Father and Son Open Season With a New Twist

The Dannenfelser Duo, father Randy and son Pete, have been playing golf together since September of 2003. In 2004 and 2005 they started maintaining handicaps and have played many (many!) rounds together. Usually for $1.00 per hole or other such bets. This year the Dannenfelsers announce the official launch of the Dannenfelser Cup Series Golf Championship. Guaranteed to include at least five rounds of competition, this new competition will crown it’s first winner at the end of the season.

“The Dannenfelser Cup is not intended to detract from any of our regular season matches,” the 35 year old Peter Dannenfelser said. “It just adds another element to the season. We’ll still be battling it out over skins and match play rounds and usually applying the winnings to post round lunches. But now we’ll be tracking the entire season.”

As was determined in an email exchange between the two combatants this afternoon, the Dannenfelser Cup Golf Championship Series (or DCGCS) will open annually with the first match between the pair after the first day of the PGA Master’s. Other “major” events in the series will include the annual Dannenfelser Invitational, their traditional two courses in one day event and the Season Closer (usually held around Halloween). These events will include pre-determined bonus points while the other regular events will be worth 100 per round. The winner of each match will be based on the agreed upon pre-match wager. This could range from just a friendly, no money match game, to a cut throat skins game and could even include the first ever medal round between Randy and his son some time this year.

In addition to the points for winning the match, points will be awarded for net pars (5 points), birdies (10 points), eagles (15 points) and holes in one (50 points). Further points will be awarded for 36 or fewer putts per round (1 point per putt under 37) and bonuses or penalties for the movement of their respective handicaps as a result of the round (movement x 10 points).

“Adding the points for things other than wins will add some interest when having a bad round. If your out of it and you sink a couple good putts for birdies or pars, you at least know you’ll be racking up some bonus points,” Pete said.

While it is not yet been finalized, there is talk that the loser of the Dannenfelser Cup will buy dinner for both the winner and his wife at the end of season awards banquet. At which time, the winner will sip from the Dannenfelser Cup itself and enjoy a nice dinner out with family.

“I hope that this is a tradition that we start this year that can even be passed down to future generations of Dannenfelsers,” said Pete.

The race for the Cup begins this Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 6:34 am in High Bridge Hills Golf Club, site of the 2005 Dannenfelser Invitational. At stake in this match, aside from DCGCS points, is a free round at Rolling Greens (valued at $32.00) – the largest wager ever between the Dannenfelsers.

Pete has offered up a 15 stroke handicap differential to his father who readily accepted it. It is early in the season and HBH is not the easiest course to play – even from the white tees, where they are scheduled to play from.

Pete has played High Bridge twice in the last several weeks and has scored 96 and 95 respectively. After coming off an impressive pre-season 85 and a $10 victory this weekend at Rolling Greens against his father, the table is set for an exciting grudge match. The 85 is a new Dannenfelser record low score (although, Pete did shoot an 88 at Heron Glen in October 2005 which was 16 over par).

Keep an eye on this site for more coverage of the 2006 Dannenfelser Cup Series Golf Championship.