Conference 7.286::golf

    
    	Don,
    
    	You can sign Pat and I up... 
    
    	Gene

    
    
      You can count me in it sounds like a great time
    
    Bill

    Sign me up, please!  This time I'm sure I won't have to drop out!
    
    
    						Mike

      Mr. Topaz,
    
         Count me in as well.  

>       --Don Topaz, organizer and consistent loser

        He writes with forked keystrokes. He was one of my partners
    last year and we had the low score on the front nine and *won*
    some goodies.  How soon we forget !!    ;^)

         -rick    

    
    
    Sign Me up too.  Although I do hate to admit that fall is comming.
    
    Steve

    
    
    Sign me up also.
    
            Ed G.
    

    
    
    
    Me to!
    
    
    Jim

	me 2!

	Bill

    
    
    	Mr. Topaz,
    
    		Please add my name to the list.
    
    	Gary

    There might be a number of people fron the Enfield, Springfield
    area that might be interested if you have it in a convenient location
    (closer!).
    
    Dalip

    
      I might be able to make it.  Please sign me up!

Mr. Topaz,

	Just an idea -- If you haven't decided on a course by now I'd like
to suggest Marlboro CC.  I believe they are open to the public during the
middle of the week. 

Jeff

    I'll tee it up.
    
    -Steve.

    Re:                     <<< Note 719.0 by CALLME::MR_TOPAZ >>>

    This time I promise not to S****k too many balls!!!
    
    I'm in!
    
    Tavo

    	I think I can be persuaded to take a vacation day to participate
    in the fall noter tourney again this year. Count me in.....
    
    Keith

    
    
    	Another one from connecticut, count me in..
    John

    signed up but could not make the spring event...will be able to make
    the fall version.  sign me up.
    
    joe

    Sign me up. Maybe I can make a putt or two.
    Rich

       This year's tournament will be held at Amherst CC, Amherst NH, on
       Friday, Sept. 15th; tee times begin at 11am.  Registration fee is
       $24, which includes greens fees.  (Power carts are available at
       $10/player.) 

       As was the case last year, the tournament will be a scramble
       format, and lots of prizes will be awarded.  

       Only 24 places are available in the tournament.  To register for
       the tournament, you must send a check (checks ONLY, please) for
       $24, either to my office mailstop (listed below) or to my home
       address (send electronic mail and I'll send it to you). If you are
       among the first 24 people to send me a check, you're in.  If you
       send a check and you cannot be accommodated in the tournament,
       your check will be returned to you. 

       When you send your check, please also send me your handicap
       (either from a league or your home club), or, if you don't have an
       official handicap, your typical score this season.  Last year's
       tournament was a lot of fun -- hope to see you this year. 

       --Don 

       Send checks to:

              Don Topaz                 
              ZKO3-4/U08                
                                           

       The field of 28 players is set for Friday's tournament.
       
       The early betting line has made the team of Rick Blaisdell, Mike
       Raspuzzi, Joel McGrath, and Sandy Taylor the overwhelming
       favorites.  Blaisdell and Raspuzzi are both said to play far
       better than their reported handicaps (12), and dark and vicious
       rumors have begun to surface about payoffs to the tournament
       organizers.   
       
       Other favorites are Gary Wilson's team -- his team walked off with
       top honors last year, and Gary seems to be at the top of his form.
       (Except, of course, for his recent match with the aforementioned
       Mr Blasidell.)  It's also hard to discount the chances of teams
       with players coming from afar (is Connecticut's John Ziomek going
       to shoot out the lights out?), as well as the family teams such as
       the Kelleys (Mr & Mrs) and a strange team that includes two Mr
       Topazes (father and son).  Stay tuned.
       
       --Mr Topaz

       
>       The early betting line has made the team of Rick Blaisdell, Mike
>       Raspuzzi, Joel McGrath, and Sandy Taylor the overwhelming
>       favorites.  Blaisdell and Raspuzzi are both said to play far

               Why do I feel like Greg Norman?
    
>       better than their reported handicaps (12), and dark and vicious
>       rumors have begun to surface about payoffs to the tournament
>       organizers.   

               Why do I feel like Pete Rose?    

    
            Hear me now, and believe me later, See you Friday losers!

    -Hans

The way I heard the story was ll you needed to do was to 
werite down the handicap you wanted on the back of a $20 bill
and submit it with your application. :-)


					KO

I played with Mr. Blaisdell (a reputed 12 handicap) on Sunday.  He shot a
76 (34-41) at Trull Brook.  He should have shot a better score, but the
heat and humidity affected him on the back nine. 

>76 (34-41) at Trull Brook.  He should have shot a better score, but the

That must have been a neat trick since 34 + 41 = 75. :-)  See you all Friday,
I'll be wearing my knickers.  I wish I was playing better this year but my last
round in the 70's was in May (79 the day before my wedding).  I wonder if being
married has anything to do with it... (no, that's another note :-)).

Mike

> That must have been a neat trick since 34 + 41 = 75. :-)  See you all Friday,
>I'll be wearing my knickers.  I wish I was playing better this year but my last

      To set the record straight, it was a 35 on the front.  And Mike,
    Jeff Burke is going to get a big kick out of reading that you are
    going to wear knickers.  He keeps threatening to wear them to psyche
    me out on the course.  We just went from "overwhelming favorites"
    to also-rans in one brief fashion moment.   ;^)
    
    -rick    

    
    Anybody remember what the winning score was last week...? 
    
    Any guesses on what will win this year...?

    
    
    
    	I say it will take at least a score of -10 to win this year...!
    

    Just out of curiosity, anyone know if Amherst has a driving range or
    some place to warm up (besides the putting green)?
    
    Mike

       Mike --
       
       Amherst used to have a practice area (BYOB), but it seemed to be
       closed last time I played there.  However, there is a driving
       range (apparently not associated with Amherst CC) about 1/4-mile
       beyond the golf course, on Rt 122.
       
       --Don

       Thanks to all who played in the tournament on Friday, and
       congratulations to the winners.  The weather forecasters took a
       beating: the day started with some clouds, but the sun came out in
       early afternoon and it was an ideal golf day. 
       
       Best score by far was the group of Ramon Rodriguez, Wayne
       Newberry, Mike Gryglik, and Jim Marlow, with a score of 32-34-66.
       Second-place went to the foursome of Gary Wilson, Dave O'Brien,
       Ray Pothier, and Mimi Struck, who had 3 bridies in a nine-hole
       score of 34.  Mary Donahue, in the final foursome of the day, hit
       a wonderful shot to the 18th for closest to the pin, and Ron
       Anderson took the prize for 2nd-closest.
       
       Gene Kelley has pointed out that more than half of the players
       haven't written any notes in the conference -- come on, introduce
       yourselves!  
       
       Regards to all,
       
       --Mr Topaz 
       
       P.S.: A final word about no-shows: 3 teams had to play short-
       handed because of golfers who had signed up and then didn't show
       up. That's too bad -- the teams playing short-handed were playing
       with an unfair disadvantage, and the players who stayed home
       missed a good time. 

    
    	Don,
    
    	Thanks once again for a fine job and a fine tourney, it was
    	a good time.
    
    	Congrats to the winners...
    
    	For those of you that do participate in the conference, get
    	your friends and league members to check it out, new ideas
    	and viewpoints are great...!
    
    	Gene
    

    
         Congratulations to Ramon's team.  A 66 was a tremendous score
       on Friday. Thank you Mr. Topaz for organizing and running the
       tournament.  Once again you did a tremendous job and everyone
       seemed to have a great time!
    
         The report on the "overwhelming favorites" was not good. We
       were one of the teams that only had 3 players.  Ah, that's not
       too good when you are going up against 4 person teams.  We 
       finished at even par 72, well off the pace.  However,  I had
       a great time.  Mike Raspuzzi (resplendantly clad in blue knickers)
       and Sandy Taylor (very consistent play) were fun teammates.
       Can't wait for next year!
    
    -rick

I agree with Rick in .-1.  I had a good time and I wish I could have stayed
a little bit longer after we finished to see some of the later finishes.

When our team birdied the first 2 holes, I thought we would not miss the 4th
player.  Then along came the back nine...

Thanks to Mr Topaz for organizing this event.  I'm looking forward to next
year (spring and fall).

Mike

    Don, another well done and thanks.
    
    In keeping with the old adage, it never rains on the golf course,
    it really came true in spite of how bad it looked almost up until
    the first tee time.  We never got a single drop of rain.  The sun
    came out, and the company was great.
    It was a pleasure playing with Mike and Ron.  It was a shame we
    only had three players also.  I am looking forward to next year
    already.
    
    Thanks again,
    Stu

    One more "Thank you" Don.
    
    Our team,  made  by  the  Kelleys, Jeff Burke and myself, managed  to
    finish the first 9 one under, and thought we had a chance, but in the
    back nine, in two ocassions, the four of us could put together even a
    half shot and had to scramble a lot, so we  ended  one  over  for the
    back, even for the round.
    
    But the company and the weather  were great.  Then six of us finished
    the day having a good meal on the way back to Massachusetts.
    
    Looking forward for the next tourney
    
    Tavo

    
    
    	Mr. Topaz (Don),
    
    		As with last year my team and I had a great time at the
    second annual noters tourney. My team really felt playing from the 
    blue and white tee markers made the course quite long so I feel the 
    first team score (-6) was very impressive. My team really fought back 
    being 1 over after 10 holes to finish -2 for 18 holes.
    
    		Keep up the great work.  

    Don,
    
    You did a great job arranging the Fall Noters' Classic.  I can't wait
    for the Spring Classic.  Amherst CC is really a nice course to play and
    will attempt to play it in the future.  I couldn't believe that the
    starter was able to tell us that we completed the front nine in 2:06
    and the back nine in 2:22!  I really enjoyed meeting some new people,
    including those who don't actively participate in the Notesfile. 
    
    I would like to congratulate my teammates, Jim Marlow, Wayne Newberry,
    and our captain, Ramon Rodriguez, for their contributions to the superb
    TEAM effort that allowed us to finish first.  Someone always came
    through with the big drive, second shot, pitch, chip, putt, etc. that
    set up the team's scoring opportunities.  It was great, guys!
    
    
    					Mike