Each year the top 12 players in Wednesday Night League (WNL) and top 12 players in Weekend Tournaments qualifier for the year-end Shootout. Here are the current standings. A few notes:
WNL: If you looped (i.e. played twice on one week) the new system doesn’t track it. So we need to manually figure that out.
Weekends: The points listed includes all rounds in the Indy and 2-Person Match play up to the semi-finals and all participants currently in semi-finals are awarded to where they are at. And the Calcutta still needs to happen.
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.
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!
We are excited to have everyone to join us on April 10th for our Spring Social. Here is the schedule for the day. We have absolutely no clue what the weather will look like but maybe it will be amazing or terrible.
Par 3 Tournament is open from 2:30 to 4:30 and reopens from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Holes are 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9. It is a three-club event. Your putter counts as a club. All scorecards need to be turned in by 8:00 PM.
The kegs are tapped are at 4:00 PM.
Meeting starts at 5:00 PM in the Basket Creek Room (upstairs)
New Member meeting is from 5:30 to 5:45 PM in the Valley Room (first floor).
NOTE: The BMGA Wednesday Night League is FULL for the 2024 season. We thank everyone who registered so quickly. It took less than 27 seconds to fill the league this year!
We encourage players to consider joining to play in BMGA Weekend Tournaments. We offer several tournaments and this year will have some larger-payout tournaments due to new sponsor funds. Cost is $90 to join. See the post below for the full tournament schedule.
The other reason to join BMGA Weekend League is that is does give you priority to join WNL the following year. It DOES NOT guarantee you get it but your odds are slightly better.
We are excited to release our BMGA Weekend Tournament Schedule. We do want to note some VERY exciting changes that are coming this year.
Brookview Golf Course, has invested in using the premium version of Golf Genius for the 2024 season. That will bring about a few major changes:
Online course scoring, live leaderboards and more. During each tournament, you will now be able to see the live scores – including hole-by-hole stats.
More stats for the tournaments and potentially WNL. More information is coming on this one, but the possibilities are endless.
Better online payment and registration. We will move to Golf Genius registration for tournament, which will remove the have to chase people down months after the fact!
Registration for new members of the BMGA opens on February 22nd.
The 2024 BMGA Season is fast approaching, and the BMGA board has established the dues for the upcoming season as follows:
BMGA Dues: $90
WNL Dues: $390
Weekend Tournaments: $65
NOTE: In 2023, $12 of weekend due were applied to the prize pool. In 2024, $15 will be applied to the prize pool
Please note that members participating in both the Wednesday Night League (WNL) and Weekend Tournaments are required to pay the total sum of BMGA and WNL dues, amounting to $480.
Additionally, the BMGA Board has set several key dates to keep in mind:
02/01/2024 to 02/14/2024 – Registration period for returning WNL members. Form will be live at 8:00 AM Central.
02/15/2024 to 02/21/2024 – Registration period for returning Weekend members who wish to participate in both WNL and Weekend Tournaments, as well as Weekend-Only Members. Form will be live at 8:00 AM Central.
02/22/2024 to 03/01/2024 – Open registration period for new BMGA Members. Form will be live at 8:00 AM Central.
03/01/2024 – Deadline for all BMGA Dues payments.
03/13/2024 – BMGA Draft.
04/10/2024 – BMGA Social.
04/24/2024 – First Week of WNL League.
As we present the dues for 2024, it’s crucial to start planning for the 2025 season. Members will notice an increase of $50 in dues from 2023 to 2024. To understand this change, let’s examine the reasons behind the increase for 2024
The increase is attributed to five primary factors:
The 2023 season was notably costly for the BMGA. Brookview increased green fees by $1.00 for 9 holes, leading to overspending and a loss of just over $6,000, mainly due to the high costs of WNL beer.
For 2024, Brookview has again raised green fees by $3.00 for 18 holes and $1.50 for 9 holes, resulting in an additional $3,456 cost for the BMGA.
A new 18% service charge on all beverage and food purchases by the BMGA, previously applied only to drink tickets in 2023, will now also affect our WNL keg purchases, adding $2,871 to our expenses.
The cost for Premium Kegs at Brookview has increased by $50. Based on our spending in 2023, this represents a $1,200 increase for the BMGA.
The City of Golden Valley has raised the sales tax by 1.25%, impacting all services (golf, beverages, food, etc.) and leading to an additional cost of $1,508.46 for the BMGA.
Without changes, these factors would result in a projected loss of $15,035 for the BMGA in 2024, which is not a sustainable situation.
The BMGA Board, recognizing the importance of maintaining a balance between social and golf aspects in our league, opted for a moderate approach rather than drastic changes for 2024. Our aim is to spend this year evaluating the best course of action for the future. We are aware that continuously raising prices is not a viable long-term strategy.
For 2024, the BMGA Board has adopted the following plan:
Limited to a maximum of two kegs per WNL event, reducing the frequency of opening a third keg. With 128 players each week, this should allow each member to enjoy two beers.
Opting for two domestic kegs over the more expensive premium kegs for WNL, reducing costs significantly.
Setting the first pour time for WNL at 5:30 PM, to ensure beer availability for all members.
Increasing dues by $50 to cover the aforementioned costs.
Raising weekend tournament fees to assist in covering overall costs.
Immediate planning for 2025 is essential. We understand that budgets are not limitless, and throughout the 2024 season, the BMGA Board will explore various strategies for budget balancing. Your ideas and suggestions are valuable, and we invite all members to contribute their thoughts. While not all ideas may be feasible due to our commitments to the City of Golden Valley, we aim to maintain transparency throughout this process.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to Ramiro (President) and Richard (Vice-President) so we can incorporate your ideas for 2025 and beyond.
The rain held off, the course was still wet and overall, it was cold day for golf.
Below is the hole-by-hole scoring that I had available. Some of the early holes were missed for score-by-score.
10th Hole – Allen is eliminated with a 9, net 8
11th Hole – Hagen is eliminated with a 7, net 6
12th Hole – Hulkonen is eliminated with a 5, net 5
13th Hole – Paquette and McDonnell in a chip off. McDonnell eliminated.
14th Hole – Supalla eliminated with a 5, net 5.
15th Hole – Zurn eliminated with a 8, net 7.
16th Hole – Paquette and Brynteson in a chip off. Paquette is eliminated.
17th Hole – Soderling eliminated with a 4, net 4.
18th Hole – Steichen pushes drive into the water. Brynteson covers water, 125 out in fairway. Steichen 3rd hits a bomb to 45 yards out. 4th shot is pushed into left bunker. Brynteson just off the front-end after 2nd. Chip to 3 feet.
What was supposed to be a rain out became a one-hole sprinkle with a very wet golf course. Here is the list of winners. You can find the full results here:
1st Place – $135 Each | Kevin Monogue & Michael Saless 2nd Place – $110 Each | Larry Jocelyn & Richard Brynteson 3rd Place – $75 Each | Mike Gomez & Scott Syverson 4th Place – $50 Each | Brian Beitlich & Dan Grubb
