Month: August 2018

We had a very nice day for the 1-2-3 last Saturday.  We had 7 teams of 4 competing to 3 places.  We were also able to utilize a live on-course scoring app for this event and it worked very well, with the majority of teams participating. (Thanks Richard Brynteson!)

It was a tight race on the front 9 with only 2 strokes separating the top 4 teams.  Grove, Hamm, Medina, and Roberts shoot a mediocre front 9 score of 7 under, however they make a charge on the back 9 and put up a low score 13 under to post a 20 under 125 and the early clubhouse lead.  This lead would be short lived as team Brynteson, Ward, Paquette, and Courtney post a 24 under 121.  This was followed up by a 23 under 122 from the Sifuentes, Bernt, Peters, Johnsrud team.  After the next two teams posted their scores there was no change to the standings.  Finally, the last two teams finished their rounds and after scores were posted the Hahka, Hop, Diedrich, Bolduc Team and Ryan, Koppy, Lange, Jocelyn team both put up 21 under 124.

1st Place: Richard Brynteson, Nick Ward, Doug Paquette, and Richard Courtney – $37/each & 100 Cup Pts

2nd Place: Ramiro Sifuentes, Phil Bernt, Daniel Peters, Kyle Johnsrud – $25/each & 75 Cup Pts

Tie 3rd Place: Larry Hahka, Stan Hop, Doug Diedrich, John Bolduc – $6/each & 50 Cup Pts

Tie 3rd Place: Michael Ryan, Richard Koppy, Mark Lange, Larry Jocelyn – $6/each & 50 Cup Pts

Hole Prizes

CTP 4: Phil Bernt – $10

CTP 8: Larry Hahka – $10

CTP 12: Dick Koppy – $10

CTP 17: Ramiro Sifuentes – $10

We also had 5 Net Skins for $26 each 

Doug Paquette, Phil Bernt, Stan Hop, Michael Ryan, Dick Koppy

It was another gorgeous evening for golf – I either have a case of selective memory or we’ve had a great run of weather this year. Anyhoo, Round 1 is in the books. And the books are not in the drama genre, because the matches weren’t exactly nail biters. Either horror or comedy depending on your point of view.

2018 Playoffs – Round 1

I Like Big Putts defeats Mid-Round Crisis 42.5-37.5. Captain Howard Hoffman used a rarely used intimidation technique: throwing balls (ok, 1 ball) at his competition (ok, me) while on the driving range…this clearly motivated his team to step it up and beat the team that stole the Division from them. Sheldon Silberman has been playing out of his mind down the stretch, and is the top point earner with 8.5. Well played, boys, was fun battling you all year.

WTF lays a smackdown against Team Hack Attack with a 48-32 victory. The 2017 WNL Champs wore red shirts to hide the blood of their victims. Wow, that was a weird comment…maybe they just like the color red. Kyle Haab lead the team with 8.5 points. Congrats to Andy Kim and your squad for extending your season.

Round 2 (aka The Semi-Finals) will be played on 9/12 – we’re taking a week break due to aeration and to catch our breath:

• I Like Big Putts will take on CTB
• WTF faces off against Par then Bar

Bye for now.

Here is the tee sheet and team listing for the 2018 1-2-3 Event.

2018 1-2-3 Tee Sheet

2018 1-2-3 Teams List

Registration is now open for the 2018 President’s Cup!

Register online at http://bmga.org/events/event.aspx?aID=521&bID=Tournament, or by returning the attached flyer to the BMGA locker.

Presidents Cup Flyer

Last weekend was absolutely perfect for the Club, Senior & Super Senior Championships.  The weather was perfect and there was a great field of players all vying for titles in their respective flights.

The Club Championship:  We had 7 guys battling it out to see who would take the title of Club Champion.  After the first day everyone was packed together, with only a couple strokes separating the field.  With a come from behind win, Howie Hoffman, who two nights before suffered a freak toe injury and was a game time decision to play in the tournament, comes out swinging with a smooth 72 to clinch the win.  He is your 2018 club champion…CONGRATS HOWIE!!  Dave Supalla finishes in second place. (Hoffman 145, Supalla 146)

Champ Flight

Flight 1 saw some ups and downs, but was not short on excitement.  After the dust had settled on Saturday only 3 strokes separated the top 3 guys.  With the Saturday leader withdrawing, this left Richard Brynteson in prime striking distance.  He comes back from one down and takes the first in Flight 1… CONGRATS RICHARD!!  Mark Kraus and Todd Crandell finish 2nd and 3rd respectively. (Brynteson 159, Kraus 161, Crandell 165)

CC Flight 1

Flight 2 was more of the same. 4 strokes separated the top four players in flight 2.  Pete Steichen came out blazing on Saturday with an 81 and had a 4 shot lead heading into Sunday.  However it was not meant to be for Mr. Steichen as Ramiro Sifuentes comes blazing back for another  come from behind win to take Flight 2…CONGRATS RAMIRO!! Steichen, Monogue, and Lindstrom finish 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. (Sifuentes 166, Steichen 167, Monogue 170, Lindstrom 171)

CC Flight 2

Flight 3 was a different story.  After Saturday, two players had control of the field.  Curt Medina and Richard Brower were set for an old fashioned showdown on Sunday with only 1 stroke separating them.  Richard showed no signs of slowing down Sunday as he fired a net 69 to win flight 3 by a whopping 10 Strokes!  CONGRATS Richard.  Sheldon Silberman made up 10 strokes on Sunday to finish second.  (Brower 136, Silberman 146)

CC Flight 3

The Senior Champion was again tightly compacted after the first day.  Only 4 strokes separated the top half of the field.  However, it would be a battle of the Hartman’s on Sunday.  Scott shoots a nearly flawless 74 to take first place and become the Senior Club Champion….CONGRATS SCOTT!! Steve Hartman and Forrest Nelson take 2nd and 3rd.  (Scott Hartman 153, Steve Hartman 159, Nelson 160)

Sr. Champ Flight

The Sr Champion Flight 1 saw another come from behind win.  The Saturday lead was one stroke, however a Sunday charge by Richard Koppy landed him first place in the Senior Flight 1…. CONGRATS RICHARD!!  Stan Hop took solo 2nd and Shellenbaum/Silberman tied for 3rd. (Koppy 140, Hop 143, Shellenbaum/Silberman 146)

The SUPER SENIOR event is a 1 day tournament played on Sunday. We had four players with Richard Koppy and Sheldon Silberman tying for first place.  CONGRATS RICHARD and SHELDON!

Club Championship Prize report

Senior Club Championship Prize Report

Super Senior Prize Report

This year we also implemented a net skins pot for both days of the tournament.  We had Approx. 75% participation in the skins and paid out 11 skins over the 2 day tournament!

 

SATURDAY WINNERS                     $34 EACH

 

                HOLE #2               JOHN BOLDUC                   4 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 3

                HOLE #3               CURT MEDINA                   4 WITH 2 STROKES = NET 2

                HOLE #7               GERALD MEIER                  3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

                HOLE #13             GERALD MEIER                  3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

                HOLE #16             STEVE MERRIMAN           3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

SUNDAY WINNERS                          $28.25 EACH  

 

                HOLE #1               MIKE DEEDE                        3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

                HOLE #6               NICK HENDRICKSON          3 WITH 0 STROKE = NET 3

                HOLE #9               KELLY GALLAGHER             3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

                HOLE #13             STEVE SLIVKEN                   2 WITH 0 STROKE = NET 2

                HOLE #15               SCOTT HARTMAN              4 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 3

                HOLE #18             DICK KOPPY                        3 WITH 1 STROKE = NET 2

 

 

 

Howdy fellow golfers. This may be Week 16 but we still have one more week left before the playoff field is set. Reminder that we are playing on 8/22 – we’ll be using the same tee times as Week 1 (4/25). That doesn’t mean you’re playing at the same time you were initially scheduled, but your captains should be setting a lineup for y’all soon so bug them if you haven’t seen that yet. I know I haven’t heard back from most Captains about this, but hopefully you all have or will soon.

We had a scary ball-meets-head situation out there last night. Tom Nestvold was looking for his ball on the right side of #7 and took a nugget off the old noggin (from #16 tee, who couldn’t see him over the hill). Tom played it off pretty cool after the round (and finished bogey-par-par after the doink), but it was quite a welt and hope he’s not feeling any ill effects today. Nobody’s fault, just be careful out there boys.

2018 WNL Standings Week 16

Things are lining up for the playoffs, and two teams have a virtual lock of their Divisions. CTB crushes ForePlay 52-28 to clinch the Bassett Creek Conference, $40/dude, and a 1^st round bye. WTF lost 32.5-41 to Range Balls, but are up by 25.5 points over Zed Heads (who beat Who’s Your Caddy 41-31.5) so they clinch the GVC East Division barring 5 no-shows next week.

With their 42.5-32.5 win over Pin Seekers, Par then Bar is 6 points ahead in the Division and 9 points ahead in the Conference. Team Hack Attack won 43-37 over Putt 4 Dough, who remain in 2^nd place in the GVC West by 6 points, and also lead the Wildcard slot in that conference. Who will get the bye and $40 in the GVC Conference? Next week we’ll have that answer – and I plan on entering in scores as they come in so we hopefully have an answer before the beer runs out.

Mid-Round Crisis handles Last Call 44.5-35.5 to jump an 11 point lead over I Like Big Putts, who lost handily to Fairway 2 Heaven, 34-46. Next week we’ll see who comes out on top of the division and wins that $20/guy in the BCC North. We’ll also see if Bald Man Brewing Co. can sneak into that Wildcard slot (7.5 points behind) after losing this week to The Loopers 38.5-41.5.

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2-Man Low Net (Even Weeks):

• $17.50 each: 66, front – Olson, Jeffrey (32) & Steichen, Peter (34), Team 12
• $8.75 each: 67, front – Wrecza, Chris (34) & Johnson, Ross (33), Team 1
• $8.75 each: 67, back – Hendrikson, Nick (32) & Swanson, Erik (35), Team 11

Low Gross ($10):

• Nick Hendrikson, Team 11, with a smooth 33 on the back – 6 pars and 3 birdies. <yawn>

On Course ($10 each):

• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #1: Jeff Olson, Team 12 – Cozies the putt up for a par.
• Closest-to-Pin #4: Scott Hartmann, Team 8 – A miss? This can’t be correct…
• Closest-to-Pin #8: Doug Paquette, Team 11 – Drops a deuce out there. Nasty.
• Long Putt #9: Phil Steinweg, Team 10 – Par saving effort from long range.
• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #11: Todd Crandell, Team 16 – Birdie time with a one putt.
• Closest-to-Pin #12: Steve Binenstock, Team 10 – Missed birdie opp.
• Closest-to-Pin #17: Mike Deede, Team 7 – Drops it like it’s hot.
• Long Putt #18: Steve Binenstock, Team 10 – I’ll just say “nice putt” and ignore what the putt was for since he’s a former teammate of mine. #respect

It was a pretty exciting week, and I’m expecting the following two weeks to be just as exciting. We will be making up the Week 1 snow-out on 8/22 – captains will be putting together their lineups…could come down to the wire for more than one team, that’s for sure. Final housekeeping – next week is food night! No, we are no longer allowed to grill steaks so it will not be our usual end of year Steak Night.  But we’re going to try something different than burgers/brats – everyone playing will get a voucher from the starter, and I will be next to the BMGA bucket after my 3:30 match with vouchers for those not playing (all are invited). The voucher is for one of the $7 nightly specials (select burgers and wraps) that 316 offers up. Hopefully y’all enjoy, I know I will.

Ok, on to the results!

2018 WNL Standings Week 15

The biggest jump came in the GVC West: Team Hack Attack had a rough week, losing to GVC East leading WTF 35.5-44.5 – it got twice as rough because Par then Bar leapfrogs them with a dominating 45-35 win over Zed Heads to take over the division lead by 6.5 points. Hack Attack still has the Wildcard lead, and there are two weeks to nab back the division lead. The Golden Valley Conference champions will be a tight race – remember Conference Winners (2 teams) get $40 per player, Division winners (2 teams) get $20 per guy.

Meanwhile in the BCC North, I Like Big Putts beat CTB 41-39 but Mid-Round Crisis won bigger, 43.5-36.5, over Bald Man Brewing Co. to take the division lead by a scant 0.5 points. With CTB firmly in control of winning the Conference, Big Putts and Crisis are battling for the division win and some cash (Wildcards get $0, but do get a chance to earn some dough in the playoffs).

The race for WNL MVP has Craig Wethington in the lead, with Randy Zejdlik 7 points back. Both of these guys have played twice in one week multiple times to avoid the dreaded no-show penalty for their teams. There is also a tight race for the Shootout qualifiers (see Ind Pts tab for the rundown) with 14 fighting for 12 positions (not accounting for weekend qualifiers).

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Individual Low Gross ($10)

• Jeff Wagner, Team 2, with a smooth 35 on the back.

Individual Low Net (Odd Weeks) – 6 way tie with net 32 ($11.66 each)

• Greg Larson, Team 6, back
• Stacy Sundet, Team 7, front
• Jeff Wagner, Team 2, back
• Chris Garcia, Team 9, front
• Sheldon Silberman, Team 10, back
• Chris Wrecza, Team 1, back

On Course ($10 each):

• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #1: Steve Slivken, Team 6 – Only name on the card, but the putt doesn’t drop.
• Closest-to-Pin #4: Tony Moe, Team 14 – A ho-hum par.
• Closest-to-Pin #8: Mike Ryan, Team 7 – Never a doubt birdie.
• Long Putt #9: Brent Lindstrom, Team 6 – Snakes it in for his 2nd birdie in a row (Mr. Ryan sniped his efforts on hole #8).
• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #11: Greg Larson, Team 6 – Drains it for a birdie.
• Closest-to-Pin #12: Ben Peterson, Team 2 – Makes the birdie putt.
• Closest-to-Pin #17: Isaac Philibert, Team 10 – Knee knocker miss, settles for par.
• Long Putt #18: Nick Ward, Team 11 – It’s a rare birdie sighting for Mr. Ward…well done!

—Dateline Golden Valley—

In the first round of the playoffs, the Brookview Senior 8-Man team took a commanding lead in the home / home total point match against Riverwoods, winning the first round 10 1/2 – 1 1/2.   Playing at Brookview, the BMGA fielded it’s strongest team ever (or at least since I have been involved).

In match #1 Mark Kraus and Larry Hahka won their match 2-1.  In match #2, Tom Hansen and Steve Hartmann dominated 3-0.  In match #3 Forrest Nelson and Mike Deede kicked butt 3-0.  And in match #4 Scott Hartmann and Jim Sanford squeaked out a 2 1/2 – 1/2 victory.

As a team we played very well.  But please check out these individual scores.  Tom Hansen -73, Steve Hartmann – 74, Mike Deede – 75, Mark Kraus – 75, Scott Hartmann – 76 (with an OB on #18), Forrest Nelson – 80.  All from the Member Tees.  Great scoring.  All these players are entered in this weekend’s Senior Club Championship.  Should be fun.  I realize it is a different division, but I would be shaking in my boots if I were Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Hendrickson, or Mr. Supalla.

The return match will be at Riverwoods 8/28 where we will need 2 points out of 12 to secure the round 1 victory.

-Steve Slivken, Captain Extraordinaire

Sorry for the short recap (or maybe you’re welcome for the short recap?), but it’s a short week for me so am crunched on time and want to get this out to y’all. Check out the Standings grid for all the nitty gritty info.

2018 WNL Standings Week 14

No Division lead changes, and some teams got a little closer while others slipped a little further. With 3 weeks left our Division leaders are I Like Big Putts, CTB, WTF, and Team Hack Attack. The Wildcard leaders are Mid-Round Crisis and Par then Bar at the moment.  Plenty of time for this to get shaken up!

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Low Gross – $10

• Perry Jacobson w/ a 32 on the back, wow! Started with a bogey on #10, then birdied 12-15 and 18…masterful!

2-Man Low Net (Even Weeks) – 4 way tie at 67! $8.75 each

• Perry Jacobson (29) & Steven Haik (38), Team – back nine
• Mark Steinhauser (33) & Peter Steichen (34), Team – front nine
• Ben Zurn (29) & Roger Hamm (38), Team – back nine
• Bill Wallace (33) & Dan Klein (34), Team – front nine

On Course Cash Money – $10 each

• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #1: Brian Sutton
• Closest-to-Pin #4: Brent Nordstrom
• Closest-to-Pin #8: Erik Swanson
• Long Putt #9: Marcus Gahn
• Closest-to-Pin-in-Two #11: Scott Hartmann
• Closest-to-Pin #12: Steve Couture
• Closest-to-Pin #17: Tim Lueder
• Long Putt #18: Darin Allen