WNL Week 10 Recap (6/26/24)

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Handicaps:

  • There continues to be an uptick in handicaps on the scorecard that don’t match what is in GHIN. (especially when the back is playing shortened)
    • GHIN is the source of truth when it comes to handicap, not what is on the scorecard.
    • This can come into play when determining putts to give on a hole you may or may not be getting strokes on.
  • Best Practice: Check you and your playing opponents handicap to ensure they’re up to date.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Mark Lange (30) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Erik Swanson (36) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Brian Beitlich (eagle on 3); Tom Robinson (eagle on 4); Theo Scheunemann (eagle on 5) ($16.67 each)
  2. Back 9 – Andy Czech (eagle on 17); Doug Paquette (eagle on 13); Greg Hayes (eagle on 11); Peter Crane (eagle on 15); Tom Bischel (eagle on 16); Tom Scheunemann (double eagle on 18) ($8.33 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Stan Hop
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Tom Robinson
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Kent Riggs
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Chris Gaspard
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Mike Gomez
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Mike Deede
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Ryan Brunt
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Tom Scheunemann

Rotation Results

After a lot of shuffling, we were able to hold the Rotation and had 29 teams compete in both the gross and the net events. It was a slog and a slug fest. Full results are posted here: LINK

In the Net event it was trying to hang on for dear life in those last 6 holes of alternate shot.

  • There was a 3 way tie for fourth place at 7 under par:
    • Nde & Monro stumbled coming home with +5 in the last 6 but finished in the money
    • K Hanson & Rosner had 2 net eagles and a -3 finish
    • Payne & Berndt had a solid last 6 at -2
  • There was a 2 way tie for 2nd place just 1 stroke ahead at -8:
    • Gaspard & Bolduc played 15 -18 at -5 to shoot way up the leader board
    • Beitlich & Grubb were solid all day
  • The Champs at -9 were going to be hard to beat with 2 gross eagles (#2, #9) are Richard Brynteson & Howard Hoffman

In the Gross event it wasn’t even close if you paid attention to the last bullet point above. Howie and Richard were -4 in the scramble, -2 in the best ball (their only stumble a bogey on 8) and -1 in the alternate shot. Their total of -7 was a 6 stroke victory.
In a 3 way tie for second at -1 were: Beitlich/Grubb; Payne/Berndt; Jordan/Swanson

On course prizes – except hole 8 – if you know where it is, please capture it.

On Course Prizes.

Notes: last fall year the board adopted the “Richard Brynteson rule” as brought forth by Richard. That rule states that a player that wins chits in multiple flights/events in a single tournament is only eligible to win the chits & points in 1 of those flights/events. The chits they win is the highest of the ones available.
In this event this happened 3 times:

  • Hoffman / Brynteson: First place in Gross & Net
  • Payne / Berndt: T4 in Net and T2 in Gross
  • Beitlich / Grubb: T2 in both

This complicated the payouts. The prizes that could not be given out was added up and then re-allocated evenly to all those that finished in the money (places 1-4 in both). Therefore, what you see in the link above may not be what was listed before. What is in the link above in now correct using the method described.

Please note that this rule does not apply for the club championship(s) as each championship is considered it’s own stand alone tournament.

Lastly, I hope you noticed the new bench on #16. Larry Larson will be forever remembered by the BMGA and Brookview faithful.

Larry Larson’s bench on 16
“Love you Man” was a standard Larson sign off.

Shootout Status: Are you in or are you out?

The BMGA season will wrap up on Sunday, October 6th with the BMGA Shootout. For those who are not familiar with the event, it is the end of season culmination event where we will crown our 2024 Championship Player of the Year.

This is a qualification event, where the top 12 players in WNL and top 12 players in weekend BMGA Cup points earn their spot. After 9 holes, the lowest 10 net scores advance to the shootout where one player is eliminated per hole until there is only one remaining.

WNL Players earn their spot with the points accumulated through the season. Taking the best 10 scores. Weekend players earn points through tournament results.

Let’s look at where we are so far:

Wednesday Night League

You can follow along by checking out the Player Standings page. Remember, it is a best 10 scores determines your placement. Here are the top 20 as of today!

Weekend BMGA Cup Points

Every tournament has a Season Points page were you can follow along. Here are the top 20 as of today!

There is still A LOT of time to move to the top 12!

WNL Week 9 Recap (6/19/24)

We’re shockingly already at the midway point of the season! Wednesday continues to be the best night of the week for golf in the Twin Cities. Hoping the trend continues for the back half of the year. 

Did I miss @brookystrong trending last weekend?

Handicaps:

  • There continues to be an uptick in handicaps on the scorecard that don’t match what is in GHIN. (especially when the back is playing shortened)
    • GHIN is the source of truth when it comes to handicap, not what is on the scorecard.
    • This can come into play when determining putts to give on a hole you may or may not be getting strokes on.
  • Best Practice: Check you and your playing opponents handicap to ensure they’re up to date.

Score Entry:

  • There are a handful of cards each week where the 9-hole scores is off a stroke or 2… 
  • While the computer “does the math” having the total score is helpful to ensure the numbers were entered correctly into the computer.

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Ken Hanson (32) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Eric Fryc, Michael Ryan (37) ($5 each)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Brad Soderling (eagle on 1), Daniel Kjorsvik (eagle on 2), Mick Krause (eagle on 4), Ben Drews (eagle on 5), Brian Wright (eagle on 7), Marty Stillman (eagle on 8) ($8.33 each)
  2. Back 9  – Jake Waletzko (eagle on 16), Tom Scheunemann (eagle on 17) ($25 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Brad Soderling
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Eric Fryc
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Marty Stillman
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Wayne Nau
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Jared Britton
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Rick Monro
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Nick Ward (made the putt)
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Tom Lipanot (birdie)

Metro Seniors Enjoy a Great Day at Green Haven

The Green Haven course is in excellent shape and the greens were rolling true. This worked out well for the BMGA Golden Team, but not so much for the Valley team.

Competing against Wirth, The Valley team, with a shortage of A players struggled to gain 7 points. Ted Roberts swept his missing opponent by shooting a net 70 taking all six points in the match. Captain Sheldon Silberman played well with a net 74 but could not beat a net 69, loosing on the last hole of each nine and getting skunked. Doug Diedrich’s struggles continued with a net 83 and 0 points while Doug Paquette shot a nice net 72 that was just not enough against a net 71. Doug tied the front nine for 1 point. The 17 points Wirth garnered vaulted them into 1st place in the league. 

The Golden team jumped up a couple places in the standings to 7th but is still 25 points out of 1st. Playing against the last place Como team they took care of business with a 13-11 win. Dave Repinski stumbled a bit on the front nine shooting a 44 and loosing down-4. He came back strong on the back shooting a 39 and winning up-1 for 2 points. Steve Shellenbaum did not have his best stuff and lost the front down-2. He hung close on the back for a tie but only 1 point for the match. Dave Bialke, in his first Metro Seniors win, shot a net 69, coming back on the front with a dramatic match tying par on #9 and going on to win the back shooting a 42 and winning up-2 taking 5 points for the match. Not to be outdone, Richard Courtney shot a net 70, tied the front by hanging on the last two holes and going to a 2-up win on the back with four pars giving the team a 13-11 win.

Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week Valley hosts the league at Brookview where they play the Golden team. It could get ugly!

WNL Week 8 Recap (6/12/24)

Back to back weeks dodging the weather to get all of the rounds in.

Hole in One Alert: Shout out to Richard Brynteston on your Hole in One earlier this week! While it didn’t happen at Brookview or a BMGA event (the hole in one pot remains above $5k) it’s still quite the accomplishment!

BMGA @ the US Open: Brooky Strong is making a push to get trending during the US Open this weekend. BMGA alumni Craig Wethington will be sitting behind the 17th green Saturday yelling “Brooky Strong” after the first putt of each golfer who either has the lead or tied for the lead when playing 17. Follow along on their Instagram (@brookystrong) and show your support! With only 3 followers currently, they’re going to need some help to get trending…

Score Cards: We slipped a bit this week on the Tee Box being filled out correctly.

  • Tee Box: Continue to mark if you’re playing Blue / White or Gold to help ensure we’re applying the correct handicap
  • Handicaps: Had a few handicaps that didn’t quite match. Once again remember to check you and your playing opponents handicap to ensure they’re up to date.
  • Total Score: When adding up your totals don’t feel shy in using the calculator on your phone.
    • There are a handful of cards each week where the 9-hole scores is off a stroke or 2… 
    • While the computer “does the math” having the total score is helpful to ensure the numbers were entered correctly into the computer.

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Philip Barlow, Matt McClernan, Dan Roberts (33) ($3.33 each)
  2. Low Gross – Mike Manion (35) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Gregg Larson (eagle on 1), Brian Notvedt (eagle on 2), Nick Gnerer (eagle on 5) ($16.67 each)
  2. Back 9  – Michael Salles (double eagle on 15), Gary Scharmer (eagle on 14), Adam Thom (eagle on 10) ($16.67 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Greg Larson
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Bill Carlson
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Greg Donahue
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Dan Peters Jr
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Wayne Nau
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Gerry Meier
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Doug Zuck
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Doug Zuck

Metro Seniors continue ‘meh’ season.

It promised to be a beautiful Friday morning on the grounds of historic Les Bolstad golf course at the UofM.

The Valley team took to the fairways to take on Fountain Valley. In a day of feast and famine, they had two 0-point and two 6-point outcomes for a 12-12 tie. In an uncharacteristic round, Jeff Towey did not find his game and was swept 0-6. Dean Penk, vying for team MVP, drops a net 69 and wins all the points 6-0. Doug Paquette continued with solid play with a net 70 also won all the points with a 6-0 drubbing. Unfortunately, anchor man Randy Zejdlik was off his game and was shut out, losing 0-6.

The Golden team did not fare well versus 3rd place Gross. Steve Slivken dropped the front 9 and the back 9 went down to the last hole where he almost dropped the birdie on the 409 yard par 4 finishing hole. With his gimmie par he was able to win the back 9 for 2 points. Roger Hamm won the front side 1 up and was 1 down on the back. He also parred 18 with a great up and down from over the green to win that hole and the match and a tie on the back 9 for a 5-1 victory. Stan Hop admitted that he forgot how to putt on the front 9 and lost that 3 down. He improved on the back by 9! strokes but even that was only good enough for a back 9 split and a 1-5 loss. Dan Olson lost the front 9 on the 9th hole and was even on the back through 13 before the pot holes knocked the wheels out of alignment. Dan lost 0-6. The team finished with a 8-16 loss.

Valley gained a spot to 12th place overall with their split and Golden dropped to to 9th.
Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week we play at Greenhaven course where Valley plays 2nd place Wirth and Golden will hope to get better versus dead-last Como.

WNL Week 7 Recap (6/5/24)

Despite the lightning, hail, and downpour, all groups were able to finish their rounds and I didn’t hear of anyone using their putter as a lightning rod. I was also pleasantly surprised how dry the cards were kept.

Score Cards: Score card commentary is being minimized based on performance. Keep doing the following:

  • Ensure your tee time is on the card
  • Check handicaps before teeing off
  • Fill out the tee box field with either Blue/White (B/W M) or Gold (G)
  • When adding up your totals don’t feel shy in using the calculator on your phone.
    • There are a handful of cards each week where the 9 hole scores is off a stroke or 2… 
    • While the computer “does the math” having the total score is helpful to ensure the numbers were entered correctly into the computer.

Scoring:  All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

Team Results: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410068789156

Team Standings: 

WNL Individual Standings: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10414042410941204389

Weekly Prize Results (Paid in Brookview Credit):

Low Gross & Low Net ($10.00 per category)

  1. Low Net – Theo Scheunemann, Dave Repinski (33) ($5 each)
  2. Low Gross – Howard Hoffman, Dave Supalla (34) ($5 each)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Brent Nordstrom (eagle on 2); Tom Scheunemann (eagle on 3); Lee Hulkonen (eagle on 4) ($16.67 each)
  2. Back 9  – Dan Gregorich (eagle on 18); Joe Christianson (eagle on 11) ($25 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Neal Reykdal
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Matt Grove
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Chris Tietz
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Barry Scharmer
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Howard Hoffman
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Todd Olson
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Theo Scheunemann
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Matt Hadley

Metro Senior Teams have split success on another wet Friday

Wirth Golf course was plenty wet before the start and additional rain didn’t help. Lift, clean and place helped but finding a non-flooded stance was a challenge. Golden held their own with an 11-9 win over the three-player team from Valleywood. The Valley team took it on the chin with a 7-17 shellacking by the 1st place University team.

Dean Penk was the bright spot for the Valley team shooting a great net 74 and skunked his opponent for 6 points. Mark Steinhauser and captain Sheldon Silberman were both shut out, each with uncharacteristic net scores of 87. Emmy Yates came through with 1 point tying the front nine when his opponent pulled two shots in the trees and water on number nine.

The Golden team faired a bit better but could have done more damage. Playing in the D spot, Gary Scharmer was playing the card as he had no opponent. Unfortunately, Gary did not have a good day shooting a net 83 and only got the minimum 3 points. Rahul Tamhane also struggled on the wet course with net 85 and was skunked. Steve Silken shot a very nice net 70 but was only able to win the front for two points against his opponent’s net 73. Mark Deede came through for the team with a sweep of 6 points on the strength of a net 74 when his opponent just could not get things going in the wet conditions.

Valley dropped to 13th place overall and Golden held at 7th.
Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week we play at the University Les Bolstad course where Valley plays 8th place Fountain Valley and Golden will tackle 3rd place Gross.

Lone Ranger Results

Playing on yet another soggy weekend, ten teams took to the task to claim the 2024 Championship of the Lone Ranger. If you haven’t played this event yet, put it on your 25 schedule. It’s fun, frustrating and a great time cheering for your mates.

Brynteson/Hoffman/Jocelyn/Paulsen played early and were leaders in the clubhouse for a long time at -12. The only team that could catch them were Slivken/Steichen/Silberman/ Courtney. Catch them they did, with THREE net birdies on #17 (2 natural). Then #18 happened. They could not manage to get 3 net pars to stay at -12. A single net bogey on a Lone Ranger hole sunk them to 2nd. A great finish indeed.

Full results are here.

Finishing in the money.
On Course Prizes
Net Skins (top) Gross Skins (bottom)