Summer weather in early May – Glorious! The greens are speeding up and the course is in good shape. Bald Man Brewing continues to lead the league with Mid-Round Crisis close on their heels, only a half point back. Brooky Strong leads the Golden Valley Conference only 2-1/2 points back. The West division is pretty tight with all four teams in the top half of the league scoring so far. The season is young and conference play begins next week
Remember:
- This is the last week a player without an established handicap can utilize the Callaway handicap calculator. Starting in Week 5, a player without sufficient rounds in to establish a handicap is playing with a scratch handicap. See the League Guide for all the rules. Get your rounds in and posted!
- If you are not scheduled to golf on any particular night, we can use you as a spotter. It can help with pace of play. To spot, just report to the pro shop and let them know and you’ll get a cart and flags for marking the ball. Common holes for spotting are #2, #3, #14, and #16.
Standings
**Full Standings and Stats Posted Here**: https://www.dropbox.com/s/egd85hvygokq5bq/WNL2023-Stats.xlsx?dl=0
Prize Winners (Paid in BMGA “Chits”)
Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)
- Low Gross – Howard Hoffman with a 32 on the front. $10.00 to Howie.
- Low Net – Phil Barlow and Peter Crane with 31 on the back. $5.00 each to Phil and Peter.
Net Skins ($50.00 per side)
- Front 9 – Howie Hoffman – gross eagle 3 #3, Luke Kannel – 4 #6, Peter Steichen – 2 #8. $16.67 to each.
- Back 9 – Philip Barlow – 3 #10, Nate Jordan – 2 #17, Peter Crane – 3 #14. $16.67 to each winner.
Nearies ($10.00 per winner)
- Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Howie Hoffman (Result:Birdie)
- Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Will Rosengren (Birdie)
- Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Peter Steichen (Birdie, Net 1)
- Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Jeff Towey (Bogey)
- Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Kevin Stoner (Par, net Birdie)
- Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Greg Donohue (Par)
- Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Steve Haik (Birdie)
- Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Greg Donohue (Birdie, net eagle)
The Weekly Rant
- Legibility and addition could be better but almost all the cards were pretty clear – Good Job scorekeepers. Make sure your math is correct.
- Starting Tee times were on every one of 32 matches. 20 matches listed their ending time. One team had the wrong team numbers. Captains – make sure your players know your team number.
- The 5:40 tee time on the front took 2:30 to finish and was at least 15 minutes longer than the group ahead of them. On the back, the 4:00 group was 23 minutes slow and the league never caught up with the 6:00 group finishing at 8:40 PM. (That’s after sunset guys!) Keep PACE!!!
Future Events
- Two Man Match Play – May 20, 7:30 – 8:30 AM tee times. Entry deadline is 5/12/23.
Reminders
- Pace of Play is critical. 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.
- Max strokes on a hole is 9. Pick up after 8 attempts and record an “X”.
- Playing ready golf vs. strictly following the “honors” system.
- Everyone in the foursome is responsible for the pace of your foursome. Help each other keep moving.
- 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 (Blue/White or Gold).
Scorecards
- Please enter both the match start time and end time in the space provided.
- Scorecards should be signed by at least one player from each team.
- Please don’t fold the card where scores are entered – this really impacts legibility.
- If someone concedes a hole, please mark an “X.” This is especially important when both players score a 9 but the hole is conceded by the player who picks up their ball first.
