September 25, 2008
Well boys, here it is. Final match of 2008. Lets go out with a bang. We have been deserted by a number of our regulars. It gives some new people a chance to step up to the plate. As always there will be a $10 team skins game. I will need to leave immediately following my round. Dave Sack has graciously agreed to stick around and collect money and record the results. Please keep a card with your team best ball to turn in to Dave. We are down 3 points to Hiawatha, but we do have home field advantage. Play well.

7:29 Joe Sicora and Dave Sack
7:38 Kurt Halstrom and Greg Fox
7:46 Bob Lapoint and James Hennen
7:55 Mark Peterson and Duane Peterson
8:03 Ed Talbot and Greg Blackwood
8:12 Tim Clark and Dana Erdahl
8:21 Tim Gomilak and Kent Walker
8:29 Kelvin Vue and Chip Norby
8:37 Kevin Horvath and Jon Erickson
8:46 Gary Schrantz and Tim Hoag
8:54 John Dodd and Darrell Lee
9:03 Jon Spetz and Dave Christopherson

September 7, 2008
Thanks to everyone who played today. We are only down 3 points to Hiawatha with a return match at Fox on sept. 28. We will need a good turnout to beat them for the consolation championship.( I think it would be a perfect weekend for college students to make a trip home and play some golf). The weather mostly cooperated, but the course played a little long. There were 5 skins: Jacobson -horvath 3 on 18, kostelecky -sicora 3 on 5 and 4 on 7, Halstrom -walker 3on 9and Cargill -Ferber a 3 on1. If you did not get your money, I will leave it in the pro shop.

September 4, 2008
We are at Hiawatha on Sunday. We will be back at home on sep. 28. This is the consolation championship. We are missing our college contingent plus a few others. We need everyone to step up and win points. Hiawatha did beat us a couple of years ago,so there is the revenge factor as well. Here is the line up.

7:30 Jeff Jacobson and Kevin Horvath
7:40 John Hygrell and Tommy Smith
7:50 Scott Kostelecky and Joe Sicora
8:00 Tim Gomilak and Mark Peterson
8:07 Mike Manion and Tom Vandewalker
8:15 Gary Schrantz and Tim Hoag
8:22 Kurt Halstrom and Kent Walker
8:30 Kelvin Vue and Chip Norby
8:40 Jason Cargill and Mark Ferber
8:50 Mike Fairchild and Bob Lapoint
9:00 Richard Walker and Duane Peterson
9:07 Jon Spetz and Dave Christopherson

As usual we will have a skins game($10/team), please keep a card with your bestball score as well. I will be collecting when you come in unless you want to pay me ahead of time. Please confirm that you have received this e-mail and that you will be in attendance on Sunday.
Joe Sicora

August 3, 2008
Well boys, This is a first. Monticello literally can only come up with 2 players who are willing to come and take us on. Their captain is ashamed and apologizes. He is going to come and play on our fine course, but the match has been conceded and we are moving on to the next round on sep. 7.

July 13, 2008
Thanks to everyone who played today. We are ahead 24 -12. Monticello was missing several of their better players and I'm sure will be coming at us hard on aug 3 at home. Everyone whose handicap starts with a 3 or lower please keep aug 3 open. As usual the lowest 20 handicaps who are available will be playing plus 4 captains choices.
Joe Sicora

July 10, 2008
Hi everyone, sorry for the delay. I've been busy and we have had a few no shows this time around. Here is the schedule at Monticello Country Club. I will be collecting for skins either ahead of time or at the finish of your round. We would like to return home on aug3 with a lead. So Play well.

800 Dunham and Sack
807 Sicora and Blackwood
815 Horvath and Weiss
822 R. Walker and D. Peterson
830 Christian and Mann
837 Schrantz and C. Smith
845 Kangas and K. Walker
852 Cargill and Vue
900 M. Peterson and Gomilak
907 Manion and Hoag
915 Fairchild and T. Wolfe
922 Kostelecky and Dodd

Joe Sicora

June 1, 2008
Once again thanks to everyone who played today. Special thanks to Dave Sack who as first alternate kept his schedule free in case of someone pulling up lame. We played well, fighting to an 18-18 tie at Chaska. Unfortunately we were down 3 going in and are now in the consolation bracket. Only 2 teams had sweeps, Kostelecky - Erickson and Vue - Halstrom, and 5 teams got shut out ( we won't name names in order to protect the innocent). Our next match will be July 13 most likely at Majestic Oaks, please keep your schedules free. we don't want to get beat and have to move down a bracket. As usual the final few spots will be determined by the most current handicap list in the week prior to july 13.
Joe Sicora

May 30, 2008
Hi Everybody, Sorry for the delay. Here is the final (unless it changes) line up for Sunday at Chaska. Please recall that we are down 3 points and missing a couple people, So grind out every 1/2 point. We do have a couple more new people playing who have played for other clubs in the past and are total studs( Mr. Walker and Mr. Lapoint have guaranteed 3 points). We need our young college golfers to get us off to a good start Mr. Dunham and Mr. Mann). I will be playing early, if you don't get your $10 team skins money to me ahead of time be prepared to pay when you come in. Good Luck and play well. Joe Sicora

8:06 Sean Dunham and Charlie Mann
8:16 Richard Walker and Bob Lapoint
8:25 John Dodd and Joe Sicora
8:35 Dave Schlueter and Tim Clark
8:44 Jeff Jacobson and Tim Hoag
8:54 Kevin Horvath and Gary Schrantz?
9:03 Tim Gomilak and Mark Peterson
9:13 Kelvin Vue and Kurt Halstrom
9:22 Jason Cargill and Paul Kangas
9:32 Scott Kostelecky and Jon Erickson
9:41 Ray Serie and Tom Vandewalker
9:51 Jon Spetz and Dave Christopherson

May 4, 2008
Thanks to everyone who played today. Unfortunately we are down 3 points after the first round. We will be playing June 1 at Chaska town course. We will need all of our best players to be available in order to make up the deficit. Those of you who are always on the team please let me know if you can't play. Those last few spots will be based on May 23 handicaps. Excellent debut's for 2 new members, Ray Serie and Kelvin Vue who both were part of 3 point sweeps.
Joe Sicora

May 3, 2008
Tee times for Sunday May 4.
7:29 Dodd and Sicora
7:38 Horvath and Schrantz
7:46 Manion and Vandewalker
7:55 Jon Erickson and Schlueter
8:03 Gomilak and Mark Peterson
8:12 Cargill and Ferber
8:20 Jacobson and Hoag
8:29 Deminsky and Vue
8:37 Christian and Mann
8:46 Halstrom and Kangas
8:54 Serie and Sack
9:03 Fairchild and Christopherson

April 24, 2008
Its a slow start to the new season but the 24 man team matches are about to get rolling. We are in Class A this year which has been shrunk to 8 teams. New this year is a consolation bracket, so we are guaranteed to be playing thru august. Our first match is with Chaska Town course on may 4 at home and on June 1 at Chaska. As in past years we are looking to field our best golfers. The cut last year typically fell around an index of 4.0. The lowest 20 handicaps who are available are guaranteed a spot, with the last 4 spots filled either by request from our best players or by "captains choice" . If there are any new Men's Club members, or old members who have not typically played but are now interested please let me know. Any other questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
Joe Sicora (jsnb3@aol.com)

July 1, 2007
Despite playing fairly good golf today, we are down 19 1/2- 16 1/2 to a very good Majestic Oaks team. The best of those good scores was Kostelecky / Weiss who shot best ball 30 on the back 9 and Odegard / Fairchild who shot 65 with Mike Fairchild shooting 71 on his own ball.
We will have to go to their course on Aug.5 and score at least 20 pts. The only good news is that we did it 2 years ago before losing in a playoff. If our handicaps stay about the same, the cut line will fall close to 4.0 depending on who all is available. We will use handicaps from July 19. If you expect to be low enough please let me know if you can play.
Joe Sicora

June 22, 2007
July 1 is the first half of the home and home match against Majestic Oaks and we are home. Here is the lineup and tee times:

729 Sean Dunham and Dave Sack
738 Derek Deminsky and Mark Peterson
746 Charlie Smith and Tim Hoag
755 Mike Manion and Kevin Horvath
803 Scott Kostelecky and Doug Weiss
812 Charlie Mann and Dave Schlueter
820 Kurt Halstrom and Paul Kangas
829 Jim Odegard and Mike Fairchild
837 Chad Christian and Robert Armin
846 Jason Cargill and Mark Ferber
854 John Dodd and Joe Sicora
903 Jon Spetz and Dave Christopherson

June 3, 2007
The team pulled off the tough task of beating the opponent on their home course with a 19 1/2 to 16 1/2 victory over Fountain Valley to take the overall match 37 1/2 to 34 1/2. It was truly a come-from-behind win when the last 5 groups (see them below) won 13 of 15 possible points. GOOD JOB TEAM!!!!!

May 31, 2007
We are playing at Fountain Valley on June 3. We are currently tied 18-18 and will need to beat them on their course in order to avoid an early exit. Play hard for every 1/2 point whether you are way up or way down. We may need them all.

800 Tom Smith and Duane Peterson
808 Mark Peterson and John Hygrell
815 Joe Sicora and Tom Wright
823 Kevin Horvath and Tim Hoag
830 Gary Schrantz and Tom Vandewalkerl
838 Dave Schlueter and Mike Fairchild
845 Mike Manion and Jeff Jacobson
853 Scott Kostelecky and John Dodd
900 Kurt Halstrom and Paul Kangas
908 Jason Cargill and Mark Ferber
915 Dave Sack and Charlie Mann
923 Jon Spetz and Dave Christopherson

May 2, 2007
We open the 24 man season at home on May 6 against Fountain Valley. Once again we have had excellent turnout with the cut line falling about 4.3. Any new or old members with handicaps close or better who are interested please contact me. Next round will be June 6 at Fountain Valley. Line up is as follows:

729 Charlie Mann and Lamar Detert

738 Tom Vandewalker and Dave Sack

746 Kevin Horvath and Gary Schrantz

755 Charlie Smith and Tim Hoag

803 Mark Peterson and John Hygrell

812 Tom Smith and Duane Peterson

820 Kurt Hallstrom and Paul Kangas

829 Mike Manion and Jeff Jacobson

837 Dave Schlueter and Mike Fairchild

846 Jason Cargill and Mark Ferber

854 John Dodd and Bob Armin

903 Scott Kostelecky and Joe Sicora

March 31, 2007
Are you a low handicapper with an interest in match play? If so, your talents are needed by the Fox Hollow 24 Man Team. The first match versus Fountain Valley at Fox Hollow will be on Sunday, May 6th. If you handicap is single digit, you might get a call from Captain Joe Sicora. If you're new and interested, contact Joe. (See the newsletter for his contact information). Be prepared to play these matches on the first Sunday of every month!!!

Sept 11, 2006
The 24-Man Team season came to a disappointing end with Fox Hollow losing to Monticello Country Club 23.5 to 12.5. In spite of that, the team enjoyed a very good season advancing to the semi-finals with wins over Como and Baker (see below).

On behalf of the Men's Club and especially all the players who participated in the matches, I would like to thank Captain Joe Sicora for all his work for the team and his tireless recruiting efforts. Joe definitely played a large part in the success the team enjoyed this season.

Sept. 7, 2006
Here's the lineup for Sunday's match against Monticello CC at The Links at Northfork (neutral site).

FRONT NINE BACK NINE

8:12 Horvath-Sack Vandewalker-Kangas

8:20 Manion-Zakula Cargill-Ferber

8:28 Schlueter-Blackwood Jacobson-Schrantz

8:36 Armin-Gomilak M. Peterson-T. Smith

8:44 Hasz-Sicora C.Smith-Hoag

8:52 Kosteleckey-Dodd Spetz-Christopherson

Aug 5, 2006
With much persuasion from Captain Joe, the team managed to get 15 points (one more than was necessary) and hang on to defeat Baker National 37.5 to 34.5 to advance to the semi finals. Joe would like to thank Dana Erdahl, who took a call before 8:00am Sunday morning, and showed up to fill in for Todd Hasz, whose wife was delivering their new baby boy. CONGRATULATIONS TODD AND FAMILY!!!!!. He would like to thank all those who played and apologize to those who didn't but will be needed in the future.....keep your game sharp. The team of Mike Manion and Jeff Jacobson shot a best ball 67 and was the only team to sweep all 3 points. It appears the next match will be against Monticello at Links of Northfork on Sept 10. Team will be finalized based on handicaps on 8/18.

July 10, 2006
Step one of revenge against Baker is complete. The Fox Hollow 24-Man Team has taken a 22.5 to 13.5 point lead after the first half of the home/home match against Baker National. The teams of Dave Schleuter/Chip Norby, Todd Hasz/Ken Pratley, and John Dodd/Joe Sicora all swept their matches 3 - 0. We will need at least 14 pts at Baker on Aug. 6 to move on. I will not be happy with less than a victory on their course; however. Our lead should be more except for a petty rules violation that was called on one of our twosomes. All you 4 and under handicaps please keep Aug. 6 open. I will be finalizing the roster based on handicaps on 7/21.

Joe Sicora, Captain.

July 6, 2006

Our next match is this unday against Baker at home. the rematch will be at Baker on Aug.6. We will be missing Mike Manion, Jason Cargill, Kevin Horvath and Charlie Smith on Sunday, But Scott Kostelecky, Kurt Halstrom and Jon Spetz will be playing. Hopfully we can keep it close and have full attendance in August. We will be playing blue tees and the pins will be set up difficult.

7:38 Hoag-Detert

7:46 Spetz-Christopherson

7:55 Kangas-Blackwood

8:03 Ferber-T.Smith

8:12 Weiss-Schrantz

8:20 Kostelecky-Junker

8:29 Schlueter-Norby

8:37 Hallstrom-Sack

8:46 Jacobson-D. Peterson

8:54 Hasz-Pratley

9:03 Armin-Fairchild

9:11 Dodd-Sicora

June 4, 2006

The Fox Hollow 24 Man team won the second half of the home-and-home series today 18 1/2- 17 1/2 on their course without 5 of our best golfers. I'm impressed with our depth. The team won the match 46 to 26. Next round will be at home on July 9 against our arch enemies, Baker. I once again expect a lot of competition for the last few spots. Play well, keep your handicaps down.
Joe Sicora, Captain

June 1, 2006
Here are the pairings for the second half of the match vs. Como, at Como. Good Luck guys, we need 9 points to move to the next round.

8:00 Vandewalker- Timmer

8:08 Schlueter- Zakula

8:16 T. Smith- M. Peterson

8:24 Manion- Kangas

8:32 Horvath- Cargill

8:40 Hygrell- Johnson

8:48 Schrantz- Formo

8:56 Gendron- Armin

9:04 Pratley- Gomilak

9:12 D. Peterson- Jacobson

9:20 C. Smith- Hoag

9:28 Dodd- Sicora

May 6, 2006

The team did well against Como in the first half of the first round at Fox Hollow. 6 of the 12 teams won all 3 points and 3 others won 2 1/2 and Fox Hollow takes a 27 1/2 to 8 1/2 lead into the away portion of the match at Como on June 4.

May 1, 2006

Our first round match is against Como at Fox on Sunday May 7. Once again we have had an excellent turnout. We are only missing a couple of our lower handicap guys. I'm sorry there is not room for everyone who is willing and capable of playing. we have a large number of people with handicaps in the 5 and 6 range and the only way I know of to be fair is to take the lowest 24 who are willing and interested. No one's spot is guaranteed if their handicap goes too high. Conversely if your handicap is low enough, I will be calling you. I try to have everything settled a couple of weeks ahead of each match. Our next round is June 4 at Como.

Joe Sicora, Captain

Partner Pairings and tee times for the first round match.

7:12	Jason Cargill	Mark Ferber
7:21	Paul Kangas	Chip Norby
7:29	Kevin Horvath	Gary Schrantz
7:38	Charlie Smith	Tim Hoag
7:46	Dave Schlueter	Jamie Zakula
7:55	Mike Manion	Greg Blackwood
8:03	Todd Hasz	Dave Sack
8:12	Duane Peterson	Jeff Jacobson
8:20	Jake Gendron	John Hygrell
8:29	Tom Smith	Robert Armin
8:37	John Dodd	Joe Sicora
8:46	Kurt Hallstrom	Dave Christopherson

Pairings for the 2006 24-Man Team competition.