Please note I am moving the meeting to Thursday 3/5/09
Location: Steelhead Brewing Company
Time: 7:00
I apologize for the late change in plans.
See you there.
RT
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
OB Meeting Tuesday March 3rd
I realize this meeting is a little close to the last one but I figured we have some exciting topics ahead of ourselves and who doesn't like friends. Please let me know if you can attend.
Thanks
OB Golf Team Meeting Agenda – 3/3/09
Location: Steelhead
Time: 7:00
Topic #1: Bear Crawl 3/7/09
Topic #2: 1st Annual OB Golf Team Championship Brainstorm
Topic #3: OB Charity Event
Topic #4: Team Dues
Topic #5: Ranking Ladder
Thanks
OB Golf Team Meeting Agenda – 3/3/09
Location: Steelhead
Time: 7:00
Topic #1: Bear Crawl 3/7/09
Topic #2: 1st Annual OB Golf Team Championship Brainstorm
Topic #3: OB Charity Event
Topic #4: Team Dues
Topic #5: Ranking Ladder
Friday, February 20, 2009
OB Golf Team Recap
Meeting Date: 2/18/09
Meeting Place: Steelhead Brewing Company
Attendance: Tino, Kev, KJ, JHo, Danny, and T
Topic #1: Schedule for the next 6 weeks
March 7-8: Dan
March 14-15: T
March 21-22: Bandon Dunes
April 4-5: Tino
April 18-19: JHo
Topic #2: Blog
* The person responsible for the weekend needs to post a short recap with the scores.
* T will post the spreadsheet with all the historical scores each week
Topic #3: Events
* Bandon Dunes: Kev, J, T and Dan (any additional people need to confirm by next Wednesday)
* Bear Crawl: There will be Bear (Pub) Crawl in North Beach on Saturday March 7th. Old Bearettes are invited to this event along with other friends of the Team. More details will be released next week. Plan on a 7:00 start at T's apartment.
* 1st Annual OB Golf Team Championship Chair: Jason Stevens
While he was not in attendance, the group nominated Jason to chair the first annual Championship. These is a monumental responsibility so please be willing to help him when he requests your aid.
Topic #4: New Members
* All potential members need to attend a meeting in which they will be approved. By attending the meeting, the new member will be showing their commitment to the original group.
* Guests will be allowed to play with the Team whenever there is an open space. Guests can be of any race or creed as the Team does not discriminate. An example of our openness would be best proven in our willingness to play with parents of Team members.
Topic $5: Making the Club Better
As all attending members agreed, this was by far our most productive meeting and nothing is better proof of that fact than some of the great new ideas that were spawned.
1) Ranking Ladder
All OBs would fall on this ladder which would allow us to understand the quality of our play. Rules regarding the ladder will be discussed at the next meeting.
2) OB Charity
It seems pretty obvious that in this time of economic decline, the Old Bears Golf Team needs to be there for the more less fortunate. A charity event will be discussed and planned at the next meeting. Charity Golf and BBQ??
3) Team Dues
To encourage attendance at meetings and social gatherings, we have decided that dues are required for the group. We are thinking $150 a year and all of that money goes to meetings and social events. As an example, the OB Fund could pay for the first three rounds of drinks at the Bear Crawl. You tell me who is not coming to that event!
Topic #6: Next Meeting
Given the fact that I love drinking, having fun and hanging out with my friends, I have decided that the next meeting will be Tuesday, March 3rd. I have not determined a location yet but I would guess it will be at Steelhead once again.
Remember: It doesn't matter how you score, it matters who you score with!
RT
Meeting Place: Steelhead Brewing Company
Attendance: Tino, Kev, KJ, JHo, Danny, and T
Topic #1: Schedule for the next 6 weeks
March 7-8: Dan
March 14-15: T
March 21-22: Bandon Dunes
April 4-5: Tino
April 18-19: JHo
Topic #2: Blog
* The person responsible for the weekend needs to post a short recap with the scores.
* T will post the spreadsheet with all the historical scores each week
Topic #3: Events
* Bandon Dunes: Kev, J, T and Dan (any additional people need to confirm by next Wednesday)
* Bear Crawl: There will be Bear (Pub) Crawl in North Beach on Saturday March 7th. Old Bearettes are invited to this event along with other friends of the Team. More details will be released next week. Plan on a 7:00 start at T's apartment.
* 1st Annual OB Golf Team Championship Chair: Jason Stevens
While he was not in attendance, the group nominated Jason to chair the first annual Championship. These is a monumental responsibility so please be willing to help him when he requests your aid.
Topic #4: New Members
* All potential members need to attend a meeting in which they will be approved. By attending the meeting, the new member will be showing their commitment to the original group.
* Guests will be allowed to play with the Team whenever there is an open space. Guests can be of any race or creed as the Team does not discriminate. An example of our openness would be best proven in our willingness to play with parents of Team members.
Topic $5: Making the Club Better
As all attending members agreed, this was by far our most productive meeting and nothing is better proof of that fact than some of the great new ideas that were spawned.
1) Ranking Ladder
All OBs would fall on this ladder which would allow us to understand the quality of our play. Rules regarding the ladder will be discussed at the next meeting.
2) OB Charity
It seems pretty obvious that in this time of economic decline, the Old Bears Golf Team needs to be there for the more less fortunate. A charity event will be discussed and planned at the next meeting. Charity Golf and BBQ??
3) Team Dues
To encourage attendance at meetings and social gatherings, we have decided that dues are required for the group. We are thinking $150 a year and all of that money goes to meetings and social events. As an example, the OB Fund could pay for the first three rounds of drinks at the Bear Crawl. You tell me who is not coming to that event!
Topic #6: Next Meeting
Given the fact that I love drinking, having fun and hanging out with my friends, I have decided that the next meeting will be Tuesday, March 3rd. I have not determined a location yet but I would guess it will be at Steelhead once again.
Remember: It doesn't matter how you score, it matters who you score with!
RT
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monarch Bay - January 25 '09
Highlights:
*Gayle force winds.
*Hitting driver on par 3's and not reaching the green.
*Monsoon style rain storms.
*8 buddies out fighting the elements and feeling alive.
A perfect day of golf!!!
Scores:
Dan 101
T 91
Kevin 83
Harl 95
*Gayle force winds.
*Hitting driver on par 3's and not reaching the green.
*Monsoon style rain storms.
*8 buddies out fighting the elements and feeling alive.
A perfect day of golf!!!
Scores:
Dan 101
T 91
Kevin 83
Harl 95
OB Golf Team Meeting Agenda - 2/18/09
Topic #1: Schedule for the next 6 weeks
Topic #2: Blog
- Posting Recap and Scores
Topic #3: Events
- Bandon Dunes: Who is in?
- Bear Crawl: March 14th?
- 1st Annual OB Golf Team Invitational: Chairman?
Topic #4: New Members
Topic #5: Making the Club Better
Topic #2: Blog
- Posting Recap and Scores
Topic #3: Events
- Bandon Dunes: Who is in?
- Bear Crawl: March 14th?
- 1st Annual OB Golf Team Invitational: Chairman?
Topic #4: New Members
Topic #5: Making the Club Better
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Lake Chabot - December '08
Highlights:
*a team best-ball start of 5-under after 4 holes, including Dan's two-putt birdie on the par 5 3rd.
*hills resembling shaved ice (cherry flavor) replicas of Himalayan peaks.
Charlie 72
Kevin 72
Jason 76
Dan 97
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Aspect
The Aspect
It was a near perfect day in Palo Alto as 4 Old Bears (J, Kev, Dan and T) embarked on what seemed like a normal round of golf. After #1 hole, we knew the world was in balance when Kev made par and I ended up with something higher than a 5. No one could have predicted that Dan Barker was about to share one of golf’s deepest secrets with the rest of us.
To put it mildly, Dan has a thirst for a physical challenge. If it is trying to surf some of the world’s biggest waves or trying to keep a beat up VW van upright while driving to Eugene, OR by way of the Pacific Coast Highway, he loves to tread were others cower in fear. This unwavering desire to push himself to the edge has to be the only reason he uses golf clubs that were forged in the same year Arnold Palmer was born. Needless to say, Tiger could not break par with these heavy metal lightening rods.
Half way through hole #2, I think even Dan must have been questioning not only his clubs of choice but also why he had paid to play golf on this day. Little did I know that Dan had a much deeper understanding of the game than any of his playing partners.
True to his nature, Dan had given himself another difficult challenge on hole #2. His ball was ~35 yards from the green and he needed to make a perfect chip to even get on the putting service. With intangible confidence, Dan struck the ball perfectly and landed it within 10 feet of the cup. As J, Kev and I stood in amazement, we received a piece of wisdom usually uttered by only the most enlightened of individuals (the Dali Lama and Ghandi are the first that come to mind).
“I usually have only one aspect of golf working for me in a given round.”
For the duration of the round, Dan peppered the dance floor with 35 yard chip shots that always landed within 10 feet of the cup. It didn’t matter if he was in the rough, the fairway, a bunker or toxic poop (Harrell knows what I am talking about), he executed these shots with Chesley Shellenberger like precision.
We were all witnesses to the power of The Aspect and what it can do for not only your final score but also your golf outlook. Dan proclaimed after his trying round of 105 – “I just want to keep playing.” The only explanation for this unwarranted optimism is the power of The Aspect.
There really are only three reasons to play golf – physical activity, hanging out with friends and binge drinking. However, it is safe to say we need to add the power of The Aspect to this list
From all the Old Bears, I say thank you Dan Barker for providing us with another reason to face our fears head on and know that the power of The Aspect is in all of us!
RT
(See you at the meeting on Wednesday February 18)
Scores:
Kev – 74
J – 79
T – 85
Dan “The Aspect” Barker – 105
It was a near perfect day in Palo Alto as 4 Old Bears (J, Kev, Dan and T) embarked on what seemed like a normal round of golf. After #1 hole, we knew the world was in balance when Kev made par and I ended up with something higher than a 5. No one could have predicted that Dan Barker was about to share one of golf’s deepest secrets with the rest of us.
To put it mildly, Dan has a thirst for a physical challenge. If it is trying to surf some of the world’s biggest waves or trying to keep a beat up VW van upright while driving to Eugene, OR by way of the Pacific Coast Highway, he loves to tread were others cower in fear. This unwavering desire to push himself to the edge has to be the only reason he uses golf clubs that were forged in the same year Arnold Palmer was born. Needless to say, Tiger could not break par with these heavy metal lightening rods.
Half way through hole #2, I think even Dan must have been questioning not only his clubs of choice but also why he had paid to play golf on this day. Little did I know that Dan had a much deeper understanding of the game than any of his playing partners.
True to his nature, Dan had given himself another difficult challenge on hole #2. His ball was ~35 yards from the green and he needed to make a perfect chip to even get on the putting service. With intangible confidence, Dan struck the ball perfectly and landed it within 10 feet of the cup. As J, Kev and I stood in amazement, we received a piece of wisdom usually uttered by only the most enlightened of individuals (the Dali Lama and Ghandi are the first that come to mind).
“I usually have only one aspect of golf working for me in a given round.”
For the duration of the round, Dan peppered the dance floor with 35 yard chip shots that always landed within 10 feet of the cup. It didn’t matter if he was in the rough, the fairway, a bunker or toxic poop (Harrell knows what I am talking about), he executed these shots with Chesley Shellenberger like precision.
We were all witnesses to the power of The Aspect and what it can do for not only your final score but also your golf outlook. Dan proclaimed after his trying round of 105 – “I just want to keep playing.” The only explanation for this unwarranted optimism is the power of The Aspect.
There really are only three reasons to play golf – physical activity, hanging out with friends and binge drinking. However, it is safe to say we need to add the power of The Aspect to this list
From all the Old Bears, I say thank you Dan Barker for providing us with another reason to face our fears head on and know that the power of The Aspect is in all of us!
RT
(See you at the meeting on Wednesday February 18)
Scores:
Kev – 74
J – 79
T – 85
Dan “The Aspect” Barker – 105
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)