The Society of Miscreants Golf Tournament name is a little misleading in that we really have three seprate tournaments and not one large three day tournament.  Every day, we make up new teams and prize money is paid out on a daily basis so, if you want to play one day and sleep, gamble, drink, or just waste the next day, you may and still be able to play the following day.     

 
The majority of our players bring their wives, girl friends, or nieces with them and there will be plenty of activities for the ladies in addition to spending time in the spa and casino. There will be a Ladies Get Acquainted Luncheon on Friday, January 31^th.  As always if the ladies want to relax in the spa they are encouraged to contact the spa and make appointments ahead of time.  Appointments book fast.

 
The tournament is scored on the “quota” system.  Each player is assigned a quota based on their handicap and our handicap of their ability.  There is no "sand bagging" in our tournament.  We know all of our members very well and have played lots of golf with each member of our group.  New members are referred in and we do check up on handicaps.  The official handicapper of The Society of Miscreants has ultimate power to change quota amounts for new members after play has begun and his decision is final.  A player scores according to the following schedule, 1 pt. for a bogey, 2 pts. for a par, 3 pts. for a birdie, and 5 pts. for an eagle.  A player’s quota is modified by half for each day of play.  If a player exceeds his quota, his quota will go up by ½ of what increase he has; i.e., a person with a 14 quota scores 18 points, then the next day, his quota will go up by 2 points and his new quota will be 16.  If a player fails to make his quota, his quota will go down ½ of the amount of shortage.  If a person with a 14 quota only makes 12 points, his new quota for the next day play will be 13.

Your entry fee entitles you to pick any kind of room you want; smoking, non-smoking, king, queen or double beds.  That room is available to you from Thursday through Sunday, with a Monday check out.  In addition, we have 4 days of golf at Fallen Oaks, a Tom Fazio creation which is rated as the 2^nd best casino course in the U.S. (behind Shadow Creek in LasVegas).  A practice round can be scheduled for anytime on Thursday January 30^th and there will be three separate tournament rounds held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Every night at the casino in our own private area we have a cocktail party with an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres which most everyone substitutes for their evening meal.

Each day we leave the hotel around 11:00 a.m. and travel by bus to the golf course, where we will warm up and tee off.  Under our system, you can choose your own playing partners or group, but your official quota team will be chosen randomly at the end of each day.  We can also match up teams for those of you who do not have a designated playing partner or group.  We pick your official five man quota team at the end of each day to ensure that there isn’t any unreasonable “that’s good” because nobody knows who their partners are while playing and this keeps all players in check.  At the end of the round, the “official score keeper” of your personal group will turn in the score cards to a member of our team.  Each player’s score will be calculated and the teams will be drawn at random and the winners determined and paid at the cocktail party that night. 

During the 2013 tournament we paid out prizes each day for teams that finished 1^st through 5^th and had two closest to the pin prizes, two longest putt prizes, and a worst quota sympathy prize awarded each day.  Obviously, these were last year's prizes and we hope to stay on pace with that but it will fluctuate from year to year depending on the amount of players we have.  Fallen Oaks will also provide each group with its own personal caddy at a fee to help navigate this difficult course.