It was a tough night with the heat and dew point in the 70’s but the league persevered in another round of Division play. The only changes in standings were in the BCC South division where CTB moved up to 2nd place and GVC East where Range Balls slid up to second. The GVC West division remains the strongest group where the last place team would be 2nd place in either of the BCC divisions yet they are 35 points below the league leader Team Hack Attack that has 513 points.
Peter Crane maintains the lead for our WNL MVP leader with 63.5 points, just ahead of the surging Ramiro Sifuentes. The top 12 qualify for the season-ending Shootout.
Shout out to Randy Zjedlik with a net 0 on #8 (Birdie with two strokes!)
Remember:
- If you are not scheduled to golf on any particular night, we can use you as a spotter or ranger. 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)
- Low Gross – Ryan Pula (front), Erik Swanson (front) and Sam Steinwand (back) both with a 35. $3.34 to each.
- Low Net – Ryan Pula (front), and Tom Robinson (back – a 44 gross with a13 handi!) with 31’s. $5.00 to each.
Net Skins ($50.00 per side)
- Front 9 – Richard Courtney – 2, net 1 on #4, Doug Zuck – 3, net 2 on #1, Randy Zejdlik – 2, net 0 on #8. $16.67 each to Richard, Doug and Randy.
- Back 9 – Corey Smith – 3, net 2 on #13, Dan Gregorich – 4, net 3 on #16, Roger Hamm – 3, net 2 on #11, Crane, Peter – 3, net 2 on #10. $12.50 to each.
Nearies ($10.00 per winner)
- Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Doug Zuck (Birdie, net Eagle)
- Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Gary Ridout (Par, net Birdie)
- Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Matt Doherty (Par)
- Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Matt Haws (Birdie)
- Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Brad Jordan (Par, net Birdie)
- Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Kevin Minogue (Par)
- Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Brian Barlow (Par)
- Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Luke Kannel (9, net 8)
Weekly WNL Director Stats
- Legibility was pretty good this week. Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry:
- Number cards without finish time: Front: 1, Back: 1
- Cards with folds across scores: Front: 8, Back: 2
- Cards with missing or addition errors: Front: 2, Back: 4
- Cards missing or wrong team numbers or full names: Front: 0, Back: 1
- 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 – but was running at closer to 2:40 most of the way. The back finished in 2:30 minutes – typical. Keep working on it and keep your foursome on the heals of the group in front of you – everyone will appreciate your efforts! Thanks for all the volunteer spotters and rangers this week – volunteer if you can!
- Several of you voiced your concerns over the slow pace on the front. The first group was slowed by the public in front of them. They finished in 2:10. The third and fourth groups had some high scores and finished in the 2:20 range so I thought I would do a little trivia calculation. The fastest group on the entire course made one stroke every 40.5 seconds, on average. The slowest group on the front (2:47) completed a stroke every 53.3 seconds. The highest stroke card had a stroke every 47.6 seconds. The lowest stroke card had an average of 69.4 seconds. Draw your own conclusions!
Weekly Reminders
- 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.
- 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.
- Post your score! (The league does not post for you). We highly recommend hole-by-hole posting as it does a better job of calculating your proper ESC score.
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.
