Additional Announcements - Year-End 2008 Tournament; LXG X'mas Party

LXG X'MAS Party:

Danny Gutierrez has advised that our reservation for Bellevue 20/20, our venue for the party, is now confirmed for Dec 13 (Saturday), our originally planned date. Our reservation starts at 6:00PM.

As there are minimum charges for the reservation, kindly confirm your attendance soonest.

TEAM MEMBERS - Year-end Tournament:

(Drawn through lots on Oct 5, 2008)

Year-End 2008 Tournament; LXG X'mas Party

Year-End 2008 Tournament:
Our traditional 2-weekend year-end tournament for 2008 will be held on Dec 7 (Sunday) and Dec 13 (Saturday). Cesar Zulueta volunteered to formulate this year's tournament format.

It has also been our tradition to hold the X'mas Party the night of the tournament's 2nd day (Please see next topic re scheduling problem).

LXG X'mas Party:
Our tentative schedule for the 2008 X'mas Party is Dec 13 and our target venue is Belleview's 20-20, which is available on the 12th (Friday) but not on the 13th, according to Danny Gutierrez.

Your proposed alternative date and venue, if any, will be welcome.

4th Quarter 2008 Tournament Results; G.O.Y. Points

Yesterday's Results; G.O.Y. Update

RULES - 4th Qtr 2008 Tournament

FORMAT/RULES:
> Two-man team; teams were drawn by lots Oct 5
> Board handicaps for October 2008 will be used.
> The team's score per hole will be: better net score between the two members
> The team with the best net score for 18 holes will be the Champion
> The "international" betting (with taxes) will still be in force, @ P1,000 per team
> In addition, a P500 tournament fee shall be collected from each participant. This will finance the cash prizes to the Champion & Runner-Up (P2000 & P1000, respectively; the balance to go to taxes).

RESOLVING TIES:
> Countback in the following order:
- Last nine holes
- Last six holes
- Last three holes
- Last hole

TEAMS (DRAWN THROUGH LOTS):
1. Danny Gutierrez & Doc La Rosa
2. Rec Bolado & Raul Buenaventura
3. Doc Gil Domingo & Junvee Vital
4. Lito Abad & Tito Sanchez
5. Ed Rodriguez & Danny Bonifacio
6. Pete Gavino & Tony Perez
7. Rene Guinto & Chris Jao
8. Cesar Zulueta & Gans Cuevas

FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS:
> Teams shall tee off on a first-come, first-served basis.

> If a player gets orphaned (his partner does not arrive), he'll draw a name from among the other present players (the drawn player will therefore have two partners - he will also put up an additional P500 bet, as his chances of winning is doubled).

> If two players get orphaned, they become partners.

4th Quarter 2008 Tournament

Dear Fellow LXG Members:

On October 19 (Sunday) we shall have our 4th quarter 2008 tournament, to be hosted by the 4th quarter birthday celebrants: Danny Bonifacio, Rene Guinto, Danny Gutierrez, Ed Rodriguez, and Doc Gil Domingo. As usual, the celebrants shall treat the Group to a free lunch after the game.

The tournament's format, as agreed upon, will be: Two-man team, better net score per hole, using the board handicaps for October 2008. The team with the best 18-hole total net score shall be declared the Champion. Pairings that were drawn through lots last October 5 are as follows:

>Rec Bolado & Raul Buenaventura
>Danny Gutierrez & Doc Tito La Rosa
>Doc Gil Domingo & Junvee Vital
>Lito Abad & Tito Sanchez
>Ed Rodriguez & Danny Bonifacio
>Pete Gavino & Tony Perez
>Rene Guinto & Chris Jao
>Cesar Zulueta & Gans Cuevas

Additional details and rules shall be published in due time in this blog site.

3rd Quarter 2008 Tournament Results; G.O.Y. Update