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WNL Week 16 Results (8/16/23)

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Oh what a week! The winds were blowing and scoring was difficult. The Bassett Creek Conference was shut out – no team in the conference won! Which, of course, means every team in the Golden Valley Conference won. Despite that fact, there were again no changes in standings this week. Par Then Bar (Team 14) earned an incredible 52.5 points over Fairway to Heaven. Team Hack Attack continues to lead the league with a total of 648.5 points but Sons of Parnarchy is creeping up as they now only hold a 21 point lead in their division going into the final two weeks of division play. With 160 points left to win, everyone still has a chance to win their division or sneak into the playoffs with a wild card.

Next week we begin play 10 minutes earlier than originally scheduled to avoid sunset – the first tee times are 3:20 PM. Your captain should have notified you several weeks ago but check to make sure you have correct times for the next two weeks.

Nick Ward continues to lead the MVP race with 78.5 total points closely followed by Doug Paquette with 67.4 points. The twelve players with the best ten-score WNL total qualify for the season-ending Shootout on October 7, as do the dozen highest cup point players from the weekend events.

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)

  1. Low Gross – Sam Steinwand with a 36 on the Front. $10.00 to Sam.
  2. Low Net – Nick Ward with a 32 on the Back. $10.00 to Nick. (Two weeks in a row!)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

  1. Front 9 – Dan Kjorsvik – 3, net 2 on #5, Patrick Burrage, – 4, net 3 on #2. $25 to Dan and Patrick.
  2. Back 9  – Chris Reuter – 2, net 1 on #12, Steve Couture – 5, net 3 on #15, Mark McDonnell – 3, net 2 on #14. $16.67 each.

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

  1. Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Brad Soderling (Par, net Birdie)
  2. Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Kyle Johnsrud (Par, net Birdie)
  3. Hole 8 – Closest to Pin –Mike Gomez (Par)
  4. Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Luke Rajkowski (Birdie)
  5. Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Mark McDonnell (Birdie, net Eagle) (last golfer of the night!)
  6. Hole 13 – Closest to Pin in Two – Joel Longo (Par, net Birdie)
  7. Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Nick Ward (Par)
  8. Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Brian Sutton (Par, net Eagle)

Weekly WNL Director Stats  

  • Accept for one card, legibility was very good this week with only a few problems. The one card took a lot of forensic work to discover the scores and the players – please don’t make me do this! It was the 5PM tee time on the back. Team numbers were missing, scores were not added and the writing was horrible! Here is a listing of the the problems that slow down score entry:
    • Number cards without finish time: Front: 3, Back: 3
    • Cards with folds across scores: Front: 2, Back: 2
    • Cards with missing or addition errors: Front: 4, Back: 2
    • Cards missing or wrong team numbers or full names: Front: 0, Back: 2
    • 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 – It was a tough night and we finished in the dark. The first group on the front started late and finished in 2:14. The next two groups did an incredible job and we were at 2:06 after three groups but we slid to 2:30 from there and ended with the last two groups in at 2:40. With the cloudy sky it was dark by then! The back started fast and drifted to about 2:20 until the last group which must have gotten lost and reported in around 2:24 but still ahead of our typical time.

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.
  3. 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.

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