chair... next season's Hangover (which will be in like 8 months) is tentatively scheduled at John's house down in SoGā. A proper backyard BBQ and house party! We'll be on the Lambda variant of COVID by then, so maybe we can incorporate some sort of booster shot yard games to accompany the super spread of food and snacks. John's hosting skills might be unmatched by anyone in the Club.

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The golf was scorching. On the plus side the course was mostly dry, without restrictions, and we didn't fight off any rain. But man... some of that rough was thicc. I loved the greens though, despite many of them looking spotty. They rolled smooth and were definitely quicker than most of us wanted to believe.

Geoff built a large lead on the back nine, shooting +1 (gross!) on holes 10-16. Of course, we all knew a collapse was coming, and he didn't disappoint with an 8 on the penultimate hole. But in a completely unexpected turn of events, he made par on 18 to post a -4 (net) in the clubhouse. His 86 (gross) was the lowest round of his golfing life. The lessons are working!

Only John could catch him, which he did by also making par on 18. His round included one blowup, but nothing else worse than bogey. That's like... Spring 2017 & Spring 2020 era John. He might be back. Just in time for the Rapture. Maybe. His golf game tends to yo-yo.

 

Faz and Chandler looking worse for the wear. (Photo by Crum).

 

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Travis tried his best to inject some drama into the season, by self-immolating on the final hole to earn zero points and buy us a pitcher.

 

Melberg fell one stroke short of being mathematically alive for the Cup — which is probably for the best as he's unable to make the FBGC Masters. This leaves just Billy, who has to win outright (no ties) to steal it from Travis (also unable to attend). As Dave points out, ChampionsGate CC is home to one of the weirdest golf tournaments we've ever experienced. So it could happen. 

 

I'll post more about the course and whatnot tomorrow. But tee time is 10:30am.

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I believe the Rapture pool is set, we just need to get together and draft. Two of you also need to pay me ($160). I'm going to get with the Captains and pick a date to visit Red Dog ASAP. Consider it a bonus party at our unofficial clubhouse.

Hangover - Summer 2021 Reminder

Our Club's gathering is 8 pm tomorrow night (Saturday) at World of Beer by the airport (5311 Avion Park Dr, Tampa, FL 33607). Come hang out, bring your WAGs, act like we enjoy each others company. Be sure to eat food, at some point, wherever.

Tee time on Sunday at Scepter is 10:30am. Get there earlier than usual if you want to use the range (see map in previous post). Long drive is #16, which is the 7th hole on the back nine (Osprey).

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Three of the five Board members discussed the FBGC Masters last Sunday... we're not going to move it from next week. While we have moved it once in the past — it was 5+ years ago and we only had about 10 members. One of our Board members said something along the lines of: "Missing week 9 is technically the same thing as missing week 1."

 

I forgot this came up two years ago at Falcon's Fire, and the same Board reached the same conclusion. I'll let the new Board officially rule on this in the off-season, but for now we'll leave everything as scheduled.

 

Another reason for the decision: Troy has graciously booked us August 1st at ChampionsGate Country Club in Orlando, the site of Tall Mike stealing the Cup from Dave in 2016... Dave snapping his putter in 2 on the 17th green despite shooting 78... a handful of players shooting their lowest rounds ever (at the time)...over a third of the field shooting in the 70s!

All for $40 through his contact. We can't just call them up Monday and ask to move 5 tee times to the following week.

So if you can't make it... then get it done this week!

Hangover - Summer 2021 Course Location

--Remember, we're off this weekend. I'm posting this info early--

 

We're headed down to Scepter, the private sister course of Renaissance in Sun City Center. While we've played this facility twice, we'll be on the original (and much better) Ibis/Osprey layout.

 

This address in Google is correct:  1226 Newpoint Loop, Sun City Center, FL 33573

A few quirks about the course:

 

- Give yourself plenty of time to get down there. You might get lost.

- Don't use the bathroom after Casey.

- The driving range is at the half-closed Falcon Watch course, which is a bit of a drive from the Scepter clubhouse. They want you to "check in first," so we run the risk of people missing their tee time due to grinding on the range. I look forward to enforcing our rules/penalties!

 

- While the course does have Blue Tees (tips), they're NOT on the scorecard (yet). It's a private retirement community after all. Gorecki is a long hitter at Scepter. HOWEVER, the course has been recently re-rated, and the pro sent me the distances (6,647). I'll put Melberg and Dave back there to start. Let me know if anyone else wants to play it.

- The rest of us are on the WHITE tees, which was about 6,000 last time we were there.

The earliest we could get out was 10:38am, which helps those of us who attend our season party to normalize with the more "lame" members of the Club. Price is $59ish after tax. See you down there in two weeks.

Jamaican Open - 2021 Summer Recap

Travis is the new Katie after winning a third event in his rookie season. Shooting -13 (net) at Eaglebrooke is almost unfathomable. Especially in wet, cart path only conditions.

 

During the week he joked about moving back to the Blue Tees to intimidate Melberg... and then fires the lowest gross round of the day (78), and his personal best. I haven't spoken to the two witnesses yet, as they were apparently shamed off the course and fled back to Tampa immediately following the round. It must have been a sight to behold.

There are a lot of golfers who just lack reps, and quickly improve once they start playing every week (like we saw with Katie). This is one of the greatest things about our Club. We give golfers a ton of opportunities to play and improve. Travis is clearly in that category, dropping his handicap from an 18 to a 12.2 in just four months. The most recent revision has him reducing his Index by 3.9 points, thanks to his recent exceptional score.

Travis' Index reduction may be too little, too late for anyone hoping to hoist the Cup. With only a couple events remaining on our schedule, he just needs one more decent outing. And it appears he'll only get one more outing. 

 

Keen observers may notice he's "OUT" for our final tournament on August 1st. While we try to make sure anyone "in the hunt" can tee it up at the finale, we also have to review each scenario on a case-by-case basis. In this instance — with Travis also "OUT" the following three make-up weeks (and questionable the fourth) — we're not going to reschedule.

Again, it's probably a moot point. Unless the Hangover gets rained out... Travis should have this locked up. Maybe we'll get some end of the season drama. But it looks like everyone is playing for pride at this point.

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We're off next week for the British Open. That may sound weird, but in 2016 we missed watching Henrik Stenson battle Phil Mickelson — one of the best Opens in history — because we were at Buffalo Creek. The following year, only a handful us watched Jordan Spieth cheat his way to a victory over Matt Kuchar after were were rained out at Pebble Creek.

 

I caught a lot of shit (rightfully so) from guys questioning why we would ever golf during the Open. And thus, it's now one of our bye weeks. If you don't care about professional Major championships — which is understandable since our tournaments are more important — then use the extra time off wisely.

 

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In two weeks we'll have the Hangover, which is preceded by our season party/gathering. I spoke extensively with our Social Chair last weekend, and we agreed that while bowling was awesome... we shouldn't wear out the idea. Plus, we have a Rapture draft and parings to conduct (assuming both Captains attend the party and Tall Mike actually pays to be in the Rapture).

 

Speaking of, we have four guys who haven't sent in their Rapture money ($160 for housing) as of today. They need to get on that so we can create the draft list.

 

With only two alternates remaining, we're getting close to reverting back to a 12-man event. Lots of consequences to doing that... so let's get our shit together!

Based on who we expect to show up at our Club gathering, we'll meet at World of Beer on Spruce St. by the airport at 8pm. No gimmicks — except for the Rapture stuff (if applicable). Just us meeting at a bar and hanging out. Like adults. Bring your WAGs.

See you then.

Jamaican Open - Additional Info

Assuming your house doesn't blow away today/tomorrow...

Eaglebrooke... 10am on Sunday.

Long drive on #7 (par 5). Scorecard is here. Everyone is on WHITE tees, unless you want to move back. 

 

Starting Melberg on BLUE... and Faz says he wants to move back as well.

See you Sunday.

Jamaican Open - Summer 2021 Info

Casey struck out on booking us at anything related to ClubCorp. He even wrote a stern letter expressing his disappointment to his membership chairperson.

So we're playing Eaglebrooke at 10am next Sunday. We've only been there once as a Club, which is insane.

Cost is $64ish, range balls included. We need to bring at least 17 people so comment if you have a guest. The ???s need to get off the fence too.

FBGC Championship - Summer 2021 Recap

Travis and Billy tied for the victory yesterday, with an impressive — but expected — score of -6 (net). It's worth noting neither of those guys had ever seen the course before. Both of them avoided any disastrous blow-ups, and made clutch pars on the 18th hole — one that does not give up pars often (only 3 Members did so yesterday).

 

While Travis has been fairly consistent since first joining us, Billy has drastically improved lately, and added his name near the top of our very congested Standings.

Travis has now regained 1st place, while Billy managed completely destroy his Handicap Index.

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Southern Hills was a bit of a soggy mess, playing much longer than normal. It's unfortunate they can't get it to drain better, mainly due to the type of soil on the property. But everyone seems to love it, perhaps because how easy it plays. That's right, Southern Hills is a bit of a pushover which caters to high handicappers.

Of the 72 courses we've played in Club History, only 9 are statistically "easier" than Southern Hills.

We've had 20 winners in 17 events at SoHilly, and only three had course handicaps under 15. Two of those were 14s, and one was Dave playing as an 8 in probably the worst rain & wind we've ever seen in a completed round.

Basically, tournaments at Southern Hills might be the most predictable events on Tour.

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We're off next weekend for 4th of July. 

 

After that we're tentatively playing the Hangover... but I might switch it with the Jamaican in order to get more regulars at the bar. Regardless, Casey is looking into booking us somewhere within his ClubCorp network. I'll post details as soon as I hear about them.

 

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Rapture Update:

 

I have AirBnBs booked for October 7th to 10th down in Naples. With JW and Reid reportedly OUT, the updated Rapture standings are as follows:

 

Troy had to bail due to a family visit. Tall Mike is now Captain #2... our first ever three-time Captain. Travis is now promoted to the final spot. Billy & Topor anxiously wait for others to bail.

1 - Geoff (Captain)

2 - Moostie (Captain)

3 - Dave

4 - Brendan

5 - Melberg

6 - Gorecki

7 - Casey

8 - Chandler

9 - Ho

10 - Reid?

11 - Darren

12 - John

13 - Gary

14 - Faz

15 - Danny

16 - Travis

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Alternates:

1 - Billy

2 - Topor

 

If you're within the top 16, send me $160 to secure your spot. We can't hold the draft (despite it apparently already have taken place) until we have our official 16 players. 

 

I'm sure the alternates would love to have your spot... so get on it.

Once everyone is registered, we'll hold the fake-draft and create the pairings. It would be nice to do it at the Hangover...

FBGC Championship - Summer 2021 Preview

10:10am tee time at Southern Hills this week. Price is a robust $80ish. Course will probably be cart-path only, since it's rained in the last 90 days. And I fully expect the greens to be punched, because it's that time of year and they're never honest with us about it.

 

Get excited!

Everyone is on the WHITE (Magnolia) tees unless you tell me otherwise... with the exception of Faz, Adam, Buchert — who I put on BLUE tees (Pine) based on historical preferences. Let me know I assumed incorrectly. Dan is playing the GOLDs (Oak) because he's a crazy man.

Scorecard can be seen here.

Let's do the long drive on #5 this time. I don't think we've ever used it and the tee differences shouldn't be egregious.

See you Sunday!

Match Play - Summer 2021 Recap

Casey — aka: "The Gypsy Slayer" — won yesterday on a very difficult course in windy conditions. He's been struggling as of late, with 30 points earned in his last three events (9th, 9th, 20th). He was a man weighed down with negative energy, and apparently clothes, as he played strip-golf on the back nine of Southport Springs.

In what can only be described as complete desperation, Casey turned to the rituals of black magic in order to defeat our Supreme Leader. With a voodoo doll in his bag, a transfusion shirt on his body, golf shoes on his feet, and a massive sage bundle smoking his clubs, Casey easily won his match 5&4 and the tournament by 2-strokes (only round under net-par)... even despite a mini collapse at the end.

Not a joke... Casey applying sage smoke to his clubs pre-round.

Of course, the shot-heard-'round-the-Creek was his hole-in-one on the 8th. After being goaded to play the Blue Tees, Casey selected a 5-wood for the 188 yard tee shot, all over water and into the wind. His confidence was evident as he uttered: "I'll just use a club I don't hit well." 

 

Casey hit a lot of good shots yesterday, but this one was the purest, and drew slightly into the wind before landing short of the hole and rolling into the cup.

 

 

Play had to halt around us because Gorecki couldn't stop yelling and jumping up and down, basically admitting he's not use to seeing good golf shots.

 

This was a big-boy hole-in-one, worthy of the $854 pot. That represents the number of rounds played since the pot began without an ace, and would have been $2,057 had we been collecting since day 1 (9 years ago). After the round Casey shared some of that money, buying drinks for those who hung out at Beefs. The HiO pot will now reset, as most of us continue the quest for golf's most coveted score.

Congrats, Casey. Well deserved.

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Cypress Creek was good yesterday. Greens were slow but true, and very receptive/spongy. It's an arduous track, yet surprisingly only in the 58th percentile of difficulty. Once again Gorecki played well there (T2), tied with Troy. With Brendan and Darren rounding out the top-5, the leader board had a collection of "high" handicaps near the top. So perhaps the Creek doesn't favor any specific golfer, just those who are hitting the ball well that day.

It's definitely good for Match Play, as we saw a nice variety of results. Three matches went to the final hole (two of those tied), and three would be considered blow-outs. Be sure to click the "Tournament Scorecard" link at the bottom of the Tournament Page to see the specific results.

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We're off next weekend due to Father's Day and the US Open. Our next tournament is a Major at Southern Hills, 10:10am. They're getting a little too pricey, charging us $80+ for a steamy summer round (it was $65 this time last year!). But it's a fan-favorite, and I promised a few more "open off the tee" layouts. We also had some cost effective options this season to balance it out. But consider SoHilly on notice!

With Tony and Dan playing, our tee-sheet is currently full. Buchert needs to be in the final group in order to make it up there in time, which created a pairing of people who have historically teed it back. Click this link to see a scorecard, and let me know if you want to move (White = Magnolia).

See you in two weeks.

Match Play Week - Summer 2021 Info (Pt 2)

Below are the current Match-ups and strokes. If anyone moves tees, then I'll try to update these so you'll have a reference on Sunday. Match Play strokes (at 80%) are in parenthesis:

Match 1 - Melberg vs. Darren (8)

Melberg currently has the best Match Play record in Club history (2-0-0). Darren is 7-11-3. They've never played each other.

Match 2 - Brendan (1) vs. Travis

Travis' first singles competition in our Club. Brendan is atrocious at Match Play (3-14-2).

 

Match 3 - Ho (10) vs. Dave

Lot of strokes being given, but Ho is moving up a weight class and playing the Blue tees. Dave smacked Ho around 5&4 back in 2018, their only previous match-up.

 

Match 4 - Geoff vs. JW (2)

Similar Match Play records. Geoff beat JW 4&2 in their only meeting in 2020. The 9th green is by the parking lot so a lot of scenarios are in play.

 

Match 5 - Casey (4) vs. Chandler

Chandler only has a handful of Match Play losses... one was to Casey in 2017. In order to limit strokes, Chandler is poofing it back on the Blues, a move he already regrets.

 

Match 6 - Gorecki (8) vs. Crum

Gorecki won on this course in 2019. Crum is 0-1 in matches and tends to spray the ball. This should come down to the wire.

 

Match 7 - Faz vs. Troy (7)

Troy beat Faz head-to-head in 2020, one of his only two Match Play victories. But Faz's last three rounds at the Creek were 83-82-79. Now that I've put that in writing... I smell a 93 from Fazioli.

 

Match 8 - Moostie vs. Reid (3)

They're 1-1 against each other... but this might be the first time Reid is getting strokes.

 

Match 9 - Gary vs. Adam (7)

They've never played each other... but these two are in the middle of a horrific stretch of Club golf. Let the pillow fight commence.

Match Play Week - Summer 2021 Info (Pt 1)

Last week we had a group that "didn't know" the leader board app was starting on what it called "hole 10." We also had at least one player (who played a practice round Friday) not know we were playing the White tees.

Let's try to do a little better with reading and comprehension:

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It's Match Play week... but the regular STROKE PLAY event is still going on. Same usual rules apply... anyone can deny "gimmies" (which are probably going away next year). Money payouts, points, and the leader board will still be based on stroke play.

Your match is a side-bet, which will earn you 100 bonus points if you win, and 50 bonus points if you tie. While we get 100% handicap allowance for the stroke play portion... you only get 80% allowance for Match Play.

If you have more strokes than your opponent, you get the difference in those strokes based on the hole-by-hole handicaps on the scorecard. So if your 80% allowance is 4 strokes higher than your opponent, give yourself 4 dots on the 4 "hardest" holes according to the scorecard. Those hole-by-hole handicaps change all the time, so use the cards they give us (not the one I'm posting below).

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By default, I've put Dave & Melberg on the BLUE tees and everyone else on the WHITE tees. Below is the most recent scorecard I have. If you want to move back, let me know ASAP.

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Tomorrow I'll post the match-ups, handicaps, and maybe some analysis.