Len announced a change this year for Seniors.

• New age for Seniors has been bumped from 50 to 60
• Seniors can now choose to play from the Gold Tees

Hello to the Brimley group!  

Yesterday we had a great day of golf in Minnesota — in Feb!!!  Was a bit breezy to start but then the wind calmed down for most of the round.  Hirschey and Jeff (2.0) wore shorts — of course!  The course was in good shape – for Feb, but the greens were very sandy – difficult to read / putt.  But who cares – it’s Feb golf! That was the motto of the day. 

It was walking only and some cart paths (not the asphalt paths) were muddy so we had to stay on the high ground.  Walking between holes, 2.0 had slipped and fell on his driver (snapped the shaft).  Jeff was ok other than his pride :-).  Was unfortunate because he was hitting his driver well before it broke.  

All in all, had a few birdies, a few bogeys, lots of pars AND tons of fun! Can’t wait to see everyone in August.

Cheers,
Mike

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We’re 1 month away from our 8/11 tee time on Friday! Time to get those clubs cleaned, stock up on your balls, grab a new golf glove, and make sure you have plenty of toilet paper in your bag for emergencies (you know who you are)!

Super excited to see everyone, been waiting for this all year. Some quick final updates:

Details:

• Friday, Munoscong, 12:30pm 1st tee time (may do shotgun start- have done this in the past)
• Sat, Wild Bluff, 9:00am 1st tee time (all tee off from 1st hole)
• Sun, Wild Bluff, 9:00am same as Sat – Top 8 guys will tee off in the last 2 groups

Gambling:

• Proxies on Fri, Sat, Sun (all par 3s CTP) will be paid out after each round
• Net Skins on Fri, Sat, Sun will be paid out after each round

Live Scoring:

• 23 of 30 players have entered the tournament on 18Birdies. If you haven’t done so already, please create your account and look for player code 43563.
  • Join With a Tournament Code
  • Open the 18Birdies app and tap Community on the bottom menu bar.
  • At the top of the screen, Tap Tournaments.
  • Under the Join Tournaments section, Enter the Tournament Code, then tap Join.
  • Follow the prompts to complete.
• Update your 18Birdies handicap. If you have GHIN or another service, be sure to update your handicap prior to your first round. If you have been using 18Birdies for 5 or more rounds, you’re good to go.

Thru Round 2

“Great weather, golf ,good food and great friends. What else could you want?”, Len Wilkie

Seriously, he wasn’t kidding. PERFECT weather for golf. Food was great at Pickles – top notch service and a few people came home with some extra cash from the casino. All in all great weekend — Minnesota crew is happy to catch up on some much needed sleep this week!

Mike Thompson and Bill Todd tied for 1st with scores of 254. Mike won the Len Wilkie Classic Trophy and Bill won the Senior Trophy.

The Blue Team defeated the Gray Team by 70 pts (692 to 622) GO BLUE!

Daily Summary:

Mike Martin Jr started off the tournament with a score of 80 for a short lead. Not too far behind was Mike T (81), new guy Theo J (82), Andrew T (83), Eric B (84), Chad B (welcome back Chad!), new guy Brad P, Mark M (85), and Bill T (88)

Day 2 proved to be much tougher for the group, however, a few still broke 90 – Bill T and Eric B (84), Chad B (85), Andrew T and Brad P (86), Theo J and Aaron S (87).

Through Day 2, our leader was Eric B with a score of 168. Andrew T and Theo J were tied for 2nd and Mike M and Brad P were tied for 4th.

Only 3 golfers broke 90 on Sunday — the turning point of the tournament. Mike T and Bill T (82), Chad B (89).

Check back in a few days for photos from this weekend. Thanks Lenny for hosting and organizing. Very well done as usual! Can’t wait till next year…

Cheers,
Mike Jr

Brimley golfers,

I subscribe to blog posts from the GM of one of my local golf courses. I find his take on golf laid back and traditional (for the most part). I enjoy his love of history of the game and passion to make it a great experience for all. He has a unique perspective on golf after 30+ years of running an elite golf course. He’s been known to ask people to leave the course for playing slow — and invite those same people up to his ‘office in the attic’ for a whiskey. My neighbor Theo introduced me to Tom Abts when we had a rain delay on a Saturday morning round earlier this spring. ‘Tommy’ invited us up to his ‘office in the attic’ and brought out the Chicken Cock Bourbon and poured 4 glasses. We sipped whiskey and listened to Tommy talk about the history of golf and how the Shepherd in Scotland would bet a sip of their buddy’s whiskey that he could hit his rock up to the top of the hill in fewer shots than his buddy could. Keeping golf simple – hit it, find it, hit it again. He has a way of taking stress off the game of golf – or was that the whiskey?? lol.

I read a blog post of Tommy’s today that I want to share with you guys. It was an email, so I’ve copied and pasted the contents below – hopefully Tommy wouldn’t get mad. It touches on tradition of golf and trying to find ways to weave in modernization of the game.

Next time I have a sip of whiskey with Tommy, I’ll let him know I shared his email with an awesome group of golfers … hope you enjoy the read as much as I did.

Note: If you haven’t seen the movie “The Greatest Game Ever Played“, I highly recommend it… Story of Francis Ouimet, caddy winning the 1913 US Open Championship.

Hey everyone – the groups for Friday have been released. 56 days until Munoscong.

If you have any proposed changes, shoot Len an email and let him know. Depending on how many wishes you have left, it may or may not be granted. 🤣

I have already set up the cart partners as best ball teams in the scoring software. When you’re done with your round, hand your scorecards to me – I’ll get everything loaded. Make sure your damn scores are legible 😡. Review how to keep score here.

Post any questions in the comments or shoot me an email or text.

Cheers,

MM

This year, we will have optional skins and placement games each day to add a little more competition and camaraderie. We all play better with money on the line, right??

For those that want in on the games, the cost is $10 per person per game. Again, completely optional. If you don’t pay, you don’t have a chance to win. Check out our scoring format for more information.

Placements ($10 pp per day) – 2 person best ball (low score – cart partners). We will payout 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 10th (depending on how many teams sign up). Each cart partner has to be in. Each day is reset and starts over. Payouts are equal for each placement.

Skins ($10 pp per day) – standard skins pot / # of skins = payout per skin. If the pot is $200 and there are 4 skins for the round, each skin is worth $50 each.

Hand your scorecards in as normal and your scores will be entered into the software. The software automatically calculates out skins and team scores.

Reach out to Mike Martin Jr for any questions.

Reminder – in order to keep your spot, remember to get your payments in to Len – you are now past due!

We’re a few days away from Brimley! A few things about this year that will be different than years past. As of right now, we know the following:

• Munoscong – no changes (greens are still tough, lol!)
• Pickles and Cozy’s kitchens close at 8pm
• Wild Bluff drink options
  • Beverage carts not in operation
  • 2nd floor bar in club house closed
  • Turn shack OPEN for drinks / food
• Back Bay OPEN
• Sacy’s OPEN

Minnesota Boys will be there Thursday – playing a round then heading to Back Bay then Pickles. Look forward to seeing everyone up there!

Schedule is as follows:

Friday
Munoscong 12:30pm

Saturday
Wild Bluff 9:00am (first group)
Scramble after round

Sunday
Wild Bluff 9:00am (first group)