Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monster Day
I'm falling behind with some of these posts, but Craig keeps snapping pictures to remind me that we have plenty to share. On October 30th, the club hosted it's annual Monster Day to punish participants with a brutal course setup. A member of ours, Dr. Weldon Hess, has assisted with torturing the field for the last three years and for the second year in a row, I skipped town during the event to visit GCSAA and avoid the backlash from unsuspecting participants. This is the only day that Bert is encouraged to place the pins in the toughest location he can find, legal or not. Every year we come up with some new ideas of tee locations, course routing, and unusual obstacles.
New additions to this year's tournament included a flop shot over our 'Big Break Wall' on the par 3 11th hole.
Most holes had pin locations on slopes such as the worst of the worst, the false front of #8 green. There is a maximum number of strokes on this hole to keep things moving along.
#3 featured 3 pins with one large hole, one small hole, and one standard hole. Players were instructed to choose their pin before playing to the up-hill green. However, I heard that many groups decided, "we'll go for the big hole" instead of choosing a flag; left, right, or center. Go figure. I'd take the big hole too.
New additions to this year's tournament included a flop shot over our 'Big Break Wall' on the par 3 11th hole.
Most holes had pin locations on slopes such as the worst of the worst, the false front of #8 green. There is a maximum number of strokes on this hole to keep things moving along.
#3 featured 3 pins with one large hole, one small hole, and one standard hole. Players were instructed to choose their pin before playing to the up-hill green. However, I heard that many groups decided, "we'll go for the big hole" instead of choosing a flag; left, right, or center. Go figure. I'd take the big hole too.
We have a lot of fun with this tournament and this year, a couple of our own guys, Bert Ryan and Charlie Cariati, played in the event. They heard a lot of playful complaints towards the brutal setup, but it was all in good fun. If you sign up for Monster Day, you know what's in store.
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