Month: June 2023

With thick air, swirling winds and lush fairways and greens, the WNL jumped into the second half of the season. This week produced some shuffles in the standings but no changes at the top. The wild-card chase is tight and getting tighter – there are four teams within ten points of each other for the two wild card spots in the BCC and three teams within 1.5 points for the second wild card spot in the GVC.  

Team Hack Attack (3) is still leading the entire league with 426.5 points but their lead is shrinking.

Next week we are off for Independence Day week. Celebrate the Nations birthday and relax! (See you on the course?)

Shout out to Doug Paquette who is now our WNL MVP leader with 53.5 points and a 6.7 scoring average. The top 12 qualify for the season-ending Shootout.

Remember:

• 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. Or you can range around helping the groups that are slow catch up.

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)

1. Low Gross – Tim Lueder with a 36 on the front. $10.00 to Tim.
2. Low Net – Gavin May with a 32 on the back. $10.00 to Gavin.

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Joe Christianson – 4 #1, Larry Larson – 2 #8, Frank Timpone – 3 #5. $16.67 each to Joe, Larry and Frank.
2. Back 9  – Brent Lindstrom – 3 #10, Brad Soderling – 3 #14, Paul Rust – 4 #16. $16.67 each to Brent, Brad and Paul.

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

1. Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Scott Syverson (Result:Par, net Birdie)
2. Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Eric Berg (Birdie) Eight inches behind the pin!
3. Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Brian Beitlich (Par, net Birdie)
4. Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Chris Tietz (6)
5. Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Luke Kannel (Par, net Birdie)
6. Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Alex Harding (Birdie)
7. Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Joe Wrecza (Birdie)
8. Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Jay Steffenhagen (Par, net Birdie)

Weekly WNL Director Stats  

• Legibility was really good again this week – great job scorekeepers! Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry:
  • Number cards without finish time: Front: 2, Back: 2
  • Cards with folds across scores: Front: 5, Back: 3
  • Cards with missing or addition errors: Front: 1, Back: 3
  • Cards missing team numbers or full names: Front: 1, Back: 0
  • Starting Tee times were on 32 of 32 matches. (Please enter the scheduled tee time, not your actual time to tee off.)
• Pace of play – The front finished in 2:30 – fairly typical and back finished in 2:40 minutes – slowest pace of the year. Keep working on it and keep your foursome on the heals of the group in front of you – everyone will appreciate your efforts! More spotters or rangers might help – volunteer if you can!

Weekly Reminders

1. 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.
2. If you are in the last group (6 PM tee time) please collect the on course flags when you leave the hole and put them in the bucket on the deck at the end of your round.

Scorecards  

• Please enter both the match start time and end time in the space provided. Make sure every bank on the card is filled in.
• 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.

We are half-way through the regular season! In the Bassett Creek Conference, Mid-Round Crisis (11) is leading the North Division and is the conference current number 1 seed. Bald Man Brewing (15) leads the South Division and is the current #2 seed in the conference. Rounding out two available wild cards in the BCC are Last Call (5) and Fairway 2 Heaven (2).

Team Hack Attack (3) is leading the entire league with 388.5 points. They lead the West Divisions and are the current #1 Seed in the Golden Valley Conference. Who’s Your Caddy (6) leads the GVC East Division and holds the distinction of recording the highest weekly point total this year with a 50 point victory this week. Rounding out the GVC wild cards at the half way point are Brooky Strong (4) and 9th Green at 9 (9).

Interesting fact: through the first half we have recorded 1,151 9-hole rounds and average 46.7 gross and 39.1 net.

Remember:

• 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)

1. Low Gross – Dave Supalla with a 33 on the front. $10.00 to Dave.
2. Low Net – Mick Krause (front) and Jeff Olson (back) with a 32. $5.00 each Mick and Jeff.

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Luke Fox goss 3 #3, Tom Bischel – 3 #4, Mark Lauffenburger – 3 #9, $16.67 each to Luke, Tom and Mark.
2. Back 9  – Jeffrey Olson – 5 #15, Joe Minnich, – 4 #11, Kevin Ahtou – 3 #17, Adam Thom – 4 #16. $12.50 each to Jeff, Joe, Kevin and Adam.

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

1. Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Tim Lipanot (Result:Bogey)
2. Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Gavin May (Par)
3. Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Erik Pederson (Par)
4. Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Mike Sustad (Birdie)
5. Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Perry Jacobson (Birdie)
6. Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Perry Jacobson (Par)
7. Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Phil Berndt (Birdie)
8. Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Joe Minnich (8, net 6)

Weekly WNL Director Stats  

• Legibility was really good again this week – great job scorekeepers! Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry:
  • Number cards without finish time: Front: 2, Back: 4
  • Cards with folds across scores: Front: 5, Back: 5
  • Cards with addition errors: Front: 3, Back: 0
  • Cards missing team numbers or full names: Front: 0, Back: 0
  • Starting Tee times were on 32 of 32 matches. (Please enter the scheduled tee time, not your actual time to tee off.)
• Pace of play – The front and back finished in 2:30 minutes – a bit off our average about 2:20. Keep working on it and keep your foursome on the heals of the group in front of you – everyone will appreciate your efforts! More spotters might help – volunteer if you can!

If you like how the league is going – tell each other about it. If you are unhappy about something – tell a board member. (Feel free to drop a comment on the web site if you have ideas, concerns or comments.)

Weekly Reminders

1. 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.
2. If you are in the last group (6 PM tee time) please collect the on course flags when you leave the hole and put them in the bucket on the deck at the end of your round.

Scorecards  

• Please enter both the match start time and end time in the space provided. Make sure every bank on the card is filled in.
• 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.

On a night with with record poor air quality, the regular season is almost half over and another round of Conference play stirred the standings once again. In the BCC South, all four teams lost this week meaning all four teams in the BCC North won. We had one forfeit due to a player arriving too late to compete – Don’t let this happen to YOUR team. Mid-Round Crisis (11) continues to lead with 344.0 points with Team Hack Attack only 1.5 points back. In the GVC East, 9th Green at 9 (9) reclaimed their division lead with the only win in their division.

The leaders for the wild card positions approaching the half-way point are:

• BCC
  • Last Call
  • ForePlay
• GVC
  • Brooky Strong
  • Who’s Your Caddy

Remember:

• 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)

1. Low Gross – Howard Hoffman with a 33 on the back. $10.00 to Howie.
2. Low Net – Jesse Doughty (front), Ben Zurn (front), and Kevin Hearnen (back) with a 33. $3.33 each to Jesse, Ben and Kevin.

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Matthew Hadley – 3 #8, $50 to Matthew.
2. Back 9  – Paul Olson – 4 #16, Frank Timpone – 3 #18, Wayne Nau – 3 #11, Chris Gaspard – 4 #15. $12.50 each to Paul, Frank, Wayne and Chris.

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

1. Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Kirk Williams (Result:Par, net Birdie)
2. Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Larry “one Putt” Larson (Birdie)
3. Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Bill Wallace (Par, net Birdie)
4. Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Pete Crane (Par, w/hazard)
5. Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Wayne Nau (Birdie, net Eagle)
6. Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Howie Hoffman (Par)
7. Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Howie Hoffman (Par)
8. Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Neal Reykdal (Par, net Birdie)

The Weekly Rant  

• Legibility was really good again this week – you guys are getting the hang of it! Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry. (each error costs 1-5 minutes to fix):
  • Number cards without finish time: Front: 2, Back: 6
  • Cards with folds across scores: Front: 7, Back: 3
  • Cards with addition errors: Front: 2, Back: 2
  • Cards missing team numbers or full names: Front: 0, Back: 0
• Starting Tee times were on 31 of 32 matches
• Pace of play – The back finished in 2:20 minutes – above average (but still off the 2:08 pace on the card) while the front was at 2:35, a bit off the league average. Keep working on it and keep your foursome on the heals of the group in front of you – everyone will appreciate your efforts! More spotters might help – volunteer if you can!

Weekly Reminders

1. 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.
2. If you are in the last group (6 PM tee time) please collect the on course flags when you leave the hole and put them in the bucket on the deck at the end of your round.

Scorecards  

• Please enter both the match start time and end time in the space provided. Make sure every bank on the card is filled in.
• 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.

Division play shook things up a bit this week: In the BCC South, ForePlay (7) jumped from last to 2nd place with a 48.5 point win. Mid-Round Crisis (11) took over the lead position with 303.0 points while Team Hack Attack (#3) faded to 2nd place with a 35 point loss. In the GVC East, Who’s Your Caddy (6) claimed the lead with 45-35 win over previous division leader 9th Green at 9 (9). Next week brings conference competition which can have a big impact on wild card positioning.  

• Just a reminder: Two Wildcard winners from each Conference (highest scoring non-Division winner) will be the #3 and #4 seed in their respective Conference.

Shout out to Nick Ward with 44.5 total points in the MVP race leading Pete Crane (36.5) and Steve Couture (36.0). Lots of time to catch him, but that is a big lead!

Remember:

• 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)

1. Low Gross – Howard Hoffman with a 35 on the back. $10.00 to Howie.
2. Low Net – Brian Beitlich with a 32 on the front. $10.00 to Brian.

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Kevin Ahtou – 3 #4, Tom Bischel – 4 #1, $25 each to Kevin and Tom.
2. Back 9  – Paul Olson – 2, net 1 on #12, Michael Ryan – 3 (gross!) on #16, William Guthrie – 4, net 2 on #11, $16.67 each to Paul, Michael and Bill.

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

1. Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Chris Tietz (Result:Par, net Birdie)
2. Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Kevin Stoner (Birdie)
3. Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Yury (I’m back!) Millman (Par, net Birdie)
4. Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Doug Lang (Par, net Birdie)
5. Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Val Nde (Par, net Birdie)
6. Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Paul Olson (Birdie, net Eagle – 1 ball short of an Ace)
7. Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Pete Crane – Again! (Birdie)
8. Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Tom Nestvold (Par, net Birdie)

The Weekly Rant  

• Legibility was really good again this week – you guys are getting the hang of it! Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry. (each error cost 1-5 minutes to fix):
  • Number cards without finish time: Front: 3, Back: 4
  • Cards with folds across scores: Front: 3, Back: 1
  • Cards with addition errors: Front: 2, Back: 2
  • Cards missing team numbers or full names: Front: 0, Back: 2
• Starting Tee times were on all of 32 matches – I think the starters added them. Thanks to the starters! 
• Pace of play – not nearly as good as last week but the last few teams on both the front and back did a great time of catching up. On the front, the first team finished in 2:00! The third group lost 10 minutes and the fifth group lost another 14 minutes. On the back the first group finished in 2:08 but the second group slipped 16 minutes. By the fifth group we had slipped to a little over 2:30 with the last group coming in at 2:22. Keep working on it and keep your foursome on the heals of the group in front of you – everyone will appreciate your efforts!

Weekly Reminders

1. 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.
2. If you are in the last group (6 PM tee time) please collect the on course flags when you leave the hole and put them in the bucket on the deck at the end of your round.

Scorecards  

• Please enter both the match start time and end time in the space provided. Make sure every bank on the card is filled in.
• 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.