UPDATED 10/29/25 1715 HOURS

CONGRATULATIONS TO RANDY STOLZBERG FOR

CLAIMING BOTH THE SEASON LONG AND PAR 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SEASON!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST TIME CHAMPIONS

THE NEW MEN’S NET TEAM CHAMPS ARE

JOHN KELLY AND SCOTT AMBERMAN

WELL THERE YA HAVE IT, ANOTHER SEASON IN THE BOOKS

I WILL SAY THIS, IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING 25 YEARS, I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD DO THIS JOB FOR THIS LONG, AND WHILE IT HAS HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS, I HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING THAT FOR THE MOST PART I TRULY ENJOYED MY TIME.

I TRIED TO STRIVE TO MAKE IT HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, COMPETITIVE BOTH FOR GOOD AND AVERAGE PLAYERS, TEAM COMPETITIONS SO YOU COULD PLAY WITH A FRIEND, AND JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND PLAY WITH COWORKERS OR EVEN BRING GUESTS OF YOUR OWN.

SO WHILE MY DAYS OF RUNNING OUTINGS MAY BE OVER, I’M NOT QUITE DONE YET!

THURSDAY DECEMBRER 4TH WE WILL HAVE AN END OF SEASON GET TOGETHER AT J. PAUL’S TO WRAP IT UP

I HOPE TO HAVE ALL THE TROPHIES UPDATED BY THEN AND AVAILBALE TO THE WINNERS!

I WILL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE INCOMING GROUP WHO I WILL HOPE CAN KEEP THIS THING GOING AS LONG AS I DID!

I AM ROOTING FOR THEM 100%

MY THOUGHTS ARE TO HELP THEM START TO GET THE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SEASON GOING IN JANUARY, AND THEN SEND OUT MY FINAL LETTER, YOUR DUES LETTER FOR 2026, WHERE I WILL RESIGN AND THEN HAND IT ALL OVER.

THERE WILL BE SOME HICCUPS, BUT I HOPE YOU WILL GIVE THEM YOUR COMPLETE SUPPORT, AND MAKE THE OUTINGS.

I WISH EVERYONE THE BEST AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL DECEMBER 4TH STARTING AT 1630 HOURS AT J. PAULS !

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.