NEWSLETTER

Founded in the Year 2000                         FarmGolf.com                       Volume 14, Issue 2                    December 31, 2010

 

The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth about FarmGolf
 


 FarmGolf Expands to Bermuda

2010 Tournament Results for All 4 Majors

FarmGolf Sponsors a Swim Team

Another Tailgating Season for FarmGolf at WVU Football

Final 2010 FarmGolf Power Rankings Released

FarmGolf Masters Set for April, 2011

 


FarmGolf Gets A Third Course

 

 (FGP)  After months of negotiating with the Bermuda government, FarmGolf purchased land in April, 2010 for a third course to compliment the existing courses of the world's fastest growing sport.near Philippi, WV and the New York City Central Park course.

 

  Located on the southern shore of Bermuda adjacent the Atlantic Ocean, this vacant lot is perfect for a course built to FarmGolf's lenient standards.

 

 

Presently, two of the three holes have been completed, as seen in the below photos.  The course is scheduled to open in April, 2011.  As no drivers will be allowed on the course, there should be no problem with golfers driving on the wrong side of the course.

 

Shown below are Hole No. 1 and Hole No. 3.  Hole No. 1 has the most bunkers in FarmGolf history.

   

 

 

2010 Tournament Results

 

1st Major - FarmGolf Masters

 

(FGP)  It was a somber day for the initial tournament of the 2010 FarmGolf season, with the recent deaths of Club Czar David Smith and Weather Prognosticator Miles Runner.  Smith, the Club Pro for many years, had been appointed to the position of FarmGolf Czar in August, 2009.

 

Four teams played in the 9th Masters, with each team posting a -3 round for the first six holes. 

 

After the second round, the team of Larry Smith, Mike Green and Mike Wise trailed Curtis Bodkins, Josh Halfin and Tom Schiefelbein by one stroke.  The tournament came down to the final three holes as Smith, Green and Wise had an eagle and birdie to win by one stroke.  The win increased Larry's career majors to eleven, which leads all other FarmGolfers by three.

 

Miles at FarmGolf      David at FarmGolf

Miles Runner - David Smith
5-Time  Major Winner  -  6-Time Major Winner

   Watch David on WDTV's Hole of the Week Click Here      Miles Blog with Personal Obituary
Hear David talking with Britney Spears Click Here         FarmGolf's Clubhouse Dancers in Action

 

Stay tuned for a special tribute to David and Miles, prior to the first 2011 tournament!

 

 

2010 FarmGolf 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
Bill Bowers, Chris Bowers and Neil Creed -3 -2 -2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 59 -7 3rd
Curtis Bodkins, Josh Halfin and Tom Schiefelbein -3 -4 -2 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 2 2 5 3 4 57 -9 2nd
Larry Smith, Mike Green and Mike Wise -3 -3 -4 3 3 2 5 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 56 -10 1st
Brian Smith, Chad Smith, Gary Shaffer and Randy Wilson -3 -1 -2 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 60 -6 4th

 

Masters Photos

 Last year's photos of those no longer with us.  

 

 

 

 

2nd Major - US FarmGolf Open

 

 (FGP)  Three teams played in the second major of 2010, with steady play from each team with no rounds worse than a -1 or better than a -3 score.

 

The winning team of Stan Fitzwater, Brian Smith and Tom Schiefelbein carded a final score of -8 to win by a stroke over Halfin, Green, Shaffer and Moore.

 

Heather Halfin and Tiffani Green won the women's tournament, finishing 10 strokes ahead.

 

 

2010 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

Stan Fitzwater, Brian Smith and Tom Schiefelbein

 -3 -3 -2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 58 -8 1st
Curtis Bodkins, Neil Creed, Rob Mitchell and Chad Smith -3 -2 -1 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 60 -6 3rd
Josh Halfin, Mike Green, Gary Shaffer and Dave Moore -2 -3 -2 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 59 -7 2nd

 

FarmGolf Open Gallery


    

 

 

 3rd Major - British FarmGolf Open

 

(FGP)  The return of Evan Heatherly to FarmGolf was most timely, as he won the tournament along with his teammates, Stan Fitzwater and Neil Creed. 

 

Creed was so ecstatic about the win that he stripped down and dove into the FarmGolf pond. 

 

In the biggest FarmGolf comeback ever, the team of Brian Smith, Chad Smith and Alan Ball almost won by rallying with a -6 under on the final round.  However,

 

 

2010 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
Bill Bowers, Tom Schiefelbein and Randy Wilson -1 E -2 3 3 3 4 3 5 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 4 63 -3 3rd
Brian Smith, Chad Smith and Alan Ball E E -6 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 4 60 -6 2nd
Stan Fitzwater, Neil Creed and Evan Heatherly +1 -5 -4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 5 3 5 3 3 2 4 2 4 58 -8 1st
Mike Green, Rob Mitchell and Dana Hayes E +1 +2 4 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 69 +3 4th

 

 

British FarmGolf Open Photos

 

 

 

 

FarmGolf Sponsors a Swim Team

 

(FGP)  In another expansion of the FarmGolf business model, and under the direction of Doc Creed, FarmGolf is pleased to announce the first worldwide sponsored swim team.  Creed will serve as captain of the team in their travels throughout 2011.  Currently, they are scheduled to compete in three (3) swim meets, the first one being in northeastern Brazil in the Amazon River, a summer meet in the Black Sea and a fall European meet swimming the English Channel.

 

To help promote the team, FarmGolf has designed a "swim team logo" in the hopes that the team will be able to perform in the next summer Olympics.  The team is pictured below at their home training facility.

 

 

 

 

 

4th Major - FarmGolf PGA

 

(FGP)  The final tournament of 2010 was postponed until Labor Day Weekend.  This was the first tournament ever postponed in FarmGolf history.

 

  The highlight of the day was Rob Mitchell becoming "Mr. Hole-in-One No. 2", as he became the second FarmGolfer to have two (2) career aces in FarmGolf play.  He and Curtis Bodkins are now tied at 2.  Also, there are six members in Earth's Most Exclusive Club.

 

The greens were in a major meltdown mode, as no course maintenance had occurred during August, 2010 due to the FarmGolf promotional tour of Europe.  Marketing was done in France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.  The benefits of this tour will ultimately make the green troubles well worth the temporary inconvenience. 

Records were set as the first "10" was recorded in FarmGolf team history.  This score would be impossible in "singles play", as a nine (9) is the maximum possible score.

 

 

2010 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
Brian Smith, Chad Smith and Neil Creed +1 -3 -2 3 2 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 6 62 -4 1st
Evan Heatherly, Tom Schiefelbein and Randy Wilson +3 -1 -2 3 2 3 4 3 10 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 4 66  E 3rd
Mike Green, Rob Mitchell, John Mosesso and Mike Collett -1 -1 E 3 3 1 4 3 7 4 3 2 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 3 5 64 -2 2nd

 

FarmGolf PGA Photography
     

     

 

 

Another Tailgating Season for FarmGolf at WVU Football

 

(FGP)   For the sixth year in a row, FarmGolf sponsored an official tailgate in the Blue Lot for Mountaineer football.  See the many attendees along with a side trip to Heinz Field here. 

 

A few of the more interesting pictures are shown below.

 

           

 

Final 2010 FarmGolf Power Rankings

 

 (FGP)   Final 2010 FarmGolf Player Rankings were released.  Brian 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.

 

It should be noted that 4 out the 5 top FarmGolfers in the world have a perfect attendance record for the past 3 years.  The moral of story is that "you have got to play to be No. 1". 

 

 

 

First Tournament Set for 2011 on Sunday, April 10th

 

 (FGP)   The 10th FarmGolf Masters will be played at 1:30PM on Sunday, April 11th. 

 

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. 

 

 

 

FarmGolf Plans Super Bowl Party

 

 (FGP)   Since the longtime FarmGolf Banquet was not held in December of 2010, a new party is being held on Sunday, February 6th.  FarmGolf will take the opportunity to debut the latest in FarmGolf apparel.  Free shirts will be given out as part of the festivities.

 

A covered dish is required of all attendees.