Guys,

There were five suggestions made for the 2002 RotoGolf format.  The
Commissioner's office is adopting one and rejecting four. Here are the
details:

1) Preppy wanted an auction for Tiger and possibly for other top
golfers. This idea has been rejected by the Commissioner.  2002 draft
order will be:

1) Prep
2) Andy
3) Ikey
4) Willo
5) Mags
6) Al
7) Sobo
8) Gabes
9) Hans
10) Jack
11) Fox

2) Someone suggested lowering cadddy fees to one dollar. This idea has
been rejected.  Caddy moves will remain at $2 each.

[Late news flash ... this idea IS being adopted.]

3) Sobo suggested that every PGA event, other than the majors, should
have a weekly skin riding on the outcome.  This idea has been rejected.
The Commisssioner's office is concerned about skins rollovers to weeks
when there are two tournaments. Which tourney gets the rollover?  The
Commissioner does not want to make those decisions during the season. 
Things will remain as is. That means no weekly skins on the majors (only
a Grand Slam skin), and only one weekly skin on weekends that have two
tournaments.  Like last year, the rules will state before the season
begins which tournaments have skins riding on them when there are two
tournaments in play.  As always, the Commissioner's decision is final.

4) Fox wanted to eliminate the small field tournaments from the low team
score side bet.  The Commissioner's office rejects that idea.  First of
all, the fine fellow didn't even participate in that side bet. Secondly,
I see no need to change.

5) Fox suggtested that the rules should be changed to read that your
golfer can get a number lower than 70 if they get cut or withdraw from a
tournament with a field smaller than 70.  For example, if a golfer
withdraws from a tournament that has only 30 players, he will be given a
30 rather than a 70.  This change will be made to the rules.  If,
however, a player is invited to a small field tourney but does not
attend (like Mickelson this year at the TC), he will be assigned a DNP,
and therefore, a 70 for scoring purposes.  A golfer must show up for
play in order to receive a number lower than 70 in tournaments that have
fields smaller than 70. Also, there were a few times this year where
players were not cut, but they did not play in the final round or two
because of weather or some other reason. Those players still received
money, and therefore, they were not considered to have been cut.  In
those instances, the Commissioner's Office may assign a number to those
golfers lower than 70. In other words, players could be given a number
lower than 70 if they were not cut but if they did not complete a final
round or two. 

The draft will begin on Friday, December 21st.  We will not draft on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The draft will resume on December 26th.
The Mercedes Championship starts on January 3rd, so I'd like to have the
draft finished before January 1st and have starting rosters set no later
than January 2nd. Start studying!

Gabes