FGT Season 1

[vtbub]

I'm glad to have you all assembled here today. I think that what we are about to present(on a conference call) will be exciting not only for our players, but for the fans and host cities of golf's newest mini tour.

Before I announce the schedule, I'd like to review the rules thus far, and if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to say so.

--10 Tournaments, 3 Triple Crown 72-hole majors, 7 regular 54 hole events
--Players will have fifteen points to distribute among five categories,

--Driving Length
--Driving Accuracy
--Iron Play
--Sand Game
--Putting

Players will have a minimum of 1 point in each area, and a maximum of 6 points in each area. 6 is the limit, you can't go any higher then that.

--Weather will be built into each round. Rainy days will shorten length off the tee and make putting easier, while baked out greens will do the reverse. Windy days can downgrade Iron Play, et cetera.

--Players will be able to improve in a number of ways. They may get into a hot or cold mode. Hot mode would give a one point skill increase for that tournament in an area that they choose. On the other hand, they can get cold and lose a point in an area that they chose as well. Players that win the week before will also get a one point boost.

--Before the start of the tournament, each player will have a 20 sided dice rolled. If it lands on a 1, then you take your chances on the rare play chart. Rare plays could range from a DQ, to getting poker tips from Foz or Quiksand and a temporary loss of ability, or a magical conversation with Tiger Woods that could bump you from one point to a five point permanent jump across the board. If a player rolls a 2, then they are considered hot for the week, a 20 roll means cold.

--The purpose of this is to be an ongoing dynasty, meaning anybody can sign up at anytime and take part in next week's action. In the event that we get more than 24 players active, an 18-hole Monday qualifier will take place to set the field.

--Players may earn exemption from qualifing if:
1. Finish in the top 12 the week before
2. Won an event from the last three weeks
3. Won the Coors Light/Shane Kormelink Players Championship or the Open Championship within the last six weeks.
4. Won The FOFC Masters or Q-school in the last year.
5. Have not used their sponsor's exemption. Sponsor's exemptions are awarded by winning tournaments.
6. Top five in points without an exemption.

--Regular tournaments will be 24 entries and 54 holes. The cut will come after 36 holes with the top 12 and ties playing the final round. Points will be awarded like in F1 with the top 6 getting points and top 12 getting paid. Sudden death playoff.

--Each Major has different rules:

The CL-SK Players Championship is open to everyone, regardless of skill, points, exemptions, or ragweed allergy. The cut will come after 54 holes and will be like a regular tournament and that only top 12 and ties play Sunday. The winner will decide where he or she will defend their title.

The Open Championship will be just that, open to everybody. The 36 hole cut will be anyone within ten shots or 24, whichever is greater. After 54 holes, it will be within ten or 16, which ever is greater. In the event of a tie, anybody within ten shots will play in a nine hole mini round. After nine holes, sudden death for those tied.

If the CL-SK Players is for everybody, then the FOFC Masters are reserved for the "fucking elitests" on tour. This is an invite only championship with a minimum of 12 spots. Win a tournament, finish top 3 in a major or be in the top 5 in points to earn your shot at the Solesmic Yellow jacket. Winning the FOFC Masters earns you a full one year exemption on tour, and a LIFETIME exemption in the FOFC Masters and a permanent one point skill upgrade. (Imagine Jim Nantz breathlessly shouting as Shorty sinks the winning putt at 18, "Shane Kormelink, FUCKING ELITEST.")

--Q-School will start next season. 36 holes. Winner gets a full year exemption. 2nd thru 5th get a 3 week exemption, 6th thru 8th pick up a sponsor's exemption.

--Purses will be small, $10,000 for winning a regular week, $25,000 for the first two majors, and $50,000 for the Gindin Cup. Prize money is important because you will be able to purchase skill improvement points with it. Tournament ponts can be used for temporary improvements as well. Cost to be determined.

--Any thoughts on how to age or train us would be appreciated.

--Tournaments will be played on a weekly basis. Qualifiers and/or hot and cold rolls will be Wednesday while the first two rounds will be done Thursday and conclude Saturday/Sunday.

[vtbub]

Our ten week journey starts in the wee north of Scotland. All tours need to start somewhere, so we start at the birthplace of golf. The Old Course at St. Andrews hosts the Founder's Championship. The winner gets the McKee/Merriman Cup and of course defends next season at Pebble Beach, the other home to the Commissioner's home championship.

After that, we stroll down into the English countryside to Royal Saint George's for the Sports Interactive Open. Be immeresd in the auora of Europe's hottest sports sim development as they show you thousands upon thousands of screen shots from upcoming releases.

Not to be out done, the Hattricker's will hold their event at Wentworth for the Inagural Hattricker's Golden Putt for week three. Not a links course, but still a firm test of gokf hosted by one of the largest on-line communities in sport.

We leave the UK for the first major on the European Mainland. France's Le Golf Nacional hosts the Coors Light-Shane Kormerlink Players Championship. This noveau course features plenty of water and the winner of the FGT's first major will have earned it.

After 4 gruling days in Paris, the tour shifts stateside, California in fact, as the California FOFC Society hosts the Golden State Open at Riveria in Los Angeles. The best in the game attack one of the west coast's oldest and treasured layouts.

A short flight to Tuscon for the first ever championship under the lights as Omni-National hosts the Tar-get Practice Open. Good times and low scores should be had under the pleasant night time conditions in the desert.

You'll need the relaxation as the tour then travels to the Monterrey Bay and the nasty par 70 version of Pebble Beach GC for the Open Championship. Even score should win this nasty title on a beautiful course. Trust me, when the Founder's is played there next season, it will play much easier.

We say good-bye to the west coast and hello to Florida as the inagural FGT season comes to a close. Arnold Palmer's playground at BayHill will host the Breezy Open. Low scores and hot sun will be a nice break for the players.

Vacation time ends as the tour hits Atlanta for the last full field event. The SKYDOG Open at Atlanta Athletic Club gives players one last shot at the FOFC Masters at a course that hosted the '76 US Open and '02 PGA.

Then finally, the FOFC Masters, The Gindin Cup, The Solesmic Jacket, played with limited commercial interuption by our sponsors at Cadillac and Traveler's Insurance, at the ultimate home for elite golf, Augusta National. I hope you know how to putt.

And there you have it, Season One's Itinerary.

[vtbub]

Sign up this way:

Name-Ron Juckett
Country-USA
Driver Length-3
Accuracy-3
Iron Game-3
Sand Game-3
Putting-3

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Iron

[SirFozzie]

Name: David Yellope
Nation: Great Britain :)
-Driving Length -2
--Driving Accuracy - 3
--Iron Play -4
--Sand Game - 2
--Putting -4

Default Hot: Iron Play
Default Cold: Driving Length

David Yellope ready to kick it, bird style (Birdie/Eagle, baybee)

BTW.. if you get lessons from me, you are extremely lucky :)

[hhiipp]

Name-Brian Fowler
Country-USA
Driver Length-1
Accuracy-4
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-5

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Sand Game


Not sure how this setup will work, but what the heck :D

[duckman]

Name: Kevin Heath
Country: USA
Driving Length: 2
Driving Accuracy: 4
Iron Game: 3
Sand Game: 1
Putting: 4

Default Hot: Putting
Default Cold: Sand Game

[Kevin]

Angus MacHaggis
Scotland
Driver length -2
Driver accuracy - 4
Irons -4
Sand - 1
Putting - 4

Hot - putter
Cold - Driving length

[nfg22]

Dylan Airhart
USA
Driver length-2
Driving Accuracy-3
Irons-4
Sand-1
putter-5

Hot-Putter
Cold-Sand

[vtbub]

Dylan Airhart
USA
Driver length-2
Driving Accuracy-3
Irons-4
Sand-1

Hot-Putter
Cold-Sand


Need ur putter number.

[nfg22]

there..

[vtbub]

there..
TY Sir.

[kingfc22]

Name: David Gonzalez
USA
Driving Length - 3
Driving Accuracy - 3
Iron Play - 3
Sand Game - 2
Putting - 4

Default Hot: Driving Accuracy
Default Cold: Driving Length

[tucker342]

AJ Tucker
USA

Driving Length - 2
Driving Accuracy - 3
Iron Play - 4
Sand Game - 2
Putting - 4

Hot - Putting
Cold - Sand Game

[duckman]

Name: David Gonzalez
USA
Driving Length - 3
Driving Accuracy - 3
Iron Play - 3
Sand Game - 2
Putting - 4
What are your hot and cold points?

[KWhit]

Sign up this way:

Name- Ty Whit
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Driving Accuracy-3
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-5

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Driver Length

[kingfc22]

What are your hot and cold points?
edited, That's what you get when you post without paying attention.

[timmyw3]

Name-Tim Watts
Country-USA
Driver Length-4
Accuracy-1
Iron Game-2
Sand Game-3
Putting-5

Default hot point-Accuracy
Default cold point-Sand game

[MrIllini]

Name- N Waeltz
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Driving Accuracy-4
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-4

Default hot point-Driver Length
Default cold point-Sand Game

[3ric]

Name-Woody Driver
Country-Scotland
Driver Length-3
Accuracy-5
Iron Game-3
Sand Game-1
Putting-3

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Accuracy

[vtbub]

By my count, we have 15, and 9 spots still open.

[Blade]

Name-Mike Tokunaga
Country-Canada
Driver Length-4
Accuracy-3
Iron Game-3
Sand Game-1
Putting-4

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Driver

[duckman]

By my count, we have 15, and 9 spots still open.
I've got 12 (not counting you).

[hhiipp]

Some could have PM'd him? :)

[henry296]

Name-Todd Henry
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Accuracy-4
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-4

Default hot point-Length
Default cold point-Sand Game

[korme]

Name: Shane Kormelink
Country-USA
Driving Length -2
Driving Accuracy - 2
Iron Play -5
Sand Game - 1
Putting -5

Default Hot: Iron Play
Default Cold: Sand Game

[duckman]

Some could have PM'd him? :)
True dat. :)

[vtbub]

I've got 12 (not counting you).


You were correct, 15 now.

[duckman]

You were correct, 15 now.
I love being right. :D

[Jesse_Ewiak]

Name: Jesse Ewiak
Country-USA
Driving Length - 4
Driving Accuracy - 4
Iron Play -2
Sand Game - 2
Putting -3

Default Hot: Putting
Default Cold: Sand Game

[ntndeacon]

Deacon Palmer
USA
Driving Length- 4
Driving Accuracy- 2
Iron Play- 3
Sand Game- 1
Putting- 5

Hot: Irons
Cold: Accuracy

[duckman]

Dylan Airhart, USA
Woody Driver, Scotland
Jesse Ewiak, USA
Brian Fowler, USA
David Gonzalez, USA
Kevin Heath, USA
Todd Henry, USA
Ron Juckett, USA
Shane Kormelink, USA
Angus MacHaggis, Scotland
Deacon Palmer, USA
Mike Tokunaga, Canada
AJ Tucker, USA
N Waeltz, USA
Tim Watts, USA
Ty Whit, USA
David Yellope, Great Britain


17 Players of 24 Openings.

[SirFozzie]

Come on, we need some more Europeans to beat up the USA during Ryder Cup play ;)

[hhiipp]

We're all up the creek if we get into the sand :)

[duckman]

We're all up the creek if we get into the sand :)
That's what I was thinking. I guess that's the chance you take. :)

[MJ4H]

Name - Matt Jones
Country - USA

2 --Driving Length
4 --Driving Accuracy
5 --Iron Play
1 --Sand Game
3 --Putting

Default hot point: putting
Default cold point: driving length

[vtbub]

Matt makes 18.

While fields woiuld be limited to 24, remember you can qualify for a spot, so we'll take a comers.

***purchases deeper bunkers for St. Andrews***

[duckman]

Dylan Airhart, USA
Woody Driver, Scotland
Jeebs Eckberg, Sweden
Jesse Ewiak, USA
Brian Fowler, USA
David Gonzalez, USA
Kevin Heath, USA
Todd Henry, USA
Matt Jones, USA
Ron Juckett, USA
Shane Kormelink, USA
Angus MacHaggis, Scotland
AL Mighty, USA
Deacon Palmer, USA
Mike Tokunaga, Canada
K. A. Ton, England
AJ Tucker, USA
N Waeltz, USA
Tim Watts, USA
Ty Whit, USA
David Yellope, Great Britain


21 Players

[JeeberD]

Jeebs Eckberg
Sweden

4--Driving Length
3--Driving Accuracy
2--Iron Play
2--Sand Game
4--Putting

Default hot point: Putting
Default cold point: Sand Game

[Katon]

K. A. Ton
England

3--Driving Length
2--Driving Accuracy
2--Iron Play
4--Sand Game
4--Putting

Default hot point: Driving Accuracy
Default cold point: Driving Accuracy

[vtbub]

We'll cut off sign up's at 6 ET tomorrow.

[thealmighty]

Name-AL MIghty
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Accuracy-4
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-4

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Sand

[vtbub]

22 signed up, last chance for opening week.

[vtbub]

I have company from Florida in tomorrow afternoon, and then prepare for my FOF MP debut, so look for the first thread for Saint Andrews Friday Afternoon. First round either Friday night or Saturday afternoon, rounds 2 and 3 Sunday.

[Marmel]

Name-Mar Mel
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Accuracy-3
Iron Game-4
Sand Game-1
Putting-5

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Sand Game

[vtbub]

Welcome Mr. Mel, your ticket to St. Andrews has been punched.

[duckman]

Dylan Airhart, USA
Woody Driver, Scotland
Jeebs Eckberg, Sweden
Jesse Ewiak, USA
Brian Fowler, USA
David Gonzalez, USA
Kevin Heath, USA
Todd Henry, USA
Matt Jones, USA
Ron Juckett, USA
Shane Kormelink, USA
Angus MacHaggis, Scotland
Mar Mel, USA
Al Mighty, USA
Deacon Palmer, USA
Mike Tokunaga, Canada
K. A. Ton, England
AJ Tucker, USA
N Waeltz, USA
Tim Watts, USA
Ty Whit, USA
David Yellope, Great Britain


22 Players

[vtbub]

Week two will be at Royal Lytham and Saint Anne's, not Royal Saint George's.

RSG, has not been made for SSG.

[vtbub]

still 2-3 spots available.

[vtbub]

Details tonight for week 2, plus a challenge from Gary Player;)

[duckman]

Details tonight for week 2, plus a challenge from Gary Player;)
Something tells me that this isn't good. ;)

[vtbub]

Lets say Gary was unimpressed last week.

[Marmel]

Screw Gary. ;)

[kingfc22]

What? Does he think he has a chance against the players of the FGT? Pa-Leese.

[duckman]

Gary Player is a bitch. I'll eat his children.

[cschex]

Oh what the hell, this looks pretty cool...

Name- Karl Schexnayder
Country- Germany
Driver Leegth- 1
Driver Accuracy- 3
Iron Game- 5
Sand Game- 3
Putting- 3

Default hot point: Iron Game
Default cold point: Driver length

[vtbub]

Actually, I hadn't thought of reall players playing, hmmm.

[vtbub]

To: Ron Juckett
From: Gary Player<[email protected]>
Subj: Pitiful sand play

After watching your players butcher St. Andrews and her bunkers, I, for a fee of $1,000, will give your players a sand game lesson, increasing skills by one point.

Gary

Alright Gary, I'll do this...

Any player that wants to pony up $1,000 for a one point improvement this week can. There, however, is a catch.

--Top 3 this week get that improvement for the year
--Cut makers get their money back
--Not make the cut, lose the $1,000 AND not improve your sand game for the rest of the year.

Any takers?

[vtbub]

Looks like Saturday/Sunday/Tuesday for this week unless I hear from a lot of you regarding Gary's challenge.

[hhiipp]

Questions:
Does the sand training take place before or after this weeks round?
Will there be other things we can purchase with winnings?
Is there a limit to how many things can be purchased or trained?

[vtbub]

a. before
b. yes
c. you can max out on skills, but, you can lose skills too.

[Marmel]

Is there a money list somewhere to see how much cash we have?

[vtbub]

Working on it.

M. Mel has $10,000

[Marmel]

I'll buy those lessons from Gary.

[kingfc22]

screw Gary.

[vtbub]

M.Mel 10,000
D.Palmer 5,000
A.Mighty 2,500
A.MacHaggis 833.33
T.Henry 833.33
A.Tucker 833.33
M.Jones 500
S.Juckett 375
D.Gonzalez 375
S.Kormelink 300
T.Whitt 300
J.Eckberg 150
K.Ton 150

[RainRaven]

Name- Erick Dachel
Country-USA
Driver Length-2
Accuracy- 4
Iron Game-3
Sand Game-2
Putting- 4

Hot point- Iron Game
Cold Point- Accuracy

[JeeberD]

I would buy lessons, but then I would have to pawn my diamond pinky ring... :(

[ntndeacon]

I'll get the lessons. Always fun to chat with a player.

[henry296]

Can we go in debt? If so, I'll take the lesson.

[hhiipp]

Just looked at the course, damn thing has more sand than most beaches. Sign me up for the lessons!

If I don't make the cut I blame Gary Player.

[vtbub]

Yes, debt is allowed.

[SirFozzie]

Argh. Weak Weak sandplay...

I'll take it.

[KWhit]

Details tonight for week 2, plus a challenge from Gary Player;)
Bring it on!

[JeeberD]

Argh, pinky ring be damned. Give me the lesson...

[MrIllini]

I would like the lesson please

[nfg22]

Yes if we can go into debt Ill takethe lesson also...

[duckman]

Give me the lesson!!!!

[Katon]

I'll take the lesson.

[thealmighty]

I need all the sand help I can get. Sign me up.

[vtbub]

Always taking new members, we have enough for Monday qualifiers now.

[tucker342]

since we can go into debt, I'll take the lessons

[vtbub]

Too late for this week.

Probably no challenges until we go back stateside in a couple weeks.

[Dr. Sak]

Name: Roy McEvoy
Country-USA
Driving Length - 3
Driving Accuracy - 3
Iron Play -3
Sand Game - 2
Putting -4

Default Hot: Iron Play
Default Cold: Driving Accuracy

[duckman]

Ahem.

[vtbub]

Wedding Anniversary this weekend.

[RainRaven]

congrats and may it be a happy one. :)

[duckman]

Wedding Anniversary this weekend.
Excuses. Excuses. ;)

Congrats.

[vtbub]

If you hattrick, would you say so please.

Regarding stop 3 on the tour.

[mrkilla22]

Name-Jordan Lee
Country-USA
Driver Length-4
Accuracy-4
Iron Game-3
Sand Game-1
Putting-3

Default hot point-Putting
Default cold point-Driver Length

Hattricker!

[ntndeacon]

Deacon Palmer is a hattricker as well.

[vtbub]

ok, this weeks stuff announced tomorrow

[vtbub]

bumping for me.

Qualifier tomorrow

play Thurs-Sunday.

[vtbub]

OFFICIAL POINTS THRU 2 EVENTS:

D.Palmer 8
M.Mel 6
K.Ton 6
K.Schexnayder 5
A.Mighty 4
D.Gonzalez 4
T.Henry 4
B.Fowler 2
A.MacHaggis 2
A.Tucker 2

[vtbub]

OFFICIAL MONEY THRU 2 EVENTS:

K.Ton 10,150
M.Mel 10,000
D.Palmer 6,250
K.Schexnayder 5,000
D.Gonzalez 2,875
A.Mighty 2,500
T.Henry 1,415.83
A.MacHaggis 833.33
A.Tucker 833.33
B.Fowler 582.50
M.Jones 500
D.Yellope 400
M.Tokunaga 400
S.Juckett 375
J.Ewiak 300
S.Kormelink 300
T.Whitt 300
T.Watts 200
D.Airhart 200
J.Eckberg 150
K.Heath 100

[vtbub]

These fools paid for Gary's lesson:

D.Yellope-made cut, keeps money
B.Fowler-made cut, keeps money
K.Heath-made cut, keeps money
D.Airhart-made cut, keeps money
T.Whitt-CUT, OWES 1,000, NO SAND IMPROVEMENT
N Waeltz-CUT, OWES 1,000, NO SAND IMPROVEMENT
T.Henry-made cut, keeps money
D.Palmer-made cut, keeps money
J.Eckberg-CUT, OWES 1,000, NO SAND IMPROVEMENT
K.Ton-WINS TOURNEY, +1 SAND
A.Mighty-CUT, OWES 1,000, NO SAND IMPROVEMENT
M.Mel-CUT, OWES 1,000, NO SAND IMPROVEMENT

12 Bought, 7 made the cut, 5 didn't, of the 7 one got a permanent bump.

No challenge this week as we will experiment with weather conditions.

[vtbub]

PRESS RELEASE-

Fourm views increase for SPORTS INTERACTIVE Open.


The FOFC'S Golf Tour event at Royal Lytham and Saint Anne's drew 60 more viewers then the week one torunament at Saint Andrews. 826 FOFC board members saw part or all of the coverage compared to 769 the week before.

"We are proud of the growth of our tour. We are also proud of the four new golfers who have signed up after the tour started." FGT Commissioner Ron Juckett said at a press conference today.

[JeeberD]

Gawdamn I'm turrible...

[vtbub]

The subject has come up on how golfers use the sponsor's exemption.

Mar Mel earned his exemption by winning the first week.

Since the tour has exceeded 24 players, in order to have some reasonable round lengths, the field for non-majors has to be reduced to 24.

Currently, top 12 from previous week play current week. The other 12 spots are played for. (Hattricker's receive a special go this week, getting 3 spots)

The golfer who had the exemption asked if he could make his decision after he qualified. I said yes. He qualified on his score.

The question came up on should he have declared before qualifing, basically saying "yeah, I'll take it." or "no, I'll earn it." I think the objection is whether he has the right to bump a player out of the field.

My take is, yes, tour winners should have the ability to bump if they choose. It used to happen all the time in NASCAR. And yes, I know that provisionals are contreversial. It's possible for a good golfer to have a bad week, and at the moment tour winners get the same weekly exemption perk as the 12th place player.

I certainly, however, can understand the frustration of being bumped out of the field after "earning" my way in, and when I tee it up, I know the round counts.

Two suggestions, tour winners are exempt for the next 5 non-majors or if a golfer chooses to use his exemption, a 25th spot opens up. (Scoresheet has 25 lines.)

I think, if you have earned a "free spin", you should use it when you see fit. It's, your tour, on the other hand, and you should have a say on the rules.

[Marmel]

The subject has come up on how golfers use the sponsor's exemption.

Mar Mel earned his exemption by winning the first week.

Since the tour has exceeded 24 players, in order to have some reasonable round lengths, the field for non-majors has to be reduced to 24.

Currently, top 12 from previous week play current week. The other 12 spots are played for. (Hattricker's receive a special go this week, getting 3 spots)

The golfer who had the exemption asked if he could make his decision after he qualified. I said yes. He qualified on his score.

The question came up on should he have declared before qualifing, basically saying "yeah, I'll take it." or "no, I'll earn it." I think the objection is whether he has the right to bump a player out of the field.

My take is, yes, tour winners should have the ability to bump if they choose. It used to happen all the time in NASCAR. And yes, I know that provisionals are contreversial. It's possible for a good golfer to have a bad week, and at the moment tour winners get the same weekly exemption perk as the 12th place player.

I certainly, however, can understand the frustration of being bumped out of the field after "earning" my way in, and when I tee it up, I know the round counts.

Two suggestions, tour winners are exempt for the next 5 non-majors or if a golfer chooses to use his exemption, a 25th spot opens up. (Scoresheet has 25 lines.)

I think, if you have earned a "free spin", you should use it when you see fit. It's, your tour, on the other hand, and you should have a say on the rules.


I like your last point about a 25th spot opening up, but in the future, two players could request to use their exemption in this way, which would mean 26 spots, and so on......not a viable option.

I really don't mind either way, I was just asking. I prefer the current rule of trying to qualify, and if you fail, you can use the exemption...I guess I was thinking NASCAR as well. But either way works with me.