With only one major tournament left in the season, let’s look at where the standings sit for the prized BMGA Cup. This award goes to the top Weekend Player. Not only do they get recognition but also a cool $250 dollars in chits!
There are ONLY four players left who could mathematically take home the crown! Remember, the TOP 12 are invited to the Shootout to crown the top player in the league. They will be joined by the TOP 12 WNL Players.
Points still outstanding are:
Calcutta Points
Finals in 2-Man Match Play
Semi-Finals and Finals in Individual Match Play
1st Place
Steve Couture
827 Points
2nd Place
Steve Shellenbaum
800 Points
3rd Place
Howard Hoffman
770 Points
4th Place
Matthew Payne
742 Points
5th Place
Richard Brynteson
695 Points
6th Place
Jeff Olson
682 Points
7th Place
Tom Nestvold
584 Points
8th Place
Steve Hartmann
580 Points
9th Place
Ramiro Sifuentes
567 Points
10th Place
Matt McClernan
547 Points
11th Place
Craig Wethington
535 Points
12th Place
Doug Paquette
525 Points
What did it take to get into the top 4?
Steve C. played in all weekend events thus far. In those, he finished as a semi-finalist in 2-Person Match Play; 1st Place Net Club Champion, 2nd Place Rotation, 4th Place in the 2-Person Scramble.
Steve S. played in all weekend events thus far. In those 2nd in Rotation, 2nd in Fourball and won the Senior Club Championship Net.
Howard has played in 6 of 8 tournament. Taken first in 2-Person Scramble, Presidents Cup and Club Championship.
Matthew played in all weekend events thus far. Won the Greek Scramble, 3rd Rotation, 4th in 2-Person Scramble, 4 in Club Championship and 2nd in Presidents Cup.
That is a lot of consistent play between four players! Good luck in the rotation!
Although the course was wet under your shoes there wasn’t a drop of rain to be found during the tournament. And that allowed 40 players to hit the course on what was a windy but pleasant day of golf.
In the Gross Division, Howard Hoffman shot a 71 to score +7 points in the stableford scoring format. He was the only player to finish with a plus number in the Gross division. Second place went to Richard Brynteson with a 75 and -1 points. Third place to Ramiro Sifuentes and his -5 points (78) and fourth place to Matthew Payne at -6 (shotting his best ever score of a 77).
In the Net Division, it was another run away! Jeff Olson and his Net Double Eagle on #2 made it difficult for anyone to catch him. Shooting an 89 that lead to a +14 score. Second place was a tie between Matthew Payne and HoF/Past President Curtis Medina at +8 stableford score. Fourth place went to another HoF, Richard Brynteson with his +7 stableford score.
In the main event, our Past President’s, and Hall of Fame division. We had two returning members in Josh Mueller and Nick Schultz participate. Our champion was Curtis Medina at +8. Second place went to Richard Brynteson at +7.
Paul Olson (Edina Realty) Cleaned my clock last week. If you haven’t noticed how many great scorecard sponsors we have this year checkout the back! These guys are all great league contributors!
Next week we need to play just a tad faster! Give some putts guys!!! If you won the hole give your opponent the putt this is not the Fed Ex Cup.
Games:
Closest to the pin on #1 in 2 Nate H…? $10
Is this someone from the Public? no reply and I’m giving this to Zach
Closest to the pin on #4 Lucas Anderson $10
Closest to the pin on #8 Brent Lindstrom $10
Longest Putt on #9 Gerald Meier $10
Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Dan Gustafson $10
Closest to the pin #12 Mike Deede $10
Closest to the pin on #17 Ted Roberts $10
Longest putt on #18 Doug Paquette $10
Low Gross: Howie Hoffman (32) $10
Low Net: Mike Saless and Jeremy Hagen (31) $5 Each
Skins Front: Nate Jordan a 3 on #5 net 1, Mark Lauffenburger a 3 on #9 net 1… Mick Krause 4 on #6 net 2. $16.50 Each.
Skins Back: John Bolduc a 3 on #13 net 2, Mike Saless a 5 on #16 net 3, Paul Rust a 3 on #10 net 2, Mike White a 4 on #11 net 2. $12.50 each
Spreadsheet to follow including Roger’s breakdown on Individual points….. Thank you Roger Hamm
Rules: This is stableford event. You need to putt-out in all cases. Do not scope up the ball and walk off the green. We are using modified scoring of stableford.
Bill Cook was one of the senior members in the BMGA and I was a young new member in 1990. Bill was the type that would always request late tee times for events so he could get his stretching in. I on the other hand would come screaming into the parking lot on four hours sleep and barely make my tee time.
Bill passed away last week at the age of 92. He was a longtime member of the BMGA. His resume includes the Brookview Club Championship in 1969, the Senior Club Championship in 1992, 1995 and 1997. He was the MPGA President in 1977 and 1978.
I realize that there are only a handful of current members who even know who Bill was. But it is guys like Bill, Don Gustafson, Mike Essma, Don Schuenemann, Fred Sicora, Jim Sicora, Len Lewicki, Vince Kennedy, Henry Bongard, Bob Littlefield and many others that made my early days in the BMGA so fun. They had funny stories, stale jokes and could play some golf. They gave me pointers on how to play Brooky, which I obviously haven’t done very well! They were characters. They were the foundation of the early years of the BMGA and it is important that they are recognized and remembered.
We have 3 weeks left of regular season matchups… Don’t forget we are making up week 11 (Rainout) on Sept 8th. Captains make sure your team is ready to go and finish out the season. The standings are getting really close on some divisions so is imperative that we show up and not give FREE points to our opponents. Meaning Don’t FORFEIT…. Find a sub!
Games:
Closest to the pin on #1 in 2Mike Gomez $10
Closest to the pin on #4 Kevin Monogue $10
Closest to the pin on #8 Brent Lindstrom $10
Longest Putt on #9 Aaron Woytke $10
Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Tyler Nelson $10
Closest to the pin #12 Jeff Wagner $10
Closest to the pin on #17 Jeremy Host $10
Longest putt on #18 Corey Smith $10
Low Gross: Nick Hendrikson (34) $10
Low Net: Ryan Johnsrud (31) 10
Skins Front: Dan Gregorich a 2 on #4 net 1, Aaron Woytke a 3 on #9 net 2, Michael Whit a 4 on #1 net 2 $16.50 EACH
Skins Back: Steve Bensen a 2 on #12 net 1 “$50 Dollar Bill”
This week’s author is the Brookview National Historian, @Marty-Mangold himself.
The Metro Seniors wrapped up the season on Friday at famed Oak Marsh in Woodbury. The Metro Seniors League is made up of 16 teams from across the Twin Cities. Brookview has two teams who have been climbing the ladder all season. In the playoff matches, second place Brookview Golden went head-to-head with first place University. To claim the title, Brookview Golden would need a miraculous day and beat University by a score of at least 21-3. Impossible you say? Brookview Valley started the day in fifth place and was looking to finish on a strong note as well. Scores below for each player are gross/net and points won. Results….let’s start with the appetizer:
Brookview Valley vs Green Haven
Slivken: 91/80 – The combination of a bad day and a hot opponent sent Steve to the Pepto Bismol. 0 points. Mangold: 81/72 – Marty’s opponent had to bow out due to COVID, thus forcing him to play against the highly competitive “scorecard.” Mangold took inspiration from a line in the movie Remember the Titans. ”Run it up Herman…leave no doubt.” 6 points. Penk: 77/67 – Dean was the iceberg and his opponent the Titanic. 6 points. Zejdlik: 100/76 – It was just another day at the office for Randy. Send out invoices, collect money, three-hour lunches and check off another victim. 6 points.
An 18-6 victory pushed Valley past Theo Wirth by one point to finish in fourth place.
Now to the entrée! Brookview Golden vs University
Sifuentes: 82/75 – The recent state champ was up two with three to go for the 2 points on the front , but unfortunately lost the front-side. Ramiro rebounded nicely and won the back and overall. 4 points. Hamm: 82/71 – The captain had a solid day, sweeping the leg of his opponent, forcing him to beg for mercy. 6 points. Shellenbaum: 75/64 – Steve treated the course like a Steinway piano and put together a masterful performance. However, his opponent had a great front and dropped a 10-footer on #9 to claim the 2 points. Steve rose to the occasion and carved him up like a turkey at Thanksgiving the rest of the way. 4 points. Hop: 81/68 – Verne Gagne isn’t the only one with a sleeper hold! Stan lured his senior opponent to sleep with that silky smooth swing. No contest….tap out. 6 points.
The final tally was 20-4…falling just one point short of the miracle. As Three Dog Night would say….one is the loneliest number. The title came down to one putt, one hole, one stroke and one hot day. A valiant effort by Brookview Golden and a second place finish. My suggestion to team Golden…..one stiff martini…..well maybe two!
There were also some on-course events and skins Friday. Brookview fared well! Richard Courtney, Roger Hamm, Randy Zejdlik and Steve Shellenbaum all won some money for skins or one of the events.
It is amazing that some of the teams can’t even field a team of four players at times. Brookview not only has two teams, but both teams finished in the top four! What a fun season and great performances by both teams. A huge thank you to Roger Hamm and Sheldon Silberman for stepping up as captains. It is always more work than people think.
Several Photos were taken courtesy of Sheldon : All the pics are here: LINK
This week is sponsored by Tupperware – by Sarah & Richard Brynteson!
It’s time to get ready for the end of summer and start of fall. That means more golf, end of summer trips and kids going back to school. Stock up on your back-to-school lunch needs, get those holiday mixing bowls or get a jump start on your holiday shopping.
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We need to play faster especially the next 4 weeks! Please pick up the pace! READY GOLF IS A MUST!!! No more waiting for who hits next. If your ready hit the ball.
Games:
Closest to the pin on #1 in 2 Corey Smith $10 (Corey took a picture and also won a skin with this shot!!!!
Closest to the pin on #4 Craig Wethington $10
Closest to the pin on #8 Tory Stellick $10
Longest Putt on #9 Perry Jacobson $10
Closest to the pin on #11 in 2 Michael Meyer $10
Closest to the pin #12 Dan Kjorsvik $10
Closest to the pin on #17 Zach Kamerer $10
Longest putt on #18 Chuck Kugler $10
Low Gross: Howie Hoffman(35) $10
Low Net: Jesse Rask (33) $10 (I made sure he posted it)
Skins Front: Corey Smith a 3 on #1 net 2 $50
Skins Back: Gary Ridout a 3 on #18 net 2 $50
Shootout standings courtesy of Roger Hamm!!! Thank you!
With a wind whipping around and changing direction and lightning fast greens and a sloggingly slow round of golf, Brookview’s Seniors fought the elements at Braemar to finish the season.
The Valley team played to a 12-12 tie with Bunker Hills. 5 of the points came from @Chuck-Bernardy who played just well enough to win the front (on the 9th hole), tie the back and win the match. @Steve-Slivken started losing the first 4 holes but was able to win the back and narrowly lost the match to get his 2 points. @Richard-Courtney was off his game and could only get 1 point with a back 9 tie with a good par on the 18th. @Randy-Zejdlik was 4 down after 6 holes and mounted an impressive comeback to get 2 points on the back and win the match for a 4 point total.
The Golden team, needing a ton of points to catch first place University, started out with a bang versus Fountain Valley getting 11 of 12 from @Tom-Hansen and @Ramiro-Sifuentes who both shot 76. Tom’s 76 was good enough for 5 points after a half on the front 9. Tom played so well his opponent left. Ramiro’s 76 (net 70) was a 6-love blanking. @Steve-Shellenbaum joined in with his neat 84 (net 74) and won the front and the match for a 4-2 win. Unfortunately @Doug-Paquette did not have his A game and was blanked 0-6.
The top of the league standings look like this after the season final: 1 – University – 241 points 2 – Brookview Golden – 223 points 3 – Braemar – 213 points 4 – Wirth – 208 points 5 – Brookview Valley – 204 points 6 – Green Haven – 203 points
So Golden will play University in the playoff (position week) at Oak Marsh and start out 18 points back. Golden would have to beat a very good team 21-3 to be in a first place tie. Valley will play Green Haven and could end up anywhere between 4th and 6th depending on how they play and the result of the Braemar vs Wirth match.
In what is believed to be the first ever 27 hole club championship, due to rain, we ended up with a fantastic Sunday and a down to the wire finish.
In the Club Championship – Championship Flight. Howard Hoffman came back from a 4 stroke deficit after the first day, shooting a -3 (69) to win the tournament at even par (108). Tim Lueder, finished at +1 (109) to take second place. Justin Wallace – opting out of the 1st Flight – finished at +4 (112) and Richard Brynteson / Nick Hendrikson finished at +6 (114).
In the Senior Club Championship, Steve Hartmann took back the title from last year’s champion – Tom Hansen. Hartmann went into Sunday with a share of the lead with Perry Jacobson and shot a closing round of 79 to win with a +10 (118). Hansen finished in a tie for second place with Tom Nestvold shooting a +11 (119). Rounding out the top 5 were Perry Jackson +13 and Mark Kraus +15.
In the first flight, we have declared a new “people’s champion”. Tom Nestvold cruised two a +11 (119) victory over Jeff Towey +13 (121). Third place was a tie with Ben Peterson and Mark Kraus. Matthew Payne finishs fifth at +15.
In the second flight, junior Club Historian, predicted his victory early in the week shooting a +15 (123). Second place went to Steve Shellenbaum at +16 (124). Craig Wethington (+18), Nick Ward (+20) took 3rd and 4th respectfully. A tie for fifth between Matt McClernan, Brent Lindstrom and Paul Yakshe.
In the net flight, we had a tie for first place and unfortunately we didn’t get our playoff. So Steve Couture and Rahul Tamhane will share honors at +3. Doug Pauqette (+4) and Dylan Airhart (+5) take 3rd and 4th. In another big tie, John Bolduc, Richard Courtney and Dan Gregorich tie for 5th.
In the senior net flight, Steve Shellenbaum lapped the field for a six stroke victory with his -3 (105). Second place went to Steve Couture at +3. A tie for third at +4 with Gerald Meier and Doug Paquette. Lastly, Brent Lindstrom and Roger Hamm finished at +5 in fifth place.
In the Super Senior Flight, we had a three way tie for first place between Randy Zejdlik, Paul Yakshe and Dan Olson.
1st place paid out $125.00 and 200 Cup Points. 2nd place $95.00 and 120 Cup Points. 3rd Place $65.00 and 75 Cup Points. 4th Place $30 and 50 Cup Points. 5th Place paid out $15.00 and 30 Cup Points. Players in ties will see combined and lower winnings.
1st place paid out $125.00 and 200 Cup Points. 2nd place $95.00 and 120 Cup Points. 3rd Place $65.00 and 75 Cup Points. 4th Place $30 and 50 Cup Points. 5th Place (except Champ Flight) paid out $15.00 and 30 Cup Points. Players in ties will see combined and lower winnings.
1st Place Super-Senior paid $60. 2nd Place paid $40.
Ties will be broken up between the tied individuals.
