Karl102
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Took me a while..... They sent a code to my mobile.... I keep forgetting my log in though!!!
North west - Order of merit ???
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Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Birchy, can we try and get the following for the blog also:-
Everyone's name (alongside their forum name), always a bit awkward to say their forum name if you haven't met them before.
Put the captains names/forum names next to their course.
Cheers,ears.
To save you some time:-
Karl is karl
Junior is Andy
StuC is Stu
Qwerty is Dave
GregBWFC is Andy - figure that out
Birchy is Stu (in case you've had a few)
Everyone's name (alongside their forum name), always a bit awkward to say their forum name if you haven't met them before.
Put the captains names/forum names next to their course.
Cheers,ears.
To save you some time:-
Karl is karl
Junior is Andy
StuC is Stu
Qwerty is Dave
GregBWFC is Andy - figure that out
Birchy is Stu (in case you've had a few)
jpenno
Head Pro
JPenno is John
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Hello John, got a new motor.
Sorry, in a cockney mood.
Fish,Teetime72 - hopefully have new in the next 24 hours.
And Birchy, your not Stu - your Scott.
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jpenno
Head Pro
Hello John, got a new motor.
Sorry, in a cockney mood.
Fish,Teetime72 - hopefully have new in the next 24 hours.
And Birchy, your not Stu - your Scott.
If your in a Cockney mood you should be shouting "RAFA OUT" ;-) I hope he does us a favour and makes a rediculous bid for Henderson and sells us Torres and Sturridge on the cheap
Birchy
Money List Winner
No problem mate, i was gonna ask everybody if theres anything else they would like to see on there
Cheers, the suspense is killing me :mmm:
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Fish,Teetime72 - your ok for the OOM, a unanimous decision.
This is now closed at 23 people, any others will just go on a reserve list. If you can let Birchy know any relevant details for Birchy's blog.
Welcome, both of you.
Please confirm.
LB.
Fish,Teetime72 - your ok for the OOM, a unanimous decision.
This is now closed at 23 people, any others will just go on a reserve list. If you can let Birchy know any relevant details for Birchy's blog.
Welcome, both of you.
Please confirm.
LB.
Excellent, thank you very much, everyone :thup:
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Birchy
Money List Winner
I think ive got all your details as well mate so will update the blog later.
You can go to work now.....
I thought swearing wasn't allowed on a public forum, how very dare you.....
walshawwhippet
Assistant Pro
No problem mate, i was gonna ask everybody if theres anything else they would like to see on there
Hi Birchy, now i can see what i'm doing and have caught up, i'm a Jimmy :thup:
Birchy
Money List Winner
Ok mate, cheers :thup:
Yerman
Journeyman Pro
Yerman -Nick - Reddish Vale GC
Birchy
Money List Winner
Ive got your details up there already mate :thup: thanks anyway
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Birchy, can you also put on the blog rules that all 6 rounds must be played on or before the finals day. If people can't play the finals day, they must play that course beforehand, but not after. the trophy will be handed over on finals day, no stragglers after that.
E-mail coming the captains way tomorrow, check your e-mail and respond in the next few days, ta.
Birchy
Money List Winner
Its 5 rounds before finals day isnt it? The 6th being final day? Also is it full handicap allowance? I will put that on there too.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Yes, 6 rounds including finals day.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Well all, after many hours of discussion with the other captains, we can put more flesh on the bones of the Flat cap OOM, as follows.
Entry fee will be £20 each player, which can be paid after Christmas, but before the end of February. This will be for prize money, a trophy and hopefully even polo shirts.
I think this £20 will be more than offset with over £100 savings on the normal green fees for the six particular courses we will be playing. There may also be a topping up of prizemoney, with Birchy selling advertising space on the blog, which I think is fantastic - a real boon.
Fixtures:-
There are already dates for 2 of the meets, Preston in June and Reddish vale in September. We don't want to have to pay for all of them at this particular time, with xmas on the horizon, so some of the others will be sorted out in the following months. Again for people who can't make the meets, we will also be having straggler meets which can be sorted with each course's particular captain (contact details will be on the blog).
At the moment Lee park should be holding the final in September, or if not Reddish vale. Whichever course holds the final, it is imperative that everyone either plays in the final meet, or if not before the final meet at that particular course (and also to have had their other 5 rounds). We can't have a match being played after the finals day.
Rules:-
These have been discussed at length, and to be honest, they were agreed unanimously.
1. Players will play off whatever their current handicap is at the time they play their games/meets. Please keep your handicap up to date and check again before playing.
2. All games will be played off 7/8 of their current handicap (at the time) and will be scored as stableford.
3. We will always try to play off the same tees, i.e. if there is a meet played off the whites, we will also play straggler games off the whites (if available). If not, the difference in SSS will be taken off in points, as in if the course is SSS 72 off the whites but only 70 off the yellows, 2 points will be taken off people playing off the yellows.If there is a difference in par for a hole, this will also count,i.e.if it's a par 5 off the whites, it will be marked as a par 5, but if a par 4 off the yellows, it will be marked as a par 4. This may also be covered by SSS, but we will not try to punish twice, so please check with that captain, to make sure. I hope this all makes sense. We will try to have a mix of yellow and white tee comps.
4. People who don't have official handicaps, will have to get them before they play one of their game. Scouser, as you don’t play in comps, I suggest you hand in 3 supplementary cards in at Lee park in April, to keep your handicap up to date for at least the 2013 OOM.
5. Qualifying scores will only count if it is designated as an official score BEFOREHAND. No retrospective scores to count. You can declare this to every courses individual captain.
6. The highest stableford points total over the 6 rounds overall will win.
7. No gimmees!
Prizes/Trophies:-
I'll be making a trophy, but will have to buy some stuff, so will take this out the fund. It will be a multi-season trophy, hopefully. I'll sort out the actual split of prize money, before the first game starts, once we have an idea of if we get any money in from the blog. It will be split to at least a 3rd and maybe even a 4th place.
General:-
There is a good reason why the captains only discussed rules etc, and that was because having 22 opinions would have been unmanageable, as the thread already has 34 pages, 2 other seperate threads and it has been very hard already keeping track of it. I hope the OOM carries on for season after season, and whoever takes it on next season, and any new captains will appreciate the spadework done here by Birchy (my more than able 2nd in command) and the 4 other captains. They have put in just as much effort as me over the last few weeks. Next year will have another overseer, and we may have new captains and new courses, also, and I'm sure they can make any changes they see fit.
If captains sort a meet via an open, they will give a priority to members of the OOM initially, but only for a reasonable amount of time (say 1-2 weeks), after that it may be open to non-OOM people. Ideally if people can reply one way or the other to say yes, not at the moment, but may be a reserve, if someone drops out or no. Please answer at least.
To play at each individual course please deal direct with that courses captain, who will arrange meets, games, collect the green fees, and collate the cards etc.
Dress code:-
Flat caps (and hopefully polos) are a must before and after meets, but not necessary during play. The flat caps must be supplied by yourself, the best one may even get a prize.
We still need a great name for our brother (and sister)hood, but if not I'll just pick something, I've got in mind. Any more suggestions?
Most of all this needs to be fun, but competitive and I hope that this is the way we will all compete.
I hope you are happy with the above, and if there is anything important I have omitted or you would like to talk about specifically, please PM me initially, if not hopefully all will go well and lots of enjoyment and cheap golf will ensue.
Good luck to you all, Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Peter (Liverbirdie).
Entry fee will be £20 each player, which can be paid after Christmas, but before the end of February. This will be for prize money, a trophy and hopefully even polo shirts.
I think this £20 will be more than offset with over £100 savings on the normal green fees for the six particular courses we will be playing. There may also be a topping up of prizemoney, with Birchy selling advertising space on the blog, which I think is fantastic - a real boon.
Fixtures:-
There are already dates for 2 of the meets, Preston in June and Reddish vale in September. We don't want to have to pay for all of them at this particular time, with xmas on the horizon, so some of the others will be sorted out in the following months. Again for people who can't make the meets, we will also be having straggler meets which can be sorted with each course's particular captain (contact details will be on the blog).
At the moment Lee park should be holding the final in September, or if not Reddish vale. Whichever course holds the final, it is imperative that everyone either plays in the final meet, or if not before the final meet at that particular course (and also to have had their other 5 rounds). We can't have a match being played after the finals day.
Rules:-
These have been discussed at length, and to be honest, they were agreed unanimously.
1. Players will play off whatever their current handicap is at the time they play their games/meets. Please keep your handicap up to date and check again before playing.
2. All games will be played off 7/8 of their current handicap (at the time) and will be scored as stableford.
3. We will always try to play off the same tees, i.e. if there is a meet played off the whites, we will also play straggler games off the whites (if available). If not, the difference in SSS will be taken off in points, as in if the course is SSS 72 off the whites but only 70 off the yellows, 2 points will be taken off people playing off the yellows.If there is a difference in par for a hole, this will also count,i.e.if it's a par 5 off the whites, it will be marked as a par 5, but if a par 4 off the yellows, it will be marked as a par 4. This may also be covered by SSS, but we will not try to punish twice, so please check with that captain, to make sure. I hope this all makes sense. We will try to have a mix of yellow and white tee comps.
4. People who don't have official handicaps, will have to get them before they play one of their game. Scouser, as you don’t play in comps, I suggest you hand in 3 supplementary cards in at Lee park in April, to keep your handicap up to date for at least the 2013 OOM.
5. Qualifying scores will only count if it is designated as an official score BEFOREHAND. No retrospective scores to count. You can declare this to every courses individual captain.
6. The highest stableford points total over the 6 rounds overall will win.
7. No gimmees!
Prizes/Trophies:-
I'll be making a trophy, but will have to buy some stuff, so will take this out the fund. It will be a multi-season trophy, hopefully. I'll sort out the actual split of prize money, before the first game starts, once we have an idea of if we get any money in from the blog. It will be split to at least a 3rd and maybe even a 4th place.
General:-
There is a good reason why the captains only discussed rules etc, and that was because having 22 opinions would have been unmanageable, as the thread already has 34 pages, 2 other seperate threads and it has been very hard already keeping track of it. I hope the OOM carries on for season after season, and whoever takes it on next season, and any new captains will appreciate the spadework done here by Birchy (my more than able 2nd in command) and the 4 other captains. They have put in just as much effort as me over the last few weeks. Next year will have another overseer, and we may have new captains and new courses, also, and I'm sure they can make any changes they see fit.
If captains sort a meet via an open, they will give a priority to members of the OOM initially, but only for a reasonable amount of time (say 1-2 weeks), after that it may be open to non-OOM people. Ideally if people can reply one way or the other to say yes, not at the moment, but may be a reserve, if someone drops out or no. Please answer at least.
To play at each individual course please deal direct with that courses captain, who will arrange meets, games, collect the green fees, and collate the cards etc.
Dress code:-
Flat caps (and hopefully polos) are a must before and after meets, but not necessary during play. The flat caps must be supplied by yourself, the best one may even get a prize.
We still need a great name for our brother (and sister)hood, but if not I'll just pick something, I've got in mind. Any more suggestions?
Most of all this needs to be fun, but competitive and I hope that this is the way we will all compete.
I hope you are happy with the above, and if there is anything important I have omitted or you would like to talk about specifically, please PM me initially, if not hopefully all will go well and lots of enjoyment and cheap golf will ensue.
Good luck to you all, Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Peter (Liverbirdie).
