The following consists of a list that you might want to bring along on the trip. These items will not be provided by the Captains Club.

1. Shampoo
2. Golf Clubs
3. Pillow for the car
4. Cigars & Cigarettes
5. Sunglasses
6. Ball Retriever
7. Medical Tape, Bandaids, Sunscreen, Chapstick
8. Cash for Breakfast
9. Cash for Lunch each day
10. Cash for Dinner on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
11. Umbrella
12. 2003 Carl Spackler Open Drizzle Stick
13. 2005 Carl Spackler Open Baseball Hat
14. Golf Shoes (soft spikes)
15. Golf Clothes (the course requires proper golf attire. Please review dress code note)
16. Golf Gloves (extra for potential rain)
17. Digital Camera with USB cord.
18. Golf Towels, plenty in case it is wet.
19. Golf Balls
20. Belt
21. Windbreaker or Pull Over
22. Engraved Trophies you won last year.
23. Evening Clothes
24. 2004 Carl Spackler Open Gopher Headcover
25. Credit Card. You cannot check-in to the hotel without one.
26. Mow the lawn.
27. Koozie to keep your drink cool.
28. Cell Phone number of your ride to/from airport.

What not to bring…
1. Bad Attitude
2. Wife
3. Sweatshirts, heavy jacket, winter gloves
4. Personal Coolers

Raleigh averages 86 degrees on June 8 each year. These high temperatures require plenty of ice cold fluids, sunglasses, sunscreen, towels, and light clothes.

We are expecting late afternoon thunderstorms. Do not forget the umbrella.

A mandatory player meeting will be held promptly at 9:15am on Thursday morning under the pavilion at the golf course. This scheduled 90-minute meeting has an agenda that includes:

a. General Announcements
b. Player Introductions/Tournament Gifts
c. Lodging Notes
d. Golf Course Notes
e. Brief Itinerary
f. Explanation of Awards
g. Player Contests (Closest to the Pin/Skills Challenge)
h. Tournament Rules
i. Tournament Pairing Sheets
j. Scoring & Scorecard Submitting

This meeting is scheduled for 90 minutes, however may or may not take 90 minutes. We will proceed immediately into the Zavinski 100 and group photograph.

There is a 4-man Scramble coordinated by Mike Davis starting at 2:15PM. The scramble is scheduled to begin 30 minutes after Round 2 in shotgun format. Teams were built on the premise of all different skills. Munksgard, Myers, Grasser, Dosky, Hoffert, Ellis, Watson, Ashley, Tatum, Seidel, Zeybel, Marti, Lashley, Walters, Campbell, Milam, Nickles, Hiser, Creighton, Scott Miller, Larry Miller, Matt Boland and Jim English can tee from the white.

The Awards Dinner is included in your tournament fee. The tee time on Saturday is late. The scoring will be completed late. You meal and drinks like soda, tea, coffee and water are included. The Awards Dinner is not scheduled to begin until 9:30PM at Hi5. Please be prepared.  

Hi5 is a short 15 minute walk from the Clarion Inn.

Please budget for all other food purchases.

The Wednesday afternoon Practice Round is scheduled to begin at 1:30PM. The practice round will be straight tee. The Party Bus will not be available on Wednesday. Bags should be left at the golf course after play. Range balls will be available 1 hour before play and included in your tournament fee.

The Neuse Golf Club is located a solid 35 minutes southeast of downtown Raleigh, NC. The Neuse is a semi-private club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course designed by John LaFoy, which has achieved outstanding accolades over the years. The Neuse, long recognized as one of the best courses to play in the state, has most recently received recognition from Golf Digest as being ranked in the TOP 5 golf courses for course conditions and in the TOP 10 courses for service in the state of North Carolina. Year after year Golf Digest has awarded the course a 4 ½ star rating. Our superbly designed and maintained course provides you the challenging yet relaxing experience that golfers of all ability levels enjoy.

*  DENIM IS NOT ALLOWED
*  Golfers must wear a collared shirt
*  Must wear soft spikes
*  Have a great time but don't be a jagoff.

The Neuse Golf Club
(919) 550-0550
918 Birkdale Drive
Clayton, NC  27520

Gratuity was not paid for any service at the Clarion or The Neuse Golf Club. A 20% gratuity was paid for the Award Dinner. Please make sure your dinner service is excellent and gratuity is paid where/when appropriate at the golf course and hotel.

In regards to budgeting, each player should expect to pay for:

(1) extra room fees such as movies and damages.
(2) dinner on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night.
(3) all lunches.
(4) all breakfasts.
(5) apparel or golf equipment needed in pro shop.
(6) all snacks.
(7) all transportation made from your vehicle.
(8) all beer off the golf course.
(9) all drinks during the practice round.

Trophies, clubs, awards, and jacket won last year should be engraved where appropriate and brought back to the 2006 Carl Spackler Open Championship.  With the exception of Stroke and Dooty Awards, everything is recycled each year.

Kitchen Pass Award
Crapper Award
Webb Award/Trophy
Closest to the Pin Award
Rusty Rod
Golden Rod
Skills Challenge Award
Championship Trophy
Golden Jacket
Scramble Trophies
Horses Ass Trophy

Bag storage is included in your tournament fee. All golf bags can remain at the clubhouse starting Wednesday or Thursday evening through Saturday play. Each bag will receive a bagtag for easy bagboy identification.

The Captains Club has upgraded a prize for the 2006 tournament. The greatest still photograph shot at the tournament will win a $150.00 discount towards next years tournament. Second place will win a $75.00 discount towards next year's tournament.

The photograph can consist of anything and anytime from Wednesday, June 7, 2006 through June 10, 2006. All nominated photographs will be reviewed for finalists and voted on by all attendees to determine a winner. The vote will be sometime in early-July.

The top photographs may be displayed at the awards presentation.

Entrees are required to have a digital camera. A couple of scoring laptops will be available each day for downloading if guys bring their usb cord. Photographs will only be considered if appropriate for complete public view on the Internet.

The prizes cannot be used as the first $120 non-refundable non-transferable deposit.

The tournament handicaps will be Poststats Points again for the 6th year in a row. They are updated automatically during the scorecard entry process for each of your posted rounds until printing in early June. There is a major change to the handicapping for golfers that rarely play golf, but also have attended past tournaments. Past tournament scorecards will be used to determine handicap. Handicaps are available online by clicking on Handicaps.

Tournament Pairings are available. Pairings were changed again on May 30. Pairings are not final until you have a pairing sheet in your hand. Pairings for the final round on Saturday are set based on reverse leaderboard order. Exactly like the PGA Tour.

The 2006 Skills Challenge returns on Thursday evening without Golf Trivia. Each golfer will be given 30 seconds to two-putt from 30 feet. Golfers that remain will return for one chip from 5 yards off the green. Chips within 6 feet of the hole will return to putt again. One putts and chips within 1 foot recieve an exemption for one future skill failure.

As opposed to previous years' Closest to Pin competition, the 2006 event promises to be a more expeditious process yet it looses none of its attraction.  Each golfer will still be faced with the same pressure of hitting their ball in front of there peers BUT there is a bit of a twist this year.

Instead of hitting two shots by yourself, each golfer will get a single shot and will hit in groups of 8.  Each golfer will be provided a ball with their identification on it.  The golfers will be called out and lined up for their stroke.  A countdown will sounded off and all 8 will swing together.

After all 8 shifts have completed their attempts, the winner will be announced.  Yes, balls will be moved by other shots.  Yes, it is completely within the rules to knock a ball away from the hole or closer to the hole with your shot.

The Clarion Inn is scheduled as the choice hotel to host the 2006 Carl Spackler Open Field. The hotel due to its close proximity to a plethora of entertainment options in downtown Raleigh.

The Raleigh-Durham airport is a short 15 drive to the hotel. In the heart of downtown Raleigh ($35-$40 cab ride), the hotel is a short 25 minute drive from the golf course. The Captains Club has bus transportation to and from the course to ensure a pickled field gets to and from the course safely.

The hotel offers free parking which is a great option as the cars driven to the hotel should not leave their spots once the hotel is reached. All entertainment options are within walking distance from the hotel. Although Raleigh is a city, the blocks to and from the variety of watering-holes are not true city blocks.

Check-in time is 3:00PM EST. If your room is ready, you may check-in very early. Early check-in's are not guaranteed and should not be expected. The Clarion Hotel will store your luggage while you play the practice round.

All attendees will not receive a key for the room without a personal credit card. Your room + taxes is paid, however all damages, phone calls, room service and pay movies are your responsibility.

The Clarion Hotel
(919) 832-0501
320 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC  27803-1788

www.couchtrip.net

THERE IS NO BUS SERVICE FOR THE PRACTICE ROUND.

The party bus is an option for all 3 days or 6 trips to/from hotel and golf course. The price includes all 6 trips. It includes gratuity. All other entertainment will be within walking distance of the hotel.

Golf bags will be locked and stored at the golf course from Wednesday or Thursday through Saturday evening. It is your responsibility to read the bag transportation notebook entry.

This is a newly renovated bus with individual seating around the inside parameter. It has been converted for bar crawls, bachelor(ette) parties, etc. so it is equipped with the relevant amenities including 2 coolers for storage of alcohol (passengers can drink on the bus) and a 4000 Watt Alpine Stereo with CD player, satellite and MP3 functionality.

There are 38 seats and 10 people will stand or sit on a cooler. It is 30 feet long and as wide as is legally permitted (8-1/2 feet), allowing for a lot of open space in the aisle (at least 3 feet).

The optional party bus is scheduled to depart on Friday after the scramble. Players not participating in the scramble will have an option to drink free beer on the clubhouse patio.

THURSDAY
Party Bus Departs For Golf Course 08:30 AM to 09:00 AM  
Party Bus Departs For Hotel 07:00 PM to 07:30 PM  

FRIDAY
Party Bus Departs For Golf Course 06:40 AM to 07:10 AM  
Party Bus Departs To Hotel 07:00 PM to 07:30 PM  

SATURDAY
Party Bus Departs For Golf Course 09:45 AM to 10:15 AM  
Party Bus Departs For Hotel 07:00 PM to 07:30 PM

The Neuse Golf Club has a dress code policy. Golf shirts along with bermuda shorts are required. No t-shirts, jogging shorts or denim of any kind.

Players, guests, invitees and vendors ("Participants") must observe the rules and regulations and bylaws of the Club, including but not limited to the following:
1) soft spike golf shoes only are allowed on the golf course and driving range;
2) observe the dress code - denim jeans or shorts and jogging apparel are NOT ALLOWED and all shirts must have collars.

The Carl Spackler Open will be hosting daily contests. Here are the
rules:

Longest Drive: There will be a longest drive contest on both the front
and back nine holes for every round to include Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday. Rules for this contest will be. Longest Drive by a
participant. Must be in the Fairway to qualify.

Closest to the Pin: There will be a Closest to the Pin contest on both
the front and back nine holes for every round to include Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. Rules for this contest will be. Closest to the Pin
by a participant. Must be on the green to qualify. Fringe does not
count.

Longest Putt: There will be a longest putt contest on hole #18 for the
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday rounds. Rules for this contest will be.
Winner will be the participant that makes the longest putt from anywhere
on the putting surface. Fringe does not count. Harassment from the
gallery will be appreciated.

HOLE SELECTIONS

THURSDAY
Closest to the Pin - Hole 3 and 11
Longest Drive - Hole 2 and 10
Longest Putt - Hole 18

FRIDAY
Closest to the Pin - Hole 7 and 14
Longest Drive - Hole 4 and 16
Longest Putt - Hole 18

SATURDAY
Closest to the Pin - Hole 3 and 11
Longest Drive - Hole 2 and 10
Longest Putt - Hole 18

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
It is the golfer's responsibility to make sure their golf bag gets to the golf course on Wednesday for the practice round.  Bags will be stored at the course for the remainder of the tournament.

If you are not participating in the practice round on Wednesday AND do not have means to transport your bag on Thursday morning, Trent Cooper has volunteered to transport bags.  Transportation of golf bags will run parallel with the party bus schedule.  Bring your clubs out to the party bus and you will be directed to Trent's vehicle.  Clubs WILL NOT be permitted on the party bus.

SATURDAY
Players will be instructed where to leave their bags after the last round on Saturday. This will be a
coordinated effort. Bags will be loaded at one time after the last round is completed (the drivers nor Don Creighton want 10 different guys at 10 different times to load their golf bag). It is the golfer's responsibility to load their golf bag on Saturday evening and make sure it is unloaded immediately upon arriving to the hotel. Transportation for golf bags to the hotel will run parallel with the party bus schedule. Again, clubs WILL NOT be permitted on the party bus.  The following players have volunteered to transport clubs:

Saturday (including # of bags total to carry):
Jay Glover (6)
Ravinder Bakshi (6)
Kevin Long, Sr. (6)
Matt Pritchard (12)
Chris Hayes (6)
John Dick (6)
Brandon Hunter (12)
Trent Cooper (12)

Please remember these guys above are doing the group a favor.

Some brief directions to the golf course and back to the hotel will be provided with Wednesday's pairing sheet. It is a second handout.

Here are mailing addresses for your GPS.

The Neuse Golf Club
918 Birkdale Drive
Clayton, NC 27520
919-550-0550

The Clarion Hotel
320 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27803-1788
919-832-0501

Informational Sheets will be distributed on the range at the practice round. These daily sheets are used to manage the entire event. Golfers not playing in the practice round can pick a copy at the hotel upon check-in. Please do not take pairing sheets from the hotel if you are playing the practice round.

These very important sheets will contain pairings, tournament leaderboard, contest information, schedule of events, bus schedule, tournament rules, scoring procedures, player courtesies, red tee information, nightly entertainment, golf handicap information, etc..

The folowing is a list of flight departures and arrivals. Please make sure you have cell phone numbers of your riders and/or drivers.

ARRIVING
DAY________TIME________PASSENGER_________RIDE
TUESDAY____4:00PM______RAVINDER_BAKSHI___RENTING_CAR
TUESDAY____9:41PM______TOM_MCCAULEY______GREG_LONG
TUESDAY____????________GRADY_WALTERS_____JEREMY_MYERS
TUESDAY____????________DON_CREIGHTON_____JEREMY_MYERS
WEDNESDAY__9:45AM______MATT_DAVIS________JOHN_DICK
WEDNESDAY__9:45AM______MIKE_DAVIS________JOHN_DICK
WEDNESDAY__9:45AM______JOHN_DICK_________RENTING_CAR
WEDNESDAY__9:45AM______BRIAN_ZEYBEL______JOHN_DICK
WEDNESDAY__10:00AM_____MATT_BOLAND_______PAT BOLAND
WEDNESDAY__10:30AM_____RICK_DOSKY________PAT BOLAND
WEDNESDAY__11:00AM_____NICK_CASALE_______BRANDON_HUNTER
WEDNESDAY__11:00AM_____ROB_REUSTLE_______BRANDON_HUNTER
WEDNESDAY__11:15AM_____BOB_MORRIS________BRANDON_HUNTER
WEDNESDAY__????________LARRY_MILLER______RENTING_CAR

DEPARTING
DAY________TIME________PASSENGER_________RIDE
SUNDAY_____7:00AM______GRADY_WALTERS_____RAVINDER_BAKSHI
SUNDAY_____7:00AM______DON_CREIGHTON_____RAVINDER_BAKSHI
SUNDAY_____7:15AM______RAVINDER_BAKSHI___RENTING_CAR
SUNDAY____10:00AM______BOB_MORRIS________PAT BOLAND
SUNDAY____10:15AM______NICK_CASALE_______PAT BOLAND
SUNDAY____10:15AM______ROB_REUSTLE_______PAT BOLAND
SUNDAY____10:55AM______TOM_MCCAULEY______JEREMY_MYERS
SUNDAY____11:00AM______MATT_BOLAND_______JEREMY_MYERS
SUNDAY____11:25AM______MATT_DAVIS________JOHN_DICK
SUNDAY____11:25AM______MIKE_DAVIS________JOHN_DICK
SUNDAY____11:25AM______BRIAN_ZEYBEL______JOHN_DICK
SUNDAY____11:25AM______JOHN_DICK_________RENTING_CAR
SUNDAY____????_________LARRY_MILLER______RENTING_CAR
SUNDAY____3:40PM_______RICK_DOSKY

The tourney will be played from the Blue Tees.

LOST BALL OR POSSIBILITY OF LOST BALL: The first option is to hit a provisional from the original spot. Then play the provisional ball if your first ball cannot be found. The second option is to drop in the area of where it was last seen with a two-stroke penalty. If your 1st shot is lost, taking a drop where the ball was last seen means you are hitting your 4th shot.

OUT OF BOUNDS: Balls cannot be played or fetched when they cross the white-staked hazards. They are out of bounds. DO NOT WALK INTO BACKYARDS. Your options are identical to the lost ball rule stated above.

RED STAKES: Balls CAN BE played from inside the red-staked hazards. By penalty of one stroke, you drop within two club lengths from where the ball crossed the stakes. Another option is to hit from the original spot with 1 stroke penalty. If your first shot went into the hazard, take a drop outside the red stakes and hit your 3rd shot.

YELLOW STAKES: Balls CAN BE played from inside the yellow-staked hazards. By penalty of one stroke, you may drop anywhere in the line of the shot including the original spot. If your first shot went into the hazard, take a drop in the line of your shot and hit your 3rd shot.

UNPLAYABLE LIES: A player may take an unplayable lie anywhere on the course including the middle of the fairway. By penalty of 1 stroke, a golfer must drop two club lengths no closer to the hole from the unplayable lie. Unplayable lies normally prohibit the free swing of the golf club.

FREE DROPS: A player may obtain free relief or drop from a fairway divot or a cart path.  All man-made objects such as stakes, fences and signs receive a free drop with no penalty. Your partner should assist. Drops are no closer to the hole.

LONG PUTT: The longest putt made on each hole receives long putt points. The Captains Club strongly encourages putting out of turn when pace of play is jeopardized. Mark your distance proactively and putt when partners are not standing on the green or ready to play. Fringe putts and short chips do not count. If the longest putt is less than a putter length, the hole is voided and does not push. A putter should fit between the ball and the hole to be valid.  Long putts cannot be longer than its previous putt.

GIMME: The Captains Club proudly supports two forms of gimme. (1) Golfers may take a gimme (one stroke) if scoring zero points on the hole. (2) If already taking a zero points on a hole, a golfer may drop with no penalty at the 100 yard red disc in the middle of the fairway. This gimme speeds up pace of play while still allowing for long putt points. All other forms of gimme are prohibited.

DO NOT TOUCH YOUR BALL UNLESS IT IS MARKED AND LYING MOTIONLESS ON THE GREEN. FLUFFING IS PROHIBITED.

Please review the online itinerary by clicking "CALENDAR" above. This will provide you with everything planned throughout the week.

This year's tournament has evening entertainment with specials on drinks and food. Maps to all evening entertainment will be available @ the Hotel Front Desk.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub
$6.00 for All You Can Eat Wings from 8:00PM to 10:00PM
$6.00 for Miller Lite and Yuengling Pitchers
Karoake @ 10:00PM

Optional evening entertainment
Jillian’s of Raleigh
$2.25 for Well Highballs
$5.00/person for Free Video Games after 9:00PM

THURSDAY NIGHT

The Pour House Music Hall
$4.00 for tall/double well special
$1.00 for Pabst Blue Ribbon Cans

Optional evening entertainment
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
$2.50 for Fire Sale Pints
25 cent Wings

FRIDAY

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
$1.50 for Bud Light Pints
$2.50 for Blue Moon and Yuengling Pints

SATURDAY

Hi5 Dinner & Bar

THERE IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DRINKING AND DRIVING!

The following are guidelines for included beverages at the Neuse Golf Club and the Clarion Hotel.

The very large volume of beer during the week will be Coors, Busch, Busch Lite, and Yuengling. The huge budget was based on 58 drinking golfers and 6 cans of beer per golfer per day plus draft beer from multiple kegs. We have a similar ratio plus overlap for the remaining non-alcoholic drinks and non-drinkers. The tournament has rented two cart girls and two beverage carts. This includes ice and driving them around the golf course. The rental fee did not include gratuity.

RULES
(1) DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 2 BEERS PER GOLFER PER BEVERAGE CART VISIT.
(2) USE THE GARBAGE CANS LOCATED AT EACH TEE BOX AND ALL AROUND THE CLUBHOUSE. DO NOT LAY CANS OR CUPS ON THE GROUND AROUND THE 18TH GREEN OR ANYWHERE ELSE.
(3) THE NEUSE CAN REVOKE ALL CONSUMPTION OF BEER REGARDLESS OF YOUR OPINION. PLEASE LISTEN TO ALL RANGERS, STARTERS AND GUYS WEARING RED HATS.
(4) NO PERSONAL COOLERS PERMITTED ON THE GOLF COURSE.

Beverage Schedule:

There will be no beverages available on Wednesday during the practice round.  

A Welcome Party will be held at approximately 8:00PM EST on Wednesday evening in the Hospitality Room (room 1801). We plan to welcome our members and rookies with a keg of Yuengling.

Thursday - Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided from the hotel to the course on the party bus. Beer & drinks will be provided in beverage carts until it runs out. Draft beer from the keg will also be provided at the turn, after the first round, at the clubhouse pavilion and during the Skills Challenge Contest. Additional beer will be provided for the trip back to the hotel on the party bus.

Friday -  Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided from the hotel to the course on the party bus. Beer & drinks will be provided in beverage carts until it runs out. This includes the scramble. Draft beer from the keg will also be provided at the turn, after the second round and at the clubhouse. Additional beer will be provided for the trip back to the hotel on the party bus.

Saturday - Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided from the hotel to the course on the party bus. Beer & drinks will be provided in beverage carts until it runs out. Beer will be provided AS IT IS AVAILABLE for the trip back to the hotel on the party bus.

We have obtained a hospitality room for the entire week. It is located on the 18th floor of the hotel. Our rooms are expected to surround the room. The room number is 1801.

The following is the final rooming list. Due to security reasons, room numbers will not be available until check-in.

Ravinder Bakshi

Jean Dore

Brandon Hunter
Jeremy Myers

David Neill
Ashley Davis

Matthew Boland
Patrick Boland

Jim Campbell
Kevin Long, Sr.

Kevin Long, Jr.
Matt Davis

Greg Long
Shawn Long

Tom Fowble
Rick Dosky

Trent Cooper
Chris Hays

Dave Nickles
Jay Glover

Brian Long
Kyle Marti

George Seidel
Jon Marti

Jon Munksgard
Chet Munksgard

Grady Walters
Don Creighton

Jay Dilks
Mike Trojanowski

Eugene Faiella
Rob Fustich

Chad Long
Glenn Hoffert

Scott Miller
Chris Miliam

Jason Ridgeway
Jeff Miller

Matt Pritchard
Chris Philipsen

Marty Zabonik
Bill Bateson

Jeff Tatum
Bryan Grasser

David Ellis
Brian Hiser

Rob Reustle
Nick Casale

Larry Miller
Bob Morris

Bill Schrift
Chuck Long, Sr.

Brian Zeybel
John Dick

Chris Lashley
Scott Mealey

Mike Davis
Scott Zavinski

Mike Herron
Joe Butkus

Jim English
Tom McCauley

Greg Garrett
Jason Watson

The NHL Stanley Cup Finals will be held in Raleigh on Wednesday and Saturday night.