TGA Outing this Fall

Gentlemen,

Our recent GOLO tournament at Ted's house was such a rousing success that many TGA members have already been talking about another group function. Obviously, we've got additional GOLO tournaments in the works, but I have set out to find a unique opportunity for TGA members. Over the past week, I've been working to nail down the details of what I think should be a very entertaining evening. Earlier today, I was able to finalize the plans and I am now ready to reveal information about this event.

I am pleased to announce the first-ever TGA-NFL partnership. I have secured a group rate for a TGA outing at the November 19th, Miami Dolphins vs. Carolina Panthers Thursday Night Game of the Week at Bank of America Stadium in beautiful downtown Charlotte, NC. For you Dolphins and Panthers fans this will be your only opportunity to see this game as the game will be shown only to subscibers to The NFL Network.

Normally, tickets for this game would be $57.00 (prior to taxes/service charges). I have secured a discounted rate of $32.00 for this game. In order to secure the discount I must have a minimum of 20 tickets. They will only hold these seats for approx. 1 week. At that time I will need to make some sort of payment arrangement or they will release our book of seats. So, time is of an essence. If you are interested in going, please call me, e-mail or post your interest on the blog ASAP. Once you have done that I will make arrangements to secure payment from you. They are holding a block of seats for me through June 8th. At that time I will have to release the seats or make some type of payment. If you want to go to the game but are concerned about making a commitment that far in advance, it's best to go ahead and purchase your ticket now. Once game time rolls around if you can't make it, I will have no problem "moving" your ticket for you. As most of you know, I have quite a few connections when it comes to buying/selling tickets and should be able to get you your $32.00 back prior to game time.

I would love to see this potential outing be a success. I have found a heckuva great spot to tailgate at the Panthers home game in a lot convenient to both the stadium and the Interstate. Traffic in/out of this lot headed back home is some of the most favorable you will find anywhere. This, along with what is always a great tailgating atmosphere, will make our evening all the more fun.

If you know of a member that isn't on this e-mail list that may want to go (i.e. Tom Riddle, Mike Hall, Mayo, etc) please pass this information along to them.

Hope to hear from you this weekend,

Wayne

TGA Open at Holly Ridge - Results

Finish, Net Score, Points

1. Tommy Dugan 68 - 90
2. Jackie King 70 - 85
3. Wayne Hunt 71 - 80
4. Randy Griffin 71 - 75
5. Chris Morris 71 - 70
6. Tim Hulin 72 - 65
7. Lance Branham 72 - 60
8. Tom Anderson 74 - 55
9. Skip Mace 74 - 50
10. Scott Hobson 75 - 45
11. Ted Prestwood 75 - 40
12. Wes Crump 76 - 35
13. Chad Hedrick 77 - 30
14. Dwight Clark 79 - 25
15. Lane Moore 80 - 20
16. Tom Dugan 81 - 15
17. Dru Broadway 87 - 10
18. Eddie Branham 90 - 5

Money Leaders

1. Tommy Dugan $151.00
2. Jackie King $73.00
3. Wayne Hunt $55.00
4. Scott Hobson $41.00
5. Ted Prestwood $30.00
6. Randy Griffin $22.00
7. Tom Anderson $11.00
8. Tom Riddle $11.00

Greenies

1. Jackie King 1
2. Wayne Hunt 1
3. Scott Hobson 1
4. Ted Prestwood 1

Skins

1. Randy Griffin 2
2. Scott Hobson 2
3. Tommy Dugan 1
4. Tom Anderson 1
5. Ted Prestwood 1
6. Tom Riddle 1
   

Birdies

1. Tom Riddle 2
2. Tommy Dugan 1
3. Jackie King 1
4. Randy Griffin 1
5. Scott Hobson 1
6. Ted Prestwood 1
7. Chad Hedrick 1
8. Tom Dugan 1

Pars

1. Randy Griffin 8
2. Scott Hobson 7
3. Chris Morrs 6
4. Tommy Dugan 6
5. Dwight Clark 5
6. Tom Riddle 5
7. Wayne Hunt 4
8. Tom Anderson 4
9. Ted Prestwood 4
10. Chad Hedrick 3
11. Jackie King 3
12. Skip Mace 3
13. Tom Dugan 2
14. Dru Broadway 1
15. Lane Moore 1
    

The TGA Fund

There have been numerous e-mails floating back and forth over the past couple of months regarding what to do with the money in the TGA fund. To rehash what the TGA fund is and how we have come about gaining a surplus in the fund, let me explain.

Money is added to the TGA fund by the following means:
1. Membership dues.
2. Entry fees (Full participation in TGA events costs $20. Of that money, $10 goes to the overall pot, $5 goes toward skins and $4 towards greenies. The remaining $1.00 is essentially your entry fee into the event.)
3. Carry overs (If a greenie/skin isn't won, that money is added back into the TGA fund)

Money is subtracted from the TGA fund for the following expenses:
1. Handicap software/service. Currently $29.00 per year.
2. $50 bonus paid to major winners in May (TGA Open) & August (TGA Masters) plus $100 paid out at the TGA Players Championship in November (the Saturday winner and the overall winner each get $50.00).
3. The TGA Player of the Year wins a $100 bonus at season's end.
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Reminder: The TGA is no longer paying for the web site: tga-golf.com. Our official site, triadgolf.blogspot.com is being managed free of charge for service and content.
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Essentially, we are paying out $329.00 per year.
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Originally, the goal of collecting memberships/entry fees was to generate revenue to pay for the player of the year trophy (which Dwight refuses to relenquish), individual tourney trophies and to host an end of the year awards ceremony. As interest waned and the novelty of winning a trophy for each event wore off, we decided to do away with trophies (except for the Player of the Year trophy). In addition, the first year or so we couldn't generate interest in a social committee (who was supposed to plan the end of the year ceremony) so we have never actually held an event like this.

Also there was a provision in which in any year that we had more than 3 new members paying a $50.00 bonus would be paid at season's end to the Rookie of the Year (the newcomer with the most points at the end of the season). This season will definetely be a season in which a rookie of the year will be awarded so that's an extra $50.00 that will be paid out this season in addition to the aforementioned pay outs.
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Recently, there has been some interest (and not just from Dwight) from members wondering what we should do with any additional money that is in the TGA fund.
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Please take some time to post your thoughts/feelings/comments about this in the comment section of this blog. It's important that everyone use their real name when they provide their comments so you can be spoken to individually by a TGA official (either myself, Dru or Dwight will contact everyone that posts to this blog to discuss).
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If you know of a TGA member that doesn't normally access the blog please encourage them to read this post and make their opinions known. Whether you've been in the TGA since its inception or you joined last week, your opinion is valued and will be taken into consideration.
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Once I feel everyone has had a chance to speak their peace, I will post my thoughts on the situation and I will be asking Dru & Dwight to individually post their thoughts as well (after everyone else has had a chance to share their thoughts).
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Happy typing!

Wayne

Sunday's event - Weather Update as of Sunday morning

Gentlemen,

We are still playing as of this time Sunday morning.

Wayne

Random Thoughts from the TGA V-P

Danny Sheridan also picked Friesan Fire to win the Kentucky Derby... He finished 19th.

Tarzan's chest beating has prevented him from editing his post. Would it kill him to check his spelling on occasion? Sometimes it's hard to believe that guy is part of a species with opposable thumbs.

I'll admit it's good to see Skippy back in action. But, he's like our league's Grant Hill/Nomar Garciaparra/Dan Morgan... everyone knows he's a contender when healthy. But, no one expects him to still be standing at the end of the season. The DL is always in the back of his mind.

Ace King's quick start & year ago hole-in-one has inflated his ego to epic proportions....but my money's on the lefty to lead the points standings after the first major.

Rumor has it that Turtle's current mental state (i.e lack of confidence in his swing) effectively will render him a non-factor Sunday.

The President's game, although improving, is still erratic. His front nine last month was laughable. His back nine was contender-like.

Tee times are late enough that Randy Big Money Biscuit may rise for this event.

Big Tom's no longer called Big Dog .. his new nickname is Big Watchdog.

Walter is excited about hosting GOLO as the pre-major kickoff event. However, he's afraid Kaye will hide his tequila & he'll have to storm out of the room.

Behind closed doors, it's being said that Tarzan has given up his pursuit of Chad & is privately telling people he doesn't want any more of Otis on the golf course.