Nickelodeon Newsletter 2008-03-07 - the ATAGer - Season Opening
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COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES E A R L Y S T A R T TO 2008 S E A SON! BU S Y O F F S E A S ON BRINGS C HA NG E S ! Ma rch 8, 2 008 By: Don Nichols Ans ley T uesday Afterno on Go lf T our AT AG Com miss ioner Don Nic hols announced today that the 2008 ATAG season would start next T ues da y, M arc h 11, 2008, taking advantage of a legislatively induc ed ea rly Spring ma d e possible b y an e arli er s ta rt fo Day ligh t S a ving s T ime tha nks to las t yea r’s AT AG lob b yists . T he long off sea s on proved to b e v ery bus y w ith several of the winte meetings extending late into the night where many controversial issue were deba ted a mongs t AT AG c omm itt ee me mb ers. First, no doubt you have noticed the new name for the AT AG ne wsletter . During the off season, the E ditor of t he Nick elod eo n received a “Cease and Desist” letter from the Nickelodeon Cable T elevis ion Network. Apparently, the widespread popularity of ATAG has caused our global readership to continually besiege the Nickelodeon Network to televise AT AG matches, irri ta ting the Ni ck eno ug h to threaten fil ing a l awsuit based on copyright and trademark infringement. A letter from the Nick’ New York law firm, Killem and Berium, LLP , demanded that we “immediately cease and desist from engaging in such misleading and illegal prac tices or else face permanent injunctive relief and s tatutory and monetary damages including an award of all attorney fees.” Refusing to be intimidated, the ATAG S uprem e Council authorized the Commissioner to engage the services of the litigation firm of Cheatham a nd Krushem, LLP, to mount a vigorous defense of the impending lawsuit to the fullest extent of ATAG resources. However, the effort was quickly ab andoned when i t wa s determi ned that the b alance in the AT AG Leg al Defense Fund was $1.79, so the newsletter now has a new moniker and , q uite frankly, one tha t is more representa tive of ATAG activities. S ec ond , there wa s g reat deba te about revisi ng the Draw Partner method w hen o ne tea m is s hort a p layer. T his contr ov ers ial i s sue w as d eb a ted w el into the night until the AT AG R ules Co m mitte e , chaired by Danny Morris c ame up with a revision tha t, i n his wo r d s, “both preserves the his to ry and tradition of the c urrent ATAG draw s ys tem while adding the ac curac y and fairness of the Bowl Championship Series computer ranking system and the s imp lic i ty of th e PGA Fed -Ex C up Points sta nding c alculation.” The new system allows the team that is short a player to “use a multiplier from the eighth p lac e tea m from the p r ior yea r’s Co l lege F oo tb all B CS a verag e computer ranking cubed times the number of Fed-Ex points from the Date: March 8, 20 08 Is s ue # : 70 The ATAG er Chro nic ling T he Play a nd B eh a vior o f AT AG T ou r P laye rs With Prais e, R idic ule, a nd S c orn ATAG Ans ley T uesda y Afternoon Golf Tour Chief Editor Don Ni c hols Graphic Des ign Mana ger Amand a Ni chols S ale s and M arketing Manager “P oo l Bar Dave” Nichols Editorial Assistant Photography open Publisher Nickelodeon Pub li c ations, Inc Sinc e 2005 ATAG Ans ley Tues d ay Afte rnoon Go lf Tou r Ansley Golf Club 1912 196 Mo ntg om ery F err y Dr Atlanta, Ga 30309
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COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES
EARLY START TO 2008 SEASON!BUSY OFFSEASON BRINGS CHANGES!
March 8, 2008
By: Don NicholsAnsley Tuesday Afternoon Go lf Tour
ATAG Com missioner Don Nic hols announced today that the 2008 ATAG
season would start next Tuesda y, Marc h 11, 2008, taking advantage of aleg islatively induc ed ea rly Spring ma de p ossible b y an e a rlier sta rt foDaylight Savings Time tha nks to last yea r’s ATAG lob byists.
The long off sea son proved to be very busy w ith seve ra l of the wintemeetings extending late into the night where many controversial issuewere deba ted a mongst ATAG comm ittee memb ers.
First, no doubt you have noticed the new name for the ATAG newsletter.During the off season, the Editor of the Nickelod eon received a “Cease
and Desist” letter from the Nickelod eon Cab le Television Network.Apparently, the widespread popularity of ATAG has caused our globalreadership to continually besiege the Nickelodeon Network to televiseATAG matc hes, irrita ting the Nick eno ugh to threa ten filing a lawsuitbased on copyright and trademark infringement. A letter from the Nick’New York law firm, Killem and Berium, LLP, demanded that we“immediately cease and desist from engaging in such misleading andillega l prac tices or else fac e pe rma nent injunc tive relief and sta tutoryand monetary damages including an award of all attorney fees.”Refusing to be intimidated, the ATAG Suprem e Counc il authorized theCommissioner to engage the services of the litigation firm of Cheatham
and Krushem, LLP, to mount a vigorous defense of the impending lawsuitto the fullest extent of ATAG resources. However, the effort was quicklyab ando ned w hen it wa s determined that the b alance in the ATAG Leg al
Defense Fund was $1.79, so the newsletter now has a new moniker and ,quite frankly, one tha t is mo re rep resent a tive of ATAG activities.
Sec ond , there wa s g rea t de ba te a bout revising the Draw Partner methodwhen o ne t ea m is short a p layer. This c ont roversial issue w as deb ated welinto the night until the ATAG Rules Committee, chaired by Danny Morris c ame up w ith a revision tha t, in his wo rds, “ bot h preserves the histo ry andtradition of the c urrent ATAG draw system w hile a dd ing the ac curac y andfairness of the Bowl Championship Series computer ranking system andthe simp lic ity of the PGA Fed -Ex Cup Points sta nding c a lculation.” The newsystem allows the team that is short a player to “use a multiplier from theeighth p lace team from the p rior yea r’s Co llege Foo tb all BCS averagecomputer ranking cubed times the number of Fed-Ex points from the
Date : March 8, 2008
Issue # : 70
The
ATAGer
Chronic ling The Play a nd Behavior of ATAG Tour Playe rs With Praise, Ridic ule, a nd Scorn
ATAGAnsley Tuesday Afternoon Golf Tour
Chief EditorDon Nic hols
Graphic Design ManagerAmand a Nichols
Sales and Marketing
Manager“ Poo l Bar Dave” Nichols
Editorial Assistant
Photographyopen
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Since 2005
ATAGAnsley Tuesday Afte rnoon
Go lf Tour
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196 Mo ntg om ery Ferry DrAtlanta , Ga 30309
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previous we ek from the p layer whose score mo st c losely ma tc hes the ne tscore of the ATAG team in que stion.” The ne w rule wa s una nimouslyapproved by the ATAG Rules Committee and sent to the Office of The
Commissioner for ap proval whereupo n the Commissioner, under ATAG By
Laws, exerc ised his vet o right, so a ppa rent ly it is back to the o ld system .
Final 2007 Results
Low Gross Champ ion: Ba telaa n: 34 Low Net Champ ion: Majors : 7 time s
Best Low Ne t Sc ore : Mo rris: -7*
Birdie Cham pion: Bernhardt*
High Gross Champ ion: Danzig: 6
times
Highest Gross Score : Tho rnton: 64
Most Bee rs Won: Nicho ls: 5*
Most Beers Bought: Kisgen: 5*
Best Tea m Score-front: -15Tyber, Ba tela an, PJ Wad e, Healy
Best Tea m Score- ba ck : -12Ma jors, Player, Bernha rdt, Nicho ls
Holes In One : Benning: hole # 9
Eagles: Benn ing, Reese, M a jors, Gut t,
Colbath
*indicates winner via tiebreaker
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