Schedule for August 24, August 31 and September 7
In consultation with all Team Captains, and the BMGA Board, the following schedule will be followed:
- August 24 – Regular 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. schedule will remain in place.
- August 31 – All tee times will be moved up 10 minutes. New schedule 3:20 to 5:50 p.m.
- September 7 – All tee times will be moved up 10 minutes. New schedule 3:20 to 5:50 p.m.
All players need to adjust their tee by 10 minutes. If you were scheduled to play at 4:00 p.m., you are now expected to tee off at 3:50 p.m. Per the BMGA Wednesday Night League Guide, a Player is considered late if he is not on the tee box at his scheduled tee time. A “Late Player” is considered an “Absent Player” once any player in the following tee time has hit their tee shot. For more information see page 4.
Additional measures may be needed to make sure teams in playoff contention are able to complete all matches. Team Captains will be sent additional information via email.
Before going to the results, this is a friendly reminder that we need to pick up the pace during league play as we continue to lose daylight each week. Most if not all players were in by 8:20 on August 17. Thank you!
Team Matches
This week’s inter-conference battles resulted in the following
- ForePlay (7) whips 9th Green at 9PM (Team 9) = 52 to 28
- Bald Man Brewing (15) pummels the Zed Heads (8) = 51.5 to 28.5
- I Like Big Putts (10) rips Brooky Strong (4) = 48 to 32
- Fairway 2 Heaven (2) over Par then Bar (14) = 41.5 to 38.5
- Team Hack Attack (3) over Mid-Round Crisis (11)= 41.5 to 38.5
- Putt 4 Dough (13) trims Last Call (5) = 41 to 39
- CTB (1) edges Range Balls (12) = 41 to 39
- Who’s Your Caddy (6) squeaks by the Loopers (16) = 40.5 to 39.5
Next week we have division battles with many teams jockeying for position in the playoffs. If the playoffs started next week, the following teams would be “In”
- I Like Big Putts (Bassett Creek North)
- Bald Man Brewing (Bassett Creek South)
- Who’s Your Caddy (Golden Valley North)
- Brooky Strong (Golden Valley South)
- Mid Round Crisis (Wild Card Leader – Basset Creek Conference)
- Putt for Dough (Wild Card Leader – Golden Valley Conference)
**Full Standings and Stats Posted Here**
Prize Winners (Paid in BMGA “Chits”)
Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)
- Low Gross – Mike Sustad with a 35. $10.00 to Mike.
- Low Net – Nick Gnerer and Ramiro Sifuentes with 31s. $5.00 to each.
Skins ($50.00 per side)
- Front 9 – Brian Beitlich, 3 (Net Eagle) on #1, Nick Gnerer, 4 (Net Double Eagle) on #2, and Jay Steffenhagen, 2 (Net Ace) on #8. $16.67 to each player.
- Back 9 – Mick Krause, 4 (Net Eagle) on #10, Dan Peters, Jr., 3 (Net Eagle) on #18, and Rahul Tamhane, 5 (Net Eagle) on #16. $16.67 to each player.
Nearies ($10.00 per winner)
- Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Brian Beitlich (Result: “Birdie”)
- Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Mike Ryan (Par)
- Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Paul Bryan (Birdie)
- Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Nate Jordan (Bogey)
- Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Matt Haws (Par)
- Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Chuck Bernardy (Par)
- Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Tyler Nelson (Birdie)
- Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Steve Slivken (Par)
The Weekly Rant
- Important News – All tee times will be moved up by 10 minutes on August 31 and September 7. For example, if you were scheduled for 4:30 p.m. you will now tee off at 4:20 p.m. The “Regular” 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. schedule will be followed on August 24.
Future Events
- Make-up of Week #4 – As of August 18, “Week #4” will be made up on September 7. Check with your Team Captain if you have any questions or conflicts.
- WNL Playoffs – The first round of the playoffs is scheduled for September 14. Conference Championships will follow on September 21 with the WNL Championship scheduled for September 28. October 5 is being held as a potential makeup date.
Reminders
- Pace of Play is becoming even more critical now that the sun is setting earlier each week. Here are some examples of how everyone can play a little faster:
- Be early to your tee time.
- Do not exceed time limit to search for a lost ball. The time limit is three (3) minutes!
- Putting out after missing a putt vs. remarking a one footer.
- Giving your opponent that six inch putt.
- Playing ready golf vs. strictly following the “honors” system.
- If an issue arises on the course during WNL play that may impact the result of a match, please bring the matter to the WNL Director’s (or other BMGA Board Member) attention so we can try to resolve it right away.
Handicaps
- If you are not entering your scores (or accurate scores) you are hurting yourself, your team and the people you are playing against. This includes WNL scores and “Away” scores.
- All players are responsible for entering a correct course handicap per USGA Rule 3.2c (1).
- Post your scores for WNL as they are not entered by the BMGA or Brookview.
- The WNL Director is not responsible for checking the accuracy of the player’s handicap on the scorecards. Check the GHIN App before teeing off to get your current handicap and adjust it to the Side (Front or Back) and Tees (Member or Gold).
