Month: September 2018

Matt Grove and his team, CTB, finally broke through and get their names on the trophy! It was a very close match (41.5-38.5) against Alec Johnson’s Par then Bar, coming down to the last match.

2018 Playoffs – Championship

Here it is from the words of the winning captain: “It was all tied up after the first 3 teams had finished their matches, and it came down to the last group. It was a little nerve wracking since Wayne from CTB conceded the hole before even reaching the green (Little did we know the he had won his match.  Colby from Alec’s team had a brutal 3-putt that pushed his match on the last hole.  CTB would not be denied 2 years in a row!  Our last team came in with the win.  Alec’s Team was a tough competitor and gave us a real challenge on the last night. Definitely how a championship match should end.”

Not a bad season for the rookie captain, Alec, and his squad who earn $30 each for their efforts.

Congratulations, Matt and CTB on winning the title, the trophy, and $35 each!

Well what a whirlwind weekend for the 3-Ball.  After torrential rains on Thursday knocked Brookview down to a modified 9 hole course, we were in scramble mode to try and make sure the tournament could still be held.   Luckily, our fearless President was able to pull some strings and get us some tee times at Meadowbrook.  After a few last minute drops, we pushed on with 8 teams.  We held the auction on Friday night and reached a respectable $1,350 after the bidding ended.

Saturday arrived and we couldn’t have asked for a better fall day.  The sun was shining and the greens were fast.  After the rounds had concluded there were 2 teams that had comfortable lead going into Sunday, but there were plenty of teams still within striking distance.   The team of Koppy/ Koppy came in with the low score of 64, followed up by Bernardy/ Hop at 65, the other teams came in 5 and 6 shots back.

Sunday gave us more great weather and some great, and not so great scoring.  The beginning of the day started off with a bang! On the Par 3 #2, Kevin Monogue holes out from 140 yards and capitalizes on the last chance of the year for the hole in one prize.  Congrats Kevin on your first ACE!

Alas, there was still a lot of golf to be played and after a few more hole we saw scores from the complete opposite end of the spectrum.  With super fast greens, and a hole placement that rivaled that of hole #13 at Brookview, we saw some of our highest scores of the day.  With the par 4 #5 averaging a double bogey, we give the prize of highest score to Sheldon Silberman, who takes an 11 on this tough hole and and could have a good laugh at the absurdity of the pin placement.  As scores rolled in Hop/ Bernardy had the clubhouse lead with a 214 (149)(65).  There was no movement on the scoreboard it was the Koppy/ Koppy duo’s tournament to lose.  Well they came through and posted 210(146)(64).  Congrats to Dick and Lee Koppy!  (2nd Hop/ Bernardy 214, 3rd Stoner/ Nelson 220)

Below is the prize report from the weekend.

Calcutta Prize Report

 

Here are the times for Saturday and Sunday:

 

SATURDAY

12:24 – Matt Grove, Richard Brower, Stan Hop, Chuck Bernardy

12:32 – Kevin Monogue, Chris Miller, Marcus Gahn, Ben Peterson

12:40 – Kevin Stoner, Forrest Nelson, Richard Koppy, Lee Koppy

12:48 – Larry Hahka, Curtis Medina, Sheldon Silberman, Ted Roberts

 

 

SUNDAY

10:48 – Matt Grove, Richard Brower, Stan Hop, Chuck Bernardy

10:56 – Kevin Monogue, Chris Miller, Marcus Gahn, Ben Peterson

11:04 – Kevin Stoner, Forrest Nelson, Richard Koppy, Lee Koppy

11:12 – Larry Hahka, Curtis Medina, Sheldon Silberman, Ted Roberts

We are still holding the 3-Ball (Calcutta) this weekend. However, due to the rain (and subsequent flooding) Brookview is unplayable as an 18-hole course so the event has moved to Meadowbrook.

The Calcutta/Auction will still be held tonight at 6pm at Brookview.

Some teams have dropped and some teams have shuffled around due to schedules not working to play with the later tee times that Meadowbrook could provide. It was either this option or cancel the event, so it was decided to press on with the teams we could muster. Dang Momma Nature.

Y’all are still invited to come to the Calcutta to sip on some beer, wager on teams, and have a merry time. Teams will be announced at the Calcutta for those not playing and attending/wagering/enjoying the debacle.

After a full 16 week regular season and 2 rounds of playoffs, we have our Championship matchup set. It will be rookie captain Alec Johnson and Par then Bar facing off against grizzled veteran captain Matt Grove and CTB.

Par then Bar, well rested with a round 1 bye, came out firing against the reigning champs, WTF, and held on with a 43.5-36.5 victory.

Last year’s runner up, CTB, gets another shot at the title after a tight 40.5-39.5 win against I Like Big Putts.

Congrats to the two victorious teams, and good luck in the final on 9/26/18!

The Brookview senior 8-man season came to an abrupt end as we were soundly defeated by Majestic Oaks today in the semifinals 9.5-2.5.  Some highlights of the day included the team of Tom Hansen / Gary Ridout earning a split in their match 1.5-1.5.  From what I hear is they made long putts on the final two holes to halve the match.  The team of Larry Hahka / Steve Hartmann fought hard to earn a point in their match.  That’s it for points gained.  The Steve Slivken / Forrest Nelson team ham-and-egged well but lost each side 1 down.  UGH!!!!  The team of Jim Sanford /  Mark Kraus lost their match 3-0.  However Jim fired a 72 only to run into a buzz saw as the eleven time Majestic Oaks Club champion fired a 68 WITH HIS OWN BALL.  Yikes!

It was a fun, memorable season as we won our division, posting a 5-1 regular season.  We subsequently defeated Riverwoods 15-9 in the quarterfinals.  Today, simply, Majestic Oaks was just too good.

Thanks so much to everyone who participated, flipped schedules around, and made the season a success.  I know it is not easy to do, nor always possible.   Next year looks very promising as we add some “young blood” to the team.

-Steve Slivken

Registration is open for the 2018 2-Man 3-Ball Calcutta.  If you would like to participate in this event you can register at http://bmga.org/events/event.aspx?aID=522&bID=Tournament, or by turning in the attached application to the BMGA locker.

2018 Calcutta