jcrab66
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I plan on attending
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worlds 2015 is in battle creek, mi fyi
since you are right by there (i assume fromyour location) you could wait until then and really work on your game.
honestly i went unprepared in 2007 and it wasnt that much fun getting my butt handed to me the whole time. much better to go witht he mindset that you can compete
This is where people are going to think I am a little weird...I don't really care how I would do at an event like that. So I get killed on the course - I wouldn't care. So long as I play my game well I'd be happy.
ya i was raised on the mentality that 2nd place is the first loser.
but to each their own.
ya i was raised on the mentality that 2nd place is the first loser.
but to each their own.
Then you have to factor that the course needs to get expanded in the next under 365 days, who will be doing it Mike Snelson? Just like he was telling everyone a year and a half ago that last spring acorn would be shutdown for a major overhaul and it never happened and some miracle happened where the deal didnt happen.
I know Jim Beilby will need some help/input from someone outside of Bethel, I don't think Snelson would be the best option for that. He already has his hands full with everything else, and I'm not a fan of the course he has designed anyway. Maybe CK or Steve West will help out, who knows.
As for the acorn thing...the $ for those changes is still there. You're right though, it should've been kept quiet until it was closer to actually happening. The $ is just on hold for now. I'm not sure the reason why.
The courses being used for the Am Worlds are still being vetted and until we have the city's approval we're not locked in. I can tell you that North Valley in Inver Grove Heights, Kaposia in South Saint Paul, Oakwood in Cottage Grove, CP Adams in Hastings and Kenwood Trails in Lakeville are on the schedule.
Jim and Josh (Bethel designers) are in discussions with their University administrators, gaining approval for their expansion and subsequent inclusion in the 2014 Am Worlds. We've met with them and are happy with the additional holes they are proposing, and look forward to their expansion;
Acorn, initially asked to be one of the courses, will probably not be included due to Roseville's extended timeline on course improvements;
Bryant Lake has been petitioned to be included and the groundwork has been added as an option. Specific divisions may compete there;
As you may have read, HSSA is going to be under construction and will not be part of the course offering;
Lakeville in White Bear Lake is not solidified yet but is still in negotiations;
The one that may have everyone excited about, and we won't know until the first of the year if we get it, is to have the Spectacular Final Nine at Como Park in Saint Paul. There are a couple of additional hoops that we have to jump through but this is the venue that had almost 2000 spectators during the 2001 Pro Worlds, and it holds much promise to do the same for the 2014 Am Worlds.
Thanks for the update... never too early to begin researching these course... which for me begins in 3... 2... 1... click!
Two words: Snelson