Package Price and Deposit

Price: $231 including all taxes and tips.

What is included:

2 nights Lodging - Condos on the golf course

2 Rounds of Golf - Sundance (Saturday) and Torch (Sunday) - Both tee times have been changed to 9:00 with a shotgun start beginning on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 1st and 2nd holes. Therefore, everyone should be finishing at approx the same time. . . somewhere between 1:00 and 2:00. A point of emphasis this year will be the PACE OF PLAY . . .

Dinner on Saturday night . . . . Burger, Brats, etc. . . . . tip is included . . .drinks are NOT included.


What is NOT included:

For the extra 9 holes to be played on friday afternoon and/or saturday afternoon, the fee will be $15 for the Torch Course (the course that we will use for the singles matches). It will be paid at the clubhouse. It was going to be difficult for the resort to split it up between the two days, therefore, everyone will pay for those separately. If you want to play the sundance course on Friday afternoon, the fee is $25.

EVERYONE MUST CALL AND MAKE A $100 DEPOSIT BY APRIL 14, 2007.

Telephone # 800.678.0122
The reservation is under my name: Mark Michail
The contact is Larry but anyone can take the reservation.

If you fail to call and make the Deposit. . . your name will be posted on the BLOG and you will risk being REPLACED

Update - REPLY & COMMENT. . . .

I have finalized A-Ga-Ming and have made a deposit. Within the next month, EVERYONE will need to call and make a $100 DEPOSIT. I will provide the name and phone number once I receive it from A-Ga-Ming. I am still in the process of finalizing the package price but it looks like it will be $240 including the golf (both morning rounds and one afternoon round), dinner on Saturday night (burgers, brats, etc.), and lodging. I need a final count within the next week to finalize the # of condos and the tee times. Also I need to know when you plan on playing the 9 hole afternoon round (Friday or Saturday) and if you plan on playing any additional golf (9 holes Saturday afternoon).

Here are the teams as of today (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

Team RED
1. Andy Isaac - playing 9 on Friday
2. Mike Bishay - playing 9 on Friday
3. Alfred Ishak
4. Joe Elias
5. Mina Grace
6. Eddie Gobran
7. Amgad Awadalla
8. Paul Mark Kaldas
9.
10.

Team BLACK - Defending CHAMPS
1. Mark Michail - playing 9 on Friday
2. Dan Awad - playing 9 on Friday
3. Karim Ersan - playing 9 on Friday
4. Joe Jarvis - playing 9 on Friday
5. Charlie Schunda - playing 9 on Saturday
6. Sam Tanios - playing 9 on Saturday
7. Jeff Scaife
8 Asem Estafanos
9. Peter Fanous
10.

TEAM UNKNOWN
Joe Messeiha - team not attendance
John Iskander - team not attendance

ATTENDANCE UNKNOWN
Joe Attia
Jerry Attia
Andrew Bishay



I have given the teams a name based on a color . . . each team please determine a team name to use during the tournament.

Is this Mark, Joe, Dan or Karim? You choose?

http://poll.pollcode.com/WOMS

Young vs. Old and the LVP Award

Young Team:

Mike Bishay
Joseph Elias
Andrew Isaac
Alfred Ishak
John Iskander
Mina Grace
Eddie Canada(forgot his last name)



Old Team:

Mark Michail
Dan Awad
Joe Jarvis
Charlie Schnuda
Jeff Scaife
Karim Ersan
Joe Attia
Jerry Attia

Players in Limbo:

Im not sure who else is in....I created the list hastily with people I thought would be in....I know there are a couple of canadian guys out there and maybe Andrew Bishay


Restricted Free Agent:

Joe Messeiha

As I stated on Saturday to Jarvis and Dan, I challenge any of the older team to an 18 hole match for the rights to get Fuji. Dan has accepted the challenge. Course yet to be determined. The match will take place sometime in May when I get feeling in my right hand again...haha


LVP Award(Least Valuable Player)

This award is in memory of Nader Hafzalla and will be given to the player who scores the least amount of points for his team. In Nader's two year reign on the Young Coptic Ryder Cup squad, he was unable to gain a single point but looked good doing it. Therefore, the winner will receive the Plaid Jacket which will be passed on for years to come.

FRIDAY, FORMAT, & SCORING.

The people have spoken,

Friday:
It seems like there is enough interest to play 9 holes on friday starting at 4:30. This will probably be a portion of the singles matches with the rest of the singles matched being played on saturday afternoon. The cost to play the singles matches on the Torch Lake Course will be $15.

Format & Scoring:
I am not sure if the negative feedback was to my proposed scoring only or to both the scoring and playing a best ball (non-scramble) round. Clearly, nobody(except for me) likes my proposed must score bogey/double bogey to win the hole system. The idea of having a best ball round is an attempt to speed up the pace of play. We frequently play best ball matches during the summer and the pace of play is fine (4-4.5 hours). However during the scramble matches during the Ryder Cup the last two years we have had rounds that exceed 6 HOURS. The reason I believe is that the total number of critical shots is more in a scramble. This is my idea to speed up the pace of play. . . other ideas are welcome. . . Comments with regards to making one round a scramble and the other round a best ball. . . .

The teams are still not finalized (until we know how many guys are coming)

Those interested on going on a 1 night 2 round trip to lakewood shores in mid April, please reply. The cost will be aprox $120

I need FEEDBACK!!!

I need feedback from EVERYONE!!

Who wants to play 9 holes on saturday afternoon?
Who wants to play 9 holes on friday afternoon?
Who is planning on coming?
How many guys are coming from Canada?

Current projected players - 10

Proposed Format:
Saturday Morning: (5) Scramble Best Ball (need a bogey or better to win hole) 2 points per match
Sunday Morning: Best Ball (5) (need a double bogey or better to win hole) 2 points per match
Friday/Saturday Afternoon: (10) Singles - Best Ball (9 holes) 1 point per match

30 Points Total. 15 Point to retain (Seniors) 15 1/2 point to win (Juniors)
Comments/Feedback with regards to the Format/Scoring

Tell guys that are not looking at the blog to look at it.

This will be the ONLY method of communication for the ryder cup.

What to expect from the Juniors.

Before I start I want to reassure our teams love and respect to Mike Bishay. Mike Every member of your team will get the same love so that you do not feel left out.

Well Gentlemen there has been some talk about who is going to take the trophy home this year. This is a crucial year for both teams. Whoever wins will prove their domination. Obviously we know who that will be “THE SEASONED TEAM”. I will prove my theory and what is soon to be a fact with hard evidence using documented material.

The first piece of evidence Mike is scoping the hole to determine what kind of club and swing to use

While doing so Mike gets a weird feeling and a warm sensation in his privates so he decides to piss. While psychologically analyzing this behavior it has been determined that some species use this methodology to determine their domination of a given place.

Mike sets up and takes a massive swing. OOOOps I think he missed it. Still sitting on the tee.

Moment of disappointment

In a moment of temporary insanity Mike challenges Mark to a club Fight. He does not take into the consideration that he falls in a lighter and less experienced weight bracket.

Mike goes for Marks Hamama (AKA Wiener) while Mark goes for chest hit and kill…..

Mark drives away a winner….

I think the documented proof speaks for itself. So the question stands: What are we to expect Mike to bring to the course this year in support of his team.

Caption This.....

Courtesy of Fuji.....






"I cant believe Sally beat me in a food eating contest...I have to practice harder next time"

Reminder of the good times last year and a Trivia

Thanks to Mark Michail for planning this every year. If you do not know Mark, here he is.

A couple of Pictures I had from last year. If you have any send them to me I will post them.
Trivia:

If you know who this person is and where he got the hat he's wearing you will be entered into a special drawing for a special gift at the end of the tournament.

Notice the bag of Cheetos behind Andy..

By the way I have a statement to make, If you come out there and decide not to Golf it better be for a good reason, like your nut got stuck in the ball washer or something. No excuses this year we are considering reducing the number of rounds. But other than that looking forward to another fun Coptic Ryder Cup.

Testing

just making sure it works

A-Ga-Ming It is.

I have booked A-Ga-Ming for the Coptic Ryder Cup III for June 1-3, 2007.

At this point it looks like we will have two four-bedroom condos (8 guys each) on the Sundance Course and one two-bedroom condo (4 guys) on the Torch Course.

We have tee times on Saturday morning on the Sundance Course starting at 8:50 a.m. and starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday at the Torch Course. In addition, we have tee times for Saturday afternoon at 4:30 on the Sundance Course for an optional 9 holes ($25). On friday afternoon we have tee times starting at 4:30 for 9 holes ($15) on the Torch Course.

Saturday evening @ 7:30 pm we will be having a Burger and Brat cookout at the clubhouse of the golf courses.

There has been some interest in making this a US v. Canada contest. I will be honest and say that I am interested in such a format but not in this event. I am more than willing to help plan a US. v. Canada or Michigan vs. non-Michigan tournament at some other time in the summer. What does everyone else think?

I need feedback with regards to the two optional rounds (friday 4:30 and saturday 4;30) How many are interested? Should it be part of the tournament? How about we have some people play friday and some people play saturday? How about making those the singles matches?

In memory of our dear friend Nader Hafzalla, we will be honoring him in some way. Please feel free to provide ideas/thoughts etc.