Welcome to the Mesquite Amateur Blog… The place to go for all your questions and needs! The 2009 Mesquite Amateur will focus on the 25th Birthday of Mesquite, with daily golfing, events and dinners!
The 7th Annual Mesquite Amateur presented by the Mesquite Resort Association will be conducted May 25-29, 2009 and is open to all amateur golfers who have a current USGA (or equivalent Golf Association) handicap index as of the close of entries.
Al,
During the tournament rounds you will NOT have caddies. During the practice round I am not sure how they are handling that.
Christian
Hi Al
Coyote Springs is requiring Caddies on Monday if you play in the morning. In the afternoon it becomes optional.
Christian,
Last year I remember up dating my index at the sign in table during registration…..did I see that this will NOT happen this year.?
Mark,
We will have an area at registration for handicap questions and if there is a problem we will change it. We start doing handicap checks starting May 1. I know that some people get theirs mid month. If their index goes down we will adjust them down but we will not adjust up.
I hope that makes sense.
Christian
Christian,
Actually, it doesn’t make sense since mine went from 8.6 to 9.4. lol
Our club participated in a FSGA Interclub Match Play Tournament the past two years. The FSGA uses the Ghin hdc system but for this tournament they use the LI, low index, within the last 15 revitions, which in our case is for the past 6 months. It is the fairest method for handicapping I have ever seen.
Everything looks just great, all I need is a smooth flight to St. George.
See ya soon
Sue & Dan Walters of Mo.
Won’t be there this year.
Play well.
Kerry of Ut.
Sue & Dan
Keep up the good play.
Looking forward to seeing your names
on Fridays results.
Kerry
Also Christian:
How about a new blog for friends and
family to comment on daily scores.
Kerry
It does not make sense to not adjust handicaps that go up after May 1st. That is exactly what the GHIN system is for and it should be used.
I will not return next year if this policy is not changed. I know it is just one person’s opinion but it is a designed to be equitable.
Conversely, the problems are those who have handicaps that nnever move. That would suggest theyd o not post all scores.
If your fear is that there will be more sandbagging, call the player’s pro.
Many have invested monye prior to this announcement.
The GHIN system is a very fair system used nationwide. It should be used here and be current up to the tournament start date.
May is amonth before it begins.
David,
You have to understand that handling an event with 600 plus golfers that constantly doing history checks before the event is difficult with the staff that we have for the event. With that being said as always with this event we sit down when it is over and look at all facets of the event.
One that we will be looking at is the persons tournament index. We have gotten suggestions about using L I or low index for the last 6 months or 12 months. I have also been investigating other options.
What you have to also understand that what ever decision I make will be scurtinized. So I will make the decision on what I feel will be best for the tournament itself. I appreciate any and all comments and suggestions. Thanks!
Christian
Kerry…missed you this year and hope to see you next year….thanks for the support
Hey Guys, I just wanted to thankyou for a wonderful 8 days in the desert. Courses were great, food was good, entertainment ah well. LOL. No matter how much you check there will always be someone that shoots low and questions your methods. Stay strong to your convictions and remember I think the masses are happy. I will be back as well as most that DID IT IN THE DESERT. Christian, again thanks to your staff for a memorable week. To all my old friends and those of you I just had the pleasure of meeting I hope your trip home was safe and you have a great golfing year. Till we meet again in the desert be well. George
Christian, Are we required to enter our scores into GHIN for handocapping purposes or will that be done by you? This is my first time in the Mesquite and if I have anything to say about it, it won’t be the last-already making plans to attend next year. Had a blast!!! To all those I golfed with, Dennis Rush(stuck with him twice-LOL), George Jones, Rich Cottel, Carl Cornell, Donald Dewey, Richard Benson, Gary Spencer and Billy Phillips, thanks for a great time and a bunch of good laughs!!! Met great people like Dave Gwizdalski and Grace as well as Mike Baker. Will be in Myrtle for the World Amateur and perhaps I’ll see some of you there. Might even give the PacAm a go-haven’t been golfing worth a #^$* but having a great time and that’s what it’s all about. Someday I’ll get out of my flight for a championship round-LOL. Tom
Tom,
I will be sending out a post event letter to each person with their scores so they can post their own. It will also include a survey to get feedback about the event. Thanks again for coming! We look forward to seeing you next year!
Christian
Christian, great tournament,meals much improved, entertainment sucked, good tee packets, great friendships. There must be some kind of sliding scale to adjust handicaps that seem too good to be true. Any golfer can experience that super round on one occasion so to adjust a score after one round seems unfair, but two great rounds needs attention. Adjusting after a round (for that day)as was done to at least one golfer seems bogus. I need to add that the golfer in question didn’t even finish in the top ten.
Hey Christian
Are we up and running yet?? I have not see the Bolg updated or anything else, I want to sign up for the cigars under the stars.
let me know when I can start seeing activity.
thank you and I look forward to seeing you again.
David.