Author: Kirk Williams

Week 4 is in the books! The greens were rolling fast and the pace continues to be good. It’s hard to believe we’re over 20% of the way through the WNL season. There is still plenty of time for teams to work their way up the standings.

Score Cards: Lots of great looking cards this week! Both low scores (sorry Howie and Richard) and completed fields.

• Tee Box: We were down to only 2-3 cards that were missing tee box. Continue to mark if you’re playing Blue / White or Gold to help ensure we’re applying the correct handicap

• Tee Time: Also, down to only 2-3 cards that were missing tee times. In fact, they may have been the same 2-3. Having your tee time on the card helps to ensure we have all of the cards at the end of the night.

• Hole Max: A reminder, per the League Guide, if you reach 8 strokes and you have not yet holed out, you are to pick up your ball. If this happens (or you concede your hole outside of a given putt) please mark an X on your scorecard for the hole. This is new for this year and helps scorekeeping in Golf Genius. It is also in line with the new USGA handicap guidelines for holes that are not finished.

The League Guide (which Roger has memorized) calls out if you hit the hole max the best you can do is tie the hole (if both you and your playing partner hit the max). Regardless of your handicap.

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 – Randy Milbert (31) ($10)
2. Low Gross – Mike Manion (35) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Erik Pederson (eagle on 2); Dean Penk (eagle on 4); Randy Milbert (eagle on 7) ($16.67 each)
2. Back 9  – Paul Olson (eagle on 14): Daniel Kjosvik (eagle on 15): Tom Aamot (double eagle on 18) ($16.67 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

• Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Jeremy Host
• Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Richard Brynteston
• Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Marshall Rosner
• Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Matt Haws
• Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Joel Longo
• Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Dan Kjorsvik
• Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Andrew Gruber
• Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Tom Aamot

Hall of Shame Nominee #2

• Who is Brian?
• What tee time were you?
• What tees did you play?

Sharing a reminder of the WNL beer program for 2024. Also including the current beer schedule for the remaining weeks of the year.

WNL Beer Program:

• The first keg each week will be the remainder from the following week. (if any is left)
• There is 1 light and 1 craft / domestic beer selection each week.
• The kegs are tapped one at a time to keep the line moving and ensure later groups access.
  • The light and craft / domestic order alternate each week.
• Glass sizes are 12oz to reduce waste.

Reminders:

• The patio bar remains full service.
  • Additional beer, cocktail, & wine selections are available by cash, credit, and Brookview credit “chits”.
  • Nonalcoholic beverages are also available.
• Food ordering and servers will return to the patio when 316 seasonal staffing allows.
• Food is 10% off with Brookview membership.
• An 18% service fee is included in the BMGA beer prices. This is not applicable to food orders or alternative beverage purchases at the patio bar.

2024 WNL Beer Schedule:

Pace of Play: It seemed like we saw an improvement this week. Nice work everyone in keeping things moving!

Score Cards: We saw a big improvement in scorecard hygiene this week! Thanks for making my job a bit easier.

Areas of improvement:

1. Tee Box: This should either be Member (or Blue / White) or Gold.
   • There were about 1/3 of the cards that either didn’t have this filled in or had 1 / 10 in that box.
2. Handicaps: Continue to check your and your opponent’s handicap prior to teeing off.
   • Your handicap on the Front 9 and Back 9 may be different.
   • We had 5-10 people with incorrect handicaps on the card.
3. Tee Time: Please complete this field, it helps us ensure we have all of the cards in hand.

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

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

Team Standings: Working on a way to automate. You can use the Team Points in Golf Genius in the interim.

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 – Brad Jordan, Brent Lindstrom; Matt Haws; Andy Martin (33) ($2.50 each)
2. Low Gross – Will Rosengren (35) ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 – Kevin Monogue (eagle on 1); Nick Ward (eagle on 3); Mark Lange (eagle on 5); Joe Christianson (eagle on 6) ($12.50 each)
2. Back 9  – Brian Sutton (double eagle on 18!); Brent Lindstrom (eagle on 14); Theo Scheunemann (eagle on 12) ($16.67 each)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

• Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Kevin Monogue
• Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Mark Steinhauser
• Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Val Nde
• Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Mark Steinhauser
• Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Wayne Nau
• Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Matt McClernan
• Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – Rick Monro
• Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Brent Nordstrom

Scorecard Hall of Shame (First Nominee):

• First and Last names are helpful to have on the card to ensure scores are assigned to the right person.
• Teammates should either both be on the top or both be on the bottom for recording matches.
• Tee box should either be Member (Blue / White) or Gold. The card already says Front 9 on the top.
• Other than these 3 areas, this card is perfectly filled out and legible. Close to Hall of Fame material!

Week 1 is in the books and the weather conditions could not have been better!

NOTE FROM RICHARD: We have confirmed that when posting the 9-hole scores from Golf Genius you CANNOT add stats after the fact in the GHIN App. However, it does work for 18-hole rounds (i.e. Weekend Tournaments). Golf Genius is aware of this, working on an update but we do not have a timeline yet. I apologize for misspeaking about this as the 18-hole vs 9-hole limitation wasn’t listed in their support documents.

Scoring: Thank you all for your patience as we worked through some of the kinks in our new league scoring system. All scores have now been entered and posted to your GHIN.

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

Team Standings: Working on a way to automate. You can use the Team Points in Golf Genius in the interim.

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 Gross –  Erik Pederson ($10)
2. Low Net –  Brian Sutton ($10)

Net Skins ($50.00 per side)

1. Front 9 –  Michael Huhn (eagle on 1); Dylan Johnson (eagle on 5); Brian Egan (eagle on 7) ($16.67 each)
2. Back 9  –  Kent Riggs (eagle on 16) ($50)

Nearies ($10.00 per winner)

• Hole 1 – Closest to Pin in Two – Rahul Tamhane
• Hole 4 – Closest to Pin – Jake Waletzko
• Hole 8 – Closest to Pin – Dave Repinski
• Hole 9 – Longest Putt – Neal Oestreich
• Hole 11 – Closest to Pin in Two – Jeff Mirvis
• Hole 12 – Closest to Pin – Adam Thom
• Hole 17 – Closest to Pin – John VonEschen
• Hole 18 – Longest Putt – Ken Hanson

Housekeeping Items:

• Pace of Play: We averaged 2:20 – 2:30.
  • Continue reminding your team and playing partner to play ready golf and putt out when on the green.
    
• Scorecards: Scorecard hygiene was mostly good, but there were some ugly ones…
  • Confirm your handicap using the GHIN app before teeing off.
    • We had 7 incorrect handicaps this week. GHIN and Golf Genius are our source of truth for handicaps, not the scorecard.
    • You may want to check your playing partners handicap as well…

• Tee field: Should be either BW or Gold.
  • If we don’t know you played on the gold tees, we’re assuming you were on the Blue / White if it is not filled in.
    
• Scoring: These fields are separated by matches not by teams. 
  • Example: You and your opponent should be on the top 2 lines. Your partner and their opponent should be on the bottom 2 lines.
    
• Completeness: Need card filled out completely. team numbers, handicaps, gross scores, match points
  • This is used to validate data entry into Golf Genius
    
• Other Stats: For ease of legibility, the official card should not include anything other than the fields that are on there.
  • Circles for wins and dots for handicap holes are acceptable.
  • If people want to keep track of net points, how much they’re up down, etc…  use a separate card for that.
    
• This is what good looks like. We may start a “Hall of Shame” for ugly cards going forward.