Captain Arby's Golf Site KOMAG Milham League

This site is for the Kalamazoo Order of Masterfully Amateur Golfers (KOMAG) Tuesday Night Milham Park Golf League. On this site you will find all the information about the status of the league.

Text Box: Summary and results of 2010 league.

Message from the beginning of the 2011 Season

We have just eight (8) teams this year including a few new players. It should be a very interesting year and a little bit more manageable. This is a fun league with no cash prizes or large prizes.

Each week I will have cards pre-printed for your group. One card per group. Each card will have your names, handicaps, contests, holes, yardage, tee times, etc. You just enter the scores and turn them into me.

The weekly standings and messages should be completed by Friday of each week… but don't hold me to that. I usually update everything late at night well after 10 or 11pm.

Weekly contests are posted on the web site and will be noted on the card each week. Skill contests like longest drive, closest to the pin, etc., will win a sleeve of balls. What type? Well, I have to sort out all the ones I bought in the last month. If we are close to the end of the season and I still have sleeves, then I will add a few more contests.

Our tee times run start at 5:32 and go every 8 minutes. The 2011 schedule will be available on the website and in the Milham clubhouse (men's bathroom corkboard).

PLEASE BE READY BY YOUR TEE TIME IF NOT A FEW TEE TIMES BEFORE.

If you or your partner or your opponents are not ready at your assigned tee time, the foursome at the next tee time team will take your place. This pattern will be followed until a group is ready to tee off. Your group should always tee off at or before your assigned tee time (unless you’re the group that was late).

Last year we had a group ahead of us hold us up. Obviously if that happens again we won't hold that against the people teeing off.

** Check out the entire web site weekly for changes.

I will try to let you know when I have updated something but sometimes I forget. It must be all those years in front of a computer. I’ve updated the 2011 Rules and added a few guidelines such as Pace of Play. Please check these out. A couple other pages have also been updated.

If you have any suggestions for the web page, please let me know. I'd be happy to add a link or a favorite story or something like that. I may add a golf joke or statement page but we would probably have to keep it clean.

Drew

Weekly Recap page

2011 Information

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON PACE OF PLAY AND GOLF CARS

We understand that many of today’s golfers are relatively new to rules and etiquette of the game. Pace of Play and golf car do’s and don’ts are not familiar with everyone. We wanted to highlight a few of the prominent suggestions.

· Once on the green, put your clubs near the back of the greens in a position that will decrease the amount of time it takes to safely clear the green.

· Always remember your position on the golf course is relative to the group in front of you, not behind you. “We weren’t holding anyone up” is not a viable excuse for playing nine holes in more than 2 ½ hours. (League play is sometimes longer but this is still important guideline)

· The golf course is not a practice range. Multiple balls played on a hole could lead to clubhouse intervention.

· Partners in carts should use the “drop off” method in order to take full advantage of the golf car’s speed from point A to point B.

· When approaching your ball, start locating yardage indicators so that you have a good idea of your yardage before you arrive at your ball.

· Replace your divots and repair your ball marks can never be said enough.

· Obey the cart signs and ropes for traffic control on the course.

August 30, 2011

That’s all she wrote. Thanks for a great season. I hope everyone will be back next year.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know. There will be a few changes based on issues this year that will make things go a little smoother.

Contest results for Week 19:

Closest to the pin #4 - Robert De Los Santos

Long Drive on #6 - Matt Currie

Long Putt on #9 - Bill Kuilema

Final Results:

1st Place - 268 points - Jim Dunn & Bill Kuilema

2nd Place - 258 points - Matt Currie & Joe Silveira

2nd Place - 258 points - Andrew Falkenberg & Brock Wirgau

3rd Place - 246.5 points - John Buchtrup, Brian Cervin, & Jim Lippincott

4th Place - 243.5 points - Scott Managhan & Steve Rochow

5th Place - 238.5 points - Michael Cross, Ed Freed & Chris Phillips

6th Place - 236.5 points - Jim Miller, Jack Miller & Michael Rivera

The outing will be at Angel’s Crossing on September 24. Speaking with Jeff, the rates are currently $44 for 18 with a cart. They MAY drop in September. I’m going to shoot for $50 for the outing to cover a couple of small prizes and/or hopefully some food. I've sent out an email asking for those who intend to play to contact me. I'll update it at the end of the week.

Outing participants so far:

Jim Dunn, Bill Kuilema, Chris Phillips, Ed Freed, Jay Eichstaedt, Brock Wirgau, Andrew Falkenberg, Jim Miller, Chad Pratley, Bill Dare, Chris Davis, Jeremy Larson, Robert De Los Santos, Matt Currie, Joe Silveria, Jim Lippincott, David Bills, Phil Goff

See you at the outing on September 24.

Drew (aka Captain Arby)

Please be aware of potential damage to the course. Fix any ball marks you see while you are on the green. I know I fixed a bunch of them on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Also, rake the traps if you see that it needs it. You don't have to fix every ball mark or rake every foot print, but taking a little time to keep the course looking nice will hopefully encourage others to do the same. Thanks.

Please be ready and at the tee area before your scheduled time. This is important this year because we have a league behind us. Typically a round should last 2 1/4 hours to 2 1/2 hours max. There may be weeks when the weather causes everyone to play slower buy keep in mind you should always be in sight of the group ahead of you. Thank you.

We do not have a league behind us but when the sun sets later we should have people teeing off after us. Please remember golf etiquette and keep pace with the group ahead of you.

Stroke limits on the holes are double par. If you reach double par and have not holed out, please pick up and write down the score either circling it or putting a "P" next to it. Thank you.

We are playing winter rules. Especially in the spring with the rain and the muck you may lift, clean and place your ball through the green. You may not do this in a sand trap. However if there is water in the trap, you may move your ball out of the water. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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