Month: July 2024

Race to the Shootout!

Richard Brynteson 2 Comments

We are 13 weeks in WNL and have only three tournaments (plus individual and 2-person match play points) to reach the Shootout.

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.

RankPlayerTimes PlayedTotal PointsAdjusted Pts
1Steve Binenstock1064.564.5
2Theo Scheunemann1370.564
3Brian Beitlich1270.562
4Corey Smith106161
5Adam Thom1060.560.5
6Luke Fox126860
7Justin Wallace105959
8Brad Jordan126458.5
9Andy Marten105858
10Mick Krause105858
11Phil Berndt95858
12Ramiro Sifuentes105858
13Sam Casey95858
14Lee Hulkonen116056.5
15Jeremy Hagen1056.556.5
16Jim Stetler1056.556.5
17Steve Couture1158.555.5
18David Repinski105555
19Randy Milbert95555
RankPlayer# Events# WinsBehind
1Richard Brynteson860
2Brad Jordan81125
3 Mr. Howard Hoffman72212.5
T4 Larry Jocelyn81250
T4 Patrick Hoffman81250
T6 Peter Steichen80262.5
T6 Sheldon Silberman80262.5
8 Erik Swanson51275
T9Corey Smith81287.5
T9Larry Hahka81287.5
T9Luke Rajkowski81287.5
12 Mr. Brent Lindstrom71300
13 Richard Courtney80312.5
T14 Douglas Paquette61325
T14 John Bolduc80325
16 Connor Paulsen61331.25
17 Darin Allen80337.5
18 John Von Eschen71350
19 Matthew Payne60354.17

Tupperware 2 Man Scramble Results

Roger Hamm Leave a comment

The good news is that the breeze helped on a hot humid day. Full results are here: LINK

In the Gross division a crowded leaderboard had just 7 teams finish under par:

  • T6 -3 Greg Donahue / Matt Payne
  • T6 -3 Justin Wallace / Tom Nestvold
  • 5  -4 Luke Rajkowski / Matt Haws
  • 4  -5 Brent Lindstrom / John Von Eschen
  • 3  -7 Howard Hoffman / Perry Jacobson
  • T1 -8 Brad Jordan / Erik Swanson
  • T1 -8 Nick Hendrikson / Richard Brynteson

Richard and Nick had about an 8 footer for birdie on #18 to go to -9 and grab their sixth birdie on the back 9 but could not get it to drop.

The Net division was also very tight with seven teams finishing within 3 shots of the lead

  • T5 -7 Matt McClernan / Steve Shellenbaum
  • T5 -7 Luke Rajkowski / Matt Haws
  • T5 -7 Howard Hoffman / Perry Jacobson
  • 4   -8 Greg Donahue / Matt Payne
  • 3   -9 Brad Jordan / Erik Swanson
  • T1 -10 Brent Lindstrom / Jon Von Eschen
  • T1 -10 Nick Hendrikson / Richard Brynteson

Brent and John had a awesome start with Gross birdie-eagle-birdie and finished the front 9 with a net 29! Their only dropped shot of the day came at 18, which ended up costing them solo first with Richard and Nick closing fast with their net 30 on the back 9.

Since there were teams finishing in the money in both Gross and Net, prizes have been adjusted.

Valley Team Surpasses Golden Team in Metro Seniors

Sheldon Silberman Leave a comment

It was slow and hot at Como this week – nearly a six hour round for the Valley team! But the Valley boys withstood the test and split the match against Daytona (although there is still a dispute over 1 point) moving them up to 11th place, one point above the Golden Team.  

The Valley team was lead by Dean Penk and Randy Zejdlik both sweeping their matches with a net 73 and and net 67 respectively. Jeff Towey apparently was swept but thought he tied the front nine. (He was given the wrong handicap by the league director – but we are disputing the after the match change.) Chuck Bernardy shot a net 75 but was unable to secure any points against a net 68. Valley tied the match 12-12 (pending the dispute) and moved up to 11th place.

Mick Krause joined the Golden team and picked up 2 points with birdie on #18, finishing with a net 77 in his inaugural Metro Seniors outing. Dan Olson also shot a net 77 but could only muster 1 point, missing a par putt on 18 which cost 2 points. Steve Silken got on the board winning the back nine for 2 points with a nifty net 73. Unfortunately, Jim Sanford had to give up 4 strokes to his opponent, who shot a net 68 and got no points. Golden lost the match to Bunker Hills with three of their opponents players shooting sub-par net scores. The 19-5 defeat opened the door for Valley to move up in the standings.

Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week we play at Brookview where Golden hosts and plans to stomp 6th place Daytona and Valley plans to take down 3rd place Gross. If we can’t win the league, we can play spoiler!

WNL Week 13 Recap (7/24/24)

Kirk Williams 1 Comment

The playoff picture is coming into focus. With only 5 weeks left the last wild card spot in each league is up by 24 points. Plenty of time for a last minute push, but the next few weeks will be crucial.

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 (30) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Howard Hoffman (35) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Tom Scheunemann (double eagle on 3); Frank Timone (double eagle on 6) Andrew Gruber (eagle on 9) ($16.67 each)
  2. Back 9 – Sam Casey (eagle on 13) ($50)
  3. Week 12 Front 9 (add for gross eagle on hole 9) – Tom Nestvold ($25)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Ben Zurn
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Erik Pedersen
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Jared Britton
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Andrew Gruber
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Matt Grove
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Bill Wallace
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Steve Binenstock
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Joel Longo

Metro Seniors continue to struggle at Valleywood

Sheldon Silberman Leave a comment

Valleywood made a few tee box changes and with “Purple” and “Green” tees but retained the mixed par settings between the two. But that was not the reason for slow play or less than stellar golf by our metro senior teams.  

There is only a 16 point spread from first to sixth place.  However, the BMGA teams are not in the top four. In fact, they remain in the bottom four places in the 14 team league. It looks like the league will not add makeup dates for the three rainouts this season so there remains only three more weeks to make a charge. Although we may still play some “fun” matches at the clubs we missed. With 24 points available each week, neither team is mathematically eliminated, but….

The Valley team played some good golf against the team from Como with all of the players garnering points in their matches. Ramiro Sifuentes swept all 6 points while shooting a pedestrian net 77. But he won more holes than his opponent. A net 85 by Dean Penk wasn’t nearly enough but he won the 18th hole to tie the back nine and earn 1 point. Steady Ted Roberts shot a net 77 but lost by one hole on the front. He came back strong on the back winning the last two holes with a bogey and a birdie to take the back and the match for 4 points. Chris Gaspard was down 3 after five holes on the front but exploded on the back to win the back six up and win the match for a total of 4 points. Valley won the match 15-9 but is still stuck in 13th place.

The Golden team could only muster 8 points against Hiawatha leaving the team tied for 11th place and just a slim 6 points ahead of the Valley team. Dan Olson swept his opponent taking 6 points with a nifty net 72. The rest of the team struggled as captain Roger Hamm was able to come back on the back nine for a win and two points while Steve Silken and Larry Jocelyn were both swept.

Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week we play at Como where Golden takes on 8th place and Valley takes on 6th place Daytona. A couple of wins would certainly stir up the standings.

WNL Week 12 Recap (7/17/24)

Kirk Williams 1 Comment

A picture-perfect night for Bald Man Hot Summer Nights and Coors Lights on the patio. With only 6 weeks left, we’re getting into the playoff push.

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

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

Note: 6.5 points from Team 9 are not currently reflected in the weekly standings due to Kam Hanson playing 2 rounds. The 6.5 points have been added to the standings below and will be updated in the aggregate Golf Genius scoring next week.

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 – Dave Bialke (31) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Dave Supalla (33) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Doug Paquette (eagle on 1); Thomas Nestvold (eagle on 7) ($25 each)
  2. Back 9 – Paul Yakshe (eagle on 12); Brett Notvedt (eagle on 14); Neal Oestreich (eagle on 18) ($16.67 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Week 11 Hole 9 – Lee Haulkonen
  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Doug Paquette
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Dave Schoeller
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Scott Syverson
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Peter Crane
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Pat Hoffman
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Mike Ryan
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Dylan Johnson
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Dave Supalla

CIT Fourball has surprising results

Roger Hamm 1 Comment

In a rain/lightning interrupted and shortened event (15 holes) the full field (52 players across 26 teams) had an interesting go of it.

In the Gross division, Richard Brynteson & Luke Rajkowski held on to a one stroke victory over Howie Hoffman & Brad Jordan. Richard & Luke managed a 1 under front 9 versus the level par from the chasers, and that was the difference maker.
Rounding out the top finishers were 3rd place at +1, Larry Hahka & Doug Paquette and a three-way tie for 4th at +2 with Roger Hamm/Gerry Meier; Stan Hop/Steve Shellenbaum; Pete Steichen/Sheldon Silberman.

The Net division was also a close finish with many of the same names as above. Hahka/Paquette with a 1 stroke win at -9 over Brett Nybo & Dylan Johnson. Nybo/Johnson had a 3 stroke lead at the turn but stumbled on 13 and 14 to slip back.
Third place at -7 was Steichen/Silberman and in a four-way tie for 4th place at -6 were: Conner Paulson/Charlie Morse; Meier/Hamm; Brynteson/Rajkowski; Hop/Shellenbaum

Full results including skins and on course prizes can be seen here:
https://bgc-2024citfourball.golfgenius.com/pages/10315266233041209246
Or you can see this big-ass report

Too bad we had to shorten it as the final 3 holes could have been a difference maker with the results so tight.

Our weekend events have been very full, so remember to sign up for the next event, the Tupperware 2 person scramble on July 27th.  Registration ends July 19th.

Metro Seniors finally get a dry day but can’t capitalize

Sheldon Silberman Leave a comment

After two rainouts and a week off it was sure nice to finally have some nice golf weather!!  I think everyone that played would agree it was a beautiful day to play, especially with the golf course being all ours with a shotgun start.  Most groups finished in just over four hours. 

Things are sure tight at the top now.  Only a four point spread from first to forth place.  However, the BMGA teams are not in the top four. In fact, they are in the bottom four places in the 14 team league.

Some call Daytona “dogleg Daytona” for plethora of dogleg fairways. That and the primarily domed greens presented some challenges for our players. Competing against Hiawatha, The Valley team played some good golf with net scores in the low 70’s for three of the players. Unfortunately the Hiawatha team did even better. Ted Roberts was swept when his opponent shot a net 67! Mark Steinhauser finally got on the board with 4 points winning the front nine and the match 1-up. Captain Sheldon Silberman birdied two holes but could not beat a net par. He did well to win the last three holes to tie the back nine for 1 point. Randy Zejdlik shot a net 74 while his opponent was hot and cold. Randy won the back and the match for 4 points. Hiawatha won the match 15-9. Valley dropped a spot to 13th place.

The Golden team dropped from 7th place to 11th place with a lackluster 6-18 performance against forth place Columbia. Jim Stetler earned 2 points shooting a net 73 loosing to a net 72 in a close match. Rahul Tamhane started hot on the front nine winning the side and carrying over enough points to take the match and earn 4 points. Rahul shot a nice net 69 but his opponent stayed right with him shooting a net 71. Jim Sanford and Steve Couture struggled – a lot – and were skunked.

Current Standings  This week’s results

Next week we play at Valleywood where Golden takes on Hiawatha looking for revenge for their treatment of Valley this week. Valley takes on last place Como hoping to get some big points and move up a few spots.

WNL Week 11 Recap (7/10)

Kirk Williams Leave a comment

Once again, we didn’t let the weather on a Wednesday get the best of us. Appreciate everyone showing up on the adjusted time and keeping things moving to get the round in.

Sponsor of the Week / Sponsor Minute: Back by “popular request”, this spot is open to plug our gracious BMGA sponsors. Please send me your copy or we’ll revert to Brad Jordan (or ChatGPT) to say something fun about your business.

Handicaps: Hate to be a broken record, but…

  • 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.

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 – Matt Payne (31) ($10)
  2. Low Gross – Erik Swanson; Howard Hoffman; Matt Payne; Mike Manion (36) ($2.50 each!!!)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Matt Payne (eagle on 6) ($50)
  2. Back 9 – Frank Timpone (eagle on 10); Philip Barlow (double eagle on 15); Frank Abramson (double eagle on 11); Andrew Gruber (eagle on 16); Brent Nordstrom (eagle on 13); Ben Drews (eagle on 12) ($8.33 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  • Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Jeff Mirviss
  • Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Mike Gomez
  • Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Brian Beitlich
  • Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Missing
  • Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Kevin Monogue
  • Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Nick Hendrickson
  • Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Joel Longo
  • Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Steve Binenstock