Holston Hills December 6 - GCA Gathering - Ice Bowl 2008

[Eric Smith]

We're planning a year-end GCA gathering at Holston Hills CC (a 1927 Donald Ross course) on Saturday, Dec. 6.  



Courtesy of Ran's profile found here:  http://www.golfclubatlas.com/holstonhills1.html

I spoke to our superintendent and he's in for Saturday, Dec. 6, unless the Vols somehow make it to Atlanta.   

John Mayhugh will be in town, plus another couple of members are playing so we can accommodate several guests.  Thank you guys! 

The fees are $65 to walk, $80 to ride. 

With 18 signed up, we'll go 4,4,4,3,3.  We can do pairings in the morning as some will want to walk, some will want to ride.

Tee times:

10:34 #1

10:42 #1

10:42 #10

10:50 #10

10:58 #10


John Stiles
Mike Hendren
Ari Techner
Patrick Boyd
John Mayhugh
Dorsey Grey
Mike Young
Bob Crosby
John Garrison
Matt Varney
Paul Carter
Ryan Blair
Lawrence Largent
Mark Pritchett
Dale McCallon
John Heise
Anthony Gray
Eric Smith


Also, some of the traveling GCA'ers are staying here:

Crowne Plaza - Summit Hill which is located 10 minutes from Holston and best of all it's downtown within walking distance to our post-golf watering hole / restaurant.

http://www.thecrownandgoose.com - an authentic London gastropub with a very nice bar and excellent food. 

both games will be on the screens -

SEC Championship Game kickoff @ 4PM

Big 12 Championship Game kickoff @ 8PM


Thanks!

[Anthony Gray]

  Eric,

   I am going to bring my captian Melvyn Morrow, my newest bestest buddy in the whole world Tom Huckaby, and John Kavanaugh to baby sit my wife while I play.


      Thanks for the invitation,

          Anthony






 

[Mike Hendren]

Eric, thank you for the invitation.  I'm in.  Hey Timmy Bert, want a ride?

Bogey

[Matt Varney]

Count me in and I will work on bringing some other guys to play with us.

Matt

[Mike Nuzzo]

What are the travel times from Nashville or Knoxville - airports?
Thank you it sounds very fun.
I'm thinking hard... I have another travel obligation on Monday and I'm considering ...

[Mike Hendren]

Nuz,

Southwest flies frequently to/from Nashville.  3 hr drive to Knoxville from here.  I'll give you a lift.

Mike

[K. Krahenbuhl]

What are the travel times from Nashville or Knoxville - airports?
Thank you it sounds very fun.
I'm thinking hard... I have another travel obligation on Monday and I'm considering ...

If you'd like a travel buddy from Houston I'm pretty interested in making the trip.

[Greg Krueger]

Eric, any idea approx. what time we would tee off? I would be driving from Raleigh,NC and would need to time my drive properly.

[Eric Smith]

What are the travel times from Nashville or Knoxville - airports?
Thank you it sounds very fun.
I'm thinking hard... I have another travel obligation on Monday and I'm considering ...

Bogey,

Glad you're heading back to Ktown!

Mike Nuzzo, 

If you come I'd love for you to stop and see the farm if time permits, perhaps Sunday if you stay overnight.  I live exactly halfway between Nashville Int'l Airport (BNA) and Holston Hills in Knoxville, so you'd be driving I-40 right by the exit.  Knoxville Airport (TYS) is only 20-25 minutes drive, but you'd have to connect through ATL or CLT most likely.

Wait, since Bogey's picking you up, may as well pick me up as you head through Cookeville and I'll bring some local peach moonshine.  Then we'll end up throwing darts at Toddy's and blow off the golf. 

[Eric Smith]

Eric, any idea approx. what time we would tee off? I would be driving from Raleigh,NC and would need to time my drive properly.

see reply # 35 re: tee times

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,37259.msg765229.html#msg765229

[Greg Krueger]

Count me in!!

[Matt Varney]

So what is the headcount now playing HH on 12/6?

If all these guys can make it this ging to be a really fun time playing golf.  See if Jay Flemma wants to come from NY anybody else want to play?

I will see if I can pull in at least a couple more guys!

[Eric Smith]

So what is the headcount now playing HH on 12/6?

If all these guys can make it this ging to be a really fun time playing golf.  See if Jay Flemma wants to come from NY anybody else want to play?

I will see if I can pull in at least a couple more guys!

Matt,

Could you coordinate Trevino's next site visit to Rarity Club and bring him to Holston to play with us?    THAT would be awesome! - you can make that happen can't you?

If Jay would make the drive, I can definitely tell him how to get here, at least from Baltimore, as I'm fairly familiar with that route all of a sudden. 

[John Mayhugh]

What are the travel times from Nashville or Knoxville - airports?
Thank you it sounds very fun.
I'm thinking hard... I have another travel obligation on Monday and I'm considering ...

It's also about 2.5 hours from Lexington, KY and a little under 3.5 from Louisville, KY.  I could give you a ride from either one of those.

[Mike Hendren]

Wait, since Bogey's picking you up, may as well pick me up as you head through Cookeville and I'll bring some local peach moonshine.  Then we'll end up throwing darts at Toddy's and blow off the golf. 

Eric,

Please bring an affadavit that a vehicular radiator was not utilized in the making of said moonshine.  I value my sight.

Bogey

[George Freeman]

I've been dying to play Holston Hills ever since I layed eyes on the pics in Ran's post...

however it would be an 8 1/2 hour drive from Chicago or a $250 plane ticket, neither of which sound like too much fun.

I will keep it on my radar, it sounds like it would be a blast; especially with the added bonus of meeting a ton of GCAers.  Thanks for the invite Eric!

George

[Eric Smith]

Wait, since Bogey's picking you up, may as well pick me up as you head through Cookeville and I'll bring some local peach moonshine.  Then we'll end up throwing darts at Toddy's and blow off the golf. 

Eric,

Please bring an affadavit that a vehicular radiator was not utilized in the making of said moonshine.  I value my sight.

Bogey

Come on Mike, that's how they make it Kentucky, not Tennessee.  Here's my setup:

[Matt Varney]

Eric,

You bring the peach and I will bring some Grape and Apple Pie.  We will have plenty to go around so that any GCA guys can have a pull off the good stuff kind of like TN Egg Nog. 

This shine is pure liquid gold and I have been drinking it for years going all the way back to my days at UT.  Whenever I feel a cold coming on I open the jar take a few sips and its gone.  No need for flu shots when you got this stuff it goes down smooth with a little kick on the end.

[Eric Smith]

I'm thrilled with the early response.  Let's hope for nice weather. 

Thanks.

[Matt Varney]

We are playing golf at Holston Hills unless we have snow on the ground.  We can all go Toddy's after the sun goes down at 5:30 that afternoon tell stories and have a few drinks.

Trevino lives in Texas that would be fun but, I doubt he can make it.  I am working on a group of guys to play with us at Holston Hills.

[john_stiles]

Count me in.   Frost delay is the only minor issue.

FYI,   419 bermuda fairways are now dormant as is the common bermuda rough.

[Jon Heise]

Eric, Im in, check your PMs!!!

[Matt Varney]

I think we have several GCA guys up in the Bristol / SWVA / Roanoke area that might be interested in playing at Holston Hills on 12/6.  Calling Ed, Bart, Wade, all the VT / UVA guys bring it down to Knoxvlle and after we are done playing we can go watch football games and have dinner and drinks.

[Tim Bert]

Eric, thank you for the invitation.  I'm in.  Hey Timmy Bert, want a ride?

Bogey

Alas - My wife has dibs on being out of town that weekend, so I will be parenting that Saturday.  Thanks for the offer.  I'm committed to finding some way to make it to Holston before 2015 - it just didn't work out this year.

[Joey Smith]

I've been dying to play Holston Hills ever since I layed eyes on the pics in Ran's post...

however it would be an 8 1/2 hour drive from Chicago or a $250 plane ticket, neither of which sound like too much fun.

I will keep it on my radar, it sounds like it would be a blast; especially with the added bonus of meeting a ton of GCAers.  Thanks for the invite Eric!

George

George - You should be able to fly to Nashville on SW for less than $140. 

This is one of the great courses in America.

Joey