Here’s a very rough start of an idea - open to feedback/improvements/changes
If you wanna play with some refugees in the area, propose a date, a course, who’s hosting (if it’s private obis, or if public who’s going to secure tee times), a notes section (to put a deadline to sign up, any other info), how many total spots (including host) and then spots for as many people.
Like I said - this is ROUGH draft. But f it, let’s get something going for the spring time (or any “balmy” winter days…I’ll play in this cold if it’s mostly sunny and no wind/rain/snow actually going on lol)
@ChickPhilA Looks like we’ve got a starting point!! I see what some other regions and areas are doing with events and meet-ups and I know that we can do something similar and just as good. I think we’ll likely just have some slow build-up until this weather breaks for us but I don’t see any reason why we can’t do what the other regions are doing!
Hell, maybe we can even do a little point system, track where people finish, have a playoff or something for an annual Best Refugee in Philly?? Possibilities are ENDLESS as long as we have some engaged people that want to get together, enjoy this wonderfully frustrating game and take part in some great interactions.
NYC metro area did a match play bracket last year and I think that is easily doable here too. Whoever is interested sign up, we make the bracket. People play their matches by certain time, go to next round, crown a winner at end of season.
Could do points based match play too so maybe everyone plays 3 matches and accumulates points, then it goes to “sudden death” matches from there over the season.
I threw in a potential idea for one of my personal faves where I should be able to get us all resident rates at least if not arrange an “outing” if there’s enough interest. Date is flexible but thinking some kind of season kickoff type thing. The facility at Makefield Highlands would be great for grabbing a bite, etc after but that will probably still be off the table in March.
For those interested in joining the WhatssApp Liberty Bell (Philadelphia) group chat I’ll post the link. Feel free to join and introduce yourself and look forward to getting some meetups info the calendar this year. Thank you @ChickPhilA for creating the google sheet!
Love this @ChickPhilA, that 32 degrees is scaring me away this weekend but definitely want to get out to BCC. Really like the idea of what the sheets could become if we all started to use it.
Yah I had the this weekend thing as a “example” because unless those winds go to 5 Mph or less I am NOT golfing this weekend. I’m crazy, but not THAT crazy.
Thought the Philly folks would be interested in some of the changes going on at Jeffersonville. I took these last week. Will be out there documenting changes pretty much every week from here through the spring.
For those who know the course well, this is a big project improving No. 5. It will also have major benefits on No. 6.
Removing large tree left side of 5 fairway
Restoring bunkers on left side of 5 fairway which have changed a ton over time
Removing bunker short-left of the green
Moving greenside right bunker “back” to be more middle of green (currently front-right)
Tree removal on left side of 6 fairway (at the dogleg)
NY Metro has assembled a competition committee to organize a few events this year, and hoping one is where we can get some Liberty Bell vs. NY Metro matches More to come!
Yeah – Tyler will be in town in February to work on shaping the bunkers off No. 5. He’s been a big part of the changes at Jeffersonville, from designing the short course to doing the bunkers on No. 2 and No. 17.
NY Group had a pretty great outing at ACCC last year that was a ton of fun most did Twisted Dunes in the morning and ACCC in the afternoon. Had a block of reserved tee times grouped together and a couple of us from the Philly chapter joined in for the fun. It was a veryyyy windy and drizzly day though some holes played very long haha
More to come!