Thanks Very Much to Mortgage Architects, for being the first Sponsor of the 2010 Men's Night!!!

http://www.mortgagearchitects.ca/michaelschaffer

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2010 PRO’S INVITATIONAL

This tournament was previously called the

“Conestoga Men’s Member-Guest”.

We encourage all Male members of Conestoga Golf and Country Club to bring a guest out for a day of great fun.  However we have opened this event up to all, Conestoga Men’s Night Participants as well as friends of players participating on this day.

SATURDAY AUGUST 14^TH, 2010 – TEE TIMES COMMENCING AT 9:00 AM

THE FORMAT FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE PLAYED AS A  HANDICAPPED 2-PERSON 9,9,9

9 HOLES – SCRAMBLE

9 HOLES – BEST BALL and

9 HOLES – CHAPMAN (revised alternate shot)

COST FOR THIS EVENT: $160.00 PER TEAM WHICH INCLUDES:

27 Holes of golf with power cart, home made burger and cold beer after 18 holes, wonderful dinner prepared by our Executive Chef, great gift bag and prizes!!!!

DEALINE TO SIGN UP: FRIDAY AUGUST 6^TH, 2010.

SIGN UP TODAY AND DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT DAY!  

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CADDY REPLIES TO GOLFER

- Compliments of Mr. Steven Weber

# 10 -- Golfer: "Think I'm going to drown myself in the lake."

Caddy: "Think you can keep your head down that long?" 

# 9 -- Golfer: "I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course."

Caddy: "Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth." 

# 8 -- Golfer: "Do you think my game is improving?"

Caddy: "Yes sir, you miss the ball much closer now." 

# 7 -- Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?"

Caddy: "Eventually." 

# 6 -- Golfer: "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world."

Caddy: "I don't think so sir. That would be too much of a coincidence." 

# 5 -- Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much of a distraction."

Caddy: "It's not a watch - it's a compass." 

# 4 -- Golfer: "How do you like my game?"

Caddy: "Very good sir, but personally, I prefer golf." 

# 3 -- Golfer: "Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday?"

Caddy: "The way you play, sir, it's a sin on any day." 

# 2 -- Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on."

Caddy: "This isn't the golf course. We left that an hour ago." 

# 1 -- Best Caddy Comment Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it's too old."

Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir." 

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How Are League Handicaps Calculated?  

     One of the wonderful features of the scoring system we are using is that it calculates a separate league handicap based solely on your league scores.  The staff in the shop have absolutely zero influence on handicaps.  Most importantly, the "system" should be recognized as an inanimate, unbiased mechanism to track, record, calculate, allocate,tabulate and publish numbers attached to names - nothing more.  The triggering device to set it in motion is the input of a player's score; how many strokes they took to complete 9 holes of golf.  The first calculation, with respect to determining a handicap, is to deduct the pre-determined course rating from the player's score.  This "index" or number is the basis for determining a league handicap.  League handicaps are determined by taking a players best four scores out of
their last seven, adding them together and then dividing by 4.  The system then subtracts the league course rating which, in our case, is set at 36.  That number is either rounded up or down.  In the case of players that are new to the league, the program produces three "dummy" scores to establish a handicap for each player.  This reduces the possibility of wild swings in handicaps for the first few weeks until a new player has established a league handicap that is representative of his skill level. 

Here is an example...

Jon Smith (New to the league in 2010)

     Because Jon was new to the league in 2010 and we didn't know his actual handicap he was set-up in the system with an 18-hole handicap of zero.  Every league handicap is calculated the same way.  The system produces three "dummy" (D) scores to help Jon establish a league handicap.

     Jon's scoring history looks like this...  36(D), 36(D), 36(D) plus his actual scores of 45 on July 16th, 51 on July 17th, 55 on July 18th and 44 on July 19th.

     Jon's four best scores are 36(D), 36(D), 36(D) and 44 which, when we add them together, equal 152.  The system divides 170 by 4 to get 38 and then subtracts the course rating (36) to get 2.  The system either rounds up or down so Jon's league handicap for his next round will be 2.

     Important - once Jon posts his 8th score the "Dummy" scores will gradually disappear from his history and be gone from his scoring history forever. Like his regular GAO handicap, your league handicap will carry forward
from year to year. 
 

Second Example – Bill Doe

     Unlike Jon, Bill was set-up with an actual starting handicap of 4 and, also unlike Jon, Bill played in the league last year so he has much more of an accurate scoring history.

     Bill's last 7 scores in his scoring history looks like this...  40, 38,42 and 43 from 2010 and 36, 35 and 40 from 2009.  Like his regular GAO handicap, Bill's league handicap carries forward from year to year.

     Bill's best four scores are the 35 and 36 from 2009 and the 38 and 40 from 2010 which, when we add them together, equal 149.  The system divides 149 by 4 to get 37.25 and then subtracts the course rating (36) to get 1.25.  The system either rounds up or down so Bill’s league handicap for his next round will be 1.