F-Troop Golf Club

UPDATED 10/2/25 0925 HOURS

NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR DUNWOODIE OUTING

ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 7TH!

WE HAVE NEVER PLAYED THIS COURSE AND IT IS A GREAT LAYOUT, I HOPE WE CAN HAVE A DECENT TURNOUT

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST TIME CHAMPIONS

THE NEW MEN’S NET TEAM CHAMPS ARE

JOHN KELLY AND SCOTT AMBERMAN

DUNWOODIE MAKE UP DATE IS OCTOBER 7TH!

TOP 5 FROM EAST END DAY 1

TOP GROSS

F. BRENNAN 89

L. COLEMAN 90

KINIRONS 91

BOULANGER 91

HEMSLEY 93

TOP NET

P. KINIRONS 73

G. BOULANGER 74

L. COLEMAN 74

R. STOLZBERG 76

F. BRENNAN 76

TOP 5 FROM EAST END DAY 2

TOP GROSS

L. COLEMAN 89

P. HEMSLEY 91

R. STOLZBERG 92

F. BRENNAN 95

L. STEVENS 96

L. COLEMAN 73

R. STOZBERG 74

P. HEMSLEY 80

L. STEVENS 81

N. ARNOLD 82

NEW MEMBERS

WE WILL ONCE AGAIIN BE ACCEPTING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE CLUB,

THIS NUMBER COULD INCREASE IF WE SEE SOME MEMBERS LEAVE, SO CHECK BACK HERE

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A NEW MEMBER PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME,

ALEX SHARPE, STEVE ORLANDO, OR KENNY BUTLER!

FORWARD TEE

I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY A FEW OF OUR MEMBERS,

“WHAT ARE THE RULES. OR WHEN SHOULD I CONSIDER MOVING TO THE FORWARD TEE BOX?

I ATTENDED THE MGA RULES AND HANDICAPING SEMINAR A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND HAD THE CHANCE TO ASK ABOUT IT

WELL HERE YA GO, THERE IS NO HARD RULE, IT IS NOT BASED ON AGE, OR HANDICAP

IT IS BASED ON YOUR DISTANCE OFF OF THE TEE, JUST THAT SIMPLE

HERE IS THE GUIDELINE I WAS TOLD, AND IT MAKES SENSE:

IF YOU ARE HITTING THE BALL 200 YARDS + OFF THE TEE REGULARLY YOU STAY AT THE WHITES

IF YOU ARE UNDER 200, BUT MAYBE REGULARLY 190+ THEN IT IS TIME TO CONSIDER IT, NOT AUTOMATIC BUT CONSIDER IT

THEN SIMPLY IF YOU ARE UNDER 190 OFF THE TEE REGULARLY THEN IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD, JUST DO IT.

SO IF YOU DO, JUST LET ME KNOW, SIMPLY WRITE GOLD TEES NEXT TO YOUR NAME ON YOUR CARD, ITS NOT A PROBLEM.

GROUP ME!

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT IN ON THE GROUP ME

IT IS A VERY USEFUL TOOL FOR OUR CLUB AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT

ACES POOL

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE CLUB OR HAVE FORGOTTEN, BRING A BUCK WITH YOU TO EVERY OUTING!!!

HOW ABOUT A HOLE IN ONE POOL, CLUB OUTINGS ONLY, SIMPLE, EASY AND CHEAP, $1. PER ROUND TO ENTER, YOU JUST ADD A BUCK WHEN YOU CHECK IN, NO ENTRY NO CHANCE, WE KEEP ADDING TIL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY DRAINS AN ACE AT AN F-TROOP OUTING, IT WILL HAPPEN, MAYBE RIGHT AWAY, MAYBE IN 5 YEARS, BUT THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH IS IN AT THAT POINT, AND ANYONE CAN GET LUCKY. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, THE F-TROOP GOLF CLUB ACES POOL, I WILL UPDATE THE PRIZE AMOUNT AFTER EVERY OUTING SO YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE HUGE IF I HAD THOUGHT OF IT 10 YEARS AGO!!!

RULES FOR CONTEST HOLES FOR THE 2025 SEASON!

SO, AS WE STARTED LAST YEAR, THERE WILL BE NO MORE LONG DRIVE HOLES, JUST 2 CLOSE TO PINS, AND ONE CLOSEST ON THE 2ND SHOT, SO AS FAR AS SPREADING THE WEALTH, YOU CAN WIN NO MORE THEN 3 CONTEST HOLES FROM THE START OF THE SEASON UNTIL THE EAST END TRIP IN SEPTEMBER, THEN THE COUNTER RESETS TO 0, HOWEVER AS ALWAYS YOU CAN ONLY WIN 1 2ND SHOT CLOSEST OR CLOSE TO PIN AT THE EAST END EVENT, AND FROM THAT POINT, YOU CAN ONLY WIN 2 CONTEST HOLES UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON, WINNERS WILL HAVE “c” OR 2 OR 3 “Cs” NEXT TO THEIR NAME ON THE SIGN IN PAGE!

OUTING NEWS

ONE IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PUBLIC GOLF COURSE OUTINGS STARTING THIS YEAR AND MOVING FORWARD, WITH THE HEAVY USE OF APPS SUCH AS GOLF NOW, COURSES ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT RESERVING TEE TIMES TO ONLY HAVE THEM GIVEN BACK AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO WE ARE BEING SQUEEZED A BIT WHEN IT COMES TO TIMES, SO SIGN UP EARLY. IN SOME CASES, IF SIGN UPS ARE LOW I WILL HAVE TO GIVE BACK TIMES BEFORE REGISTRATION CLOSES. BY SIGNING UP EARLY YOU INSURE YOU WON’T BE CLOSED OUT.

IN ADDITION A DAY OF WITHDRAWL WILL HAVE TO BE PAID FOR, AS COURSES LOOK AT THIS AS “LOST REVENUE” SO BE PREPARED TO PAY IF YOU WITHDRAW WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR TEE TIME, I HAVE TRIED TO BE LENIENT WITH THIS RULE IN THE PAST, BUT WE WILL NOT “EAT IT” IF WE ARE CHARGED FOR ANY LAST MINUTE WITHDRAWLS.