It has been my intention all along, after discussion with the BUDA cognoscenti (Mark, Tony, Mike, etc.) to collect the money and pay the clubs and the restaurant beforehand and avoid some of the cockups we have experienced in recent years at thecourses and particularly at the restaurant in Belmullet Ireland.
At this point those who paid in pounds owe 180, those who paid in USD now owe due to the strengthening pound $280.
For those of you who do not Paypal, Tony has agreed to accept bank transfers which he can then forward to me.
The 2018 BUDA is to contested over the courses at Golspie and Brora May 26-28
Saturday May 26-36 holes at Brora. Lunch at the club with dinner to follow at Sid's Spice Indian Restaurant.
Sunday May 27 36 holes at Golspie. Lunch at club, the official dinner to follow
Monday May 28 18 holes, the singles matches at Golspie with meals up to the individuals.
I presume the formats will follow those of previous BUDAs with either foursomes or greensomes as the first round on Saturday and Sunday to be followed by four ball better ball in the afternoon. None of this is etched in stone and will be, I hope, agreed upon before the balloon goes up.
Cost for golf and meals appears to be maxing out in the vicinity of £225-240
Conversations before hand with BUDA veterans have led me to conclude a deposit of
$50 is a reasonable request. If you are unable to attend, this deposit will become forfeit
at some point. It will put to a good cause, wine for the dinner(s).
I would like to have this deposit to hold your place no later than the end of February.
It is our intention to give precedence to those who are willing to commit to all three days
of play and all five rounds.
Buggies: There are limited buggies available at both of these courses, and if you are going
to require one you should indicate in advance so we can put in the request well ahead of time
to the club. Neither of these courses is a particularly difficult walk though Brora does tend to
go up and down at the worst possible time 16 and 18.
There are powered hand carts available but you may want to indicate towards that as well as
they are limited.
I'm going to try and collect the money though my Paypal account at boothill@frontiernet.net.
Tony Muldoon had offered to do it, but as he is unable to attend and in fact won't be able to play
golf until sometime in June, I didn't think I should impose on him. As I am going to be on the ground
in the area from May 15 onwards, I think it would be handy if I were to be able to deliver the payment
to the clubs and restaurant ahead of time. All that would be left for the individuals would be buggies,
carts, etc.
Remember to use the friends and family option otherwise Paypal will take a cut from your transaction.I think everyone was more than pleased with the way lunch was handled at Littlestone last year when
they brought trays of assorted types of sandwiches we could browse through as our matches finished.
I have suggested this solution to both clubs.
I'm going to delete the lists of those who expressed interest and replace them with those who send
their deposits as they come. I have created a spreadsheet to handle the registration and will post a
link to it.
Jon Wiggett has invited all of us to his course Brahan, near Dingwall. He will put us out on the course for
12 GBP. He has also suggested we play against the course bogey rather than against each other. Side bets of course are another thing. I will include commitments to play Brahan on the spreadsheet but no money will be collected for this Pre-BUDA Early Bird Round.
Comments, criticism and corrections are expected.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qc_W_C2f3UDO-Nasqxc7eOU41wwo4pOjVdaedP5c2D4/edit?usp=sharing