2014 Action
Another Year - Another Game
Welcome to the 2014 Weeklies.
Another year of fun and games. You'll recognize
most of the challenges this season - maybe even have a few fond
memories of victories past. They haven't changed much, so
this is your chance to get them right.
As below - Play The Whites. As before - write with comments, criticisms or suggestions. And as always - Have Fun. That's really the name of the game.
As below - Play The Whites. As before - write with comments, criticisms or suggestions. And as always - Have Fun. That's really the name of the game.
Play The Whites
Movin' On Up
There one big change from
2013 will continue: Play White Tees. Anyone may enter a
Weekly
from the White Tees. Tournaments
and other events are a different matter and will be set
individually by the Tournament Committee. But for
The Weeklies; Play The Whites.
Of course you can still play from the Blues. Most of us probably shouldn't, but that's never stopped us before. Just be sure your card highlights the tees you played from and that you get your handicap right.
If you do plan to play from the Whites you should be aware of how to calculate and adjust your handicap for competition vs the Blues. Details are on the handicap page here or at the USGA. Handicaps from both Blue & White will be posted behind 1st Tee.
I hope this helps us get around a little faster and a little happier.
Of course you can still play from the Blues. Most of us probably shouldn't, but that's never stopped us before. Just be sure your card highlights the tees you played from and that you get your handicap right.
If you do plan to play from the Whites you should be aware of how to calculate and adjust your handicap for competition vs the Blues. Details are on the handicap page here or at the USGA. Handicaps from both Blue & White will be posted behind 1st Tee.
I hope this helps us get around a little faster and a little happier.
The Weekly Theory
Let's Have Fun
My reasons and rationale behind the
new Weeklies and the games we play are here: A Weeklies Manifesto.
But if you're the Executive Summary type - this is it in a
nutshell:
To those ends here are a couple refreshers on how things work:
Enjoy.
The
Weeklies are meant to add to the fun of this great game. They
are
not always a test of skill, but should reward good golf; from
individual shots to complete rounds – including flukes, lucky breaks
and putts over 6 feet (which I consider pure luck if they go in).
They should not get in the way of playing a postable round of
golf nor require an MBA to compute. Nor should victory be a
total
surprise to the winner.
It’s best if they help you see the game in a slightly different way
- play just a little bit better
- laugh just a little bit harder.
To those ends here are a couple refreshers on how things work:
- Weeklies will end on Saturday when the last Saxony golfer comes in.
- Rounds played Sundays and during the week count in the following Saturday's game.
- If you tee it up on Saturday - that's your round for the Weekly.
- If we don't get 20 scores, because of weather or sleepiness - no Weekly.
- Any of us can play from the White Tees -
if we
want - with the right handicap, of course. Linda and those
70+
can
move up to the Reds.
Enjoy.