2nd Team @Grant

Gentlemen:  The pairings for our first match Saturday, May 4 at Grant are listed at the end of this email.  Our roster for the day is listed immediately below. 

Ullenberg

McGrath
Jaeger
Bowring
Saks
Cuthbert
Mattheis
Bruss
Reiter
Nowotny
Camosy
Binder
Zolandz
Wilkinson
Jardanowski
Breul
Alternate – Pederson

All of those who are playing have already confirmed twice that they will be there on time so there is no need to confirm this email.  Note that there are a number of blank spots for Dretzka players.  Many of these spots will probably be filled by the day of the event, but we’ll just have to wait and see.  If I get them ahead of time, I will pass them on to you, but you may not see any late subs until the morning of the 4^th.  Don’t let it throw you off.

A few Notes:

1.       This is not a shotgun start.  We are doing straight tee times from the 1^st and 10^th tees starting at 7:00 with a crossover.  Make sure you report to the correct tee at least 10 minutes before your scheduled tee time.  
2.       The cost is $26, but you will not pay at the desk.  Currie will prepay for the team.  That means you need to pay our club Treasurer, Tom Condella.  He will not be at Grant on the 4th, so you can mail him a check at 8111 W Wright St, Wauwatosa, 53213.  You can also pay me at Grant if you prefer, but you will have to find me to do so.  I will not be trying to find you to collect.  Just to be clear – it is not Toms responsibility to collect from you, it is your responsibility to pay Tom (or me).  
3.       There will be no food or drink tickets this year.  Your $26 covers green fees only.

This is our first match in defense of our last year’s 4^th straight championship.   As always, we don’t care (much) what your score is or how many fairways you hit, or bad bounces you may have gotten, or how many putts you make, but we do care about how many points you win.  That is the only measure that counts.  Remember, no matter how well or how badly things may be going for you, keep grinding for any point you can win.  They all count, whether you win 1 or 24. 

As added incentive, my 68^th birthday is May 5^th,   the day after the event, but you don’t have to go out and spend hours shopping for that perfect gift.  Instead, just go out and win some points, and  bring home a rousing victory to put us a leg up on the quest for our 5^th straight title.

See you soon,

Jack

Hole # and Time	Group #	Name	Club	Handicap
1		Ruper, Ray	Brown Deer	27
	1	Bob Bruel	Currie	23
7:00		Robert Osmanski	Dretzka	21
		Bill Thiry	Grant	26
10		Rich Miller	Greenfield	22
	2	David Kappes	Oakwood	19
7:00		Thielman, Tom	Brown Deer	23
		Robert Brust	Dretzka	17
1		Vern Kappes	Whitnall	20
	3	Tom Herron	Dretzka	16
7:09		Tom Jardanowski	Currie	21
		Scott Davis	Greenfield	21
10		Warren Weir	Whitnall	20
	4	Tom Hoover	Oakwood	19
7:09		Nero, Phil	Brown Deer	19
		Jim Wilkinson	Currie	19
1		Cohn, Bob	Brown Deer	18
	5	Ken Lauffer	Grant	25
7:18		Dan Kyle	Greenfield	19
		Chuck Wolf	Whitnall	15
10		Mike Reister	Whitnall	13
	6	Peter Topolovich	Dretzka	15
7:18		Carl Lassa	Grant	23
		Lawrence Faus	Oakwood	18
1		Peter Lapp	Greenfield	19
	7	Dale Somers	Grant	23
7:27		Bill Zolandz	Currie	18
		Bob Hebl	Oakwood	15
10		Fergal, Jim	Brown Deer	16
	8	Rick Binder	Currie	18
7:27		Wayne Haase	Dretzka	14
		Bob Jonhson	Grant	21
1		John Sullivan	Greenfield	17
	9	Pete Tarantino	Oakwood	15
7:36		Shamburek,  Bill	Brown Deer	16
		Jaime Santiago	Dretzka	13
10		Greg Heintz	Whitnall	13
	10	Dan Gehrke	Dretzka	10
7:36		Jeff Camosy	Currie	17
		Kevin Fellenz	Greenfield	12
1		Lou Patscot	Whitnall	12
		Dan Gitlewski	Oakwood	15
7:45	11	Miller, Erik	Brown Deer	14
		Mike Nowotny	Currie	17
10		Hinz,Russ	Brown Deer	14
		John Haeflinger	Grant	20
7:45	12	Jim Lemmen	Greenfield	11
		Dan Hebgen	Whitnall	12
1		Mike Hennen	Whitnall	12
		David Frederick	Dretzka	8
7:54	13	Gerry Loga	Grant	20
		Pat Vincent	Oakwood	14
10		Greg Herker	Greenfield	10
	14	Candy Espinoza	Grant	19
7:54		Rick Reiter	Currie	14
		Joe Gregorich	Oakwood	13
1		Wallace, Leonard	Brown Deer	13
	15	Jack Bruss	Currie	12
8:03		0	Dretzka	0
		Bernie Raml	Grant	17
10		Clyde Dartey	Greenfield	10
	16	Chuck Skillet	Oakwood	12
8:03		Quinlan, John	Brown Deer	13
		0	Dretzka	0
1		Sal Raciti	Whitnall	12
	17	0	Dretzka	0
8:12		Bernie Mattheis	Currie	12
		Larry Dake	Greenfield	8
10		Dave Holt	Whitnall	11
	18	Andy Schmitt	Oakwood	11
8:12		McQuire, Mark	Brown Deer	11
		Mark Cuthbert	Currie	11
1		Wanta, Tom	Brown Deer	10
	19	Ross Hartung	Grant	15
8:21		Steve Morrison	Greenfield	7
		Mark Ebert	Whitnall	11
10		Rick Bartman	Whitnall	10
	20	0	Dretzka	0
8:21		Mark Olen	Grant	14
		Kent Laake	Oakwood	11
1		Eric Olson	Greenfield	6
	21	Jack Walfoort	Grant	12
8:30		Rich Saks	Currie	9
		Joe Jurkowski	Oakwood	8
10		Carlton, John	Brown Deer	7
	22	Doug Bowring	Currie	8
8:30		0	Dretzka	0
		Steve Amble	Grant	12
1		Cliff Sirovina	Greenfield	6
	23	John Kugel	Oakwood	8
8:39		Smith, Adam	Brown Deer	7
		0	Dretzka	0
10		Jerry Greene	Whitnall	9
	24	0	Dretzka	0
8:39		Steve Jaeger	Currie	7
		Ted Krotts	Greenfield	4
1		Daryl Flemion	Whitnall	8
	25	Mark Elsted	Oakwood	8
8:48		Martin, Rob	Brown Deer	6
		Gerry McGrath	Currie	7
10		Osowski, Andy	Brown Deer	5
	26	John Lange	Grant	12
8:48		Rick Rutter	Greenfield	2
		Drew Martin	Whitnall	7
1		Jim Schubert	Whitnall	6
	27	0	Dretzka	0
8:57		Pat Degracie	Grant	12
		Dane Czaplewski	Oakwood	8
10		John Bechard	Greenfield	2
	28	Chris Kiehl	Grant	9
8:57		Dave Ullenberg	Currie	6
		Sean Sapino	Oakwood	6

 

1st Team @Brown Deer

Hello! Our Currie Team is now put together for our 1st Team Match on Sunday - May 5th at Brown Deer Park. Here is the line-up and tee times:

Lee Gardner - 7:00 am
John Dobroski - 7:09 am
Ken Collins - 7:27 am
Bob Cristan - 7:36 am
Jim Fossett - 7:54 am
Darin Bunkers - 8:03 am
Jeff Kapp - 8:21 am
Robert Bishop - 8:30 am
Phil Levin - 8:48 am
Gerry McGrath - 8:57 am

Please email Jim back to confirm you got this and that you are indeed able to play. I need to send our Final Line-up in by Thursday - May 2nd.

Also, please send cash/check Payable to Currie Men's Club for $45 to Tom Condella by Friday - May 3rd. His address is listed below:

Tom Condella
8111 W. Wright Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213

If you want to want a cart, that is extra and can be paid for at the desk at Brown Deer.

Any questions, please let me know!

Thanks!

Jim Fossett

P.S.  Competition format is match play.  Front, back, and total against each of the other three players in your group.   You win 18 points when you sweep your matches.

Week 1 Results

Week 1 was an awesome weekend for some golf. Hawks View greens were in fantastic shape. The Bog opened on Thursday for the first time which did not allow them to prepare their greens; a bit unfortunate with the rainy weather. Good turnout for both events.

Some points of interest:
BlueGolf is being used for the events this year
Your scores will be automatically adjusted and posted for you
Please see that your scorecards are signed and turned into the director of the event (generally will be Steve Wolter unless otherwise notified)

Results are available on BlueGolf for you to study.

Hawks View Results - see them here
The Bog Results - see them here

There were 7 SKINS out at The Bog
Pay out for 1st Gross and 1st and 2nd Net in each flight (amounts are yet to be determined) - [an action item is for Webb and Condella to let the tournament director know how much is available, so get your money mailed into Tom]

Thank you for those who paid their dues this weekend. (We had 5 people get their money in)

We had a number of new members playing with us. WELCOME! 

See you on the links.

Opening Weekend 2013

Perhaps some of you may have seen some snow recently or perhaps some rain and flooding at your favorite golf course.   Never mind the snow and rain; it's time to get out on the golf course and play a round or two.  For some it may be the first; for others perhaps the tenth or eleventh.  Bumped into a few at recent Evergreen event.  I even saw a few at Broadlands in 37 degree cold windy ugly day.

Here we go with the new system leveraging BlueGolf 100% this year.  We are doing so to reduce some of the administrative work and make things a little nicer for scoring.   We used BlueGolf last year with the help of Gitter and Kessler.   This year we have added the sign up process as well.   Steve Wolter and Eric Gitter will be working on putting together the pairings and tee times for the events.  Some events require different handicap levels to play together while other events will allow you to pick your own team.

Exceptions are allowed for those who desire or require a tee time early or late; also exceptions to play with someone can be request.  Send an email to Steve or Eric regarding your request.  

Member/Guest event on Saturday, April 27th -  see details

MOBILEVIEW - Hawks View Member/Guest Tee Times

The Bog Individual Flights Event on Sunday, April 28th - see details

MOBILEVIEW - The Bog Individual Flights Tee Times

Challenge Matches

Applications for Challenge Matches have been posted on the web site.   Our goal is to have 24 players represent Currie in the Matches.   For those who remember last year we played against Wanaki at their house.   This year, we will be play home and home.   Here are the result from last year.

We are scheduled to play 5-Jun Currie Event @Currie - Wanaki Challenge 

We are schedule to play 29-Jun  Currie Event @Hon-E-kor 27 Hole Challenge

We are scheduled to play 29-Sep Currie Event @Wanaki -Wanaki Challenge

This year we asking that you commit to playing by printing and mailing in a check by the deadline on the application, so we can get a head count.    If you any questions feel free to put in the comments section below or email one of the board members.

The Wanaki event is $60 includes green fees and cart.
The Hon-E-Kor event is $40 plus green fees and optional cart.

See you on the links.

New Members Minimalist Guide

So, I might want to join Currie Park Men's Golf Club?  

Mark your calendar and join us… at da "National" for our next meeting is scheduled for April 10th 6:30pm @Currie Park.

Print out the application write a check and mail. - click here for application

Get your calendar out and mark down the days you want to golf - click here to see calendar of events

Find a member you might know; give him a call or email - click here to find members from 2012

Still have questions? - email our Membership Chair 

Once you have mailed in your application and paid; you will receive a WSGA number which is used for all our events to sign-up.   The number is also used to post your scores to get your handicap.   If you are joining from another club and already have a number please include your number on the application.

Check out information on the website including a short video how to get yourself signed up for events.  Have a look at the kick-off meeting in March

 

Member-Guest Sign up

Here some updated instructions for signing up for the member-guest.   Thank you for your patients as we work through the learning process using BlueGolf for sign-up.    If you have a guest you want to sign up, you will see on your screen a place to enter their first and last name.

Click on Select to get to the screen where you can enter their first and last name.   You may enter up to 3 guests for your foursome.

Frenzel's Partner

Once you have completed entering your guests; click on next to finish the registration.

What shows up in Blue Golf for Eric is the your name and your guest(s) which will be used to setup the pairings and tee times at the close of the sign up period.

If you have any questions, please call or email one of officers or Eric Gitter.   Eric is our Blue Golf expert!

See you on the links.

March Meeting

Currie Park Men's Club Kick-off Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 13th 6:30pm @Currie Park.   There were about 35 members at the meeting.

Events were reviewed and shared with the members; there was on new member at the meeting.   President Dan Webb is preparing a new member meeting at the beginning of April to answer questions and get to know our new members better.

The Fee to join this year is $110.    For an additional $50, those interested in the Tour of the Country (TOC) will have the opportunity to play two new golf courses have been added Edgewood and New Berlin Hills.   If interested in learning more about TOC email Bill Zolandz.

For previous members the sign up process has been updated to the leverage the BlueGolf System.   The BlueGolf system is part of the dues we pay into the WSGA, so we are going to leverage the system as much as possible.   Watch the schedule for links to the events to be open for registration.

First team, which is played with a gross score against other clubs, email Jim Fossett if interested in learning more about First Team.   There was a change this year to reduce the number of players to 10 members.   Jim is looking field our best golfers, so the lower your handicap the better chance you’ll have a chance to play.

Second team, which is played with a net score against other clubs, email Jack Bruss if interested in learning more about Second Team.  We are defending champions!

Our next meeting is scheduled for April 10^th 6:30pm @Currie Park.

Kick-off Meeting

Mark your calendar for the Currie Park Men's Club Kick-off Meeting

Wednesday, March 13th 6:30pm @Currie Park
$110 Club Membership Fee

$50 additional Fee for those interested in the Tour of the Country (TOC)
-two new golf courses have been added Edgewood and New Berlin Hills

Sign up process for 2013 updated from our Google Site to use the BlueGolf System.   The BlueGolf system is part of the dues we pay into the WSGA, so we are going to leverage the system as much as possible.   Please have a look at the video to learn how to sign up for our events.

Can't Keep up? 11 Ways to Help

So, it's a Saturday or Sunday morning event at the golf course. You are playing in a foursome with guys you know or maybe guys you don't know. Are you in one of those foursome's having trouble keeping up with the group in front of you?  

Here are 11 ways to help you around:  

1. Think positive thoughts, REALLY!
2. Share positive thoughts with others in your foursome
3. Walk with a purpose, no strolling along
4. Hit your golf ball first; then worry about others in your foursome
5. Have your ball and tee in your hand on the tee box, be ready
6. Have your golf glove on before it's your time to hit, be ready
7. In a cart, drop off your riding companion first
8. Help out your foursome by grabbing the flag stick, if you have holed out
9. Putt out if you are not in someone's line, you will make more than you miss
10. Put your cell phone away and play golf
11. Encourage the guys in your foursome to figure it out; let's get moving - DON'T LOOK BACK!

These seem all pretty straight forward, right? Well, maybe not for everyone. Maybe you are that guy who says, "I paid my money, I will do what I want!"? Hopefully, these guys are getting weeded out and are playing miniature golf.   

 

Let's look at the #1 way in the list to help your foursome keep up. Even though this crazy game has hacklers, you can still harass your competition while staying positive. A foursome with some strong positive talk (with some hackling in between) will help keep your foursome in position throughout the round. The #1 reason a group plays well and quickly is the positive energy in the group. 

 

Hey, you say "I am 20 handicapper, I suck!" Guess what? You think that way (you'll suck) you will continue to play bad, feel bad, and slow down your foursome with the entire golf course. You are a golfer, right?! Then, get out there and golf walk with a purpose, hit your ball first, be ready to play, and think positive thoughts. Be part of the foursome by engaging in some light conversation to keep your thoughts in check. Enjoy the game we call golf which is played in what I like to call God's Country which is paradise.

 

#11 DON'T LOOK BACK! - no one cares where the group is behind you; please keep up with group in front of you.
 

Enjoy your round!