2012 mega forum meet

MikeH

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Afternoon all

I know the centenary society days and myriad of other forum days in 2011 haven’t even teed off yet but I've been pondering the possibility of organising a mega forum event in 2012.

I think it would be great if we could settle on a date for by the end of this summer thereby giving everyone maximum time to get it in their diaries for 2012 and thus achieve our biggest ever forum turnout.

With that in mind I'd like to do some market research and get people's thoughts on the following

The best month for such an event
The best day (weekday or weekend)
Should it be a 1 or 2 day event?
Location (country, region, type of course)
The maximum you'd be prepared to spend on it
If it were a 2 dayer would you want accommodation included?

Over to you
 
I would think May/June just in time for greens to have recovered from winter but not getting in the way of too many golfers non golfy family holidays.
Weekends would be best for me, less days needing taken from Holiday allowance.
2 Day events rock, alcohol helps everyone get accustomed to each other before battle.
North or Southern Ireland would be ace, failing that western coast courses Troon, Turnberry, Royal Lytham etc :D Though to be honest, somewhere easy to commute to would be ideal.
Couple hundred including B&B I'd say.
 
The key for me is plenty of notice, so long as it's far enough in advance I can do most things. Strangely weekday is easier for me, as it's easier to book time off work than time off from the family.

I'd prefer a 2 day event, and would probably like to get out of the country but that would probably effect numbers because of the cost etc
 
Links course, preferably Scotland, over 2 days in April or September. Price would depend on venue, but i'll start the ball rolling at about £160 (including an overnight)
 
Turkey 5-7 days all inclusive.
I think Vig is organising the flights, car hire, hotels, tee times, comps, prizes, meals, drinks, bed-time stories, early morning calls, caddys and getting Smiffy out of jail :D
 
The best month for such an event - May, June, July or August
The best day (weekday or weekend) - with massive amounts of notice, any day would be best
Should it be a 1 or 2 day event? - Definitely a 2 day
Location (country, region, type of course) - England near the midlands, central to everyone.
The maximum you'd be prepared to spend on it - £200 if accomodation was included.
 
The best month for such an event - Any month it's less likely to rain but won't be mega expensive - May or Sept is probably good.

The best day (weekday or weekend) - Weekend preferably, especially if it's a 2 day'er but with enough notice a week day would probably be fine.

Should it be a 1 or 2 day event? - Definitely 2

Location (country, region, type of course) - Changed my mind: Central - Somewhere with "history"

The maximum you'd be prepared to spend on it - Probably no more than £200 but the less the better! :D

If it were a 2 dayer would you want accommodation included? - Yes please.
 
Anywhere central would be good, 2 dayer and avoid August because of family holidays. I would go later, say, late September to give us all something to look forward to and be well practiced over the season!
 
The best month for such an event - May / June

The best day (weekday or weekend) - weekday

Should it be a 1 or 2 day event? - 2

Location (country, region, type of course) - somewhere with more than 1 course. ie Celtic manor, Belfry, Forest Of Arden etc. Gives then chance to stay in one place but play more than one course. I've never played a links course so would be interested in trying it.

The maximum you'd be prepared to spend on it - depends on quality of location. Say £200 to £300.

If it were a 2 dayer would you want accommodation included? - Yes
 
It would be great to play up in Scotland, but the logistics and cost of gettting there and it turning into a 4 day event are a bit of an issue. Though I guess some of us Southerners could hire a minibus and make a road trip of it! Unless one of the forumers has a private jet we could use?

Which kind of leaves the Midlands I guess. But a decent course in Scotland would be tempting.

Cost. Whatever it is don't let the Mrs know. But for a two dayer, overnight and breakie. Bearing in mind the Scottish membership fees compared to down here. About a ton!!

When. Not school hols pref.
 
Mike

My own thoughts are that it would be better (and cheaper) outside of the busy golfing season of June, July and August, which would leave any of the 2 months either side (April / May / September / October) if you are going to have a mega competition it would need to be over 2 or 3 days, for instance Friday afternoon 18 holes, possibly 27/36 holes on the Saturday and the final 18 holes on the Sunday. This would allow for 2 nights of socialising and getting to meet other forum members. This allows the Friday morning and Sunday afternoon for travelling time to the venue, obviously 2 nights b&b would be needed. This would also reduce the number of days most people would have to take off their normal holiday entitlement.

As much as I would like to play some of those lovely courses in Scotland I would have thought somewhere in the middle of the country would be better supported by everyone throughout the UK.
 
In season, it's going to be expensive, weekend, more expensive, top location, even more expensive, (put it down south? don't even think about it). Autumn makes sense to me on reflection.

For some of the higher handicaps, a top links course (open venue?) is going to be stupid tough.

Not so keen on going to scotland, as it's flippin miles away, there is no sun, and you get eaten alive by midges (originally typed midgets by mistake, which is also possible up north). Also, there are likely to be scottish people there, and they are all ginger.

If enough people go, then either there needs to be a huge hotel on site, or, there needs to be a local town with a wide variety of accomodation, to suit all budgets. With lots of pubs and restaurants.

Needs good communications, near an airport? and motorways too.

If it involves driving for ages down little roads, I'm out as my car doesn't do little roads.

Manchester / Liverpool area would be fairly central, and easy to drive / fly to. Also ok for the Irish lot to get to too.

Isn't Mike a member at Royal Liverpool or somewhere?
 
Also, there are likely to be scottish people there, and they are all ginger.
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ROFL :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Yawn not heard that one before :)

If you want courses with history Scotlands the only place to be is it not :o.

Mike what about a week in Mrytle Beach golfers paradise and plenty strip clubs for the evening :)
 
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