7/30/08

The Aftermath

Close the books on RSG Cincinnati 2008. Read all about it here.

7/18/09

The Field

The field for next week's 2008 RSG Cincinnati:

Bert Robbins
Criss Titschinger
Dave Osborne
David Sneddon
Jack Pflum
Joe Conte
Joe Darmogray
Joe Pflum
John Pflum
John V. Mock
Keith Torrance
Mark Georg
Mark Koenig
Nick Mock
Rob Pyle
Steve Pflum
Thor Himself
William King

(Note: Not everyone is necessarily playing every round.)

I will have the full packet available sometime early next week including pairings, directions, and everything you could possibly need for the event.

7/9/09

Update to Greens Fee for O'Bannon Creek

I received an update for the greens fee for the Friday afternoon round at O'Bannon Creek. I was able to get us a $30 walking/$40 riding rate. That is a bargain for this quality golf course. If you have already signed up and sent me a check we can settle up the difference at the event.

6/1/08

Everything is final

Everything is all set and ready to go! Courses are finalized. Tee times arranged. Dinner reservations are made. There are a few things I need to do as host but everything for the golfer is set.

Check out the Event Information page for all the details on courses and dinner locations. You will also find a maps page showing the relative location of all the important places to help you plan your hotel reservations. I suggest booking something near the dinner locations if possible. That is not too far from the Saturday and Sunday rounds plus you may want to freshen up before dinner after the HOT Cincinnati summer.

Go to the Sign Up page via the link on the left to make your reservations. If you have any questions please drop me an email and I'll get back to you.

Note: I am going to be out of the country from June 26th to July 7th with very limited access to email. If you contact me during that time do not be alarmed if you do not hear back from me right away. I will be sure to get back to you when I get home.

2/9/08

Announcing Dates for RSG Cincinnati 2008 -- July 25-27

RSG Cincinnati 2008, the 8th year of this golf event, will be held July 25-27 in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. Full details will be announced in the near future but here is some preliminary information.

The tentative schedule is 36 holes on Friday and Saturday plus 18 holes on Sunday with a good possibility of an emergency round on Sunday afternoon for those who are interested. You can play only 9 holes or every single round. Heck, you don't even have to play at all if you just want to join us for dinner and drinks!

There will be a tournament on Saturday morning. The format will be Stableford based with some possible modifications to the standard scoring. There will be another round in the afternoon with some kind of team competition.

All venues have not yet been finalized. However, the Saturday rounds (the tournament plus the afternoon round) will be held at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Boone County, Kentucky (just south of Cincinnati and close to the airport). We will also likely visit O'Bannon Creek which has been popular in past years.

More details will be coming soon.

Questions?? Comments?? Send an email to the host and get answers.

7/19/07

RSG Cincinnati 2007

Close the books on another successful RSG Cincinnati! I had a blast, as always. Thanks to everyone who played golf, laughed, and drank beer (not necessarily in that order).

You can find the official write up here. I'll have another one next year. Hope to see you there!!!

FINAL UPDATE!!!!!

The official 2007 RSG Cincinnati Packet is complete. You may view and download it here: 2007 RSG Cincinnati Packet

The 7th annual RSG Cincinnati Open will be held July 13 - 15, 2007.

We will be playing 36 holes of practice/warm-up/social golf on Friday. Saturday morning will be the official tournament round to determine the RSG Cincinnati Champion and the Supreme Golfer. There will be another 18 holes on Saturday afternoon Team Meat vs. Team Bones in an alternate shot format. Sunday morning will bring another 18 hole social/grudge match round likely followed by an emergency 18 for people who are not heading out of town.

It is not necessary to play every round so please feel welcome to come and play as many (or few) rounds as you can. Believe it or not, there are a lot of good people out there who you haven't met. Some of them might just turn into lifelong friends for you like they have for me.

If you are interested in attending please be sure to fill out the form at the Sign Up link to the left. There are tee times to coordinate and other items to organize.

CURRENT ATTENDEES

In no particular order:

Collard, Dave
Darmogray, Joe
Hayenga, Gary
Headlee, Scott
Inglis, Patrick
Koenig, Mark
Laville, David
McVay, Hudson
Mock, Nick
Orr, David
Pflum, Jack
Pflum, Joe
Pflum, John
Robbins, Bert
Sneddon, David
Stemmer, Steve
Torrence, Keith

RECOMMENDED HOTELS

I suggest that you search for hotels in the 45103 area code (Batavia, Ohio). Any of those hotels will be within about 20 minutes of all the courses. There is a good variety, as well, ranging from suites to just a bed and a shower.

PRESS RELEASE

RSG Tour Picks Up Ball Dropped by PGA

Cincinnati, Ohio -- The PGA Tour and the International tournament in Denver dropped the ball, but the RSG Tour has picked it up and is heading for the goal line. RSG Tour officials announced today that one of its premier events, RSG-Cincinnati, will switch to the popular Stableford format.

"We think it is a great format and that the players will love it," said John Pflum, the host of RSG-Cincinnati. "This is our 7th year and we were looking for something to spice up the event a little bit, to keep things new and fresh. The Stableford format is a great way to differentiate ourselves from other events."

Stableford scoring is different from tradition golf scoring in that the high score, not the low score, wins. Your final score is not your stroke total but the number of points earned by your stroke total on each individual hole.

"We will be using the traditional Stableford scoring and will have both a gross and net division. The gross winner will be named the Supreme Golfer and the net winner will receive the Red Brick Trophy and be named Champion," said Pflum.

According to the RSG Cincinnati release, points will be awarded as follows for both the gross and net division:

More than one over par or no score returned -- 0 points
One over par -- 1 points
Par -- 2 points
One under par -- 3 points
Two under par -- 4 points
Three under par -- 5 points
Four under par -- 6 points