Author: Richard Brynteson

The last weekend tournament has wrapped up and it seems like a perfect time to recap all the tournament, who won and provide some analysis.

Tournament	Champion (WNL Team)
Greek Scramble	Howard Hoffman (10) + Ramiro Sifuentes (11) + Corey Smith (8) + Kevin Ahtou (8)
2-Person Match Play	Brian Egan (9) + Rick Schostag (9)
Individual Match Play	Gerald Meier (16)
Lone Ranger	Stan Hop (6) + Brian Barlow (11) + Corey Smith (8) + Ted Roberts (12)
Fourball (GROSS)	Erik Swanson (11) + Howard Hoffman (10)
Fourball (NET)	Brad Soderling (14) + Dylan Airhart (12)
Rotation (GROSS)	Howard Hoffman (10) + Richard Brynteson (9)
Rotation (NET)	Daniel (Sr.) Peters (NA) + Randy Zejdlik (8)
2-Person Scramble (GROSS)	Nick Hendrikson (11) + Richard Brynteson (9)
2-Person Scramble (NET)	Nick Hendrikson (11) + Richard Brynteson (9)
Club Championship	Howard Hoffman (10)
Senior Club Championship	Tom Nestvold (10)
Super Senior Club Championship	Sheldon Silberman (13)
1st Flight Club Championship	Richard Brynteson (9)
2nd Flight Club Championship	Nick Ward (11)
Net Flight Club Championship	Brad Soderling (14)
Senior Net Club Championship	Richard Courtney (12)
Stableford (GROSS)	Howard Hoffman (10)
Stableford (NET)	Doug Paquette (6)
Calcutta	Kevin Monogue (3) + Michael Saless (9)
Shootout	Richard Brynteson (9)

Multiple Time Winners in 2023

• Hoffman (5)
• Brynteson (5)
• Smith (2)
• Hendrikson (2)
• Soderling (2)

Winning Player by WNL Team

• Team 9 (8 Wins)
• Team 10 (6 Wins)
• Team 11 (6 Wins)
• Team 8 (4 Wins)
• Team 12 (3 Wins)
• Team 6 (2 Wins)
• Team 14 (2 Wins)
• Team 3 (1 Win)
• Team 13 (1 Win)
• Team 16 (1 Win)

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.

The following payouts for the shootout.

Richard Brynteson	1st Place	$100.00
Pete Steichen	2nd Place	$75.00
Brad Soderling	3rd Place	$50.00
Doug Paquette	4th Place	$25.00

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:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9871080799812503448

1^st Place – $135 Each | Kevin Monogue & Michael Saless
2^nd Place – $110 Each | Larry Jocelyn & Richard Brynteson
3^rd Place – $75 Each | Mike Gomez & Scott Syverson
4^th Place – $50 Each | Brian Beitlich & Dan Grubb

On Course.  Each is $10 per person

• #1 Kelly Gallagher
• #4 Steve Benson
• #8 Richard Brynteson
• #9 Darin Allen
• #11 Mike Gomez
• #12 Dan Peters Jr
• #17 Rahul Tamhane
• #18 Mike Ryan

An amazing fall-day in late August for golf. Here are the results for this weekend:

Top 4 Gross

• 1st: Howard Hoffman (Pres/HoF) +16
• T-2nd: Matt Haws + 10
• T-2nd: Richard Brynteson (HoF) + 10
• T-2nd: Peter Steichen (Pres) +10

Top 4 Net

• 1st: Doug Paquette (Pres/HoF) + 26
• 2nd: Peter Steichen (Pres) +25
• 3rd: Chuck Bernardy + 23
• T-4th: Mark Lange + 22
• T-4th: Chris Gaspard + 2

Race to the BMGA Cup

Each season, the top Weekend Player is awarded the BMGA Cup based on having the most points in a single season. You can find the full list of players available here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9834021751707715189

The below list does not include points for the Calcutta, Individual and Two Person match play.

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Player	Number of Tournaments	Number of Wins	Total Points	Points Behind Lead
1	–	Mr. Howard Hoffman	12	6	1122.5	0
2	–	Richard Brynteson	10	4	920	202.5
3	–	Daniel Peters	14	1	750	372.5
4	–	Nick Ward	12	1	725	397.5
5	8	Peter Steichen	11	1	664.17	458.33

We are looking forward to our next weekend tournament on August 26th. Below are all the details for this tournament:

Tee Sheet: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9807351931461486132

Skins Game: https://forms.gle/TTUd2FNgwggdttWZ6

History of Tournament: https://bmga.org/presidents-hof-cup-history/

The tournament will feature an optional cash skins game. The cost is $5 for Net, $5 for Gross or $10 for both events.

In what was supposed to be a rainy two days, became a great two days of golf with some scattered rain, great stories and fantastic play. It would be remiss to not mention that Steve Hartmann took 5 shots to play Hole #1 for both days: -3 over two days!

Your flight winners:

• Club Champion: Howard Hoffman
• Senior Club Champion: Tom Nestvold
• Super Senior Club Champion: Sheldon Silberman
• 1st Flight: Richard Brynteson
• 2nd Flight: Nick Ward
• Net Flight: Brad Soderling
• Senior Net: Richard Courtney

Club Championship History: https://bmga.org/bmga-club-senior-champions/

Club Championship Flight History: https://bmga.org/club-championship-flights/

Player Statistics: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9750311930655983241

BMGA Cup Point Race

For full results, you can find them online here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9776536682030483349

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Player	Number of Tournaments	Number of Wins	Total Points	Points Behind Lead
1	–	Mr. Howard Hoffman	10	5	972.5	0
2	–	Richard Brynteson	8	4	820	152.5
3	–	Daniel Peters	12	1	700	272.5
4	–	Nick Ward	10	1	675	297.5
5	–	Brad Soderling	7	2	610	362.5

On Course Prizes Saturday:

• #1: Steve Hartmann (Eagle)
• #4: John VonEschen
• #8: Nick Ward
• #9: Tom Hansen
• #11: Tom Hansen
• #12: Tyler Nelson
• #17: Brad Soderlin
• #18: Corey Smith

On Course Prizes Sunday:

• #1: Larry Hahka
• #4: Marty Mangold
• #8: Mike Pokorney
• #9: Nick Ward
• #11: Matt Haws
• #12: Mike Manion
• #17: Dan Olson
• #18: John VonEschen

Welcome to Club Championship Week. This post will be updated through the week with any necessary updates. The early forecast shows that each day should be great for golf. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Michael Manion and Tom Nestvold are both back to defend their Club Championship and Senior Club Championship titles. You can find the entire history of the BMGA Club and Senior Club Championship here: https://bmga.org/bmga-club-senior-champions/

Tee Sheet: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9750311927065659014

DAY ONE RESULTS (TOP 3)

Championship Flight

• Michael Manion & Howard Hoffman +1
• Will Rosengren +4

1st Flight

• Tom Nestvold & Richard Brynteson +6
• Adam Thom & Doug Zuck +8

2nd Flight

• Nick Ward +8
• Dan Peters Jr + 10
• Peter Steichen & JohnVonEschen +14

Net Flight

• Brad Soderling -2
• Richard Courtney -1
• Doug Paquette E

Senior Championship Flight

• Tom Nestvold +6
• Tom Hansen & Doug Zuck +8

Senior Net Flight

• Richard Courtney -1
• Doug Paquette E
• Jeff Mirviss +2

Skins: https://forms.gle/7ytXGnV1uCpi8ne46

Another perfect day for golf. Here are your results from this weekends tournament. Full results page: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9717383627410556505

Net

• 1st Place | Nick Hendrikson + Richard Brynteson | -11
• 2nd Place | Daniel (Sr.) Peters + Larry Jocelyn | -10
• 3rd Place | James Buckingham + Marty Mangold | -9
• 3rd Place ** | Brent Lindstrom + John VonEschen | -9
• ** On scorecard playoff, Buckingham / Mangold take 3rd place for Horse Race.

Gross

• 1st Place | Nick Hendrikson + Richard Brynteson | -9
• 2nd Place | Brad Jordan + Howard Hoffman | -6
• 2nd Place ** | Justin Wallace + Tom Nestvold | -6
• 4th Place | Erik Swanson + Kelly Gallagher | -5
• ** On scorecard playoff, Jordan / Hoffman take 2nd place. 3rd Place to Wallace / Nestold for Horse Race.

On Course Prizes

#1 – Dan Peters Jr

#4 – Brent Lindstrom

#8 – Richard Brynteson

#9 – Brad Soderling

#11 – Marty Mangold

#12 – Stan Hop

#17 – Kevin Monogue

#18 – Steve Slivken

BMGA Cup Top 5. Find the full list here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9732871066979714633

Rank	Previous Rank	Player	Number of Tournaments	Number of Wins	Total Points	Points Behind Lead
1	–	Mr. Howard Hoffman	9	4	672.5	0
2	–	Daniel Peters	9	1	600	72.5
3	8	Richard Brynteson	7	3	520	152.5
4	–	Steve Slivken	10	0	482.5	190
T5	3	Corey Smith	7	2	460	212.5
T5	–	Ted Roberts	10	1	460	212.5

Here are the details for this weekend’s tournament. If you see ANY ERRORS with teams, please notify me immediately.

Team #	Team	Handicap (Not Final)
1	Ben Peterson (11.4) + Nick Ward (13.5)	6
2	Brad Soderling (15.1) +Dan (Jr.) Peters (10.6)	6
3	Brad Jordan (7.0) +Howard Hoffman (+1.2)	0
4	Brent Lindstrom (11.4) +John VonEschen (13.5)	6
5	Brian Barlow (13.8) +Stan Hop (14.2)	5
6	Chris Gaspard (26.1) +Ken Hanson (20.1)	12
7	Chuck Bernardy (12.2) +Peter Steichen (10.7)	6
8	Dylan Airhart (15.4) +Wade Warden (22.6)	9
9	Erik Swanson (0.7) +Kelly Gallagher (4.4)	0
10	Jeff Martin (12.6) +Kevin Monogue (13.6)	7
11	Jim Sanford (8.4) +Larry Larson (16.2)	3
12	Justin Wallace (4.5) +Tom Nestvold (5.6)	2
13	Kirk Williams (17.5) +Mitch Glentzer (10.9)	7
14	Martin Stillman (15.1) +Jeff Mirviss (16.8)	8
15	Matt Haws (6.3) +Michael Huhn (22.8)	6
16	Matthew Payne (8.2) Gregory Donahue (8.2)	4
17	Nick Hendrikson (3.9) +Richard Brynteson (7.6)	2
18	Steve Slivken (11.1) +Tom Hansen (7.5)	4
19	James Buckingham (13.7) +Marty Mangold (13.6)	7
20	Jeff Towey (9.6) +Steve Hartmann (5.5)	3
21	Daniel (Sr.) Peters (17.6) +Larry Jocelyn (20.4)	7
22	Jeffrey Olson (19.2) +Steve Shellenbaum (16.4)	9
23	Michael Ryan (8.0) +Luke Rajkowski (8.1)	4
24	Kevin Stoner (11.2) +Bill Carlson (12.6)	6
25	Paul Yakshe (13.6) +Patrick Hoffman (13.7)	7
26	Brett Nybo (14.4) +Sheldon Silberman (21.9)	8
27	Steve Bensen (20.0) +Nate Jordan (24.4)	11
28	Steve Susich (18.6) +Tom Aamot (20.7)	8
29	Darin Allen (15.9) +John Bolduc (16.7)	8
30	Ted Roberts (16.1) +Steve Couture (20.5)	9

Handicaps will be updated and finalized on Thursday.

HORSE RACE BETTING! As we have done in the past you can wager on who you think will win the tournament. We will be doing both a GROSS and NET horse race.

You can make wagers online here: https://forms.gle/bjh6nyMTE5h6qjyf9 or find me on the patio on Wednesday Night.

Tee Sheets. You can find the tee sheet for the tournament here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9717383625162409559

Congrats to everyone who played in the 2023 Fourball. Here are the results and payouts.

Brad Soderling + Dylan Airhart	1st Net	50 / each
Jeff Towey + Matt Grove	2nd Net	35 / each
Jeffrey Olson + Michael Saless	3rd Net	15 / each
Gerald Meier + Luke Rajkowski	3rd Net	15 / each
Chris Gaspard + Tom Aamot	3rd Net	15 / each
Erik Swanson + Howard Hoffman	1st Gross	50 / each
Jeff Towey + Matt Grove	2nd Gross	35 / each
Matt Haws + Mike Gomez	3rd Gross	25/ each
Kirk Williams + Matthew Payne	4th Gross	10 / each
Christian Tietz + Erik Pederson	4th Gross	10 / each
#1 – John Bolduc	CTP	10
#4 – Erik Swanson	CTP	10
#8 – Dan Peters, Sr	CTP	10
#9 – Brad Soderling	CTP	10
#11 – Matt Payne	CTP	10
#12 – Mike Gomez	CTP	10
#17 – Erik Swanson	CTP	10
#18 – Sheldon Silberman	CTP	10

In addition, you can find the history of the Fourball Tournament and all past winners on our new History Page – https://bmga.org/fourball-history/. Look under History for all tournament history.

Lastly, here is a look at the BMGA Cup Standings after this tournament. You can browse the full list here – https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9697678328495916583.

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Player	Number of Tournaments	Number of Wins	Total Points	Points Behind Lead
1	T2	Mr. Howard Hoffman	7	4	560	0
2	1	Daniel Peters	7	1	475	85
3	T2	Corey Smith	7	2	460	100
4	–	Steve Slivken	8	0	432.5	127.5
5	6	Ted Roberts	8	1	410	150