Hey all,
The captains will meet in the next month or so for a couple of last minute decisions before the trip. However, a number of key decisions have already been made, so the meeting will likely be just another excuse to go drink somewhere (all will be welcome to join). Here are some of those key decisions:
Match Ups Decided
Based on last year's results, Yoke and the Purple Team were given the choice to pick the one best-ball team match-up they wanted this year. He (mistakenly) took the 1&2 / 3&4 match-up against the Blue Team, which is the same mistake Trey made last year when he got to choose the matchups. With that match-up decided, the rest of the pairings have also now been determined and are posted for each of the rounds in the Game Details section of NewBirdGolf.com. Some of the player names are subject to change, only if player seeding within the teams change between now and the final handicap index lock down, but the team match-ups will remain the same. With the new handicap system updating daily, we will likely wait until closer to the trip to lock in the handicaps this year. Like last year, the 6th round pairings will be determined by the individual standings going into the final day.
2021 Trip Location
As you all know, Bandon Dunes, OR was confirmed as the site for the 2021 trip. The dates for that trip are Friday 5/21 - Tues 5/25. Estimated Cost will be $2500 and we have a $400 deposit received from 18 people already, so we will add a 5th team to the trip. We will still have all of the same formats, but the schedule of when we play each format will change.
Other Notes
Payment Reminder - The next payment for the trip is due March 15th and it is the remaining payment for the trip of $1600. There is no payment due onsite for the trip this year. I will be paying the balances of for the condos and greens fees prior to arriving onsite.
Practice Round - It looks like everyone is going to make it for the Practice Round. We currently are booked for Callawassie Island, which is about 39 mins from the airport and off the island. I'm still going to work on getting onto another course that is either closer or a little more well known, but at least we are booked for something. The round will be $70 and you can pay when we get to the pro shop that day. Here are the pairing for that round since these folks aren't currently scheduled to play together during the rest of the trip:
1:33 - Elliott Coffin / Trey Liebenrood / Matt Trumbo / Justin Thomas
1:42 - Dane Sharp / Jeremy Jones / Bryan Gist / Danny Birdsall
1:51 - Dave Collie / Chip Hudson / Mike Hibbs / James Wharton
2:00 - Matt Yokley / Jason Powers / Rob Craig / Ike Birdsall
Arrival Logistics - Since each team is responsible for the their own rental vehicle this year, you are on your own for your teams travel onsite ;). Please shoot me your flight details if you haven't already. If you have any questions about the logistics, please let me know.
Other Optional Round - Because we are traveling up to Kiawah on that Sunday 5/3, there won't be an optional round for that Sunday.
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