As the weeks draw down - 10 weeks today is tee off - the tension mounts for this years summit.
I sent out the four options for the summit this year and have heard little feedback from participants. As commissioner I am leaning strongly towards option three for the following reasons:
1. Team matches are the morning rounds on each day with the individual matches being in the afternoon (with the exception of the final day when it is reversed)
2. Course - Team matches would be played on
Kelowna Springs;
Quail and
Bear with all individual matches being played on
Predator Ridge (exception being the first one against your team partner - which could be scheduled for the afternoon of day one so that it is on
Predator as well)
3. Time of day - team play is in the a.m. when the old guys are stiff and tired and therefore we can lean on our partners for support and condolences where necessary - especially the Alberta Beef because by late afternoon they are usually not speaking to one another.
4. Finals - both team and individual will be on
Harvest and I scheduled the Individual match's first. Perhaps these should be reversed so that the team is in the morning and individual in the afternoon - after we have played the course once it would help individual match play somewhat. That way we all know where we are going. It has been a few years since we played
Harvest.
I am of course open to the will of the masses and the majority shall rule the scheduling of this years summit. I am really pumped but it seems so far away.
Please think about this and let me know your thoughts. I think we will need another breakfast to pump things up sometime in early April. We can also leave the ultimate decision on scheduling to that breakfast as well. I just need to know within a couple of weeks of D-Day so that I can prepare the scorecards on the correct golf courses.
I would also ask that any medical updates - or new club purchases (especially the Young Guns - drivers; hybrids etc.etc.) be disclosed at the breakfast as well.
-15 outside but warming up soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! March will come in like a lion and leave like a lamb with all participants being able to play locally the entire month of April to get their games in shape for the Summit.
Have a good day
Commissioner Dawg69 days till the summit begins...The G-8 Summit begins May 3rd, 2007 in Kelowna, B.C.
4 days, 8 rounds of golf, one winner.
