Midwest USA GCA Knockout - 2019 (Reply #38 For Bracket)

[JReese]

It's that time of the year again....if you're interested in playing provide your name and location.  I will do my best to minimize drive time and try to make sure there are no duplicate match-ups from previous years, at least for the first round or two.  Also, this year there will be firm deadlines for matches to be completed so that nobody is left hanging as has happened previously. 


There was a good suggestion made last year to set up a day to complete 1st and 2nd round matches.  If anyone has any venues in mind, provide those too and we can start the planning process. 


James


- Reese
- Smiltins
- Sturges
- Kline
- Titschinger
- Bills
- Allen
- Engel
- McCarthy
- Taylor
- Mayhugh
- Melchiors
- Steele
- Doak
- Islam
- Hillenbrand
- Fleisher
- Wolter
- Adkins
- Buck
- Groeger
- Salmen
- Solow
- Liddy
- Bodo
- Winick
- Hill

[George Smiltins]

I'm in. Thanks for organizing!


George Smiltins, Cleveland, Ohio

[C. Sturges]

James,


Thanks for setting this up again!  I would like to play! 


Cleveland


Thanks,
chris

[Steve Kline]

I'm interested.


Steve Kline - Cincinnati, OH

[Criss Titschinger]

Go ahead and put me in. Cincinnati, OH. I look forward to losing to Josh Bills for the third year in a row.

[Josh Bills]

Josh Bills- Sign me up
Columbus, Ohio
You had me last year Criss!  (It was my strategy of taking a 25 minutes phone pretrial conference that turned the tide)

[Tom Allen]

I'd be in again.  Tom Allen (Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio).

[Brad Engel]

I'm in! Located in Cincinnati, but willing and able to drive a few hours in any direction for a good game! Looking to get the tee ball back in shape this year so I can put up a better fight than what I showed against Criss last year!

[John McCarthy]

In again.  I am in Chicago.  Jim, you would know better than anyone.  Where isis t center of gravity of each bracket ?


Warren Course is pretty central, as is Chicagoland.

[Ryan Taylor]

I'm in again. Detroit Metro and Petoskey, MI. Also travel to Chicagoland area twice a month.


Ryan Taylor

[John Mayhugh]

I'll give it a try this year.
John MayhughLouisville KY

[Joe Melchiors]

I'm in as well.  Thanks for doing this!


Joe Melchiors
Chicago, IL

[Jeff Schley]

James.... do you have an idea of when 1/2 round matches are due by?  I'm in town for July/August only this year most likely. Love to play.

[Billsteele]

I will give it a try. Based out of Columbus, Ohio.

[Tom_Doak]

I’m in again for an easy first round match for someone.


Suggested possible venue:  the New course at Arcadia Bluffs, for whatever part of a bracket would be willing to head north.  Or, we could play The Loop both ways around.

[John Kavanaugh]

A 36 hole match against Tom Doak at the Loop playing both ways on the same day. Put this out to bid benefiting the charity that Doak names. I'll start out the bidding at $200 and host my next match, after throwing him for a loop, at Prairie Dunes.

[C. Sturges]

I like Tom’s idea of playing 36 holes at the Loop!


John, are you going to be game for a Buddy Up this year?  Hope so!


chris

[Nigel Islam]

I'm in again. Evansville, IN. Louisville, St. Louis, Cincy and Indy are all well within my range of travel.

[Ryan Hillenbrand]

I’m in again for an easy first round match for someone.


Suggested possible venue:  the New course at Arcadia Bluffs, for whatever part of a bracket would be willing to head north.  Or, we could play The Loop both ways around.

I'd be up for that, with enough notice to plan for the travel north

[Josh Bills]

I'd be in for a day at either The Loop or Arcadia.  Having seen JK play, not sure I would bet against him. 

[John Emerson]

What are the boundaries of the “Midwest”?

[James Brown]

Exactly.  I grew up in Oklahoma but live in Maryland.  Can I please join?  I will give lots of strokes. 

[John Emerson]

I’m moving to northern Virginia in a week...can I still get in on this?  Sounds cool! 

[Evan Fleisher]

If there is still room in the bracket, I'm in!


Cleveland, OH

[Nigel Islam]

Exactly.  I grew up in Oklahoma but live in Maryland.  Can I please join?  I will give lots of strokes.

The Big Ten now considers Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey to be part of the Midwest....