FPGP Open... Shit or Get Off the Pot Time

OK FPGPers... since most of us actually work for a living, we need to figure out this FPGP Open thing for this year pretty soon, as calendars start filling months in advance.

We seemed to have this thing pretty well dialed in, when Excal and Robbo threw a grenade in the room. The "plan" was Oct 5-7 in Myrtle Beach. Suddenly, this was not good enough for Excal, as he got a taste of Hilton Head, and clearly doesn't understand that other people have to fly in for this mess. This is the thread on the blog.

At last count, the following people were interested in getting together in October:

New Tex
Shades
Stevie V.
Bandit
Tev
Excal
Robbo

I was not sure about Vic, but I think he was in. I know Bimma and Stan the Man are out. That leaves us with 2 foursomes or at worst a 3 and 4. Pretty solid.

Now, where the fuck are we doing this thing? Personally, I am not intersted in Hilton Head. For the money, I'd prefer Vegas, but I can't see that happening. Plus, there is no convenient way for those of us not in the Carolinas to get there... It is going to be connecting flights and rental cars. No thanks. If the group pushes for Hilton Head, I'm gonna have to sit it out this year.

Is there still interest in Myrtle Beach? Raise your hand if you are in, and we'll see if this is going to happen. Count me "in" for MB.

FPGP OPEN

Based on my last comment, I figured I'd run with the ball...
Let's work on two things...

1. We need to find out who is actually interested in playing in an FPGP Open.
2. We need to figure out availability.

Once we have that stuff locked down, we should be able to settle on a location... but let's take care of 1 and 2 first.

Who's in? And assume you have to get on a plane... this may be a home game for some, but given our geographical differences, it won't be for all. If you are "in if it is in Florida" or something wishy washy like that, note it.

Consider me "in" and I'll just toss out Labor Day Weekend as an option. I think if we are going to do this, we need to do it right and make it 3 days of golf... so something where we can fly/drive in on Thursday night and play Fri-Sun (36 / day is fine too)... I know I am definitely hopping on a plane, so I want the most bang for the buck. My schedule is wide open at the end of the summer/early fall right now, so I am amenable to just about anything... I just need to lock it in before my frigging case load starts getting full for that time of year.

To sweeten this a little, I'll go on record now and offer this bet... I'll take Robbo heads up... match play... I'll give him a stroke a hole... STRICT USGA rules... no prefered lies/gimmes (unless actually given)/no lateral drops OB/ etc. We did this chest thumping dance a few years ago, and nothing ever came of it... so I am putting it out there again. I'll give Excal the same action if he wants it. For that action though, we all play the same tees... you either step back to the tips with me, or I move down to the front with you. You can't get 18 strokes and 500 yards. Another variation... same rules/tees, but 12 strokes and I don't hit my driver all day.

Let's make this happen.