2011 Season Year End Stats are now available. The 2011 season ended with the Fall Classic.

Vaaler Creek results are now available.

• CTGA welcomed New Member JOAQUIN ABAURRE, Special Guests WALTER SHEPHERD and Returning Member JOHN LAWLESS to our Vaaler Creek tournament.
• A SPECIAL REMINDER ABOUT MORRIS WILLIAMS…..This will be our last CTGA event at Morris Williams until November, 2012. They will be shutting down in January for a 10 month renovation.

Congratulations to our Flight Winners….

1st FLIGHT:

• 1st Place – Eddie Nunez (78/73)
• 2nd Place Tie – Kevin Lowe (75/74) and Lindsay Shuff (76/84)

2nd FLIGHT:

• 1st Place – Randall Wofford (89/71
• 2nd Place – John Lawless (98/76)
• 3rd Place– Barry Tipton (98/77)

And special congratulations to…….

· John Lawless for the only Deuces in the 2nd Trash Flight.

Vaaler Creek pairings are now available.

FROM YOUR DIRECTOR

• CTGA welcomes New Member JOAQUIN ABAURRE, Special Guest WALTER SPEPPERD and Returning Member JOHN LAWLESS to our Vaaler Creek tournament
• Our Signup sheet shows the Vaaler Creek tournament as an 8:00 Shotgun start. However, as our Schedule and Reminder notice shows, it is a 9:00 Shotgun start.

VAALER CREEK TOURNAMENT SPECIFICS

• All players are responsible for knowing tournament specifics including Pairings, Assigned Tees, Flights, Starting Holes, and Rules of Play. This information will be posted at the Vaaler Creek Scoreboard before the start of play.
• All players should be at the course, signed in and ready to play no later than 8:30 as we’ll be going to our assigned starting holes at 8:45.
• Kevin Lowe and Eddie Nunez will be the Directors in charge of this event. Please direct tournament questions or concerns to them.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: Medal Play

SHOTGUN START: 9:00

TEES TO PLAY:

• Handicaps 5 thru 13 plus Scott Preece (14) play Blue Tees
• All other Men play White Tees

TRASH CARRYOVER: Carryover in the 2nd Deuce Flight.

KODAK CHALLENGE HOLES: # 3 and # 13.

SATURDAY WEATHER FORECAST: Believe it or not….a chilly morning (60’s), a high in the mid 80’s and spotty clouds. If the weather does turn bad, call the golf course (830-833-0706) after 7:30 on tournament day for status of play.

DRESS CODE: Vaaler Creek does have a dress code . With that, we ask all members to dress consistent with upscale course requirements. They are a Soft Spike facilities.

DIRECTIONS TO VAALER CREEK: To get proper directions, go to their website at www.vaalercreekgolfclub.com

Fall Classic, Fedex Cup Playoffs and Kodak Challenge results are now available.

FROM YOUR DIRECTOR

• On behalf of your 2011 Directors, we want to express a special thank all our CTGA Members for helping make this year the success that it was.
• Yesterday evening I attended the annual Austin Golf League Directors’ meeting to secure our tournament dates for Jimmy Clay, Roy Kizer and Lions Muny courses. Morris Williams is scheduled to shut down January 1 to begin their 10 month renovation.

2011 FALL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Arguably the best combination of weather and golf course we’ve had for our annual Fall Classic in years. It was almost perfect.

Congratulations to our Flight Winners….

Medal Play Competition

1st Flight: Eddie Nunez - 74/68 and 73/67 for a 2-day Net 135

2nd Flight: Ed Hilpert – 77/67 and 74/64 for a Net 131

3rd Flight: Mike Cearley – 84/68 and 85/69 for a Net 137

4th Flight: Juan Morales – 84/66 and 83/65 for a Net 131

Lame Duck: Jeff Bowman – 85/67

Low Gross Saturday: Eddie Nunez – 74 Sunday: Sean Nunez – 68

2-Player Team Competition

1st Flight: Erik Rudi and Ed Hilpert with a 2-Day Team Total 191

2nd Flight: Anthony Guzaldo and Juan Morales with a 2-Day Team Total 191

FedEx Cup Competition Ed Hilpert with a Final Round Total of 4,750 points.

Kodak Challenge Competition

18 Hole Gross Aggregate Score: Sean Nunez – 6 Under Par

18 Hole Net Aggregate Score: Jeff Jones – 19 Under Par

And Special Congratulations To…….

Cory Miers and Zach Sewill for joining us this weekend knowing they were unable to compete in our Medal Play competition due to lack of rounds played. We hope you enjoyed the event as did the rest of us.

Ed Hilpert for the Low Net Score (64) of the tournament.

Chris Wadle for the closest Close To Pin shot of the tournament at 5' 6". Of the 8 hole winners, 4 were under 10 feet and the longest was 20’ 8”. Not bad for a bunch of amateurs.

Mark Cullins, Joe Gimenez, Cory Miers, and Zach Sewill for longest Drives of the day.

Ed Hilpert for the most Trash Wins, including 1 Close to Pin, 5 Skins and 1 Deuce.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to outgoing Directors Chris Wadle and Jeff Bowman for their work in 2011. You did a great job, guys.

And finally, A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME to our new incoming 2012 At Large Director, Kevin Lowe. We look forward to working with you, Kevin.

Until our first event of our 2012 CTGA Tournament Year on October 22…..

WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE FIRST TEE

Classic pairings are now available.

FROM YOUR DIRECTOR

• Cowan Creek is at least 50 minutes drive from downtown Austin, so make sure you give yourself ample time to get there and get warmed up.
• We'll be forming Teams for our 2-Player Team competition just prior to start of play. Get your partner identified or sign up as a Single and we'll blind draw a partner for you.
• Remember our Annual Meeting will follow play on Saturday. Please be ready to participate in this important meeting.

COWAN CREEK TOURNAMENT SPECIFICS

All players are responsible for knowing tournament specifics both days, including Pairings, Assigned Tees, Flights, Starting Holes, and Rules of Play. This information will be posted at the Cowan Creek pro shop before the start of play.

All players should be at the course, signed in and ready to play no later than 7:30 as we’ll be heading to our starting holes by 7:45.

Jeff Bowman, Jeff Jones and Chris Wadle will be the Directors in charge of this event assisted by Eddie Nunez. Please direct tournament questions or concerns to them.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: Medal Play

Optional Competitions: Skins & Deuces and 2-Player Team Competition

FedEx Cup Finals

Kodak Challenge final event

SHOTGUN START: 8:00 - Both Days

TEES TO PLAY:

• 1st and 2nd Flights play Gold Tees
• 3rd and 4th Flights play Blue Tees
• Ladies play Red Tees

TRASH CARRY OVER: Our slate is clean…..no Carryover for Saturday.

KODAK CHALLENGE HOLES: # 7 and # 12.

SATURDAY WEATHER FORECAST: Sunny and high 80’s. If the weather does turn bad, call the golf course (512-948-7580) after 7:00 on tournament day for status of play.

DRESS CODE: Cowan Creek dress code is consistent with upscale courses. We ask our members to dress appropriately both days. They are a Soft Spike facilities.