Subject: 2026 Winter Meeting 1 - Agenda
Timestamp: 09 Nov 2025 10:25
Author: Bum

The first Winter Meeting will be at DJ's Dugout in Bellevue on November 15th starting at noon. I have reserved a private section in the back.

Below are recommended issues to cover. This list is based on things I've heard or seen through the year, personal requests made by others to have them covered, a few of my own thoughts, and things that seem to come up every year. But I am still taking requests for the agenda, and of course people can just bring what they want to the meeting without sending it in early. It just helps the flow of the discussion if we have some sort of agenda.

I will update this page if significant subjects are requested, otherwise I may have a few hand-written things to add on Saturday. But at this time, here's what I have, loosely organized by subject:

RULES:

Note: See the Rules page for written rules for 2025, effectively this section is talking about that page.

• Mulligans: We've not had many used this year, I've not yet run the numbers but it's certainly down. Are they too expensive? Should we eliminate them?
• Max Putts: Should we cap putts at some number, mostly in the name of pace-of-play?
• Max Hole Score: Currently set at Double Par.
• Gimmies: Stay with current rule of putt-em-out? How do we think that went this year?
• Senior Tees: Any adjustments needed?
• Play it as it Lies: Any proposed changes to what is on the Rules page?

PROCESS:

This is kind of a generic section, but is meant to cover things like just how we go about DefenderCup.

• Should we get more people involved? If so, how?
• Continue with paper scorecards and validation?
• Pace of Play discussion. We might need to hold this to the end... :-)
• How do we make people aware of all-the-things. Provisional mulligans, mulligans, rules, etc.

DUES:

• Change in cost?
• Changes to payout? Like, increase percentage to Gross?
• Other uses? End of Year banquet, purchase merchandise, etc.
• When to force payment? One-time players (friends from out of town, etc.) When to withhold points?
• Split categories? Mandatory pot, separate pot for payout to season winners?

POINTS:

• Any changes people would like to see on how points are awarded? We made a change last year, how did that go?

HANDICAPS:

• Change to formula? Currently 80% of best 6 of last 7.
• Change in Max?: Currently 30.
• Allowing new players to use GHIN?
• Exhibition rounds don't count. Playoff rounds, even if out of it for points, still count.

MONEY GAMES:

• Max strokes for Skins currently capped at 1 for ALL holes.
• Redraw option on three-putt-poker.
• How to count three-putt-poker putts.
• Changes to payout percentages (skins vs nasaus, etc.).
• Add games? Eliminate games?
• Pin Prizes:
• Always have a core set (longest putt, longest drive, closes to pin)? Two of each for majors?
• What is Longest Drive?
• Define In-the-Fairway
• Define Longest
• On a 9-hole course (e.g. Fairways) should each pin be available twice, or say 8 separate prizes?
• Should we alternate/rotate who sets them?

SCHEDULE:

• Any changes people would like to see? Travel more? Travel less? Cheaper courses? More pricier courses? More repeats? etc.
• Recommendations on a New course for 2026?
• When to start and end season. Currently set at 1 April and 1 October as 'goal' dates.
• Should we eliminate 'weird' courses like The Knolls from majors/playoffs? By weird, I mean they have non-traditional sets of tee boxes and things like that.
• Non-golf considerations for courses (Willow Lakes snackbar).

WEBSITE:

• Fix Net calculations on points page. Probably just need to rewrite the page.
• Option for larger font on Scoring app
• Track money for payouts. Idea is to collect larger amounts from people and carry money over week-to-week, then pay them cash when requested. Basically trying to eliminate need for people to carry cash.
• Android and Apple app.
• Alerting on slow play. Need to work out logic. For instance, is it their pace? Or is it how far they are behind the group in front? A combination?
• Track check-in-time vs tee time. Who is always getting there late (the Harrison factor)?
• Sortable columns on some pages.
• Ability to enter poker hands and display results.
• Dump Groupme, use Facebook

DEFENDERCUP INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF KINDRED SPIRITS (DICKS)

• Continue with group?
• Revote on members?
• Any changes to how it works or what they do?
• Anything any DICKS would like to bring up in this meeting?
• Charlene
• Bridget
• Eric
• Brent
• JIm

OTHER:

These are some random thoughts I've heard people mention through the year and took notes on to discuss now.

• Establishment of some sort of Ryder Cup event. How would we split folks, I don't think we have many that are from other countries. Maybe former military vs non-military? Husker fans vs Husker Haters? Born in Nebraska vs born elsewhere? Ideas? Plus, how and when would we have this event? Right after championship? Multi-day?
• Plan an off week, or remote week, where we make a multi-day trip to like Wild Horse or something further away.
• Some other type of multi-day event? Back-to-back weekends? A Saturday-Sunday thing? 36 holes in a day?
• Dedicated merchandise. Shirts (I'll try to remember to wear my shirt), hats, tees, ball markers, etc.