Direct from the desk of the President…
Dear WHVGS’ers – with the commencement of the 2012 WHVGS Tour literally only days away and with excitement levels reaching fever pitch across the country…, here’s a summary of some well thought out tweaks / enhancements to the 2012 Tour – as considered, debated and agreed by your 2012 Board, who as you would of expected have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on your behalf during the close season…
Handicap system for 2012
The 2012 Handicap adjustment system will remain the same as the 2011 methodology, however we are re-introducing a “1 Shot Winner’s Cut” (after the calculation of the Handicap mechanic) for all Events, (Majors and Minors) and for all categories of Golfer.
Starting Handicaps for the 2012
Everyone will start from their 2011 season closing handicap, apart from Mr M Allsopp, who will start at 18.0 – After clearing up on the 2011 Tour Bacon’s closing handicap was 21.9 [WD- I’ll try and dig out the details for everyone before the weekend, and put them on the site]
Ranking Points
The 2012 Ranking Points system will be the same as it has been for the last few years, apart from the Claret Jug allocation, which will be reduced to a 1.5 X Major multiple from a 2 X Major multiple as for previous Tours.
2011 WHVGS Accounts and individual pots
The 2011 WHVGS Accounts are attached, showing that there is currently £1,295 of cash money in the coffers set aside for the 2013 CJ weekender.
The Accounts also include details of individual Member’s cash pots at 31 December 11, which totals a further £1,181, after the allocation of the 2011 prizes at the AGM, for those of you who (sensibly) didn’t want cash on the night.
NB: The cash pots of Messrs Butters, N Spittle and D Baxter are all currently £60 higher than shown, due to their continual standing orders to the account during Jan and Feb 2012 – How very thrifty of you…. Anyone else wishing to take up this exceptional golfing savings plan and set up a standing order for the 2012 CJ Weekender, just let me know.
Annual Subs, Competition fees and Prizes
Annual Subs will remain at £10 a man, payable at the first Tour Event attended.
Competition fees will be; Minor : £5, Major : £10 and the Claret Jug : £20 (The TD has committed not to mess around with this during 2012…..)
The annual prize fund for the year will be broadly equal to 45% overall entry fees (as per the 2011 a/cs %age) including the overall OoM Prize fund, which has been reduced this year, to make more funds available for each Tour Event – therefore having nothing to do with austerity measures, frugal actions of your Board or underhand scrapeage of Society funds.
The 2012 OoM prizes are : £25 : Winner, £15 : Second and £10 Third (The Winner of the OoM has usually already cleaned up, will be the keeper of numerous GS Assets and will ahve won a very sought after, sparkly WHVGS Star, so there is no real need to give them any further cashola)
2012 Tour Calendar
Attached again, so no excuses – Also, this year we will be introducing a “Tour Event Satisfaction Survey”, which will be managed by the PR, based on a fixed metrics questionnaire, including; Quality of course, VFM, Quality of Nose Bag, Attendance, Special efforts by the Sponsor. NB – The Worst Minor of the year may be dropped from the Tour schedule & replaced if a suitable alternative is proposed.
Fines
After last year’s fines debacle at the CJ EGM, this year’s approach will be refreshed… The 2012 fines system will be managed by the OoM winner and candidate for nicest chap on tour, Bacon, with a move away from purely using the Port scale. New fines will include “hilarious” forfeits, which can be reversed, coming straight back at the plaintiff if the defendant is found to be not guilty…
End of Season Social and AGM
This will incorporate a streamlined voting process and more of a prize giving, including ;
• Player’s Player of the Year
• Most Improved Player
• Round of the year
• Notable playing moment of the year
• Best new GS Asset of the year
• Tournament of the year
• Most ridiculous trousers of the year
• SPOTY
Not long til digging the bats out of the garage for the first time in c.4 months.
Not long til the wintery “Four (including mandatory putter) Club Spittle Shield” – Noz, does Bacon have to use the “WHVGS Spoon” as one of his 4 clubs….
Let battle commence
Yours
The Pres
PS – The Spittle Shield is to be held this Sunday, 26th March [WD – obviously, the Pres is wishing his life away again – we are still in February], at the West Midlands GC – Tee off is at 10.30. Costs: £30 green fees, £5 Entrance fee and of course a tenner for your annual subs… Breakfast is not included in the price, but from memory isn’t bad too shabby.
PPS – I understand that BetRon has ceased to trade, so we are looking for a new resident bookie
PPPS – Not long til the next Board conference call….
