Well, for the most part, we dodged the high rain chances and were able to 
finish the tournament at Belle Terre with only a slight rain delay. I want 
to thank everyone who participated in the Belle Terre tournament. It was 
nice to have 41 players in the field. I hope everyone will continue to 
participate in the monthly tournaments and that we can get even more 
players out there.

Welcome to Ernie Makepeace, who has joined St. John Golf Club. We 
hope to see you at our events often Ernie.

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Tournament Results (The top 5 teams received gift certificates to Edwin Watts)
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Finish     Score    Team Member Score     Team Member Score     Prize
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1st Place    133    Labit         73      Walker        60      $40 each
2nd Place    136    McCahill      69      Sullivan      67      $35 each
3rd Place    141    Aston         74      Logreco       67      $30 each
4th Place    141    Schilleci     75      Schwab        66      $25 each
5th Place    143    Kreubbe       66      Diamond       77      $20 each
6th Place    144    K. Schellhaas 72      B. North      72
7th Place    149    DuBose        85      Dupuy         64
             149    Veron         68      Wyatt         81
             149    Guepet        72      Bologna       77
10th Place   150    G. North      78      O'Donnel      72
             150    Regouffre     72      Clement       78
12th Place   152    Artecona      76      W. Schellhaas 76
13th Place   153    Liles         76      Forshee       77
14th Place   154    Broussard     87      Willem        67
15th Place   155    McCormick     74      Gunn          81
16th Place   156    Carruthers    73      Blanchard     83
17th Place   167    Dennison      81      Flanagan      86
18th Place   171    Piazza        80      Bixby         91
19th Place   DQ     Bankston      67      Bourgeois     NC
             DQ     Moore         72      Gileta        NC
   
The Handicap Chairman's (Fred Walker's) handicap better go down like The 
Dow after the net 60 he posted at Belle Terre. An internal investigation 
is being started.
 
If anyone has an old baseball bat that they can donate to St. John Golf Club
it will be greatly appreciated, as Mike Flanagan has requested that for the 
next tournament we just take his money and then beat him, so he won't have 
to waste his time going out on the golf course. If we can get the bat 
donated, it will save us the cost of having to go out and buy one.
 
Gary Morris did not play in this month's tournament, allowing someone else 
to win the 50/50. Thanks Gary!
 
50/50 Winners:  1st Place ($65)    Todd Bologna
                2nd Place ($40)    Kevin Schellhaas
 
Closest-to-the-hole prize ($25)    Kevin Schellhaas (and I missed the putt!)
 
The St. John Golf Club Board of Governors has decided to revert back to the 
USGA handicapping system. This should eliminate the wild swings in handicaps 
which have been occurring from tournament to tournament, and stabilize players 
handicaps. Your handicap may be significantly different at the next tournament, 
but should stabilize after that.
 
The next tournament is scheduled for February 7, 2009. We are "Going Back to 
Our Roots" and playing the North Course at City Park. The tournament format 
will be a "Dogfight" in which players will have a point quota based on their 
handicaps and receive points according to the scores they make on each hole. 
A complete list of the rules will be sent prior to the tournament. Also, the 
tournament at City Park will not be a shotgun start, so groups will be assigned 
tee times, which will be posted as we get closer to the tournament date.
 
Hope to see you all soon.
 
Kevin "Docyankem" Schellhaas