ESPN Challenge Tee Times

Tee Times
6:56	Michael Kessler	Ken Collins
	Jim Fossett	Tom Condella
7:04	Bob Freuck	Steve Jaeger
	Mark Schreindl	Gary Zwirlein
7:12	Darrell Frenzel	Bill Zolandz
	Brian Pederson	Dan Webb
7:20	Jim Seamandel	Gerry McGrath
	Rich Kurz (Public)	Tyler Koskey (Public)
7:28	Richard Wm. Reiter	Wayne Suess
	Rick Binder	Sean McIrvin
7:36	Joe Arvai (Public)	Bruce Krueger (Public)
	Bob Ferguson	Jeff Camosy
7:44	Mike ONeil	Lee Gardner
	Derek Dahlgren	Jack Bruss

New Sprinkler Head Markers

Just in time for the MCPLA Sr/Mid Am at Currie National.  The yard markers are installed and ready to assist you with your distance to the middle of the greens.   Special thanks needs to go out to Dan Webb, Jack Bruss, Ken Collins, and Gitter for helping get them installed.

See Jack Bruss for the special key required for the yard along the left side of the fairways on the back nine.  Rumor was that Jack was trying to work on getting an advantage over fellow competitors by make some minor adjustments.   So, don't forget to see Jack on Saturday before you tee off to thank him.

A lot of golf gonna be played this weekend with the MCPLA Sr & Mid-Am, Hon-e-kor 2-man best ball, and Badgerland Invitational to name a few.   Weather is starting to come around and green up those courses but remember to replace your divots / fill em in, repair your ball marks plus any others you see, rake those traps (both of them at Currie), have fun, and of course stay on track.

Job well done to the team of Webb and Frenzel for qualifying for the net partners shooting a blistering -7 at Brown Deer and taking runner up on the day.   another congrats to Dave Ullenberg and his partner Dave Mack (currie member? if not why not?) on qualifying for the net partners finals as well with a +1 finish up at the courses of Lawsonia..

Don't forget to sign up for the ESPN / Currie event on May 27th.   You don't have to play in the ESPN event if you would only like to play the Currie event ($25 for just the Currie event).   If you know of non members please tell them about it as this is also open to the public.  We want to send Gitter to Vegas..needs 50 teams.   This can also be a great time to showcase the mens club with this event so besides on being on your best behavior as we always do, wear your Currie shirts and if you need a Currie shirt, please let us know.  

See you guys on links and good luck to everyone.

1st Team Results - Whitnall

First of all, thanks to everyone who played today in our 1st Team Match. Congrat's to Dave Ullenberg who got had the most points of the Currie National Team with 13. Here are the Team Results and the Points for each Currie player. I am very happy with the start to our season. I hope everyone had a good time and if anyone has/had issues please let me know. Also, if you are interested in playing any/all of the remaining 4 matches, please sign up on the website or let me know and I will write you down on the list on the website. I will continue to take the lowest by handicap 12 players, if we end up having more than 12 who want to play.

Thanks again!

Captain Jim

Currie Player Points for Match (Possible 18):

Dave Ullenberg - 13

Dan Webb - 12

Jeff Kapp - 12

Bob Cristan - 11

Ken Collins - 10

Eric Schreindl - 10

Jim Fossett - 8

Phil Levin - 7

Zac Zuba - 6

Jake Boulware - 4

Gerry McGrath - 3

Damian Wozniak - 3

Team Results: After Match 1     

        

Whitnall	163
Greenfield	139
Currie	99
Oakwood	99
Brown Deer	99
Dretzka	49

05/09 Meeting Summary

NEXT MEETING scheduled June 13^th @ Currie Park 6:30 pm

PLEASE NOTE!!!!  All meetings will be held at the Currie Park Club House, at 6:30pm.  In the past, Currie used to have meetings to share information and allow for some discussion.  We are attempting to restart those meetings which will be conducted the second Wednesday of each month.

Past Event Summary (Mike Kessler)

Hawks View weather was cold & rainy.  A reminder to club members, we are liable for tee times; therefore, we all need to be accountable.  If you are unable to golf, please find a replacement or notify a board member as soon as possible, otherwise you may be required to pay for your tee time.  We did have 29 of 36 players signed up show up and bear the cold & rain.  The course was forgiving this time, so we did not have to pay for the tee times.  Pace of play, we had on foursome one (1) hour behind the rest of the field.  Remember to play ready golf, hit provisional balls when in doubt, golf & walk with some urgency in order to catch up if you happen to fall behind.  Overall, pace of play was acceptable for the type of weather.  Most groups find in 4 hours or less.

The Bog weather felt much better; however, it was still cool.  There was a full field at The Bog.  We had a take a way (learning) to create a waiting list for popular events.  Thank you Jack Bruss for negotiating two additional tee times.   Pace of play, the early groups was great playing in 4 hours or less.  Some of the later groups fell behind.  Not bad, again remember to play ready golf, hit provisional balls when in doubt, golf & walk with some urgency in order to catch up if you happen to fall behind.

Member-Guest format question to the club…  Do you believe we are getting what we want out of this format?  What are your thoughts?  Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this post or email Mike Kessler.

Upcoming Events Explored

ESPN Challenge is a piggy back event with our Currie Two-man best ball.  The cost of the event is $50 walking ($25 is for the ESPN Challenge).  If you for some reason do not want to participate in the ESPN Challenge, please notify Eric Gitter or indicate on the sign-up sheet.  The event is scheduled at Currie on May 27^th; the first tee time is 7:04 am.

We are challenging Wanaki Men’s Club on June 2 at Wanaki.  Cost $60 for 18-holes, cart, food, & drink.  We will play a 2 man net best ball.  We need at least 24 players.  The Presidents of the two clubs will assemble the pairings.  Put your name on the list if you are interested in playing.

Currie Cup distilled by Mike Kessler…  Sunday, September 2^nd at Currie Park “The Battle at the National” is on.  For $100 entry you get 36-holes, cart, golf shirt, 2-drink tickets & lunch.  The format is playing 4 nine-hole matches (2 man bestball, 2 man alternate, singles, and scramble).  The captains of the two teams are Kenny Collins and Dan Webb.  Michael Kessler is the Director of Currie Cup.  The cut-off for signing up is August 1^st.  The draft will be August 5^th after the Tour of County event at Currie.  Put your name on the list if you are interested in playing also be sure to select your shirt size.

1^st Team Report (Jim Fossett) – Dretzka has enough members, so they will field a team; 12 guys are ready to play at Whitnall, make sure you mail in your money to Tom Condella; Whitnall has offer to loan out 2 lasers per foursome.

2^nd Team Report (Jack Bruss) – Winners of first match 299 points; Happy Birthday Captain Jack!

Tour of the County (Bill Zolandz) – Tried to get in 1^st event at Grant; rained out after about 9 holes.  The Grant event has been rescheduled for 8/4.  We ended up with 27 players signed up for TOC.

Currie Match Play (Michael O’Neil) – Matches are set and posted; make sure you call your competitor to setup your match.  You can play any time; any course; however, we prefer you play matches at Currie Park.

MCPLA (Bob Freuck) – May 19/20 Senior and Mid-Am at Currie Senior Tee times available and Mid Am Tee times available..

Membership Report (Rich Saks) – 60 paid members; 4 additional members have committed.

Treasury Report (Tom Condella) – Report of actuals to budget was shared at meeting.  Current balance is $5601.15.

Handicap Report (Mark Cuthbert) – If you have questions about handicaps, please give Mark Cuthbert a shout.

Sprinkler head yardage plates installation will be Wednesday (16) or Thursday (17) morning; call Dan Webb, if you are available to help.

New Business

Bylaw clarification regarding number of scores required to establish handicap may be required.  A minimum of 5 scores are required to qualify for prizes and points in a Currie event.  If you have less than 5 scores before the bi-monthly posting the board may allow you to use a trend handicap.  This only affects new players just starting to establish a handicap.  Attention members:  play some golf and post your scores!

Junior membership fee of 50% of dues was asked to be removed from bylaws.  We will present a motion at the year-end meeting to make that adjustment and vote on it.

What is a tournament score?  Some questions have been asked of the WSGA Rob Larson Executive Director of the WSGA.  Dan & Mark are working to get more clarification.

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Second Team Results 5/5/2012

The Currie Second Team opened its season today in defense of 3 consecutive championships with a rousing and perhaps record setting performance.  We grabbed an incredible 299 points, an average of almost 19 per player.  The most points we have won in the last 3 years for which I have records was 261 in 2009, so this beats that by 38 points.  We’ll have to try and check back in all the records to see if anyone has ever won 299 points before.  Whitnall was a distant second with 220 points.  Here are the team standings:

Currie	299
Whitnall	220
Grant	200
Oakwood	168
Greenfield	168
Brown Deer	161
Dretzka	128

Five of our players won all 24 points, Bowring, Bruss, Frenzel, Camosy, and Seamandel.  Five more won at least 20, Collins, Schreindl Mark, Johnson Rayfield, Zolandz, and Dahlgren.  Three players broke 80, Collins with 76, Bowring 78, and yours truly with 79.  Some team wags suggested that your team captain shot his age on his birthday today, but math not being their strongpoint, they were off by a whopping 12 years.  All the scores and points are listed below, and the file with all the data is attached for the analytical among you.   There was a problem with the skins computations, so those results will be reviewed and sent out later.  Also flag winners are not listed, but will be sent out later.

Next up is Dretzka on Sunday, June 5.  I’ll be recruiting players for that match very soon, but if you think you can do well there, feel free to let me know.

Jack 

Player	Score	Hcp	Net	Points
Bowring	78	10	68	24
Bruss	79	13	66	24
Frenzel	80	8	72	24
Camosy	90	19	71	24
Seamandel	101	22	79	24
Collins	76	5	71	22
Schreindl, Mark	86	13	73	21
Johnson, Rayfield	86	22	64	21
Zolandz	95	19	76	21
Dahlgren	83	11	72	20
Mader	80	9	71	19
Pederson	87	14	73	17
Ferguson	90	15	75	16
Jaeger, Steve	86	11	75	13
Cuthbert	89	12	77	8
Stella, Terry	93	12	81	1
				299

Wednesday, May 9th Monthly Meeting

PLEASE NOTE!!!!  All meetings will be held at the Currie Park Club House, at 6:30pm.  In the past, Currie used to have meetings to share information and allow for some discussion.  We are attempting to restart those meetings which will be conducted the second Wednesday of each month.

Time: 6:30pm

Place: Currie Park

A chance to drop off your dues for this years membership $100 payable to "Currie Park Mens Club"

Topics for the meeting include:

Past event summary: (Mike Kessler)

Hawks View

The Bog

Upcoming Events Explored: 

ESPN Challenge / Currie 2 man best ball (Eric G. & Mike K.)

Wanaki Match (24 players required) (Dan Webb)

Currie Cup distilling the event (Michael Kessler)

1^st team matches (Jim Fossett)

2^nd team matches (Jack Bruss)

Tour of the County (Bill Zolandz)

MCPLA Tournament (Bob Freuck)

Clarification of Event expectations (working with golf committee)  (Dan Webb)

Currie Members match play pairings and format explained (opting-out clause) – (Mike O’Neal)

County is going to e-Blast their email subscribers (Dan Webb)

What / if anything does Currie what to attach to the e-Blast

Membership Chair email address?

Membership Chairman:  is there one; what is expected? (Dan Webb & Rich Saks)

Membership Count – treasurer and membership chair (Tom Condella & Rich Saks)

Sprinkler head installation of yardage markers along with general pickup sticks volunteers – setting a date likely during the week (potential for some golf afterward).  (Dan Webb)

New Open Discussion to collect topics for next meeting (Everyone)

Meeting Adjourn 

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Message from Second Team Captain Jack

There are a couple of new wrinkles this year.  To speed up play the following was written into the Second Team rules:

In an effort to speed up play if there is doubt as to the likelihood of finding a ball or as to whether a ball is in a hazard the player may hit a provisional ball under Rule 27-2.  In addition the competitors may suggest the player hit a provisional ball without being in violation of offering advice.  If the original ball is found or is determined to be in a hazard the provisional ball is out of play under Rule 27-2c and you must proceed under the Rules of Golf.  Each player is responsible for knowing the rules, or asking the competitors if in doubt. 

This means A. You are allowed to suggest to an opponent that he hit a provisional if you think he should, and B. you can hit a provisional even if you are unsure if your ball went into a hazard.  Make sure you understand these changes and their intent.

Also new this year is a provision that each foursome turn in one official neat, clean scorecard with only the player scores, the point totals, and 4 signatures on it.  No slashes, dashes, dots, no hole by hole match results, etc.; just a clean scorecard so the person entering the results in the computer can read it easily.  And remember, it needs 4 signatures.  Therefore on the first tee, decide in your foursome who will be keeping this clean card.  One of you must take responsibility for that.  If you are the one keeping the clean card, I suggest you also keep a second card to keep track of your matches, but that is up to you.  I think it is helpful to know where you stand in each match.  And please don’t leave the grounds until you are certain the official scorecard has been signed and turned in.

Your opponents should all know about these new changes this year, but likely some won’t have gotten the message, so make sure you communicate with them, especially about the clean scorecard.

Don’t forget about the dress code, which hasn’t changed – shirts with collars are required and no denim is allowed.  Cell phones must be turned off, but you can use a range finder on a Smartphone or equivalent, as long as the phone function is turned off, and the device measures distance only.

Lastly, as always, every point counts, so hang in there and battle on every hole. 


Captain Jack

WPLA Applications Posted

There are applications for the WPLA posted with links the Schedule page.   For you studs with low handicaps, the Fischer and Billy Sixty are avaialble for printing and submitting.   Also, the other state events which have NET divisions are open to everyone, please see the schedule page for links to the applicaitions.  Courses include traditionaly Janesville Riverside, Whitnall, Glen Erin, and Naga-Waukee & Wanaki Golf Courses for the WPLA events.  

The forms may also be accessed on the WPLA website.

scores from hawks view

Good turn out today at the Hawk.   Cold, rainy, and a little breezy at times but not enough to get Mr J Brandt to cover up those legs, well played sir.  There was no event today nor were there pin events, but please send me your scores from today.  We are going to create a results page for all of our events starting with today.   With the Currie events we will be collecting score cards after all the rounds with proper scoring and signature's required.    Thanks again to all who made the trip, tomorrow at the Bog should be like paradise compared to today.  55 and sunny.  See you there.

Questions about Hawks View Event

Is it possible the Event could be cancelled at Hawks View?
When will the course or Board Members make the call to cancel event?
Do we golf in the rain?
What happens if someone does not show and the course is open?

For those new members and existing members who are unclear, we golf unless the course is closed. Therefore, everyone should plan on at least making the trip to the course. Bring your rain gear and plan on planning. If the course does happen to close, we will make a post on this web site as quickly as we know. Because, it is a trip for many of us. We will all likely already be in route to the course. So, pack up the clubs, the rain suit, and some extra towels and don't forget the cart cover and umbrella. We will see you at Hawks View.

see Section X

Article X - Club Events
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Section 8 . All events will be conducted, rain or shine, unless the course is closed. Questionable weather will not be accepted as a reason for a "no-show."
Section 9 . During any event, regardless of the weather, play shall continue except for the following reasons: the committee/course has suspended play or the player(s) feel that there is danger from lightening. Heavy rain is not considered an appropriate reason for stoppage of play (ref. USGA rule 6-8).

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Tee Time Information April 28 & 29

Here are the pairings sent to the golf courses for this weekends events.

Hawks View

The Bog

REMINDER as per by-laws:  Article X Section 2.

Article X - Club Events
Section 1. Club events are open to all paid members.
Section 2. Any member who signs up for an event is liable for the green fees for that event. All sign-up sheets for club events will be considered finalized ten (10) days prior to the event, unless otherwise specified for the course being played. After this time, if a member is unable to play, he must find a substitute or pay the associated event fees.

May, June, & July Sign-ups available

Calling all golfers to sign-up for May, June, and July events; BrownDeer event will be posted soon.  The links to each event are here for you to quickly follow to sign up.

Several awesome tracks to play include our on “Currie National”; thank you Jack Bruss for lining up the courses this year.  If anyone sees Jack, shot him a Currie salute.  Courses which everyone should find in pretty good shape include: 

Currie Park – a special event for ESPN 2 Man Bestball Challenge

The Oaks – a windy breeze generally blowing over this layout 

Currie Park – on the schedule to help get your club matches played

Hawthorne Hills – the land where Silkey and the Eel stake their claims

Whispering Springs – a short drive to Fond u lac to find a little hidden treasure

New Berlin Hills - Established in 1907, is continually recognized as one of the premier course

1st Team Information

The First Team form for this year will be back to the old format except that we will not have the Medal Play as  part of the scoring.  Within each group, you will be playing 3 matches versus the other club’s member.  The scoring in each match will be for 6 total points versus each competitor for a possible total point scored of 18. 

2 points for the front nine, 2 points for the back nine and 2 points for the 18hole match.  

The schedule is as follows.

Match #1                     May 12^th                      Whitnall

Match #2                     June 17^th                      Greenfield

Match #3                     July 7th                       Brown Deer

Match #4                     August 12^th                 Oakwood       

Match #5                     September 15^th            Currie

We will be going off the first tee for all matches and players will be assigned a tee-time starting at 7 am.  No more shotgun starts.  

Hawks View April 28th

Hawks View is our first scheduled event as a Member-Guest gathering to kick off the season.  There are a few tee times available to get your guest signed up.  Get on the list so you don't miss out on a very nice golf course with greens that have some interesting undulations.  Here is a linkto connect you directly to the sign-up sheet.  The cost is going to be $45 + tax.  You will pay at the counter at the course.

The BOG - updated with Two additional tee times

Because of the full field we have added two additional tee times for those who may be late to getting signed up.  Also, we want to allow for some new members who are finding their way around yet.  Come on veteran members help out a fellow member with getting to the BOG!

https://sites.google.com/site/currieparkgolf/events/event2012-0429-thebog  

April 4th Meeting

Time:  6:30pm Place: Currie Park

Topics for the meeting include:

·         We are need of some volunteers to help with some work around the course.  What can you do to make our club’s course a better place to play golf?  President Webb will explain.

·         Signups for the Events

o   The Bog is nearly full

o   Hawks View has a few openings

o   If you are signing up a guest, please get the name of the player and share an email address.  We would like to see if the guest may want to join the club

·         Sign up for events; web master is working to get the remaining events created on the website

o   Next Currie event after member-guest is May 27^th (ESPN 2-man BB)

·         Scoreboard at Currie National – what do you think about the idea?

·         Season is open – post your scores beginning April 1^st

o   Make sure you are posting the rounds played in the south

·         1^st Team & 2^nd Team updates on format & rule changes; prepay schedule; and sign ups

·         Website’s (Which website do I need to pay attention to and what is the purpose?)

o   Public website (http://www.currieparkmensclub.com ) – looking to retired as this costs money, difficult to manage content

o   Blog website (http://www.currieparkmensclub.blogspot.com ) -  open public community to help share information quickly to members and others, mobile friendly

o   Facebook website (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Currie-Park-Mens-Golf-Club#!/groups/35132292660/ ) – private group on facebook to socialize have some fun sharing pictures tossing out some sarcastic jabs

o   Google website (https://sites.google.com/site/currieparkgolf ) - secured website where all sign up for events is done.

o   Bookmark the BLOG website and you will informed and will be able to easily navigate to our private and secure websites.

o   If you can’t get to the private or secure websites, please send an email to kcollinsATwi.rr.com to get verified for access.

·         Open forum to gather topics for the next meeting in May

o   What are your questions?

o   What are your concerns?

o   What is working for you?

o   Recommend new members to attack to our club