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Monday morning, October 3rd,the knickers brigade began gathering at the
Hy-Line Dock for our trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Even one of the Hy-Line staff was in the spirit of things with his argyle socks and golf cap! By 9:30 we were off on the Lady Martha-High Speed for a glorious ride to Vineyard Haven. Once there it was transfer all the golf bags to the buses, board, enjoy the winding roads with scenes of the gingerbread houses and quiet inlets to the Farm Neck Golf Club.

Brian Siplo, our golf historical expert, gave lessons on the putting green on the stymie rule and how to play and score the shamble format. With the shot gun start, the game began.

It is such a wonderful experience to play this course. Needless to say, the views are spectacular. And all weather reporters were wrong for the total three days of golf the media enjoyed on Cape Cod and the Island saw nothing but sunshine! Our bagpiper, Paul Stevens, spirited our players on from the first and ninth tees.

The female players were most pleased about the fairness of their tee boxes. All golfers just raved about the condition of the course, the speed of the greens, and, of course, the views. I, personally, am always taken back as you make the left dogleg turn on the third and the whole ocean vista opens up.

We had just enough time for our golfers to relax and enjoy a cocktail and/or get a bite to eat in Vineyard Haven before our 6:30 departure. It was at this time that the weather report came true and rain started. As we journeyed back to Hyannis the winners were announced and two birthdays were recognized. The winner of this year’s HHMGC were the team of Ralph Marple, Lance Marple, Eric Pederson, and Steve Mitchell with a remarkable team score of nine under. It was an accomplishment of great playing and the lucky of the two birthdays on the same team! Also, the team winning for posting the most threes, were John Vanderlinden, Pat Fannon, Mike Hobin, and Frank Carbonneau.

Since our tee time was later in the morning, a pairing dinner was held the night before at the Irish Village. As always the management and staff outdid themselves – great food, wonderful entertainment, and thanks to our sponsors, fantastic prizes.

Thank you to the following sponsors:

Adams Golf
Tour Edge
Titliest
Gustbuster
Antigua
Golfknickers
East Coast Trophy
Authors Rusty McClure and David Stern – Cincinnatus
Phil Scudder from Hy –Line Cruises
Pat Fannon, PGA – Blue Rock Golf Course
Merry Holway, PGA – Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course
Ken Smith, Red Jacket Resort Corporation – The Red Jacket Resort and Blue Water Resort
Jack Hynes, owner – The Irish Village
Teddy Zambelis, owner – The Yarmouth House
Gerry Manning, owner – Captain Parker’s Pub
Kevin Friend – “Golfing the World”
Todd Lewis – The Golf Channel

The 2011 Hickory Heritage MEDIA Golf Classic will be on October 3rd at Farm Neck Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard. Come join us for a exciting long weekend on Oct 1st through the 3rd.

Media Only: $350* – Includes a three rounds of golf – Golf-a-round on Saturday, Oct. 1st, Sunday, Oct 2nd., and then the Tournament Round on Monday, Oct 3rd, at Farm Neck Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard, ferry ride to and from island, lodging for 3 nights, goodie bag, and 2 dinners which includes the pairings tournament dinner on Sunday night and then prizes/awards on Monday after golf. * If you need Plus fours (knickers & argyle socks), $50 will be added to the package.

Individual Player: $175* – One round of golf, Tournamnet Round, at Farm Neck Golf Club, ferry ride to and from Island, goodie bag, and parings tournament dinner on Sunday night and then prizes/awards on Monday after golf. * If you need Plus fours (knickers & argyle socks), $50 will be added to the package.

It is the day after the Hickory Heritage Media Golf Classic. We reported we thought we might give our guests a taste of the Ryder Cup weather, but never did we think all our plans would change. Monday, October 4th, 6:30 a.m. 88 golfers in their knickers gathered at the Hyannis Ocean Street Docks to take the Hy-Line fast ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for a day of golf at Farm Neck GC.  7a.m. the word was out- no ferry runs due to high winds! Calls started to be made, but due to the early hour many golf courses weren’t answering. Finally, Old Barnstable Fairgrounds responded. Yes, the knicker brigade could invade but it would have to be tee times rather than a shot gun start for they needed to accommodate their present golfers. Merry Holway, PGA and her staff were unbelieveable – they even cut the greens even though it wasn’t on the schedule due to the weather. And though it took a little time to get everyone on the course, while waiting there was the Ryder Cup, exciting right up to the end! Our golfers loved the course for it was in such great shape. Their regular players were impressed by our bagpiper and playing the stymie rule. The history and ambience of golf was alive and well at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds.

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