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