NEWSLETTER

Founded in the Year 2000                         FarmGolf.com                       Volume 14, Issue 1                    December 31, 2009

 

The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth about FarmGolf
 


 FarmGolf Goes Wider in 2009

2009 Tournament Results for All 4 Majors

WDTV, Channel 5, Returns to FarmGolf for Hole No. 2

Another Tailgating Season for FarmGolf at WVU Football

Final 2009 FarmGolf Power Rankings Released

First Tournament Set for 2010

 


FarmGolf Gets A Wider Look

 

 (FGP)  After months of preparation, the FarmGolf website, home to the world's fastest growing sport, has a much wider HomePage, to allow for the newer widescreen monitors which are prevalent in 2009.

 

 This change followed the first official hacking of the FarmGolf website, which was offline for over a week due to a west coast hacker using the site to send spam emails.

 

 

2009 Tournament Results

 

1st Major - FarmGolf Masters

 

(FGP)  A chilly April day kept attendance down for the opening of the 2009 FarmGolf season, with the Club Pro sidelined due to health issues and Miles Runner attending as a spectator.  While the weather may have affected golf scores, another non-weather issue seemed to have more effect on final results, as scores tumbled in the final round.

 

2009  Masters Scoreboard

   Team Players

        Hole

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
SCORE		 Finish
Par R1 R2 R3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4
Larry Smith, Brian Smith and Tom Schiefelbein -2 -4 E 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 60 -6 2nd
Curtis Bodkins, Stan Fitzwater and Gary Shaffer -3 -5 -2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 56 -10 1st
Evan Heatherly, Neil Creed and Mike Green -2 -4 +1 3 3 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 61 -5 3rd

Tournament Notes:      Round 1 - Minimal alcohol effect 
                                            Round 2 - Moderate alcohol effect
                                            Round 3 - Alcohol in control

 

Masters Photos

   

   

 

 

 

2nd Major - US FarmGolf Open

 

 (FGP)  FarmGolf, reeling from an extended disabled list now including David Miller, returned to the original 2-man format for the second major.  Newcomer Travis Poling made a grand debut with the first Hole-in-One on FarmGolf's Hole No. 1 in the third round.  Travis joined Earth's Most Exclusive Club on this day, becoming the 6th member of the Hole-In-One Club.

 

 

  2009 US FarmGolf Open Scoreboard

   Team Players

        Hole

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
SCORE		 Finish
Par R1 R2 R3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4

Curtis Bodkins and Gary Shaffer

 +3 E -1 4 4 4 4 3 6 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 5 68  +2 4th
Bill Bowers and Tom Schiefelbein -1 -1 E 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 2 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 64  -2 2nd
Josh Halfin and Mike Green +3 E +2 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 5 3 5 71  +5 5th
Chad Smith and Travis Poling -1 -2 -1 4 3 2 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 5 3 4 4 4 62  -4 1st
Brian Smith and Neil Creed -1 +1 E 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 66   E 3rd

 

 

FarmGolf Open Gallery

  
   

   

 

 

 

 3rd Major - British FarmGolf Open

 

(FGP)  Back to the 3-man format again, a very competitive tournament resulted with the winning team of Sandusky, Halfin and C. Smith going to the 3rd playoff hole for the win.

 

 

2009 British FarmGolf Open Scoreboard

 

   Team Players

        Hole

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
SCORE		 Finish
Par R1 R2 R3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4
Tom Schiefelbein, Randy Wilson and Brian Smith -2 -3 -3 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 58 -8 2nd
Eric Sandusky, Josh Halfin and Chad Smith -3 -3 -2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 58 -8 1st*
Travis Poling, Neil Creed and Mike Green -2 -3 -2 3 3 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 59 -7 3rd
Bill Bowers, Gary Shaffer and Dave Moore -2 E -1 3 3 3 4 2 5 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 3 4 63 -3 5th
Curtis Bodkins, Stan Fitzwater and G Sparks -2 -2 -1 3 3 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 61 -5 4th

*Won Playoff on 3rd Hole

 

British FarmGolf Open Photos
 

   

   

 

 

 4th Major - FarmGolf PGA

 

(FGP)  The final tournament of 2009 saw two teams off to a fast start through the first round.  After the second round, B. Smith, Wise and Fitzwater held a 2-shot lead, but it was not enough as the dazzling play of L. Smith, C. Smith and Green shot 5-under for the final round to take the win.

 

The play was very expert-like, as all recorded rounds were under par for the day.

 

Also, the photography was most excellent as shown in the below pictures. 

 

2009 FarmGolf PGA Scoreboard

   Team Players

        Hole

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOTAL
SCORE		 Finish
Par R1 R2 R3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4
Larry Smith, Chad Smith and Mike Green -4 -2 -5 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 55 -11 1st
Brian Smith, Mike Wise and Stan Fitzwater -4 -4 -1 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 5 3 4 57 -9 2nd
Curtis Bodkins, Josh Halfin and Randy Wilson -1 -3 -2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 60 -6 4th
Tom Schiefelbein, Travis Poling and Neil Creed -1 -5 -2 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 5 2 4 58 -8 3rd

 

FarmGolf PGA Photography
     

         
     

 

WDTV Comes to FarmGolf Again

 

(FGP)   Joe Brocato of WDTV in Clarksburg, West Virginia returned to FarmGolf in the summer of 2009 for the second feature story on FarmGolf.   In 2008, Club Pro David Smith played Joe on Hole No. 1.  This year featured new Club Pro Bill Bowers taking on Joe and another member of Channel 5 Sports, Dave DeCandis.

 

The exhibition was the first official duty for Bowers as Club Pro, as David Smith had been recently appointed as FarmGolf Czar by President Obama.

 

      

 

 And, we again mention that we will never be doing business that loser station in Clarksburg, WBOY, Channel 12, who consistently refuse to believe that FarmGolf is the world's fastest growing sport.

 

 

 

Another Tailgating Season for FarmGolf at WVU Football

 

(FGP)   For the fourth consecutive year, FarmGolf sponsored a tailgate in the Blue Lot for Mountaineer football.  Always a celebrity-filled event, this year saw the extension of complimentary alcohol to freshmen female students.

 

          

 

Final 2009 FarmGolf Power Rankings Released December 5, 2009

 

 (FGP)   Final 2009 FarmGolf Player Rankings were released.  Larry Smith ended the season at No. 1 in the World.

 

 The formula uses results of the four most recent tournaments with considerable weight, while also including the previous two years of golfing, along with major wins, hole-in-ones, double eagles and finally multiplied by a skill factor. 

 

 

 

First Tournament Set for 2010 on Sunday, April 11th

 

 (FGP)   The 8th FarmGolf Masters will be played at 1:30PM on Sunday, April 11th.  This year's tournament will be the week after Easter.

 

3-man teams will be picked, according to their Top 25 Ranking, with each golfer paying the $10.00 greens fee.  Points for placing in this tournament will be 10 points to each winner, 8 points for each finishing second, 6 points for third place with lesser points for those finishing farther down.  Golfers points from the 2009 Masters will be reduced by a yet to be determined percentage to adjust the 2010 FarmGolf Power Rankings.