Father’s Day Outing 2023

Here is what you need to know so far.

First of all, the rates at Capital Hills vary, depending on several factors. From their web site, here is what I have gleaned:

	Greens fee		Cart		Total Golf		Prize entry		Grand Total
If you are a resident of Albany and are a junior (16 and under)	18	+	18	=	$ 36.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 46.00	per person
If you are a resident of Albany and are a student over 16 (bring student ID)	25	+	18	=	$ 43.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 53.00	per person
If you are a resident of Albany and are a senior (60+)	30	+	18	=	$ 48.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 58.00	per person
If you are a resident of Albany and are a veteran	30	+	18	=	$ 48.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 58.00	per person
If you are a resident of Albany and are NOT a senior, junior, veteran, student	32	+	18	=	$ 50.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 60.00	per person
If you are NOT a resident of Albany and are a junior (16 and under)	21	+	18	=	$ 39.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 49.00	per person
If you are NOT a resident of Albany and are a student over 16 (bring student ID)	32	+	18	=	$ 50.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 60.00	per person
If you are NOT a resident of Albany and are a senior (60+)	38	+	18	=	$ 56.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 66.00	per person
If you are NOT a resident of Albany and are a veteran	35	+	18	=	$ 53.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 63.00	per person
If you are NOT a resident of Albany and are NOT a senior, junior, veteran, student	41	+	18	=	$ 59.00	+	$ 10.00	=	$ 69.00	per person

We are shooting for tee-times no earlier than 8:00 am, and no later than 10:00 am.

The teams have been put together with an effort to keep the skill-levels as even as possible. Given that we have some forced pairings, fathers and sons and such, it has been no simple task. That said, since all scoring, the team portion as well as the MoneyBall drawing, is handicap-based, it should not make that much of a difference.

Herewith are the teams:

Andy Linton

Steven Linton

Joe Sheridan

Bob Mundinger

Bob Templeton

Kieran (grandson)

Jim Daviero

Mark Rusnak

Dave Taylor

Brian Taylor

Tim Hobbs

Gloria Poston

Dan Fusco

Dan Richardson

Tom Mohsinger

Bette Mohsinger

As far as the competition goes, we are going with a modified MagicBall/Stableford scoring system, and, as we did in 2008 (click here to review), we will be calculating and applying handicaps AFTER the round using the Peoria Method.

With regard to the Peoria Method, I will not even know which holes are going to be used for the handicap calculation until AFTER the round. My wife recorded the hole numbers, that were blindly drawn, and sealed the selection. No matter how much I pleaded with her, she wouldn’t tell me…

This will be a 4-player team contest. Each player will be responsible for a score on 4 holes, depending upon which player position they are assigned, defined as:

Player A - will be responsible for scores on the holes with a handicap rating of 1-4

Player B - will be responsible for scores on the holes with a handicap rating of 5-8

Player C - will be responsible for scores on the holes with a handicap rating of 11-14

Player D - will be responsible for scores on the holes with a handicap rating of 15-18

Holes with a handicap rating of 9 and 10 will use the best score from all players in the group. These are “open” holes.

Before the start of the round, each team will decide what Player position each golfer will be assigned to.

Color-coded scorecards will be provided that indicate which holes players are responsible for. All that is needed is to record the GROSS hole score here. Optionally, as long as the player positions have been decided before the start of the round, you may use a regular course scorecard if you prefer. All I need are the gross scores for each player.

After the round, the scores will be entered into a spreadsheet that will perform the following tasks automatically:

Calculate each player’s handicap for the round (using the Peoria method – see 2008 review above)

Calculate their hole-by-hole NET scores

Convert those NET scores into Stableford points using the following:

NET Score	Points
Bogey or worse	0
Par	1
Birdie	2
Eagle	3
Double Eagle	4
Not likely score of 4 under	5
Even less likely score of 5 under	6

Finally, the spreadsheet will calculate the team scores based on the MagicBall player scores.

The winning team will be determined by summing the MagicBall/Stableford scores. Tiebreakers will be determined by the most highest individual points (equivalent to most eagles, birdies, etc…). If still tied, the total of scores for the last 4 holes, which include scores from each player, plus, the scores from the 2 “open” holes. If STILL tied, then teams split the total prize money.

Prizes

1^st Place	$60
2^nd Place	$20
CTP hole #4	$15
CTP hole #9	$15
CTP hole #13	$15
CTP hole #16	$15
MoneyBall Front	$10
MoneyBall Back	$10

CTP will be awarded for the closest of ANY shot that is on the green. There is NO minimum distance requirement. For any CTP where no one hits the green at all, the prize money for that hole will be added to the MoneyBall drawing for whichever side (front/back) the hole is on. This guarantees that all prize money will be awarded.

While I think it is extremely unlikely, the most any single player could walk away with is: $95

$15 ¼ of 1^st place team win

$60 for hitting all 4 CTPs (highly unlikely)

$20 for winning both MoneyBall drawings.

What is more likely to happen is 1 or more of the CTPs will roll over into a MoneyBall drawing, potentially resulting in 1 player winning $25-$40 in one of the MoneyBall drawings. That is incentive for everyone to try harder on the CTP holes 😊

That is it for now. Here is a link to an example that shows the scoring process in case anyone finds it confusing. EXAMPLE

Thanks.