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Greetings,

We had 23 hard souls play Wianno this morning. Though we dodged the rain, the wind picked up and made it feel like we were playing on "the olde sod".

In any case, we all survived and are better people for it. The same can not be said of the "no shows"!!

Next week we have an unusual starting time. We have a NOON TIME shotgun start at Ocean Edge. This course was written up in Golf Travel & Leisure magazine as one of the outstanding redesigns this year. In season, you would pay as much as $145 to play there; for us, next week, $55. Priceless!

I suggest we try to show up for lunch prior to tee time. In any case, everyone should be ready to sign in no later than 11:30am. See you there!!

The results are attached below.

OMC GOLF RESULT

Wianno

May 12, 2008

1^st Place -16 3 Golf Balls each

Mike Burke

Eric Giessler

Rik Clark

Bill Cutcliffe

2^nd Place -15 2 Golf Balls each

Neil Blair Frank Wiebel Bob Jackson

Blind Draw

3^rd Place -12 (tie) 1 Golf Ball each

Jack Hynes Bill Bigelow

Joe Ferraro David Morse

Pete Fisher Tom Kelley

John Savage George Rice

Individual Birdies 1 Golf Ball each

Neil Blair, Frank Weibel, John Cookson,George Rice

Jack Hynes

Closest to the Pin 1 Golf Ball each

Eric Giessler

Don Schwinn

Greetings,

The weather man cooperated for today's round at Brookside. Though it started out chilly, it ended up great. The course was in good shape and we had a good turnout.

I want to thank Jack Hynes for taking charge in my absence. I hear everything went smoothly, but that's what I heard from Jack!! I'm sure all went well.

The results are shown below. Our next tour stop is next Monday, 5/12, at Wianno. We have a 8:30am shotgun, so please make sure you arrive at check in by 8am. We don't want to leave anyone out!

Regards

Eric

OMC GOLF RESULT

Brookside

May 5, 2008

1^st Place -22 3 Golf Balls each

Bill Bigelow

Don Schwinn

Ralph Vena

Clyde Takala

2^nd Place -19 2 Golf Balls each

Jim Cahill Gerson Rafer Ed Polaczak

Karl Svensson

3^rd Place -13 1 Golf Ball each

Ed Trzcinski

John Cookson

Tom Michael

Bob Jackson

Individual Birdies 1 Golf Ball each

B. Chase, B. Bigelow, D. Schwinn, J. Ferraro (2 ea)

R. Vena, G. Roberts, B. Plifka, J. Cookson

Closest to the Pin 1 Golf Ball each

BernieSuszinski  Joe Ferraro

OMC Spring Golf Program

March 2008

We are getting ready for the OMC Spring Golf Tour. We again have a great lineup of courses. We will be starting a little later this year due to the later return of snowbirds, especially Jack Hynes and myself. As a result, we’ll be playing 6 courses instead of 7.

Jack was able to get a shotgun start on all the courses this spring, which speeds up play. That will reduce the wait time to tee off and allow us to finish about the same time. This will allow us to have lunch together. We want to encourage everyone to stay for lunch as the courses have accommodated our request for the shotgun start in anticipation of us dining at their restaurant, where available.

We will be using the ABCD format again this year. We encourage all to play as many of the courses as they can, as we are trying to get an increased turnout this year. With the shotgun starts, it will speed up everyone’s starting time. Feel free to invite guests to join us, but please be sure to let us know in advance they will attend. There is an OMC rule that limits guests to 3 times per year, however.

The Club Championship (low gross) and The President’s Cup (low net) again will be featured. Each will be played on a spring and fall course, with the winner having the lowest score on both courses. Thus, you have to play both spring and fall to qualify.

We are trying something new this Spring. We have a noon shotgun start at Ocean Edge. It allows more time to arrive, plus it should be warmer later in the day. The course has been rebuilt and is suppose to be very nice. We encourage everyone to show up early and have an early lunch prior to tee off.

If during the course of the season, you need to change your attendance, either to add a course or drop one, please call a committee member and let us know. It is imperative that we show up with a number of players as close as possible to the projected number. To change course schedules, please call:

Eric Giessler@428-1995; or Jack Hynes@420-5230

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In order to register please fill out this sign up sheet and return it promptly along with your annual sign up fee of $15.00, payable to OMC. The form should be returned to:

Eric Giessler, 225 Little River Road, Cotuit, MA 02635

NAME:________________________________Phone:________________

EMAIL:________________________________Handicap_____________

____5/5 Brookside, Bourne

____5/12 Wianno, Osterville

____5/19 Ocean Edge, Brewster

____5/27 Crosswinds (1^st half, President’s Cup-low net)

____6/2 Dennis Pines, Dennis (1^st half Club Championship-low gross)

____6/9 BayBerry Hills, West Yarmouth

The Osterville Men’s Club Golf League

Location	Date	Day	Tee Time	Cost	Cart	Format	Other
Brookside Bourne 508-743-4653 Directors: Collela & Arsenault Starter: Hynes	5/5	Mon	7:45am Shotgun	$45	Inc. Cart	2 Ball Best Ball	Most Individual Birdies
Wianno Osterville 508-428-9840 Directors: Cutcliffe & Clark Starter: O’Brien	5/12	Mon	8:30am Shotgun	$60	Inc. Cart	Shamble: 1 Ball Best Ball	Most individual Birdies
Ocean Edge Brewster 508-896-5911 Directors: Tricca & Jebens Starter: Bigelow	5/19	Mon	Noon Shotgun Preceded by Optional Lunch	$55	Inc. Cart	2 Ball Best Ball	Most Individual Birdies
Crosswinds 508-830-1199 Directors: Svensson & LaPrade Starter: Hynes	5/27	Tues	8 am Shotgun	$50	Inc. Cart & Range Balls	2 Ball Best Ball	Most Individual Birdies 1^st Half President’s Cup (Low Net)
Dennis Pines 508-385-8347 Directors: Blair & Bigelow Starter: O’Brien	6/2	Mon	8 am Shotgun	$50	Inc. Cart	2 Ball Best Ball	Most Individual Birdies 1^st Half Club Championship (Low gross)
BayBerry Hills 508-394-5597 Directors: LaPrade & Collela Starter: Hynes	6/9	Mon	8 am Shotgun	$45	Inc Cart	1-2-3 Best Ball (par 5-4-3)	Most Individual Birdies

OMC Golf Committee Annual Report

Submitted by Eric Giessler, Golf Chairman

November 2007

The 2007 OMC Golf Tour had a good year again. We had a high level of sign ups, but our participation was down over last year. We averaged 32 players per round this year verses 36 in 2006. The Golf Tour is following the demographics of the OMC overall, as well as the Cape area. Many players didn’t participate due to personal conflicts and health issues. A survey was sent to those whose participation was down from last year. Though all the results are not in, the major reason was health issues. At this stage of life for all of us, this is not a surprise. The other issue impacting the Golf Tour is the lack of people on the waiting list. The last two years we had many more waiting list members playing golf than are currently on the waiting list! Thus, the fall off in participation is understandable.

The spring courses were Captains in Brewster, Brookside in Bourne, BayBerry Hills in West Yarmouth, Wianno in Osterville, Dennis Pines in Dennis, Highland Links in Truro, and Crosswinds in Plymouth. Though Highland Links was rained out, we were able to reschedule. This is a very popular venue due to the links nature of the course and the spectacular views.

The fall courses were Quashnet Valley in Mashpee, Atlantic in Plymouth, BallyMeade in Falmouth, Kings Way in Yarmouthport, The Ridge Club in Sandwich, Wianno in Osterville, and Hyannis Golf Course in Hyannis. We were rained out at Kings Way, but were unable to reschedule.

Thus, we ended up playing 13 different courses in ten different towns. There are not many courses in the area that we haven’t played over the last few years. We have been able to maintain the diversity of public and private courses in different towns in the area. BallyMeade was the only new addition to the tour this year.

We again organized players in foursomes using an ABCD system based on individual handicaps. We switched to this method a couple of years ago. Before that time, players were required to set up their own foursomes. This made it difficult for new players to integrate into the group. It also created imbalance among the foursomes with the same groups winning quite frequently. We now have a system that is more balanced and easily welcomes new players to the tour.

We also continued using a shotgun start which was initiated last year. Rather than everyone starting serially on the first tee, every foursome tees off on a different hole simultaneously. Previously, the last group wouldn’t start until more than an hour after the first. By using the shotgun start, everyone finished at about the same time. This cuts down on the amount of time from arrival at the course to completion of all players’ rounds. The side benefit is that we are able to have lunch together

after the round at the golf course or at a local restaurant. This has substantially added to the camaraderie of the players.

Thus, with the combination of the shotgun starts and the assignment of foursomes using the ABCD system, the social aspects of the Golf Tour has been substantially enhanced.

The annual President’s Cup (net score tournament) and Club Championship (gross score) were held at one course in the spring and one in the fall each. The winner of the President Cup is Gerry Fortier and Wendell Gates was first runner up. The winner of the Club Championship is Jack Hynes and Frank Weibel was first runner up. The trophies were presented to the winners at the awards luncheon on October 29^th at Hyannis Golf Course.

Putting together the spring and fall events requires a full team effort. The Golf Committee members all chipped in to ensure successful events. Again this year, Jack Hynes did a great job setting up the courses. Neil Blair functioned as committee treasurer. Norm Arsenault, Bill Bigelow, Dick Collela, Bill Cutcliffe, Ernie Incorvati, Walt Jebens, Joe O’Brien, Karl Svensson, and Carl Tricca shared the duties of course administrators and starters at each of the venues. Without this great team, we would not have been as successful!

On a sad note, we experienced the passing of Bob Ball this fall. Bob has been an instrumental member of the Golf Committee and he will be sorely missed.

In summary, though attendance was down this year, we had a successful golf season. And, we look forward to continuing the tradition in 2008!

OMC 2008 GOLF COMMITTEE

Name	Address	Phone	Email	Role on Committee
Norm Arsenault	121 Flume Ave Marstons Mills, Ma 02648	420-1476	normmarycotuit@aol.com	Director
Bill Bigelow	534 Cotuit Bay Dr. Cotuit, Ma 02635	428-4462	wbige1931@aol.com	Director/Starter
Neil Blair	428 Regency Dr. Marstons Mills, Ma 02648	420-1408	beaton508@msn.com	Director/Starter
Dick Colella	40 Bayberry Lane Centerville, Ma 02632	771-6903	dbcape@juno.com	Prize Procurement/Director
Bill Cutcliffe	1837 South County Rd P.O. Box 335 Osterville, Ma 02655	420-8704	cutcliffe@comcast.net	Executive Committee Interface/Director
Eric Giessler (Chairman)	225 Little River Rd. Cotuit, Ma 02635	428-1995	egiessler@comcast.net	Pairings & Statistics
Jack Hynes	40 Isabella Road Cotuit, Ma 02635	420-5230	sandishorz@verizon.net	Course Procurement/Starter
Norm Laprade	84 Farm Valley Road Osterville, Ma 02655	428-4939	nglap@comcast.net	Starter/Director
Walt Jebens	87 Sachem Drive Centerville, Ma 02632	775-2686	wjebens@comcast.net	Director/Starter
Joe O'Brien	124 Monomy Circle Centerville, Ma 2632	771-5256	joejoanob@aol.com	Starter/Director
Karl Svensson	24 Melissa Lane Cotuit, Ma 02635	420-2644	ksvensson@comcast.net	Director/Starter
Carl Tricca	30 Fairwinds Drive Osterville, Ma 02655	428-6398	betcartri@comcast.net	Director/Starter

Highland Links

What a spectacular day! What a nice golf course! What a nice, quick round of golf! Ok, 2 out of 3 isn't bad!!

We got a great break on the weather. And, again the blind draw put two teams into the top 3 scores. People are going to lobby to be in a threesome if this keeps up!

This was the last spring event. We had a total of 231 players this spring, for an average of 33 per venue. We had 269 players sign up, which would have been an average attendance of 38.

The fall schedule is set and I will be communicating it by email in the next week or two. Jack has again set up a great lineup of courses.

I'd like to wish everyone a safe and healthy summer. I look forward to seeing you all on the fall tour.

 Eric

Gentlemen: Patrick told us at the table that a great deal of club head SPEED is generated by a late release in the downswing (Sergio style). Note at this far into the swing with his right elbow about at his pocket level, Pat’s left arm is yet fully extended and his wrists fully cocked (the club a strong right angle to his left arm). Such an angle may well continue with his left arm moving another 5-6 inches toward the ball before the whip action of the wrists takes over. Pat’s One wood swing speed is 105 mph. NEAT STUFF!!!!!

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