Handicap Help

This was posted in 2004, but should be helpful for determining handicaps:

FC participants,

As the summer golf heats up, the annual refresher on recording your scores and other key subjects for the Fall Classic are provided...

For the Fall Classic, a minimum of 10 documented, rounds is required. A few ground rules for the FC:

Two separate nine hole rounds can not be added to substitute one round of 18 holes. Players not completing the minimum 10 rounds, will have five (5) strokes deducted from their handicap as listed on the Handicap Tracker the night prior to the opening round of the FC.

NEW FOR 2004 FC - The Rules Committee voted for the 2004 season a maximum of +36 is allowed on rounds. For example, if the par is 72, Golfer A shoots a 110 (+38), the highest score Golfer A can record is 108.

If you have scores already in the tracker that are affected by this rule, please adjust. accordingly.

The reasoning - the USGA sets a maximum of 36.4 for mens handicap. Allowing scores higher than the max inflates a players handicap.

RULES OF GOLF

There are a few penalties that always generate questions; Out of Bounds, lost ball, and water hazards. Here is a summary of the three.

Out of Bounds (know by the code Oscar Bravo as JW calls it) is Stroke and Distance marked on the course by white stakes. OB always surrounds the perimeter of the golf course. The USGA does not recognize OB on the interior of a course, so if your ball is in the junk and it is not on the exterior boundary of the golf course, the ball is either lost or in a hazard... A lost ball is Stroke and Distance.

Stroke & Distance - ex. Ken hits a tee shot OB or into thick rough and cant find the ball. Ken then must re-tee and take a one shot penalty. He would be hitting his third shot (#1-Tee shot, #2-one shot penalty, #3-re-tee).

ex#2. Tim is hitting his second shot on a par5. He hits his shot into thick junk. He cant find the ball. This is a lost ball. He must go back and re-hit. Tim would be hit

Past Photos

We have recently started to add photos from past Fall Classics. If you have any, please pass on to us via email.... jevenson@rjagroup.com

Here are some from FC I:

Team Drunk

Team Sober

Bobecks

Participant Updates

BKing Out

It is with regrets that we have to inform the FC VI Group that Brian King (A.k.a. BKing)is ailing from neck and back problems and will not be able to attend the FC VI. We will miss him and his stories about him and his dog.

Coach is Back

Back from surgery and rehab on his ailing joints, Coach is back in the mix for FC VI. He will help Team Sober try and make it three years in a row.. Great to have him back...

Tim Olson Out

Due to family doings, T Olson is not going to be able to attend this year's event. We will miss him and his reverse Mohawk.

Pulcanio and L Chico Back

L Chico- After failing to make FC V due to family issues, L Chico will be provided a spot in this year's event is looking forward to helping out and having fun.

Pulcanio- After filling in last year, Pulcanio will be attempting to go 2-0 in his FC career tournament record. He and his 14 handicap have his Team Sober Teammates excited.

Fall Classic VI Information

Gents,

On behalf of The Chairman, this is your official email
to reserve your spot in Fall Classic VI!
The basic logistics are the same:

When: Columbus Day Weekend
10/6 - Evening arrival
10/7 - Practice round
10/8 - Day 1
10/9 - Day 2
10/10 - Day 3 and departure(NO DEPARTURES BEFORE 4PM
PLEASE)

Where: Orlando, FL
$$$: $200

The FC has grown beyond last year's 16 players. As a
result, here is the current list for FC VI:

TEAM DRUNK
Ken Hoffmann
Ed Walenga
Jeremy Smeltzer
Kevin Hoffmann
Peter Lacy
Brian King
Josh Greene
Brian Reinheimer

TEAM SOBER
Tim Prerost
Karl 'Old School' Hoffmann
Patrick Johnson
Bob Sabatino (back from Injured Reserve!)
Tim Olsen
Brian Hecht
Brian Bludgen
Saumil

ALTERNATES
Mike Pulcanio
Jon Evenson

To reserve your spot, payment must be received by The
Chairman (address below) no later than 8/1. Your spot
is not reserved until payment is received.

Ken Hoffmann
9780 Worthington Ridge Road
Orlando, FL 32829

IMPORTANT - After 8/15, The Chairman reserves the
right to fill any open spots, with the 16 participants
finalized by 9/1 to allow for travel planning. Once
the players are finalized, a detailed email with
logistics for the weekend will follow.

REMEMBER - Log your 2005 scores into the handicap
tracker.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Orlando for
another great Fall Classic!