Eastern Front- June 25th Young Park and Pleasant Hill

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five2loves42

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Travel between Blue Springs and Pleasant Hill will be a little tricky with the Route 7 Bridge near Lake Lotawana being closed for rehabilitation.

If you are coming North from 50and7 you will want to take either 50 or Langsford Rd. to Milton Thompson Rd. This will add about 10minutes to your travel time (especially if it is busy at the 50/Milton Thompson intersection). 

Tonight going to league there was quite a back up coming South on Milton Thompson.

Plan accordingly!!!!!
 

On your drive to PHill from Blue Springs...if you don't mind 1 -2 miles of gravel, at 50/Milton Thompson go West and take the first left onto Smart Rd (only about a 1/4 mile on 50) and stay on Smart Rd until you get to the Lake...should shorten your drive by 5 - 10 minutes.

[five2loves42]

I'm pretty sure I signed up for Am, not Rec.

Yep, checked my e-mail receipt, I'm signed up for Advanced.

Just pull'n your chain - BAGGER

[five2loves42]

Dick is correct.  Recs and Ams will not play the ropes.  We will more than likely open an Int division like i posted earlier.

I am doing my best to make this event fun for all.  P Hill with ropes will be interesting for the better players and P hill without ropes is fun for beginners.  Mook, do not worry about playing in an event if this is your first one.  That is the goal of this event to get new folks out.  If this is your first event you will not be disappointed in the overall fun factor. 

There is plenty of room for Ams so you will still get a sweet shirt.  When i said that 42 were paid up that includes the Open players BUT they do NOT recieve a shirt.  They do not want extra money taken out of their pot they are playing for. 

John

John,

Can we play REC and INT no ropes, AM and PROs ropes?  All those currently in AM who want to drop to INT Sat morning could if they choose.

Just trying to separate the divisions a little more. Also, I wanted to play the ropes but wanted the sweet swag!!

If this is too much @%$!!!, too late in the game, I understand.

Thanks,

TomV

[john theiss]

Rec and Int will not use ropes. 

Women will not use ropes.
Pros and Adv will use ropes. sorry for the lack of info early.

[john theiss]

52 folks are paid up. 

We will take walk ups tomorrow.  thanks for those that prereg.  it makes the TD's life easier knowing how much stuff is needed so we do not over spend. 

Tommy V and Lance did an excellent job roping up P hill.  not the long continous lines like the wide open.   we did several bunkers to give the course some  tough shots.  every hole with a bunker has a spray painted drop zone that is in line with the tee pad.  super easy to find and super easy to follow.  You go into the bunker on your drive then you go to the drop zone.  the DZs are not too far away so speed of play will not be an issue.  Two cool island holes.  and hole 18 has the swope rope with a river in front of the the pin.  After roping it up we decided that Timko and Lee must have been out of their mind doing all that work so we started going with bunkers. 

THe parks department has put in some time adding some nice touches throughout the park.  Plus it is mowed to the T like always.  it is going to be a great day of golf.  It is not too late to come join the fun!

[dickthediscparker]

The problem with "bunker obs" or "river lines" and "creeks" is that they are not continuous.   Which means that if you do not know the "course" it makes it frustrating to play.   If it were a permanent setup then one would get use to lines of the course.   Anyway I'll be there and complain(explain) later .

But thank you for all the work all of you have done to get these courses ready for play.

[john theiss]

there are flags and rope to mark the bunkers and they are all in site.  you got a 2-3 hour window between rounds so get out and see the course.

i

[five2loves42]

Wow!!!

What a day, What a tournament!! 

Lots of first timers!!

The ropes and flags at P-Hill did their job, you had to make golf shots!!

Good Food and Great fun had at the awards ceremony.

Way to go John!!

Thanks again to Nathan at Tallgrass Brewing!!

Tom V

[john theiss]

We had several goals for this event

• get new players out(five tournament newbies)
• offer appropriate tee distances for all divisions (yes i think so, please let us know)
• fun, cheap event with a players pack that was different than most events
• make money for the club(yes)
• fill the event- we had 65 players
• good mix of players in all divisions (yes)
• two courses that complimen each other and offer various challenges for all skills(reply and let us know)
• for me to be nice and not get too stressed (couple lapses but with our cast of characters it is hard not to)

Thanks to TEAM EASTERN FRONT:
-Lance Dwyer been there from the start,thanks for helping with registration, scorecards, course maintenance, OB roping
-Tom Verstrate for food prep, course roping, contacting Tallgrass Brewery
-Jay Cram for score cards and board, registration
-Jim Sherwood for registration and scorecards
-Tom Henderson for making the trophies and cooking and bringing out his gas stove
-Dan Coffman for moving baskets
 -Nathan Whittman from Tallgrass Brewery for supporting our event with 12 hour old delicious beer straight off the line.  Nathan also played both rounds and the KCFDC hopes to continue our relationship with Tallgrass
-Dick Parker for pre and post tournament advice and direction
-KCFDC for sponsoring the event
-Matt Hayes continues to be the best t-shirt vendor in KC.  He puts our the sickest designs and is in touch with what is hip.  Foretwenty offers the best prices and best service.  I would like for someone to tell me what other company  prints additional t-shirts the day of the tourney for the walk ups?  IF you need shirts go to Matt Hayes.  You will not be disappointed.
-Blue Springs Parks and Rec and Pleasant Hill Parks and Rec for the continued support of our club and for all their hardwork maintaining the courses

Please let us know how to make this event better next year.  We want your feedback.  Scores will be up later this week.  Thanks for those that came out and supported our event.  If you are not a club member yet you should join becuase this is what our club is all about.

[DJ Twiggy (Sean C.)]

Played in the Eastern Front both years now. I think John Theiss (and the crew of volunteers) did an excellent job again this year with the event. The feel of the event was great! Great competition, yet still fun and laid back. Nathan from Tallgrass supplied the beer (much needed), and Fore 20 made the bad-ass event shirts. Again, a truly "class" event. GREAT JOB JOHN, AND VOLUNTEERS!!!!

[john theiss]

open            
Ken   Franks   58   44   102
Arturo Villarreal   56   49   105
Dick    Parker   59   48   107
BobbyVillerreal   58   50   108
Jake   Bowen   64   47   111
James Hefner   63   52   115
Slim   Belcher   63   53   116
Lance Dwyer   68   61   129
Cecil   Cameron   DNF      
Kevin   Corbett   DNF      
            
masters            
Pete   Cashen   59   49   108
DuaneSteiner   61   48   109
mike    thomas   62   52   117
Billy    Nelson   67   51   118
Ted   Keith           64   55   119
Gary   Lewis         
            
adv            
Chris   Buckley   60   53   113
Vince   Como   63   52   115
David   Valdiviez   62   53   115
Brian   Palmer   62   54   116
RodneyBeagle   63   53   116
Michael Sizemore   65   53   118
Matt    Crowe   67   54   121
Kevin   Weiss           67   57   124
BJ    Font   65   61   126
Matt    Eklund   66   61   127
John   Mershon         
Jay    Cram           DNF   54   
            
adv masters            
Bill    Neenan   64   53   117
James McLaughlin   64   53   117
Tom    Verstrate   62   56   118
Dan   Zink           65   56   121
Ron   Klein           67   56   123
Mark    Dunphy   65   61   126
Matt    Fox           68   60   128
Steve   Drew           70   60   130
            
int            
Jake   Lazzo           61   49   110
Travis Daetwiler   63   51   114
Paul    Beard           60   54   114
Brad   Lenheim   60   55   115
Juan    Hernadez   60   55   115
Sean    Chancellor   65   54   119
Bill   Shinoski   65   57   122
Kent   Kelly           68   56   124
Donnie Aaron   68   57   125
John   Kimbrell   78   57   135
            
rec            
Jitt   Belcher   58   50   108
Chris   Rios           58   53   111
Cecil    Freeze   57   55   112
Tom    Henderson   55   57   112
Nathan "Tallgrass" Whittman   57   64   121
Dale   Walters   69   62   131
Jesse   Pettibon   72   60   132
andrew Walters   68   64   132
Jake    Alpert           71   73   144
Adam   Richardson   72   73   145
Robbie Johnson   64   60   124
Pete   Engleman         
            
women            
TiffanyVerstrate   73   62   125
mary walters   70   59   129
Fawn   Brown   75   61   136
Laura   Weiss           86   76   162
Cheryl Halsey   88   74   162

[Ken Franks]

Jay    Cram           DNF   54   
            

 That's funny...

[will]

Jay    Cram           DNF   54   
            

 That's funny...

i feel like there's a story i didn't hear.

anyway, great shooting for tank and dick, really great.  i'd say something nice about the villarreal bros but they don't read it and it's been said.

pete's freaking awesome and it's always nice to see jake out.  i wish i could have played.  keep it up John.


did Jay shoot a 54 at blue springs?

[john theiss]

DNF at BS     54 P hill

[discglover]

Looks like a successful turnout John.
Congratulations.