Seamus MacDuff Fall Finale | The Shivas Irons Society

11th Annual Seamus MacDuff Fall Finale

Whistling Straits – Site of the 2004, 2010, 2015 PGA Championship

Pine Hills Country Club – One of Wisconsin’s oldest private courses — Opened for play in 1905

Kohler/Sheboygan, Wisconsin
October 16-17, 2010

Presented by the Shivas Irons Society Wisconsin Chapter

Join us for our 11th year celebrating golf at the end of the season here in Wisconsin. It’s hard to believe another year has flown by and we are, still ‘playing with all our heart’. Come and explore the mysteries and magnificence of golf and Shivas Irons on two great golf courses surrounded by the colors of autumn.

Your host, Steve Proudman, invites you to come and celebrate with us. Explore the joys of the game as we bid our season farewell, and expand the lore of golf. This year we'll play the Seamus MacDuff tournament on the Pine Hills course on Saturday October 17th. Sunday’s outing will be on the Straits course which is in fine shape for next year’s PGA Championship.

The Straits course went through a series of changes in preparation for the 2010 PGA which was recently completed, and, just to add to the adventure, we will play a few holes from the “Champion” tees. The 18-hole "Pine Hills" course at the Pine Hills Country Club in Sheboygan features 6,352 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. This fun venue offers a good challenge with a course rating of 71.9 and a slope rating of 132. Designed by Harry B. Smead, the Pine Hills golf course opened in 1905 and is one of the oldest in the Midwest. The Fall foliage will be spectacular.

The SMFF will be a 36 hole tournament with 18 best holes taken as each player’s final score. Handicaps will apply. See below for details of tournament format.

We only have room for a limited number of golfers with spirits for adventure.— Register Soon.

$525 fee includes: 36 holes of golf, including caddy at the Straits... cart or caddy at Pine Hill (subject to availability), Box lunch Saturday and "Singing the Praises" dinner at Pine Hill Country Club Saturday night.

Weather: It’s Fall in Wisconsin!!! Bring the gamut of clothes to cover the potential extremes in weather to assure your playing comfort.

Lodging is not included. You must make your own arrangements.
Lodging Information

Please email Steve@Proudmangroup.com if you have any questions.

"Play golf with the spirit of adventure, not as a succession of 3’s and 4’s.”

~Alistair MacKenzie

Schedule of Activities:
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Saturday, October 16

8:00 am –Pine Hill Country Club, introductory activities. (Please have your breakfast before arrival as there will be no food service available in the morning)
10:00 am – Modified shotgun start. (Golf cart/Caddy fee included. Caddies subject to the availability of local High School students.)
Box lunch at the turn.
3:00 pm (apx) – Post golf gathering to explore the mysteries of the game.
6:30 pm – Dinner at Pine Hill Country Club... "Singing the Praises of Golf".

Sunday, October 17

8:00 am – Gathering in the Players Room at Whistling Straits — Coffee will be served.
9:20 am – Consecutive tee times at the Straits. (Caddy fee included — Tip Extra.)
2:30 – 3:30 pm (Time apx... immediately after golf) — Awards and farewells.

Tournament Format:

Seamus MacDuff’s greatest pupil Shivas Irons has taught us that, in golf, “the score may not be the most important thing.” In keeping with our traditional theme of exploring the mystery and celebrating our joy for this great game, the format for this tourney is, as usual, one that is both fun and mysterious. SMFF will be a 36-hole tournament with 18 best holes against par taken as each player’s final score. Handicaps will apply so a
USGA handicap index is requested. (In case of ties a winner will be determined by matching scorecards.) The winner’s name will be engraved on the SMFF Trophy that is on permanent display in the Player’s Room at Whistling Straits.