WNL Recap Week 18 (9/4/24)

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The 2024 BMGA WNL regular season is officially complete. Thank you to everyone for the great season!

Brooky Strong, Par Then Bar, and Mid-Round Crisis held off charges from Dukes of Hazards and Foreplay over the last few weeks to secure the final wild card spots.

We’ll be working to confirm the tee times for the 1st round of playoffs next week. Captains will be reaching out with the pairing and tee times in the coming days.

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Jeff Wagner (30) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Jeff Wagner (33) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Mick Krause (double eagle on 1); Brad Soderling (eagle on 8); Paul Yakshe (eagle on 9) ($16.67 each)
  2. Back 9 – Brad Jordan (eagle on 10); Brian Egan (double eagle on 15); Jeff Wagner (eagle on 18); Jeff Gillis (eagle on 13); Nick Ward (eagle on 16) ($10 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Gary Ridout
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Richard Brynteson (1994 Cleveland VAS 792)
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Paul Yakshe
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Rick Monro
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Erik Pederson
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Kyle Johnsrod
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Jeff Wagner
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Perry Jacobson

WNL Week 17 Recap (8/28/24)

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The penultimate week is in the books. With one more week of league play remaining, the playoff picture is coming into focus. We’ll see if Dukes of Hazards or Foreplay can complete their comebacks to gain the 2nd wild card spot in each conference. As mentioned below, lots of individual prizes and a spot in the shootout are also still up for grabs.

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Brad Soderling; Doug Lang (31) ($5 each)
  2. Low Gross – Will Rosengren (35) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Jeff Martin (eagle on 4); Brian Egan (eagle on 5) ($25 each)
  2. Back 9 – Jeffrey Olson (eagle on 12); Paul Rust (eagle on 16) ($25 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – John Bolduc
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Chuck Bernardy
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Matt Haws
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Kevin Monogue
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Wayne Nau
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Jeff Olson
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Brian Beitlich
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Wayne Nau

Chase to the Shootout

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Each year the top 12 players in Wednesday Night League (WNL) and top 12 players in Weekend Tournaments qualifier for the year-end Shootout. Here are the current standings. A few notes:

  • WNL: If you looped (i.e. played twice on one week) the new system doesn’t track it. So we need to manually figure that out.
  • Weekends: The points listed includes all rounds in the Indy and 2-Person Match play up to the semi-finals and all participants currently in semi-finals are awarded to where they are at. And the Calcutta still needs to happen.

Weekend Points

Current RankPrevious RankPlayer# of Tournaments# of WinsTotal PointsPoints Behind
1–Richard Brynteson1371096.670
2–Brad Jordan132997.599.17
3–Mr. Howard Hoffman104862.5234.17
4 5John Bolduc142700396.67
5 9Larry Jocelyn151677.5419.17
6–Steve Couture101670426.67
T7–Jeff Towey121660436.67
T7 8Richard Courtney151660436.67
9 4Patrick Hoffman121657.5439.17
10 12Mr. Brent Lindstrom131647.5449.17
11 13Steve Shellenbaum141615.83480.84
12 T14Darin Allen130615481.67
13 T10Luke Rajkowski131610486.67
14 16John Von Eschen131597.5499.17
15 T14Sheldon Silberman140585511.67
T16 18Larry Hahka121560536.67
T16 T10Nick Ward120560536.67
18 22Mr. Roger Hamm140540.83555.84
19–Mr. Charles Bernardy130537.5559.17

Wednesday Night League Points

PlayerTimes PlayedTotal PointsLow ExcludedAdjusted Pts
Steve Binenstock11723.568.5
Phil Berndt11713.567.5
Theo Scheunemann158316.566.5
Steve Couture148114.566.5
Corey Smith12747.566.5
Brian Beitlich1480.51565.5
Mick Krause1374965
Randy Milbert11673.563.5
Ryan Pula1168563
Luke Fox1478.51662.5
Brad Jordan147512.562.5
Mike Pokorney12674.562.5
David Repinski12686.561.5
Jeremy Hagen13709.560.5
Richard Courtney12676.560.5
Ramiro Sifuentes13731360
Lee Hulkonen1371.511.560
John Von Eschen1370.51159.5
Brennen Wolter1368.510.558
Tom Scheunemann1367.51057.5

2024 Stableford comes down to the wire

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This event is to honor the past Presidents and Hall of fame members. There is a special flight for these guys, and Doug Paquette has won it about a million times. See the History Too bad his back has held him out this year.
For full results see this link and click results LINK

In the Pres / HOF Division (net) It was a tight match between Richard Brynteson, Curt Medina and Darin Allen. Richard’s par on #18 got him the 1 point he needed to win.

In the Gross Division, 5 time winner, Howard Hoffman had an early tee time and tried to hold on with his +16 points +16 was the lowest winning score and was set last year by Howie.
Richard Brynteson teed off almost an hour later and was chasing all day. His birdie on 12 got him to 13 points with 6 holes remaining. He got one more on #13 then stumbled in with bogies on 14, 16 and 17. Needing a par on 18 to tie and having to do that with an up and down fashion, chipping from near the bunker. He got it to a couple of feet and rolled it home to secure the T1.

In the Net division it was all Jeff Olson, getting a massive 20 points on the front 9 with a gross 42, net 31. He really stumbled on the back and only could get 7 more points, but the 27 points was enough for a 2 point win over Richard Brynteson and 3 points over T3 guys Curt Medina, Darin Allen and Charles Bernardy.

WNL Recap Week 16 (8/21/2024)

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Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Tom Bischel (31) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Matt Grove; Mike Sustad; Perry Jacobson; Thomas Nestvold; David Repinski; Mike Pokorney; Richard Brynteson; Tim Lueder (37) ($1.25 each)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Mike Sustad (eagle on 2) ($50)
  2. Back 9 – Eric Beitlich (double eagle on 18); Mick Krause (double eagle on 11) ($25 each)

WNL Week 15 Recap (8/14/24)

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Week 15 is in the books, and there are only 3 weeks left, including the makeup week. Time to bank some chits, move up the shootout standings, and get your teams in position for the playoff run. Also time to get things dialed in for the Calcutta (it’s never too early to get your team registered).

Scheduling Note: Tee times the last 3 weeks are moved up. The first tee times the remaining weeks are:

  • August 21st (start at 3:20 PM)
  • August 28th (start at 3:10 PM)
  • September 4th (start at 3:00 PM)

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Steve Couture (29) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Dave Supalla (34) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Ben Kieke (eagle on 1); Patrick Burrage (double eagle on 3); Paul Olson (eagle on 4); Kyle Johnsrud (eagle on 5) ($12.50 each)
  2. Back 9 – Noel Jacobson (eagle on 13); Alex Harding (eagle on 11); Randy Zejdlik (double eagle on 14); Wade Waren (eagle on 12) ($12.50 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Doug Zuck
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Paul Olson
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Mike Pokorney
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Dave Schoeller
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Brian Barlow
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Ben Zurn
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Justin Wallace
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Brian Wright

Rojo Club Championships Results

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For full results, please see the online details here: LINK.
For a history of this event, see LINK

Club Championship
Howard Hoffman finished Round 1 with a slim 2 stroke advantage over Dave Supalla (69/71). Dave caught him at the turn on Sunday and held a 1 stroke lead after they each birdied #13. Then Howie turned on the gas while Dave tripped up with a double on 14. Howie played 14-18 in 3 under par while Dave played it in 4 over. The result was a 6 stroke victory. This is Howie’s 11 overall Championship, breaking a tie with Jim Sanford with 10 (all Senior).

Senior Club Championship
After Day 1 there was a four way tie for first between Tom Nestvold (2 time defending champ) , Tim Lueder, Perry Jacobson (winner ’17 & ’19) and Mike Manion at +2.
Manion was the only player to break 40 on the front 9 on Sunday and went to the back 9 with a 3 stroke lead. He also finished strong and played the back in -1 and won his first Senior Championship in style with an 8 stroke victory.
With that win, Mike becomes the 4th player in BMGA history to win both the Championship & Senior Championship and the first since 1992 Senior win by Bill Cook.

Super Senior Club Championship
This is a one day, 18 hole net event open to those 65 and over.
Ted Roberts played the front 9 in net even par and held a narrow 1 stroke lead over Richard Courtney and Martin Peyer (both #1). The back 9 was the difference maker as Ted & Martin we both net even par until #15 where they both stumbled and Richard came away with a net birdie. Richard also net birdies #17 and finishes 18 with a net par for the 3 stroke win.

Club Championship Flight 1 (the people’s flight)
After day 1 it was a loaded leader board with Brad Jordan & Matthew Payne holding a lead at 77. Right behind them were Michael Ryan, Phil Berndt, Perry Jacobson & Tom Nestvold with 78’s, Just 2 back was Richard Brynteson.
Sunday, again was the difference maker. There were a lot of 41-45’s shot on the front 9 by those above. Jordan posted a 41 and Brynteson a 39 thanks to a birdie on 9. Michael & Tom were chasing.
Brad plays the 2nd 9 in 38, finishing with a 79 and a 2 day total of +12. Richard was caught by Michael and Tom after he doubled #10 and all 3 finished T2, 3 strokes back of our People’s Champion. 5 strokes separated 1-6 spots.

Club Championship Flight 2
Nick Ward played well on Saturday and posted an 83 (even after a 2 stroke penalty for hitting a wrong ball) for a 2 stroke lead over Ramiro Sifuentes and 5 over Jeff Towey.
Ward and Sifuentes both struggled on the front 9 on Sunday shooting 47 and 46 respectively. Towey birdied #7 and posted a 43. After the front 9, only 1 stroke separated the 3.
Holes 10-12 were the survival of the nerves. Jeff & Ramiro go +3, Nick posts a +6 on those holes.
Jeff then bogies 14 whole Ramiro doubles it. It’s one stroke difference between those going into #15. The both have nice pars.
Then #16 happens. Jeff posts a bogie. Ramiro slaps his way to an 8. Jeff takes the lead with 2 left. They both bogie 17, and with thoughts of double digits in his head, Jeff keeps the drive dry on 18 to finish with a par and a 5 stroke victory over Nick and Ramiro that finished T2.

Club Championship Flight 3 (net)
With net 73’s by Steve Shellenbaum, John Bolduc and Stan Hop followed by 1 stroke Kevin Monogue it was going to be a horse race on Sunday.
Kevin was net par on the outward half and grabbed a narrow lead then played steady until #14 where he got a net eagle and really opened things up. Kevin finished the round with his 2nd net birdie of the tourney on #18 and finished with a net 72 and a +2 overall for the event.
In a tie for 2nd place at 4 strokes back were Steve and John along with Steve Couture who posted a great net 72 on Sunday to go with his day 1 78 to climb up the leader board.

Senior Club Championship Flight 2 (net)
Net 73’s again ruled the day here after day 1 by Steve Shellenbaum, John Bolduc, Stan Hop and Randy Zejdlik.
Steve and John both shot net 77 on day 2 to finish in a tie for first. Joining them was Steve Couture who shot a net 78 on day one and a net 72 on day 2 to come from 5 back to tie.
We ran a three way playoff starting on hole #10. Each player was getting a stroke. Mr. Couture was over the green in 2, and left little room to work while Mr. Shellenbaum found trouble in the bunker and Mr. Bolduc found himself with a challenge after his tee shot. Steve C was able to post a 5, net 4 which was good enough to win the extra hole and the crown.

Thanks to everyone that played.
As always, the prize money has been adjusted for those that won money in multiple events.
Look forward to seeing everyone in out only Stableford event in a couple of weeks.

Valley Regains Season Lead Over Golden in the Twin Cities Metro League final position round

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The greens were fast and a cold wind blew out of the north for the Twin Cities Metro Senior League position round hosted by Braemar at Oak Marsh Golf Club.  Unfortunately, the BMGA Golden and Valley teams were competing in the lower part of the standings. Valley played a 12-12 tie against the last place team, Como. Golden lost 10-14 to the host Braemar club allowing Valley to take the season lead between the two BMGA teams by 3 points.

Dean Penk led the way for Valley sweeping all six points with a cool net 69. Chris Gaspard shot a net 82 but took 4 points winning the back and the match after struggling early in the match. Jeff Towey and his opponent both shot a net 72 but Jeff could only manage win on the front for 2 points. Team captain, Sheldon Silberman struggled with his putting and shot a net 81 against his opponents net 72 and was skunked. Valley tied the match 12-12 moved up to 12th place. Valley finished the season with a win and three ties against only five losses for the season.

For Golden, Jim Sanford did not have a good day shooting a net 83, but his opponent shot the best round of the league with a gross 69. Jim was skunked. Dan Olson shot a net 75 but made all the shots count sweeping all 6 points in his match. Golden team captain, Roger Hamm captured 4 points with a net 73 with a comeback winning the back and the match as his opponent faded. Gary Scharmer played OK with a net 77 but it was not enough as his opponent shot a net 72 handing Gary a skunk. Golden lost to Braemar 10-14 and finished the season in 13th place, 3 points behind Valley.

Current Standings  This week’s results

Congratulations to the league overall winner Columbia Golf Club. Look for information about joining the league and representing the BMGA around the Twin Cities next spring.