Mini-Summit in Wisconsin

[Matt]

I was wondering how many people would be interested in getting together for a few days during the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee this summer. I think it would be a great opportunity to play, practice, and learn what this book is really all about.

The tournament itself runs from July 27th to July 30th. There are many details that need to be hammered out because as of right now this is simply an idea of mine. Thanks to Yoda for helping support it through his website. There are several nice facilities near the Milwaukee area that we could use, so I was thinking maybe having a morning of range time with an afternoon round on Thursday. Then we could spend Friday at the tournament and learn from some of the best players in the world.

Participants as of right now would be: myself; Brad Pluth, GSEB; and Scott Appleby, GSEB. Again, I am trying to gauge interest in something like this. I'm not sure what costs would be involved as that will only be known when we decide what our agenda will be. So who would be up for something like this?

[mrodock]

As long as it is within my budget, I will be there.

Matt

[Daryl]

I was wondering how many people would be interested in getting together for a few days during the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee this summer. I think it would be a great opportunity to play, practice, and learn what this book is really all about.

The tournament itself runs from July 27th to July 30th. There are many details that need to be hammered out because as of right now this is simply an idea of mine. Thanks to Yoda for helping support it through his website. There are several nice facilities near the Milwaukee area that we could use, so I was thinking maybe having a morning of range time with an afternoon round on Thursday. Then we could spend Friday at the tournament and learn from some of the best players in the world.

Participants as of right now would be: myself; Brad Pluth, GSEB; and Scott Appleby, GSEB. Again, I am trying to gauge interest in something like this. I'm not sure what costs would be involved as that will only be known when we decide what our agenda will be. So who would be up for something like this?

I can attend Thursday, July 27th for practice and Golf.

[wolfman]

Sounds like fun, not sure if I can do it, though. Will know as the dates get closer.

[birdie_man]

That's a possibility for me.....not too far of a trip accross the border.

[Daryl]

That's a possibility for me.....not too far of a trip accross the border.

I would go just to meet Birdie Man. But leave the cold behind, we get enough of it here.

[birdie_man]

Hahahaha.....flattered man.........lol.

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Hey it was pretty hot out today (finally)....saw the sun for the first time in like a week.....so nice lol.

[Matt]

First, here is the course I want to use: www.golfwcgc.com. It's ranked #2 in the country among municipal courses and is about 30-40 minutes from the Milwaukee tournament site. There's an excellent practice area there - full range, short game area with plenty of bunkers (and room) around the greens, plus a 3-hole practice course. We could spend a morning out learning the Machine and then play a round in the afternoon.

Second, I want to keep the costs as reasonable as possible. That means costs = expenses. Expenses being range time, course time, tickets to the PGA Tour event, transportation, and lodging. I figure this is the best way to open the event to the most people. Hopefully many are within commuting distance so costs would be very minimal. Perhaps the first night we could organize a dinner as well.

Anybody else have any ideas? I'm open to doing pretty much anything as I plan to be in town from probably the Wednesday of tournament week through the weekend. I'd love to fit more actual golf into the agenda if people are interested.

[Daryl]

First, here is the course I want to use: www.golfwcgc.com. It's ranked #2 in the country among municipal courses and is about 30-40 minutes from the Milwaukee tournament site. There's an excellent practice area there - full range, short game area with plenty of bunkers (and room) around the greens, plus a 3-hole practice course. We could spend a morning out learning the Machine and then play a round in the afternoon.

Second, I want to keep the costs as reasonable as possible. That means costs = expenses. Expenses being range time, course time, tickets to the PGA Tour event, transportation, and lodging. I figure this is the best way to open the event to the most people. Hopefully many are within commuting distance so costs would be very minimal. Perhaps the first night we could organize a dinner as well.

Anybody else have any ideas? I'm open to doing pretty much anything as I plan to be in town from probably the Wednesday of tournament week through the weekend. I'd love to fit more actual golf into the agenda if people are interested.

Matt,

Good job. I'm in for the first day and night. Practice, Golf and Dinner.

[wolfman]

Matt,

I might be able to get free tickets. I have a US Bank friend who is always giving out free tickets. Not sure how many I can get from him, but I'll ask. Give me a number of how many participants there might be.

Its been a while since I've been to Washington County. Do they still charge more for out of county residents?

I'll be in Alaska for 2 weeks beginning May 31st, so I may not get any info about tickets until after that (and certainly no golf!!).

Steve