Matt Mogel and Mark Vacca will be holding an 8-ball (pool table) single elimination tournament at Dillinger's on Thursday night using 3 tables.

The 64-player bracket will be used. The cost per player is $5.00. Registration for the tournament will be held during the player meeting on Wednesday.

The schedule is available within the itinerary and pairing sheet.

The tournament handicapping uses Poststats Points. These points are completely independent of Virtual Tournament handicaps. They will be set and printed a few days prior to the event.

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The handicap system is based on posted scorecards to the website, USGA Slope Rating, and yardage played. The USGA Slope Rating is a number (between 55 and 155) given to each tee box in America by the USGA. The number represents the difficulty to the average bogey golfer. The average USGA Slope Rating in America is 115.

Poststats.com uses total yardage played and USGA Slope Rating to apply a "course bonus" to each tee box in America. These bonus points are used to level the course difficulty and handicap each golfer participating in the Carl Spackler Open. The course bonus is not used at the Carl Spackler Open since all participants are playing the same course.

Each golfer is required to post 4+ scorecards to participate in the Carl Spackler Open. The handicap system and computer will use the last 15 posted scorecards regardless of year to determine a golfer handicap. The handicap system will omit the best scorecard and four worst scorecards from the previous 15 posted scorecards. It will tally the average number of birdies, pars, bogeys, double-bogeys, and triple-bogeys for each golfer. (Eagles are converted to birdies.)

The "personal profile" for each golfer has a date field for health setbacks. This field is used for heart attacks, strokes, broken legs, surgeries, and anytime past scorecards are not a representation of a golfer's skill level. The computer does not use scorecards prior to the date entered.

The goal of the handicap system is for each participant to score 60 points per round with their course bonus. For each golfer, the computer will use averages per round (birdie, par, bogey, double-bogey, triple-bogey) described above and cross check the database of 250 different "sets of points" for a set of points that will position each golfer to score 60 points. (Remember course bonus is not used at the Carl Spackler Open.)

The chances of one unknown high handicapped golfer dropping 30% of their strokes per hole over a 54-hole period is more than probable.

Poststats.com added "target points" to the handicapping system in the winter of 2007. The computer started raising point targets for the best golfers while still rewarding the high handicappers. The lower the stroke handicap, the more target points a golfer will receive. Golfers with a stroke handicap of +8 to +11 receive an elevated target to 62 points per round. Participants with a handicap +6 to +8 strokes are bumped to 63 points per round. Handicaps of +6 strokes have target of 64 points and +5 strokes get 65 points. Golfers with a handicap of +2 are targeted at 65 points per round. Jason Ridgeway presently has a negative stroke handicap and receives 67 points.

In addition to golf skill, golfers who play the same course 70 percent of the time will be given an elevated target of 1 point. This change also came in 2007. These "home course" participants will be given 2 points if they play the same course 90 percent of the time. These golfers statistically slip when leaving their home course. The point upgrade allows the entire tournament field to handicapped equally and remove scoring based on extensive course knowledge.

Poststats.com added another target increase in the winter of 2009 as a step to decrease Top 10 volatility and reward participants for posting scorecards. They modified the same target increase in the spring of 2011. Golfers who post scorecards per year (365 days) including past events registered with Poststats.com will receive an additional target point. Point targets will elevate by 1 point for every 4 scorecards posted with a maximum of 5 target points added. Jason Ridgeway's point target jumps to 71 points (A player) and Rick Dosky's (D player) point target jumps to 62 points.

The statisical handicapping detail for each golfer is available online. Golfers can visit the homepage and click "HANDICAPS" in the lower menu. Then click on their name.

The website has been updated for event text messaging. Participants who supply their cell phone carrier and cell phone number within their personal profile will receive real-time text messages during the golf trip.

Some hypothetical examples of event text messages could include:
(1) Weather in area. Stay on course. Stop playing golf.
(2) Weather in area. Return to clubhouse immediately.
(3) Weather is clear. Resume golf tournament.
(4) Bus departure delayed to 10:15PM.
(5) Shotgun start begins in 10 minutes. Proceed to starting hole.
(6) Darkness. Return to clubhouse.
(7) Clubhouse dinner delayed to 7:30PM.
(8) Bobby Owens hit hole-in-one at 3rd hole.

There are four steps to updating your cell phone carrier.
(1) Sign-in.
(2) Click 'My Poststats.com' at the top of any page.
(3) Click on the pencil (in your profile) next to the cell phone number.
(4) Update carrier and click the save button.

Practice balls are included in the golf trip fee. There should be plenty of golf balls available on the practice range on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Balls will be available 45 to 60 minutes before your tee time. Saturday range balls remain unlimited, but could be distributed in bags from the clubhouse on Saturday. Look for location of balls in pairing sheet.

GOLF COURSE
The event has secured a fair $2 beer price at the golf course. 'Exposing' outside alcohol 'can' cause unnecessary problems. Golf carts DO NOT HAVE mounted coolers like 'South Padre Island' in Texas and 'Poplar Grove' in Virginia. The clubhouse will provide Koolit Koolers. There is a sign near the cart loading area reminding golfers about no personal beverages.

HOTEL/BREAKFAST
The only beverages provided as part of the golf trip fee will occur during breakfast by the hotel and Saturday nights Awards Dinner. There will not be any other beverages purchased with golf trip funds.

Golf shirts along with bermuda shorts. T-shirts, jogging apparel or denim of any kind is prohibited. Only soft spike golf shoes are allowed on the golf course, practice green, and driving range.

To some degree, the term "sandbagging" always finds its way into any handicapped event.

"Sandbagging" by definition is proactively posting higher scores than real, to gain an advantage in a golf tournament. Participants who use the term sandbagging in casual conversation are implying factual knowledge that a fellow golfer is a cheater.

Sandbagging does not occur at the Carl Spackler Open, but prior to the event. A participant who accuses a golfer of sandbagging or circulates rumors of sandbagging is implying he watched or experienced cheating prior to the event and ignored it.

The Carl Spackler Open is not designed to reward a golfer who plays better than his statistical averages. It is designed to recognize a single golfer who has played better than everyone else who are all playing against their statistical averages. To win this event, a golfer would almost certainly post scores that are not believable to anyone including himself. THESE UNBELIEVABLE SCORES BY DEFINITION WILL RESEMBLE SANDBAGGING.

The following consists of two lists that you might want to bring along on the trip. The second list are items received at a previous Carl Spackler Open. These items will not be provided.

1. Shampoo
2. Golf Clubs
3. Cigars & Cigarettes
4. Sunglasses
5. Ball Retriever
6. Medical Tape, Bandaids, Sunscreen, Chapstick
7. Cash
8. Umbrella
10. Bug Spray or Absorbine Jr.
11. Golf Shoes (soft spikes)
12. Golf Clothes (the course requires proper golf attire. Please review dress code note)
13. Golf Gloves (extra for potential rain)
14. Digital Camera
15. Golf Towels, plenty in case it is wet.
16. Golf Balls
17. Belt
18. Evening Clothes
19. Swimsuit.
20. Mow your lawn.
21. Koozie to keep your drink cool.
22. Phone numbers of your ride to/from airport.
23. Powder or Boxer Briefs to guard against chaffing.
24. Watch, bracelet, or chain.
25. Print this entire notebook for the airplane.
26. Toothpaste & Toothbrush.
27. Weigh Travel Bag for 50lb Airport limit.
28. Carl Spackler Open baseball hats.
29. Golden Jacket.

EXPLANATION
Daily Pairing Sheets contain tournament pairings, tee times, starting hole, leaderboard, contest information, schedule of events, transportation schedules and procedures, tournament rules, scoring procedures, player courtesies, entertainment information, golf handicap information, etc..

Pairing Sheets include important non-golf information.

The most important thing you can do to help the event organizers is to secure your daily pairing sheet like your wallet. Secure it until you receive the next pairing sheet, which can be the following day. The large event is managed and coordinated daily from 6:00AM to 2:00AM using these pairing sheets. The sheets are tri-fold duplex designed for your back pocket and provide a well organized event.

Daily Pairing Sheets will be distributed by Brian Long and Chris Philipsen. Pairings are never final until you have a pairing sheet in your hand due to last minute changes.

The Pairing Sheet distribution schedule is as follows...

(1) Practice Round (Wednesday PM) - Distribution from registration table at golf course.

(3) Round 1 (Thursday AM) - On Buses.

(4) Round 2 (Friday AM) - On Buses.

(5) Round 3 (Saturday AM) - To be announced.

The event starts on Wednesday, June 6 @ 2:15PM with the practice round. The event concludes with the Awards Presentation on Saturday, June 9 @ 9:15PM.

The trip itinerary is available online by clicking CALENDAR. The evenings are entirely based on pace of play at the golf course. The pace of play target is a maximum of 5 hours. The itinerary is based on 6 hours for 18 holes. The itinerary is pushed back depending on pace of play. Text messages will be sent with itinerary modifications caused by pace of play and weather delays.

There are 90 minutes of tee times when the group dual tees. This 3-hour window (1 1/2 hours of tee times and 1 1/2 hours of finishing) of golfing time allows plenty of time for the tournament to get organized, practice, eat, take pictures, socialize, and score the tournament.

The player meeting is scheduled for Wednesday after the practice round.

The event will have a registration table. Each golfer must register or sign-in at the table before the afternoon practice round.

This is not an optional, but a required for everyone. The most senior members of the Carl Spackler Open are not excluded from this requirement.

The registration table will be signing-in golfers along with distributing gifts, participant option purchases, pairing sheets, and personalized bag tag. There are thousands of items to distribute.

The registration table location will be setup behind the clubhouse near the practice green at Conklin Players Club.

The following is an explanation regarding roommates and golf pairings for the Carl Spackler Open. Participant preferences were collected from the option selector in March 2012 and reviewed.

PAIRINGS
The daily golf pairings are not finalized until you have a pairing sheet in your hand. There are rounds of golf on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday morning, Friday afternoon, and Saturday. All pairings for all rounds are built starting with the rookies and their top preference. The rest of the pairings are based on the thousands of preferences collected and then moved around for pace of play reasons.

Pairings for the final round on Saturday are set based on reverse leaderboard order through Round 2. Exactly like the PGA Tour with the exception of Chris Philipsen and Greg Garrett who will play first and score the tournament off the 18th green.

There are no guaranteed pairings for anyone attending with one exception. All rookies will play with their referral at least once. All Top 2 preferences selected within the March participant option process have been met.

ROOMS, BEDS, & ROOMMATES
Rookies are assigned to their top preference. All other roommates are paired up using Tuesday night reservations, best interests of the collective group, and suggestions provided by the participants.

There are 50 rooms with two queen beds.

The Carl Spackler Open will be played from the Carl Spackler Open tee. The yardage will be set to a traditional 6,459.

Golfers above the age of 50 WILL NOT MOVE UP a tee color. Seniors will play the white tee or 6,128 yards to remain consistent with past tournament yardages.

Please see the following link for the Spackler tee yardages.

http://golf.poststats.com/c?courseID=487&n=scorecard

It takes about one hour to play 18 holes of golf. The other 2.5 to 4.5 hours is "logistical positioning" -- getting to the next shots with the right equipment. Any golf tournament including the PGA Tour played by the rules (no gimmies, no fluffing, etc.) is not going to be completed in under 4 3/4 hours. Add hackers and add time.

The slowest group dictates the pace of play for everyone behind them. Any group that gets out of position -- especially early in the day -- will affect many groups after it.

The pairings are designed with "fun" as top priority and "pace of play" as a close second.

Skilled golfers should educate and lead by example. Everyone needs to enjoy their round, but allow low handicappers to help move things along.

Raking bunkers for others, fixing divots for others, replacing divots for others, and carrying a pocket full of XL Top-Flites is being someone's caddy. It also is speeding up pace of play.

Hitting your own ball first, putting out on occasion, and even putting out of turn while someone is raking a greenside bunker can do wonders for pace of play.

None of the above requires a fellow golfer to play faster between pulling a club from the bag and swinging it. It does imply as a foursome we will work together to play faster.

Your foursome is playing slow if you cannot see the foursome in front of you.

The Carl Spackler Open tee will be played from approximately 6,450 yards. Participants older than 50 years of age can move up one tee color with no penalty.

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. 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. Mark your distance proactively and putt when partners are not standing on the green or ready to play. (1) Fringe putts and short chips do not count. (2) The putter must fit between the ball and the hole to be valid. The shortest putter
in the group is not able to be used for measurement. (3) Long putts cannot be longer than its previous putt. (4) Golfers cannot three-putt or worse and receive long putt points.

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. The gimme rule speeds up pace of play while still allowing for long putt points. All other forms of gimme are prohibited.

PAR 3's: Golfers can receive points for double-bogey and triple-bogey. Golfers cannot use drop zones regardless of 'golf course' rules. Golfers who hit a ball into the water should move up a tee and hit again. Eventually a golfer can take a 'gimme' as defined above.

DO NOT TOUCH YOUR BALL UNLESS IT IS LYING MOTIONLESS ON THE GREEN. NO FLUFFING.

Greg Garrett and Chris Philipsen will be entering 8,000 scores this coming week. PLEASE CONSIDER THE SCORING TEAM ON YOUR VACATION. Scorecards with Mike, Jay, or J.D.€are the opposite of clarity. Both golf carts must score the entire foursome.  Do not chicken scratch or circle birdies. Track points on your arm and personal stats on your leg.

We are looking for a clear unique name, 18 clearly written numbers, and circled scores to indicate holes with long putt made. Turn in both scorecards when totals are identical.

The Carl Spackler Open expects all payments (including small amounts) to be paid prior to the event to eliminate accounting while on vacation. The event does collect money during the event for various unexpected purchases. Exchanging money is embraced; however every cent must be tracked in the accounting books. There is no way a sober person will remember 20 different purchases by 20 different golfers two weeks after the event. Our financial officer, Rick Dosky, and Captains Club member Greg Long have small envelopes in their golf bags. Do not hand money to Greg Long and do not hand Rick Dosky money without an envelope. Golfers are expected to write their name, amount, and description of purchase on the envelope.

The golf trip fee ($435) includes school bus service between the hotel and golf course on Thursday and Friday. There will be two school buses per day. There are 96 seats on two buses.

The buses will depart the hotel at two different times. The early bus is designed for practice time. There will be a bus returning to the hotel after Round 2 and another bus returning after the alternate scramble (replay round).

Bus schedules are located in the itinerary and pairing sheets.

The buses have very little luggage space for odds and ends. No alcohol is permitted in either of the buses.

THERE IS NO SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY OR SATURDAY.

Please do not stand in the hotel lobby waiting on your buddy. Please grab a seat on the bus five minutes before departure.

The 54-hole tournament has experienced completely dry conditions once in 11 years. The tournament will be played in rain, but not in a heavy downpour. The tournament could be adjusted to 36 holes on Saturday or Sunday due to bad weather. The Skills Challenge and replay round in this order will be activities removed from the itinerary if needed. The tournament can also be adjusted for 27 holes on Thursday or Friday if heavy rain is expected on Saturday. The Daily Pairing Sheets will be updated every night and text messages will be sent for all rain delays.

Very wet conditions prior to the tournament can attract an obscene amount of mosquitos. It is recommended that players obtain plenty of insect repellent for MULTIPLE golfers if the golf course receives lots of rain prior to arrival. Absorbine Jr. works well.

The cooler morning temperatures could require a pullover jacket. Umbrellas, drizzle sticks, rain suits and towels should be packed.

Some trophies and awards won last year should be engraved where appropriate and brought back for annual distribution. Please see Jason Watson in regards to any award.

Kitchen Pass Award
Crapper Award
Skills Challenge Award
Horses Ass Trophy
Rookie of the Year
Championship Trophy
Webb Plaque
Rusty Rod Plaque
Golden Rod Plaque

Past winners should return with their Golden Jacket.

The traditional registration process will no longer be used. The new registration process requires every attending golfer to register online. Golfers who pre-registered this summer and fall must re-register.

Golfers will find a "register now" link/graphic at www.carlspackleropen.com during the registration period. Each golfer is required to have a Poststats.com account to register for this event.

The registration process will provide event details, rules, gain agreement to rules, and ask each golfer for attendance probability. Registration will be used as two-way communication, however will not grant a golfer participant status.

Upon completion of the registration process, registrants will be linked into the "Trip Fees" portion of the website with fees and "Make A Payment" information. Golfers will be adding as participants as required non-refundable non-transferable deposits are received.

Golfers who are questionable, doubtful, and not attending are encouraged to register as it will communicate their status to everyone involved.

Conklin Players Club is located just off I-81 on the PA/NY border in Conklin, NY.

The golf course is privately owned by a married couple, who live off the 9th tee in house that looks exactly like a smaller Luxor Casino in Las Vegas. She runs the clubhouse, he designed course, and her brother does the maintenance. The feel is very similar to our 2008 venue (Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, IN).

The course conditions are expected to be between "extremely nice" and "best ever played on" depending on golfer experience. The owners take pride in the conditions. These conditions are possible with very strict cart rules. The owners do not post signs (and hang ropes) to keep carts on paths. They have 6 inch curbs, post signs, and cause GPS sirens to go off in the clubhouse and on the golf cart when a golfer is breaking rules. Golf carts with GPS layouts and yardages are permitted in fairways where designated.  

This golf course has the smallest practice putting green in the history of the Carl Spackler Open.

There are three 7th holes at Conklin Players Club. 7a, 7b, 7c. There are two greens and three different teeing locations. The 54-hole tournament will be played from all 3 teeing locations and both greens. The practice round on Wednesday will consist of 19 holes. One teeing location will not be played on Wednesday.

The back tee yardage (blue) is 6,772 yards. The next tee up (white) is 6,128 yards. The tenative tournament yardage includes playing 8 holes from the white tee (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 17) and remaining holes from the blue tee. 6,459 yards. The seniors would play the white tee for all 18 holes.

Southwest corner is waaay up in the air. Hole 16 green & Hole 17 tee. Playing golf west means you are going uphill. Playing golf east means you are going downhill. Hole 6 goes north gradually downhill. Hole 7 goes south and gradually uphill.

This year, the optional replay round will be played in a new format.  The new format is a 4-man alternate shot scramble, and will be held after Round 2 on Friday, June 8.

To summarize the 4-man alternate shot scramble format, each team will be comprised of four golfers split into two pairs.  A&D players and the B&C players will be paired to form a single team.  Each pair within the team will alternate shots during play.  The team will choose the best shot within each pair.  As an example, the A&D players tee off, the best of the two shots is chosen, and then the B&C players hit the second shot.  This continues until the hole is complete.  On the following hole (and regardless of which pair finished the prior hole), the B&C player pair tees off.

Based on feedback on the prior scramble format, the goal of the new format is to:
1- create more excitement by getting each team member more involved in the outcome
2- improve pace of play
3- establish a more predictable scoring system
4- utilize a simple rule set so that even the most intoxicated can understand it

The new format is 4-man alternate shot scramble.  Each team will be comprised of four golfers split into two pairs.  The A&D players and the B&C players will be paired to form a single team.

Instructions for Par 4's & 5's
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Each pair within the team will alternate shots during play.  The team will choose the best shot within each pair.  As an example, the A&D players tee off, the best of the two shots is chosen, and then the B&C players hit the second shot.  This continues until the hole is complete.  On the following hole (and regardless of which pair finished the prior hole), the B&C player pair tees off.

Instructions for Par 3's
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Par 3 holes will have a slightly modified format.  For the par 3 holes, each team of four golfers may choose any player combination and order to play the hole.  This includes the ability to have as many as 3 golfers take the tee-shot, followed by the remaining golfer to hit the sole second shot.  In this 3-1 scenario, the 3 players that teed off would take the third shot if required, and so on.

Following the par 3, the golfers will continue to the next hole where the pair that took the second shot on the hole prior to the par 3 will now tee off.

The following is a copy of the registration rules and policies agreed upon at registration.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

1.  He can shoot 139 strokes or less per round on average.

2.  He can financially commit to a 4-day golf trip 6 months in advance.

3.  He is not annoyed by alcohol consumption around him.

4.  He likes to play golf and meeting new people.

5.  He reads. He visits carlspackleropen.com at least monthly for updates.

6.  He understands hotel discounts are not given to local participants.

7.  He realizes the tournament encourages local police to place drunken golfers driving vehicles in jail.

8.  He respects all members and vendors.

9.  He will post (or has posted) at least four 18-hole scorecards prior to June 1, 2012.
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MONEY HANDLING

1.  Deposits are $120 and non-refundable non-transferable.

2.  Deposits ($120) must be paid and postmarked prior to January 31, 2012.

3.  Outstanding balances must be paid or postmarked prior to April 15, 2012.

4.  Payments will be logged to the website and processed based on the postmarked date.

5.  Event will not discount for partial attendance.  Please do not ask today or in May.

6.  Golf refunds due to weather are not guaranteed.  We play when the course is open.

7.  Golfer is responsible for post office errors and lost mail.  Send early and check website.

8.  Participants with a balance on April 15 will be replaced on April 18 with late-entries.

9.  Optional activities or services (replay, practice round, etc.) are non-refundable in June.

10.  Bounced check fees are approximately $25 and remains private until the fee is not addressed.

11.  Hotel distributes room keys after submitting a personal credit or debit card.

12.  Non-refundable non-transferable deposits postmarked after January 31 will be held until April 18.
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CANCELLATION POLICY

1.  Cancellations will be credited $60 towards 2013 after their 2013 non-refundable non-transferable deposit ($120) is received.

2.  Cancellation credits ($60) from 2012 become non-refundable/transferable after January 2013.

3.  Non-refundable and Non-transferable. Please DO NOT PAY DEPOSIT unless you are committed to full onsite attendance. If you decide to cancel regardless of reason, do not ask for your deposit back regardless of relationship, seniority, funeral, accident, doctor excuse, or unexpected surgery.

4.  A cancellation committee inside the Captains Club will contact all cancellers and referrals after the golf trip with a cancellation form. Cancellers (or their buddy or referral) with special circumstances should provide and return special circumstance form to cancellation committee. The Captains Club would be glad to refund participants with special situations. The primary purpose for the initial deposit is to acquire an accurate attendance list that participants can count on and increase efficiency surrounding golf trip administration. There has been 62 cancellations, 5 full refunds, and 5 partial refunds in the previous 11 years.

5.  Cancellations in May or June will increase the percentage of player tournament fee loss by 3 percent per day starting May 1. For example, if you cancel on May 15, you lose the entire non-refundable non-transferable deposit ($120) and 45% of the remaining tournament fee.  Money will be held until July to fund outstanding bills and then processed through the cancellation committee.
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LATE ENTRIES

1.  Non-refundable non-transferable deposits postmarked after January 31 will be held until April 18.

2.  Late-entries must be paid in full prior to April 15.

3.  Decisions on late-entries are completed on April 18 to achieve a participant count divisible by 4. The participant count will use total paid participants minus cancellations plus late-entries.

4.  Checks from late-entries will be torn up on May 31 if not accepted.

5.  Participant Options for late-entries will be collected immediately after registration acceptance.

6.  Personal contact information inside the website must be accurate.
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ROOMMATE & PLAYING PARTNER POLICIES

Roommate assignments and foursome preferences are collected online in March 2012 and reviewed in April 2012. Referrals attending with a single "rookie" (first year participant) will be roomed together. All rookies will be paired for golf with their referral on Wednesday or Thursday. There are no other guarantees.

The 2012 Skills Challenge Contest will return with an exciting flavor.

The 64-golfer group attended short game contest will involve 2 swings per golfer (118 swings) immediately after Round 1. Hole 10 of Conklin Players Club, an island green par 3, has been selected as the hole for the competition. The competition will be set for approximately 150 yards.

The closest ball to the pin will take home the 2012 Skills Challenge Trophy.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
1. Restaurant will be open for lunch
2. GPS will take orders at Hole 8 AND Hole 17
3. Restaurant will be open after golf and prior to player meeting.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Grill will be outside by snack shop.
Hamburgers. Sausage Peppers & Onions. $4.00.
Meal Deal for $6.00. Includes Sandwich, Chips, and Beverage.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Pulled Pork outside by snack shop. $4.00
Meal Deal for $6.00. Includes Sandwich, Chips, and Beverage.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Tuna, Ham, or Turkey Sandwich or Wrap. $4.00
Meal Deal for $6.00. Includes Sandwich, Chips, and Beverage.

Food will be purchased inside at register and vouchers will be used to obtain food/beverage.

Participants can purchase existing inventory through the 'Shop Carl' process. The following items will be sold during the Thursday player meeting. Special sized envelopes will be provided for name, item purchased, and amount. Shop Carl will not provide change.

Logo Ball Markers - 4 for $3.00
Logo Cap - $10.00
Logo 2-pack Cooler - $15.00
Logo Valuables Bag - $10.00
Logo Golf Shirt - $20.00

The caps are sold in various colors. The shirts are sold in various colors and sizes.

The golf course will store golf bags in the cart garage between your first round and last round of play. A personalized Carl Spackler Open bagtag will be distributed on Wednesday.

GOLFERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO STORE AND RETRIEVE GOLF BAG IN/FROM CART GARAGE.

The biggest problem with golf course bag storage happens when 'mentally spaced out' golfers leave their wallet or keys in their golf bag. Please do not leave expensive watches or equivalent in golf bags.

LOCATION
Downtown Binghamton, NY. The hotel is next to Binghamton University and Broome Community College.

FEATURES
A health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Binghamton hotel offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is available. Additional amenities include a fitness facility, indoor pool, outdoor patio, a steam room, and a sauna. Guests have complimentary access to a roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours. Onsite parking is complimentary. This is a smoke-free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2011 and September 2011. A brand new sports bar is expected to be opened for the first time on June 5, 2012.

GUEST ROOMS
Include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided. Televisions are equipped with cable channels and pay movies. Additional amenities include irons/ironing boards and clock radios. All guestrooms are non-smoking.