Time to Shine!

The 2009 Hieronymus Cup Matches are here, below you will see the schedule of events and team members for the event being held at Jefferson City Country Club.

Schedule:
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Practice Round
Saturday, October 10th
AM- Four Ball Matches
PM- Alternate Shot Matches
Sunday, October 11th
Single Matches

East Team - Jim Holtgrieve Team Captain	West Team - Ron Brewer Team Captain
Senior Point Members	Senior Point Members
Don Bliss	Steve Groom
Scott Thomas	Gerald Siemons
David Lucks	Rich Gleghorn
Bob Meeh	Andy Smith
Robert Trittler	Ron Eilers
Karl Elbrecht	Don Kuehn
Scott Edwards	Tom McHenry
Darrel Huisinga	Robert Martin
Ben Cantrell (Captains Pick)	B J Curry (Captains Pick)
Jim Holtgrieve	Dee Sanders (Captains Pick)
Randy Bickel (Assistant Captain)	Jack Garvin (Assistant Captain)
Champion Point Members	Champion Point Members
Skip Berkmeyer	Brian Haskell
Darren Lundgren	Brad Nurski
Jeff Johnson	Scott Hovis
Tom Barry	Aaron Murphy
Ted Moloney	Dean Merrill
Bobby Godwin	Tyler Stalker
David Johnson	Harry Roberts
Brevin Giebler	Mark Korell
Paul Neeman (Captains Pick)	Wayne Fredrick (Captains Pick)
Buddy Allen (Captains Pick)	Travis Mitchell (Captains Pick)
	Antonio Serrano (Assistant Captain)

In years passed 14 members were chosen to represent their region (2008 and prior). This year (2009) we have extended the number of members to 20 players per team. 20 players represent the East side of Missouri and 20 players represent the West side. 8 of the 20 are chosen from the top 2009 point leaders. Then 8 players are chosen from the top senior point leaders. The remaining 4 are chosen by the Captain, 2 from the championship side and 2 from the senior division.

The East Team won the matches in 2008 at Dalhouise Golf Club by the score of 15.5 to 12.5. The East leads 8 to 7 in the lifetime standings of these matches. It should be a fun weekend full of some great golf!!

Until I see you on the first tee!!

Scott

Amazing!!

I hope each of you enjoy this great story as much as I did.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/golf-videos/meet-butch-lumpkin-9477/?ref=26000 

See you on the first tee!

Scott

Young Boy Beats the Odds

This is an incredible story and I encourage all of you to take the time to watch it. Yes, it is about a golfer, but it is so much more than that! This young boy has overcome more than most of us will ever be faced with in our lives

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1197420/4273255%3e%20GolfStory

Until I see you on the tee,

Scott

Staying Close to Home

As I sit here I can’t help thinking about the state we Americans are all in right now with the economy. In talking with golfers every day by either phone or email each one has the same question for me, how do you see this year sorting itself out in the golf business? My response each time is the same, it is going to be trying but remember golf is a therapeutic sport. Just think you can get away out on a beautifully manicured golf course with no worries at all, just leave the cell phone in the car and tell your buddies no business talk for the next four hours. Breathe in the fresh air and smell the freshly mowed grass, look up to the see the beautiful sky and be thankful you are not in the office talking on the phone and just have fun. I know this sounds easier than done, but if you just leave all your worries and problems in the parking lot, you can get re energized and back to a happy place.

A tradition that many men and some women have each year is the annual golf trip for a long weekend, however with the times we are in, traveling to those familiar golf designations like South Carolina or Arizona might not be in the budget, however do not let that discourage you and keep you from that needed get away. Instead think close to home and look what great options we have here in Missouri to offer. Just last week my buddies and I changed our annual out of state trip to stay close to home and head down to the Lake of the Ozarks for a three day getaway of golf and fun. The trip is 75% less than what we would have spent on our normal trip and to be honest the courses we are playing are going to be better than what we usually play out of state. The Lake is not the only place you can play in Missouri; Branson has some great courses as well. Both of these locations have wonderful courses that will accommodate groups and help make a golf trip for you and the boys. Go to golfbranson.com website or try golfinginmissouri.com the Lake of the Ozarks Golf Council web site and check out what you can do. Sometimes when we think golf trips we never think what we have here in Missouri to offer and that is a shame, so check it out and see what you come up with. I am betting that this year’s trip for us might be the best we ever had.

Until I see you on the first tee.

Scott

Drinking the Kool-Aid!!!!

Look out! The best golfer on the planet is back and ready to ROAR!!! Unless you have been living in a cave with no TV or Computer access for the last 7 months, then you know that Tiger Woods has been out of competition with knee issues. So this week at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona Tiger is having his 2009 coming out party. If you have been watching SportsCenter or reading some articles you can hear bits and pieces that Tiger has been ready to go for a couple of weeks now and that he has been practicing more these days than in years past because now he is longer in pain. So if you are not drinking and liking the Kool-Aid that people are saying they expect Tiger to come back better than ever, then my advice to you is to add more sugar because he is going to prove a point real quick. Wednesday morning Tiger plays Brendan Jones from Australia in the first round match, all I have to say to Mr. Jones is I bet that you can go ahead and book that early flight out of Tucson if you want because your week will be short. Some people are saying that Tiger will not be ready to play the grueling week of over 100 holes if he makes it to the finals, my response to them is you need to add some sugar as well. Tiger has proved time and time again that he only does things if he is able to do them. This guy is ready for this week and is going to show the world that he is ready. When a player admits to the press that his short game has never been in better shape than it is now, that is pretty scary. So I am just going to sit back and drink the gallon of Tiger Kool-Aid while watching him roll this week.

Until I see you on the first Tee

Scott