First I would like to say thank you to the 190 plus guys who made the 2022 WNL Regular Season a success.
In the final week of the 2022 season, the BMGA faithful squared off one more time.
Team Matches
This week’s intra-conference battles resulted in the following:
- Who’s Your Caddy (6) creams Putt 4 Dough (13) ending their seven-match streak = 48.5 to 31.5
- I Like Big Putts (10) wins big over the Loopers (16) = 47.5 to 32.5
- Brooky Strong (4) whacks Range Balls (12) = 46 to 34
- Team Hack Attack (3) over the Zed Heads (8) = 45.5 to 34.5
- CTB (1) over shorthanded Last Call (5) = 44.5 to 9.5 (Not a typo)
- 9th Green at 9PM (9) over Par then Bar (14) = 44 to 36
- ForePlay (7) finishes their season with a five-match winning streak knocking Mid-Round Crisis (11) out of first place = 43 to 37
- Bald Man Brewing (15) wins their sixth match in a row edging Fairway 2 Heaven (2) = 41 to 39 (Amended 09.12.22)
With the Regular season now complete, here are playoff teams with seeding’s listed in parentheses:
- Bald Man Brewing (Bassett Creek South – #1 Seed)
- I Like Big Putts (Bassett Creek North – #2 Seed)
- Mid Round Crisis (Wild Card – Basset Creek Conference – #3 Seed)
- Brooky Strong (Golden Valley South – #1 Seed)
- Who’s Your Caddy (Golden Valley North – #2 Seed)
- Putt for Dough (Wild Card– Golden Valley Conference – #3 Seed)
**Full Standings and Stats Can Be Found Here**
Prize Winners (Paid in BMGA “Chits”)
Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)
- Low Gross – Bryce Evans and Dave Supalla with 36s. $5.00 to each member.
- Low Net – Ted Scheunemann with a 30. $10.00 to Ted. (Amended 09.12.22)
Skins ($50.00 per side)
- Front 9 – Kevin Monogue – 2 (Net Ace) on #4, Dave Repinski – 3 (Net Eagle) on #9, and Sheldon Silberman – 2 (Net Ace) on #8. $16.67 per winner.
- Back 9 – Peter Crane – 4 (Net Eagle) on #15, Greg Hayes – 4 (Net Eagle) on #10, Mick Krause – 3 (Net Ace) on #12, Doug Lang – 2 (Gross Eagle!) on #14, Gerald Meier – 3 (Net Eagle) on #13, Randy Milbert –4 (Net Eagle) on #18, and Steve Slivken – 3 (Net Eagle) on #11. $7.15 per winner.
Nearies ($10.00 per winner)
- Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Kirk Williams (Result: “Birdie”)
- Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Brent Lindstrom (Par)
- Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Eric Kelley (Par)
- Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Dan Grubb (Par)
- Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Pete Crane (Par)
- Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Mike Manion (Birdie)
- Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Jeff Wagner (Birdie “Near Ace”)
- Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Dennis Palkert (Bogie)
The Weekly Rant
WNL Playoff Schedule
- September 14 – Whose Your Caddy vs. Putt for Dough and I Like Big Putts vs. Mid Round Crisis
- September 21 – Conference Championships
- September 28 – WNL Championship
- October 5 – Potential Makeup
Upcoming Events
- September 14 – Calcutta Auction (After Playoff Teams are in)
- September 18 – Calcutta Golf Tournament
- October 8 – Shoot Out
- October 14 – BMGA Banquet