Gents,
The group size has been finalized with the club and the event has been set. I apologize for starting another thread but it is easier this way. Details are as follows:
Where: Lost Dunes Golf Club - Bridgman, MI
When: May 15th & 16th, 2010
Teams - "East vs. West":
East
1. Tom Doak
2. Ken Fry
3. Jonathan Becker
4. Rich Hetzel
5. Jon Heise
6. Kris Belcher
7. Matt O'Brien
8. Ari Techner
9. Jin Kim
10. Patrick Boyd
11. Carl Nichols
12. Brad Tufts
13. Andrew Lewis
14. Matt Harrison
15. Bill Steele
16. Matt Schmidt
17. Tim Nugent
18. TBD - Captain's Pick
West
1. George Freeman
2. Eric Terhorst - Sat only
2a. Zack Molnar - Sun only
3. Chuck Brown
4. Jeff Tang
5. Jim Tang
6. Jon Winick
7. Dave Schmidt
8. Dan Moore - Sat only
8a. ___________ - Sun only
9. Sven Nilsen
10. Kevin Cahoon
11. Mike Kennedy
12. Rob Bice
13. Chris Flamion
14. Steve Salmen
15. Pat Craig
16. David Cronan
17. Mark Smolens
18. ____________
Alternates:
** Still have one open spot for Sundays round.
Lodging: The club has been gracious enough to reserve all five of their cottages for our group and I would love to have as many people as possible stay in them. Each cottage has four bedrooms and each bedroom has two queen size beds and a separate bathroom. Price is $160 per room per night (i.e. $80 per bed, double occupancy).
**ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD**
Golf: The first groups will tee-off on Saturday around 1-1:30 pm. Sunday tee-times will start around 7:30 am.
Golf will be $105 per day, which includes a cart. Caddies will be available for anyone who wants one - $50/bag plus tip (suggested $25-30). All foursomes must have at least one Caddy, so if everyone is in a cart, a forecaddie will be needed - $50/foursome plus tip (suggested $10-15 per bag).
Format: Hasn't been finalized yet but we're thinking best ball matches on Saturday and either alternate shot or singles matches on Sunday. All match-play (of course).
Food: Even though their kitchen usually isn't open this time of year, the club has been generous enough to fire it up for us as an accommodation. Food and prices will go as follows:
*As a disclaimer, the food at Lost Dunes is rumored to be EXCELLENT*
Saturday Lunch pre-golf: Box lunch w/ turkey wraps, chips, snickers and a drink - $12
Saturday Dinner: Buffet for our group w/ Chicken, pasta, salad, etc. - $25
Sunday Breakfast: Breakfast buffet - $10
Sunday Lunch: Pizza buffet - $10
Ideally we'll have everyone partaking in all the meals above, but if for some reason you can't do lunch on Saturday or lunch on Sunday, let me know so I can give the club an accurate # for each meal.
Unfortunately we cannot bring our own bottles of wine due to state regulations. All alcohol will be Al a Carte.
Other: Saturday evening after dinner, hopefully we can persuade Tom to speak about Lost Dunes and have a Q&A. Should be awesome (we did this at the Kingsley Club with Mike DeVries and it was great).
I am assuming everyone on the list has confirmed, so if for some reason you now cannot attend, please let me know ASAP.
Nothing formal has been set up for Saturday morning as far as additional golf. There are plenty of options available in the area. It sounds like some guys are already planning on playing the Warren Course in South Bend.
** Special thanks to Tom Doak and Pete Han, the head pro at Lost Dunes, for the help setting this up. It couldn't have happened w/ out them. Also, Sean Arble has been generous enough to donate a Mashie for the event which will serve as our trophy and will be held by the winning team for the year.
Questions/comments welcome.
Looking forward to it!