Greetings Tour Members. It’s that time of the year where we conduct our anonymous poll! The purpose of the poll is to be good-natured laced with serious undertones and ribbings. The results are published below.

Having three majors is:

Enough: 84.62%

Not Enough: 15.38%

Destination Tournament in 2019?

GOING!: 84.62%

Can’t because I suck: 15.38%

Most overrated player on Tour:

Ed Grambo: 23.08%

David Carney: 23.08%

Mike Musselman: 15.38%

Chris Meyer: 15.38%

Most underrated player on Tour:

Matt Kelly: 23.08%

Chris Meyer: 23.08%

Billy Kelly: 15.38%

Who should be good, but isn’t:

Vince Sobocinski: 46.15%

Best dressed at tournaments:

David Carney: 30.77%

Billy Kelly: 23.08%

Worst dressed:

Michael Patitucci: 100%

Biggest headcase:

David Carney: 61.54%

Ed Grambo: 23.08%

Mr. Cool, Calm, Collected:

Mike Musselman: 23.08%

Billy Kelly: 23.08%

Paul Koch: 23.08%

Tour member with questionable morals/ethics:

Andy Kotulka: 38.46%

Ed Grambo: 30.77%

What USGA rule do you frequently see breached?

Grounding club in bunkers

Snitches get stitches

Liberal fluffing

Rule 13

Fluffing – Andy kotulka

Use of mulligans

Fluffing

Sucking

OB/hazard drops or rehits. It’s not cheating or create a big advantage, I think it is just misunderstood

Shotgun violations

Not shotgunning

Slow play

Unnecessarily picking up ball to identify one’s ball

Playing partner you feel makes you play better:

Matt Kelly: 38.46%

Mike Musselman: 23.08%

Playing partner you feel makes you play worse:

Mike Sabara: 23.08%

Mike Marino: 23.08%

David Carney: 23.08%

Person you never want to be paired with:

Mike Sabara: 69.23%

Person that complains the most:

Matt Kelly: 23.08%

David Carney: 23.08%

Ed Grambo: 15.38%

What change do you want to see enforced in 2019:

A stronger enforcement of the shotgun rule

A winter banquet… aka hang out and drink for a day… maybe virtual golf as a warmup for Orlando?

Banquet

Better current calculations of handicaps to have balance from top to bottom for each tournament

Black market shotgun sales

Destination tournament not in Orlando.

Large breasted women

Lower fees for out of state members

Lowered max strokes per round – get better at golf in the offseason!

Match play somehow?

No mulligans

Point system could use tweaking. Top 5 only. No points just for showing up and getting 27 strokes.

Uncapped scores on all holes

Is Billy getting too  many strokes:

Yes: 92.31%

No: 7.69% (accounts for one vote – you can guess who)

How many strokes off of Matt should Billy get?

5-6: 46.15%

7-8: 30.77%

9+: 23.08% (not to be confused with BigStud9+)

Are you concerned about Tour players playing sober?

Yes: 84.62%

No: 7.69%

May: 7.69%

If you are abstaining from alcohol, what should the penalty be for not clearing the ladies’ tees on a tee shot and/or utilizing a mulligan?

10 Second hit of weed pen: 61.54%

Ginger Beer Shotgun: 30.77%

Weed Gummy: 7.69% (but brilliant answer)

Biggest complaint about the YPGA setup?

Exec dinner

Lack of trophy presented to a winner-cmon man!

More sanctioned events/gatherings

My wife and kids

No complaints – the YPGA Exec Committee are a bunch of gods for arranging this

No complaints

Not enough players

Not enough substance abuse

Not reading Farmers Almanac

Nothing, the exec committee is perfect the way they are

Pook isn’t more involved in decision making.

Sunday Tourneys

Grade the 2018 Swag giveaway:

A: 2 votes B: 7 votes C: 3 votes D: 0 votes F: 1 vote

Swag ideas for 2019:

Golf shirts

Golf Shirts

Golf shirts?

Golf umbrella

Logo pint glass

My hat didn’t fit. 2019 YPGA logo on a neoprene vest

Polo

Polos

Prize money-golf galaxy gift card-free entry into tournament

Shirts, club head covers, divot repair/ballmark

Umbrella

Umbrella, polo shirt, ypga blenders

Umbrella, rain jacket, bucket hat

What are your thoughts about the golf club giveaways at tournaments?

Love it!: 84.62%

Hate it, stupid, fuck you guys: 15.38%

For 2019, what should the max number of strokes allotted per round be?

10

18

20

22

25

25

25

27

27

35

36

50

Each hole should be double par plus 2 cap.

Should we remove the max strokes per holes rule at the expense of pace of play?

Yes: 69.23%

No: 30.77%

What does your significant other and/or children think of the YPGA?

Love it!: 46.15%

Hate it…: 7.69%

Pretend they love it, but really hate it: 23.08%

Who cares…getting divorced anyways: 23.08%

Have you witnessed cheating during a YPGA event?

Yes: 61.54%

No: 38.46%

Should the YPGA consider courses in New Jersey for 2019?

Yes: 53.85%

No: 46.15%

What course is a must for 2019?

Glen Mills: 8 votes

Architects: 1 vote

River Winds: 1 vote

Allentown/Bethlehem: 1 vote

Other: 2 (these are unidentified due to their nonsensical nature)

Will Paul Koch ever win a major?

Yes: 38.46%

No: 61.54%