Jim Knudson › Michigan Masters & More October 23, 2014 at 6:23pm
Sure has been an awful lot of Masters and Grand Masters from the west side of the state signing up for tourneys, then either bailing, changing divisions, or showing up at other tourneys on the same day as the one they bailed on. This leaves the division in limbo and causes other players who do show up to switch. Sometimes the division you want to switch to, was on a the previous day! Come On Men!!
I have found this a bit frustrating at times as well. Many of us geezers sign up for events that draw golfers in the age protected divisions. If you get there and a handful have bailed or switch to rec, that can be a pain. I think sticking to no cashless pre reg would help this situation. Seems ... more
I have found this a bit frustrating at times as well. Many of us geezers sign up for events that draw golfers in the age protected divisions. If you get there and a handful have bailed or switch to rec, that can be a pain. I think sticking to no cashless pre reg would help this situation. Seems that this works well on the East side tournaments, since they seem to fill for the most part. Also, the switch in the needed points for Worlds may have some golfers scrambling for points. That could explain some of the switching and bailing. Fred seemed to have a good idea here. If enough Masters, GM and SGM take a look at the schedule and make decsions on their playing itinerary early, we can assure a decent representation at certain events.
Power to the old guys!
I'm about to hit my no- throw season. That will put me on task for the survey of 2015 choices and preferences. Without precise dates until formal schedules are out, it may yet be possible to project some idea based on the perrennial tournaments we have played. It might be good to identify certa ... more
I'm about to hit my no- throw season. That will put me on task for the survey of 2015 choices and preferences. Without precise dates until formal schedules are out, it may yet be possible to project some idea based on the perrennial tournaments we have played. It might be good to identify certain tournaments that are conventional favorites or natural candidates for next year's schedule. Already on my schedule is the World Ams in Kalamazoo. That's no simple matter, given the time committment involved. Look for my next post for more on early projections.
DGLO is an A Tier the last weekend of May. It's always a good time but be aware of the TD. I hear he can be a little flighty sometimes :-) !
You got it...we can plot a mix of A, B and C tier events, spread over time and the map. The massive "B" event before Labor Day in Luddington always gets red letters on my schedule.