BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST!!! TODAY, THANK A VETERAN! REMEMBER, THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY GOLF ROUNDS TO SPEAK ABOUT WITHOUT THEIR SACRIFICE! (for more info about Oklahoma-Golf & Veterans connection, check on Major Dan Rooney, PGA Professional, USGA member and former F-16 military pilot with the Oklahoma Air National Guard, who founded the Folds of Honor Foundation)
--- New scorecards -with the new rotation (where the "north nine" has become the front nine) will be available at the beginning of the 2012 season. Legacy Bank (Paul Hill), has agreed to supply the scorecards again. The scorecard has been redesigned to where the advertising will not be inside the the scoring area.
--- For all tournament hosts: our 2012 Tournament Calendar original draft will include all 2011 tournaments, most of which will have a comparable date to 2011. Any needed changes will be handled before March 1st, 2012. You may contact any of the board members with whom you usually have contact, or you may contact me at the pro-shop.
--- Anya Alvarez will be playing the finals of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament the first few days of December. Meanwhile, she will be practicing in Elk City from November 15 to the 25th. She hopes to meet more of our new friends and make new acquaintances. Anya is a graduate from the University of Washington where she holds various school records. This year she turned professional, and in her first attempt, qualified for the U.S. Open where, on the second round, played her last 8 holes in three under par to make the cut. She finished the championship with an even par round 71 and now is in the finals of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament. Anya, a frequent speaker against teen violence and child abuse, lives in Pittsburgh, PA where she practices golf full time during the season, works part time at Silverlight Golf Club. Anya writes for various information and/or opinion sources.
--- John Daly quits a tournament... again. His 29th tournament withdrawal in the last 4 years, most of which have been during the middle of a round, the rest of which have been immediately after a bad round. The man really is out of touch with reality, and with what the game represents. Think of this, his fame came when he won the PGA Championship as a ninth alternate. Now, after years of problems, from civil to criminal issues, he continues to ask for sponsors' exemptions. When he plays, you can recognize him for the outrageous clothes he wears more than for his scores. Now, ranked 666th in the world, should be a signal to turn things around, not to continue the downfall. Year after year, he has been given breaks, but John Daly loves to self destruct. Now, Daly took a spot in a national championship (the Australian Open) that could have gone to an alternate like him 20 years ago, and who knows, a new star may have been in the making. It goes to show that if you do not deal with a problem when it is needed, the problem grows (i.e. Penn State).
--- President's Cup coming up next week (Nov. 14-20). The President's Cup is a series of matches, similar to the Ryder Cup (U.S.A. against Europe) of the U.S.A. against the rest of the world who are not European countries. Fred Couples (1992 Masters Champion) will be the U.S.A. captain and Greg Norman (1986 & 1993 British Open Champion) will be captain of the Rest of the World (called "The Internationals"). The matches will be played at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne Australia. It will be interesting to see if Tiger Woods ends up playing against Adam Scott in any of the matches, what is Steve Williams going to do now? Tackle his former boss? Note: President George Bush (#41) was the official Honorary Founder of the President's Cup.