Way To Go Guys!!!!

--- In worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com, "uspitchandputt"
<uspitchandputt@...> wrote:
>
> We have started a national pitch & putt organization, based in Ohio.
> We are now a member of the Federation of International Pitch & Putt
> Associations.  http://www.fippa.net
>
> We will be sending a team to represent the United States in Holland
> next October. Wish us luck!
>

We have started a national pitch & putt organization, based in Ohio.
We are now a member of the Federation of International Pitch & Putt
Associations.  http://www.fippa.net

We will be sending a team to represent the United States in Holland
next October. Wish us luck!

hi all,

I would like to wish you all a Happy and prosperous New Year in 2008.

In 2007 I was lucky enough to meet many of the people who I have been
involved with in this sport via the internet when they came to
Australia for the Triple Crown and I look forward to the chance to
meet many more over the coming few years as we increase the number of
international events in this sport that anyone can play in.

In 2008 we see the following international events on the calendar...
March 7-9 II Catalan Open, Barcelona (Handicap 1)
April 19-20 Australian International Matchplay Championship (Waverley)
April 25-27 French Open, Montpellier
June 28-29 San Marino Open(Cesenatico)
September 27-28 Italian Open(Virginia)
Oct.15-18 World Cup (Papendal, Holland)
Nov.15-16 Australian International Open (Wagga Wagga)

and there will be a Swiss Open sometime in August.

As well as the above there is always the chance to get involved in
international Pitch and Putt by playing on your home course in the
World Interclub League competition which starts in August each year.
www.worldinterclubleague.com
more on the 2008 edition of that comp will appear soon.

Anyhow, no matter where you are on this globe, Happy New Year to you
and all the best in 2008.

regards
ET

Hi all,

just a reminder that we have lots of photos and details about the 2007
Australian Triple Crown on the official website,
www.atc2007.com

regards
ET

Hi CC,

brilliant photos - I hope everyone takes a look in the photos section.

I love the price of a round :-)

take care and all the best in 2008.

great to have you aboard...

see ya
ET

hi John,



if you want to put the list in a spreadsheet you can load it onto the files
area at the World Pitch and Putt forum.

If you want to add photos of your course, I think you should be a able to do
that as well.



If you cant, send the stuff to me and I will load it up and advise.



Regards

Eero







From: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of worldpitchandputt
Sent: Sunday, 16 December 2007 12:59 AM
To: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [worldpitchandputt] Pitch and Putts in U.S.



I am compiling a list of courses in the States. Can you help me, by
posting courses, links, addresses, etc.? Thanks.





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I am compiling a list of courses in the States.  Can you help me, by
posting courses, links, addresses, etc.?  Thanks.

Sweet!


--- In worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com, "worldpitchandputt"
<john.hoover@...> wrote:
>
> Pro VI and a Vokey Oil can 56 degree wedge
>
> Hit em straight
>

Hi ET,
    I'll see how you add photos ..We made it just for FUN...
  I also made a putting green on our patio complete with chipping
fringe :)
  The holes are: #1 is 42 yds #2 is 3o yds & #3 is 33 yds..
I bought driving mats for the tees &  the holes ,tee
markers ,flags , pins etc. online.  reliable racing
http://www.reliableracing.com/back-yard-golf.cfm is very
reasonable...
Where we live gets from 110 degrees to 10 Sun & Snow..so artificial
is the way to go...   CC-ya --- In
worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com, "ET" <et@...> wrote:
>
> Hi CC,
>
>
>
> Do you have any photos of your course? Love to see them. What made
you build
> the course, what are the lengths of the holes?
>
>
>
> Im curious about the artificial greens, I have seen a few of these
in photos
> and know a guy in New Zealand who wants to build his whole 18 hole
course
> with artificial greens.
>
>
>
> See ya
>
> ET
>
>
>
>
>
> From: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CC ,Anne &
Catalina
> Rider
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2007 9:43 AM
> To: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [worldpitchandputt] Wedges & Balls...
>
>
>
> Hi everybody,
> We have a 3 hole P&P on an acre here in the California Desert with
> artificial tees & greens.I was just
> wondering what clubs & balls other use?.I use Callaway hickory
sticks
> PW SW
> & a real hickory putter & use Titleist hvc-soft feel balls.
> Thanks! -=CC=-
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi CC,



Do you have any photos of your course? Love to see them. What made you build
the course, what are the lengths of the holes?



Im curious about the artificial greens, I have seen a few of these in photos
and know a guy in New Zealand who wants to build his whole 18 hole course
with artificial greens.



See ya

ET





From: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CC ,Anne & Catalina
Rider
Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2007 9:43 AM
To: worldpitchandputt@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [worldpitchandputt] Wedges & Balls...



Hi everybody,
We have a 3 hole P&P on an acre here in the California Desert with
artificial tees & greens.I was just
wondering what clubs & balls other use?.I use Callaway hickory sticks
PW SW
& a real hickory putter & use Titleist hvc-soft feel balls.
Thanks! -=CC=-





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Pro VI and a Vokey Oil can 56 degree wedge

Hit em straight

Hi everybody,
    We have a 3 hole P&P on an acre here in the California Desert with
artificial tees & greens.I was just
wondering what clubs & balls other use?.I use Callaway hickory sticks
PW SW
& a real hickory putter & use Titleist hvc-soft feel balls.
                    Thanks!  -=CC=-

Just a reminder that the sun is shining in Australia, the air is warm
and the beaches waiting...


and entries for the Australian Triple Crown close on the 15th of
October.

So get your entries in soon and dont miss out on what is billed by
Forat 18 magazine as the International Pitch and Putt Event of the Year.

  for further details check out the APPA website
www.australianpitchandputt.com
or send me a message...

regards
Eero

Hello all, for the latest Preview of this weekends action in Round 3 of
the World Interclub League, please visit the FIPPA website.


http://www.fippa.net/news_2007_wilrnd3.shtml

regards
Eero Tarik
WIL Organiser

WIL 2007 - Round 1 Results

WIL 2007 teed of with a significant increase in players and teams
over 2006.
We saw many new faces, many new teams.

As always, there were many close results spread through the divisions
and it looks like an exciting season ahead in all divisions.

Below is a summary of Round 1 in WIL 2007.

Champions Division
The season teed off with our first entry from Ireland, St Patricks,
and a new team from Holland, P&P Kardinge fitting in amongst the
regulars.

The St Patricks Sinners, up against Corinda from Brisbane, had to
delay their round due to heavy rain over the preceding two days which
had left the fairways under water. In true WIL style, after the sun
shone on the course on Sunday afternoon, the St Patricks team
returned to the course in the early evening and played their round.
In a strong debut they shot a team total of 194 to defeat Corinda by
just 4 strokes, with Corinda's Anthony Murnane shooting a 44 to have
the lowest score of all players in Round 1. St Patricks 194 was the
equal lowest score of the round.

In other games in this division, Canberra International scored 194 to
easily defeat Southern Cross and to set out on their title defence
strongly whilst Sant Cebria also started the season strongly with an
impressive 196 again P&P Kardinge.
In the first round, the top 4 teams all scored within 4 strokes of
each other and it looks like being a very tough battle for honours in
this division.

Division I
Whilst we still await a few scores in this division, last years
runners up Sant Jaume have exploded out of the gates and recorded a
sensational 203 in their opening match against Canberra International
B to win by 5 strokes. A brilliant 45 in the pairs from Francisco
Garriga and Heribert Bernat laid the foundations for the top score in
this division. But with Canberra Int B and horsholm both scoring 207
on the weekend, and La Grande Motte 208, this division is also
looking to be an interesting battle.
In other games, La Grande Motte defeated WPPF comfortably, Horsholm
just held off Glanville Guns by 3 strokes and the Valley View Bumble
Bees snatched a close win by 2 strokes from Waverley who were playing
their debut game.
Scores are still coming in from La Rosaleda and Vancouver will not be
able to play until the civic strike in Vancouver concludes.

Division II
Sant Jaume's 2nd team, Sant Jaume 1994 blazed away in their opening
round with a stunning 208, and again it was the strength in their
pairs that set the score for their team and it shows how criticial it
is to get players working together in the pairs format. Their strong
score was too much for the Magpies and it looks like SJ1994 might
already have the upper hand in this division.
There was plenty of excitement in other games with Riom winning their
debut game in WIL by one stroke over Colegio de Medico from Chile,
251- 252 and Dutch team, Country Golf Ees put the points on the board
with a one stroke win over Southern Cross C.
In the other game La Totche also won their debut game over the
Glanville Go Getters.
There is still one game to go in this division with a Vancouver team
waiting to play their match.

Division III
Not as many close games as expected in this division, and we still
have two games outstanding as Wednesday Chile were prevented from
playing their round by heavy snowfalls and the 3rd Vancouver team
awaits its chance to get out onto the course.
The Glanville Cobras won their game against Sant Jaume 2008
comfortably, whilst Bethune from France took the points from Valley
View Villains, 248-260.
Waverley's number 2 team scored that courses first win in WIL with a
250-262 win over Mannevillette from France.

The Best results from Round 1 were...
Lowest Team total - 194, Canberra Int A and St Patricks Sinners.
Lowest individual score  -  44, Anthony Murnane, Corinda
Lowest pairs score - Francisco Garriga and Heribert Bernat, Sant Jaume
Lowest Ladies score - Robyn Humphries, Glanville Go Getters

This year we also have a Fantasy division where players were randomly
selected from the teams in the competition to represent
various "Fantasy" teams from around the world, and this division
includes a team of players in the online world of Second Life.
In Fantasy League games in round 1, the Dubai Sand Scrapers, led be a
strong 48 from shane Redmond and a 48 in the pairs by Rod Blewitt and
Alan Wright, won narrowly, 206-208 over Shanghai Steam.
The strong pairs form of Marc Adell and Miguel Moya helped the New
York Pitchers take the points over the LA shakers in the all US derby
and in the battle of the worlds, Second Life, led by a SL record 48
from Getme Somme and some very consistent team mates, produced a
stunning 199 to record a convincing victory over the Tokyo Typhoons.

Round 2 of the World Interclub League will be played over the weekend
of the 1st and 2nd of September.

World Interclub League -  www.worldinterclubleague.com

With one week to go before the first tee off in this years World
Interclub League, we have 36 teams on 4 continents signed up and ready
to go.

This season sees many courses entering additional teams, as well as our
first Irish club, St Patricks and the Champions League division will be
a tough place to be.

A full preview of Round 1 games will be released early next week to
keep everyone in touch.

regards
Eero

Hello members,

Pitch and Putt doesnt have official international rankings, but what
would they look like if they did?

I have decided to create an unofficial set of annual Pitch and Putt
rankings based on player performances in officially sanctioned
international events for individuals.

I have created two sets of rankings...

1) Individual rankings on an annual basis for 2007 so far for both
men and women,
2) Rankings by nation on an annual basis for 2007 for men, women and
combined.

I am also aiming to create a third sheet showing which is the leading
club, but I am missing a bit of data.

I have uploaded the file into the World Pitch and Putt forum "files"
area.

I look forward to your comments,

regards
ET

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
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Hi all,

I have uploaded the photos that I have from the 2006 WIL tourament into
the photos section of the website.
Please feel free to have a look and if you have any other photos from
last season that you would like added, email them to me and I will add
them for you.


regards
Eero

WORLD INTERCLUB LEAGUE 2007

Reality meets Fantasy

The third season of the World Interclub League(WIL) tees off over the
first weekend of August and brings many new innovations as the
competition reaches out and touches an online fantasy world.

WIL, as it is commonly known, is one of the more unique sporting
competitions in the world with teams and players around the world
competing against each other in the sport of Pitch and Putt from their
own courses.

This year sees the introduction of a new division - a fantasy division
-  which will feature "fantasy" teams representing major cities of the
world added to the competition, comprising players scores randomly
selected each month from the other "real" teams.
But the major innovation of the season will see the inclusion of a
team from the worlds most popular online fantasy world, Second Life.
With over 7 million residents, Second Life represents a significant
market with major corporations worldwide rushing to take up residency
in the fantasy world.

So when the World Interclub League tees off in August, not only will
players around the world play at their local course, but so too will a
team of players in the online world of Second Life take part, playing
on a shortened down version of the Holly Kai golf course inside Second
Life, suffering the same joys and frustrations as players in the real
world as they miss their putts and mis hit their tee shots. For one
weekend of each month, the World Interclub League will bring the real
world and fantasy world together in sport, a remarkable innovation.

To celebrate this unique development, a promotional video has been
prepared and can be downloaded from the WIL website at
http://www.worldinterclubleague.com

World Interclub League 2007
Champions Division
Division 1
Division II
Fantasy Division - New York Pitchers /  LA Shakers / Tokyo Typhoons/
Shanghai Steam/  Dubai Sand Scrapers / Second Life Dreamers

Competition Dates-
Round 1 - August 4/5      Round 2 - September 1/2
Round 3 - October 6/7
Round 4 - November 3/4
round 5 - December 1/2

We look forward to your interest,

regards
Eero Tarik
WIL Competition Organiser

The entire team (8 players, 4 alternates, myself) and some support
people showed up well before the 8:30 am start time for Stanley
Park's first ever involvement in a World P&P tournament.  In fact a
number of players were on the course very early practicing.  The day
was sunny and 15-20 degrees (C) during play.
We decided on our team name and drew a name for the historic "first
tee-off shot".  Terry Burton did the ceremonial "ribbon-cutting" and
later was the first to tee off during real play.
The individual score players played in twosomes, followed by our two
pairs and then by the alternate team members.  So everyone on our
team played...of course we only submitted scores for the posted
official 8 team members.  If we had counted scores of some of the
alternates we would have bettered our overall score by several
strokes!
I saw each player 3 times during the game on the 6th, 11th and 17th
holes to determine prize winners.  Almost every player expressed the
excitement and stress/pressure they felt.  To many this was a new
phenomenom--some reacted by playing better, others allowed the
tension to detract from their game.  In any event the stress was a
manifestation of each player's desire to do his or her part for the
good of the team.  Certificates of Participation and several prizes
were awarded.  But ALL were winners simply by playing in the
tournament.

Our team was composed of 5 women and 7 men, ranging in age up to 91.
A few members may not have passed a drug test after the game!  Prizes
were awarded for closest to the pin, farthest from the pin, fewest
number of practice strokes, lowest score men and women, highest score
and a draw was held for the caddies, helpers, cheering section etc.
Prizes included a cooler (for water of course), golf towels,
binoculars, golf balls, buckets of balls for a local driving range
and green fees for an executive golf course.  An effort was made so
that good and bad players alike had a chance to qualify for prizes.

The tournament ended by 11:00 am and everyone had a fun, if somewhat
tense, time and all resolved to play again on Sept 2.  Well done
Stanley Park Eagles Nest Team  (S.P.E.N.T.) and our congratulations
to everyone from around the globe who participated.  Special thanks
to Eero who surely did a massive amount of work organizing, tallying
scores and numerous other details.

Hello to all
   A historic day for the Hørsholm PPK team today, our first Pitch and Putt match
was played in extrem weather conditions, sun, rain with thunder and lightning so
we had to leave the course for ½ an hour.  We have a young team but the lads
were very enthusiastic, I think they were very nervous, one of them even asked
when the other team were turning up, I had to laugh. The lads started off very
nervous,  I think some of them were scared to hit the ball, but as the holes
started going by they settled down to shoot some great shots. Kristian Ravn
finished with a great score -3, a new course record, I can tell you, that on our
course that was a great score. as the greens are so small, like up turned
saucers. Father and son played in the foursomes, it seemed to be a tale of  I
score on the front 9 and you score on the back 9, I saw one shot from the 8 foot
deep bunker, Son Ronnie hit his shot straight out of bounds so he dropped
another ball in the bunker and then hit a masterly
  shot straight into the hole for a great 4, thankfully his father got a par on
the hole.The scores were ok, but i am sure they could be better, so watch out
the rest of the world Hørsholm PPK is now well and truly on the Pitch and Putt
map.


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thanks for that Bruce, and welcome aboard to all your team.
Its especially heartening to see so many women in your team.

good luck to you all and I hope you enjoy the intnerational part of
this sport.

Any chance of posting the press release into the forum?

And if it gets into any papers, can you post the link to it, it would
be great to see.

p.s. if any of your players are interested, there is the Rome Seniors
Open at the end of October - open to all over 55 and then the FIPPA
Seniors in Barcelona in March ( and the courses in Barcelona are
stunning), and you should start training now for the World CUp in Chile
in 2008 :-)

regards
Eero

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Stanley Park Pitch and Putt is amongst the oldest in the world and now
a team has been formed to play in the world interclub league
tournament on Aug 5 '06.  On behalf of the team I wish to thank Eero
et al for taking this great idea to fruition, and thanks to the league
for accepting us.
I also wish to acknowledge the keen interest by Stanley Park players
and welcome them all to the team.  We have almost enough players to
form a second team!
Pitch and Putt is a great game and can be played for one's entire
lifetime.  It is fun and these international tournaments add another
dimension to the sport.
One team member, Terry B. has written an excellent press release and
sent it to many newspapers and tv networks.  Perhaps this will entice
more participation and sponsorships.
Good luck to all team members in every team participating this weekend.
We shall all have a good time.

WORLD INTERCLUB LEAGUE Season II tees off.

This weekend, players from around the world will tee off in the
opening round of matches in the World Interclub League, a unique 5
month long global epic of Pitch and Putt. This years competition
sees an explosion of new entries from Australia, and new entries
from Denmark, Vancouver in Canada, as well as two more clubs from
the Netherlands.

The highlight of the first round of matches will see some of the
best players in the world in action as Canberra International (
current world record holders in this format) take on the powerful
Sant Cebria from Catalonia, Spain. It is envisaged that it will take
a world record score to win that match.

This unique sporting competition which sees 21 teams from 8
countries and 4 continents fighting it out for the honour of
becoming the world club champions has captured the imagination of
the Pitch and Putt world and will be eagerly followed by  many of
the sports players around the planet. It is also rapidly becoming a
valuable tool in Pitch and Putt's development as it reaches out to
players everywhere around the world and gives them a chance to
become involved in the sport at the elite level.

With over 230 players already registered to play in this years
competition, the World Interclub League is forging its own place in
the worlds sporting calendar.


(full details of the tournament can be found at
www.worldinterclubleague.com)

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Eero Tarik
rganiser, World Interclub League
www.worldinterclubleague.com

Hi,

the World Interclub League website has been rebuilt, although there
are still a few areas that need finishing...

www.worldinterclubleague.com

The site also now includes feature areas e.g. the World Cup.

have a look and let me know what you think.

regards
Eero

Hi,
below is the written match report of the News South Wales
Championships held at Wagga Wagga last week.

http://www.worldinterclubleague.com/nswchampreport.doc

regards

Eero

Hi,
below is the link to the results of the News South Wales State Pitch
and Putt championships held at Wagga Wagga last week.

http://www.worldinterclubleague.com/nswchampresults.doc

regards

Eero

Thanks to John Hudson for this match report of the classic French Open
event.

http://www.worldinterclubleague.com/frenchopenreport.pdf

regards
Eero