Month: May 2021

Clearly we have an issue with slow play! We had a great day of weather and plenty of sunlight, but seriously we need to discuss this issue much further… If your 4 some is not on top of the group in front of you something is WRONG. I need you Minnesota nice (never want to see conflict) people to say something to your 4 some… PLEASE play ready golf. Number 14 can be very difficult to navigate when maybe 1 guy could possibly drive the green. Let the other guys tee off for starters. Also if we are backed up, the group on the green wave the guys on the tee box to tee off and you guys back off for a moment. If your on an early tee time you better play fast, you set the pace for the whole night. more information will follow throughout the year.

The new guy of the week is no other than a local Hopkins kid Mike Saless. Drafted by the Loopers in the 4th round, Mike attributes his 2-2 match play record to his style and pure strength off the tee box. Clearly Mike is not a potential customer for JESSE’S Barbershop, but luckily for Bald Man Brewery he likes beer! Mike has a bit of pink in his golf gear so he is pretty easy to recognize from great distances. I asked him about the pink and well he got a great deal on a bag with pink on it and the cart well that just matched.

Week 5 and we are seeing the last place teams from 2020 dominating their division. Last Call has had some impressive wins and is leading its division thanks to veteran captain Bob Boufford who has yet to be defeated this season. Bob has been working on the maintenance crew at Brookview this season so you decide? (First hand knowledge on pin placements and boxes?)

CTB (aka Jesse’s Barbershop) went from the bottom of the barrel to #1 overall. Jesse the barber has yet to lose, it probably has something to do with those 300 yard bombs he hits that are somehow hitting the fairway for the first time in years?

Zed Heads whose history has been pretty mediocre has taken off… Randy Z has not only won all of his matches, he has destroyed his competition. Randy is leading the league in points scored and he has only played 4 out of 5 weeks. If you end up playing with Randy in your foursome play the other guy… Trust me…

Putt for Dough the one anomaly this year in the league… Ever since Roger took over this team they make it to the playoffs. A Championship will defiantly be in their future, but when? Roger has only played 3 weeks and so far the captain is still undefeated, although unlike Randy Z I would challenge Roger any day of the week in match play. David Hillsheim is the hot stick on this team scoring 25 points in 4 weeks. The key to beating this team is hoping David is on a bye.

Closest to the pin on #1 in 2 Mike Ryan $10

Closest to the pin on #4 Pete Steichen $10

Closest to the pin on #8 Joel Longo $10

Longest Putt on #9 Chuck Bernardy $10

Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Steve Slivken $10

Closest to the pin #12 Steve Bensen $10

Closest to the pin on #17 AJ Cleland $10

Longest Putt on #18 David Mitchell $10

Low Gross Howie Hoffman (36) $10 

Low Net Eric Beitlich (31) $10

Front 9 net Skins Nick Gnerer a 2 on #4 with a bump so that’s a net 1…. Wow it has to be his first birdie ever. Lucas Anderson with a birdie on #1 with a bump for a net Eagle. $25 Each

Back 9 net Skins Tom Nestvold with a birdie on 16 with a bump net Eagle and Ted Scheunemann with a par on 15 with 2 bumps net eagle. $25 Each… Sorry guys on 14 there were like 5 of you who just cancelled each other out.

The new guys of the week are Brad Reifsteck and Jake Walezko. They may be wearing the same colors, but they are not on the same team. Brad (left guy) was drafted by Brooky Strong (Jeff Martin Captain) because he needed a new guy who could produce big numbers. Brad pitched for Northern Iowa in his hey day. 89mph was about the top of his range, but his swing speed is way over that. Brad is a real estate investor for fun, and a civil engineer by trade. Jake (Right guy) on the other hand was drafted by Mid Round Crisis (Brad Jordan Captain) because well just because…. Jake is 2-1 in league and is off to a hot start. He grew up in Lakeville playing his early years at Crystal Lake. Jake has a baby on the way so he is hoping to play as much golf until the little one arrives. A tidbit about Jake, once he was driving on Hwy 90 and flipped his car, Yes he walked away just fine, the car not so much

Week 4 Game Results

No team has taken dominance so far so at least we can say the draft was a success on evening out the teams. Brookview’s patio has been a huge success and if we can somehow figure out how to order food a tad faster we might all get some more beer.

Closest to the pin on #1 in 2 Kevin Stoner $10

Closest to the pin on #4 Randy Zejdlik $10

Closest to the pin on #8 Frank Timpone $10

Longest Putt on #9 Gavin May $10

Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Lucas Anderson $10

Closest to the pin #12 Erik Swanson $10

Closest to the pin on #17 Gary Ridout $10

Longest Putt on #18 Luke Kannel $10

Low Gross Erik Swanson (35) $10 

Low Net Richard Courtney and Duncan Jochminsen net 32 $5 each

Front 9 Net Skins: Christian Olson won 2 skins. He got a net eagle on #1 and #5. $33… Randy Zejdlik shot a par on #4 with 2 bumps so that’s a net 1…. Sorry Randy that doesn’t count for a hole in one. $17

Back 9 Net Skins: Nick Gnerer got a birdie on 17 for a net 1 Wow once again sorry Nick that doesn’t count for a hole in one. $17 bucks…. Jeff Towey got a birdie on 11 for a net 2. $17 bucks. Aaron Riedel got an huge birdie on 13 for a net 2.. $16 bucks….. If you were wondering if your birdie on 14 would hold up? Sorry guys join the club at least 6 of you cancelled each other out.

Congrats to everyone who won their opening rounds of match play. Please make sure to start working on scheduling your next match. You can find the full bracket here.

The highlights of the round included:

• Low Gross score went to Howard Hoffman shooting a solid 70.
• Most birdies went to Zach Kamerer with 5
• Only one eagle on the course, Carson Walker, with a 3 (net 1) on hole #3.

Our on-course prizes for the tournament included:

• Closest to Pin #1: Steve Couture
• Closest to Pin #4: Richard Courtney
• Closest to Pin #11: Brad Jordan
• Closest to Pin #12: Chris Gaspard
• Closest to Pin #17: Brad Jordan
• Long Putt: Matt McClernan

Unfortunately course stakes for #8 and #9 were removed from the course before all groups were able to play so we have to invalidate those ones.

In our skins game, we had LOTS of skins.

• Gross Skins: Zach Kamerer (x2), Howard Hoffman, Brian Sutton and Michael Saless each earned $23.00 per skin.
• Net Skins: Steve Couture, Gary Ridout, Larry Jocelyn, Michael Saless, Steve Benson, Christoper Gaspard and Zach Kamerer each earned $23.00 per skin.

Just a quick reminder that the BMGA will typically play tournaments and WNL play in rain – sometimes – heavy rain. In the event of inclement weather, the course will sound a horn to tell all players they should leave the course. By USGA rules, you should not finish the hole, but rather mark your spot and head in. When the course is clear, the horn will sound again with three shorter beeps of an all clear.

If you have questions, make sure to contact your captains.

The first round of the Individual Match Play tournament is set for May 22nd. Our first tee time is at 7:00 AM and runs to 8:30 AM. You can find the full tee sheet here:

Full Tee Sheet via Golf Genius

There are 62 total players in the field with 48 players playing the opening weekend. We will again do a Skins Game on Saturday for both Gross and Net.

Register for Skins by filling out this form. Remember, this is a CASH skins game and will be paid out that day.

The full bracket can be found below:

The New Guy of the week is Eric Kelly… Yes the man with 2 first names. I talked to Eric after his round in week 3 over a pint of Bald Man Beer. Eric was eyeing his longest putt on #18 hoping it would hold and it did… Eric was drafted on the last pick of the draft as the teams wildcard according to Captain Phil. Eric is getting married this Summer and is having his Grooms Dinner here at Brookview in Late July. Unfortunately the dinner is not on a Wednesday night.

Week 3 Game Results

First off Welcome ZED Heads for the first time in years on being #1 in there division with a gigantic win last week 50.5 points… Bald Man Brewery was on their heels scoring 47.5 points to jump right back in their division.

Closest to the pin on #1 in 2 Luke Fox $10

Closest to the pin on #4 Dan Jacobs $10

Closest to the pin on #8 Daniel Peters $10

Longest Putt on #9 Joe Wrecza $10

Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Mike Deede $10

Closest to the pin #12 Lucas Anderson $10

Closest to the pin on #17 Zach Kamerer $10

Longest Putt on #18 Eric Kelley $10

Low Gross Nick Hendrickson (35) $10

Low Net Jesse Doughty net 30 $10

Front 9 Net Skins Luke Fox $50 3 on #6 NICE ROUND LUKE He shot a Net 31 a well deserved SKIN…

Back 9 Net Skins: Tory Stellick 3 on #18, Lucas Anderson 3 on #13, Mike White 4 on #10 $16.50 each

Congrats to everyone who survived through Round 1 and moved onto the next round. Remember, you are responsible for setting up all future matches between each of the playing partners. Some prizes:

• Closest To Pin #1 – Matt Grove
• Closest To Pin #4 – Dan Peters
• Closest To Pin #8 – Aaron Woytcke
• Long Putt #9 – Joel Longo
• Closest To Pin #11 – Roger Hamm
• Closest To Pin #12 – Ramiro Sifuentes
• Closest To Pin #17 – Dan Gregorich

We also had a skins game this week.

• Net Skins: Dan Gregorich and Eric Beitlich $117 Each
• Gross Skins: Brad Jordan, Joel Longo, Matt Grove, Ramiro Sifuentes and Richard Brynteson $20 Each

Tournament Results: 2021 2-Man Match Play Event :: Tournament Results (golfgenius.com)

Player Stats: 2021 2-Man Match Play Event :: Tournament Results (golfgenius.com)