1. Package price is $387. Your $100 deposit should have already been accepted by the resort so your remaining balance would be $287.
2. Package includes three nights lodging in standard rooms (2 double beds) at the Inn at Treetops, five rounds of golf, taxes, and full use of the practice area.
In addition, I have secured the Alpine Room in the Inn for all three nights. The Alpine room seats about 20 people. It includes a table and chairs, several sofas, a mini-fridge, and a flatscreen TV. The Alpine room will be available to any of our group who wants to use it during our stay. We will meet there Wednesday night (see The Gathering, below) to meet everyone, hand out scorecards, and answer any questions. We will also have a pizza dinner catered in to that room either Thursday night or Friday night.
3. Tee times, competitive format, and courses are as follows:
Ryder Cup-style competition. Each competitive match is worth one (1) point. Team with the most points at the end declared the tournament winner.
Thursday, June 9
Morning - Jones Masterpiece
8:25am-9:22am - 2-man best ball (match play)
Afternoon - Smith Tradition*
3:00pm-3:50pm - 2-man scramble (stroke play)
*Note: the Smith Tradition is located at Treetops North, about 5 miles north of main resort and the Inn where we are staying.
Friday, June 10
Morning - Fazio Premier*
9:00am-9:50am - 2-man best ball (match play)
Afternoon - Fazio Premier*
3:00pm-3:50pm - 2-man best ball (stroke play)
*Note: Fazio Premier is located at Treetops North, about 5 miles north of the main resort.
Saturday, June 11
Morning - Jones Masterpiece
10:20am-11:17am - Singles (match play)
Let me just say these tee times are NOT ideal. Treetops will be very busy and these were the best times we could get on the courses we wanted. The good news is we do not have any early morning starts. The bad news is we will get finished playing golf very late on Thursday and Friday evening and on Saturday. For that reason we are catering in pizza to the Alpine room on one of the nights--either Thursday or Friday. The pizza will be there waiting for us when we get to the Alpine room.
4. Team Pairings, Matches, and Team Names
Teams and pairings have already been selected and sent to you. This is being done to save time and create efficiency. The reigning MVP (Thom Anema) selects his team's name (either Recovery Shots or Fairway Finders) at the Wednesday night Gathering. Scorecards for day one of the tournament will be handed on Wednesday night. Every evening, the next day's scorecards will be handed out.
Food is not included in the package this year. As I said, either Thursday or Friday night we'll have pizza catered in to the Alpine Room. The other nights we typically all end up at a local restaurant for supper in Gaylord. There are also several restaurants/bars on property, just a short walk from our hotel rooms, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
5. Wednesday Golf, Hotel Check-In, and The Gathering
Wednesday is a non-tournament day. We have secured six tee times on Threetops par 3 course (located at Treetops North) from 3:00pm-3:50pm at a rate of $28 per player. Pay in the Treetops North pro shop. These are first come, first serve. Please try and fill up a foursome if you are going to play during this time period. I suspect most of the golfers on the trip will try to take advantage of playing Threetops.
Check-in is officially not until 5pm. However, I am told we are welcome to call the front desk at 989-732-6711 on the way up and if your rooms are clean and vacant, you are welcome to check in early.
The Gathering. If you are able, please plan to meet as a large group for a bit on Wednesday night in the Alpine room. This has become a nice little pre-tournament gathering where we greet each other, welcome the rookies, go over the pairings for matches, and go over other tournament details. We'll start around 9:00pm and try to wrap by 9:30pm. It's important to not miss this. Please do your best to be on time.
If you have any questions, please call or text Mark Rice. New cell number is 616-826-8232.
See you in a few days!
