Last Week’s Recap (Playoff Edition):

Drive 4 Show has a playoff spot all wrapped up after winning the first half by 1 point over Drawshank Redemption.

For the second half trophy, the top three ranked teams all scored 62.5 or more last week to separate themselves from the rest of the pack but not from each other.  Team Hack Attack hangs on to a slim lead, over Drawshank Redemption (-2) and Young Gunz (-4.5).  Drawshank has a chance to redeem itself from the first half loss in the last week to Drive 4 Show, as they are matched up with Hack Attack in the final week of the year.

*Remember the top 2^nd half team gets $40 in chits per player, 2^nd place gets $20 in chits per player and 3^rd gets $5 in chits per player.

The first wildcard spot is and has been firmly held onto by Drawshank Redemption for almost the entire year and with a 25.5 point lead over the next eligible team, and over 43 points ahead of the 2^nd wild card team Drawshank is in the playoffs.  If they happen to pull out the top spot in the second half the top wild card spot will likely fall to Hack Attack.  There’s a slim chance that Young Gunz could take it, but seeing as Drawshank and Hack Attack are playing each other, Young Gunz will likely hold on to their 2^nd wild card spot.

The second wild card spot was up for grabs with Putt 4 Dough only 1.5 points back and Unfinished Business 7.5 points back.  Putt 4 Dough decided to literally give it up, going into winter hibernation as 4 of their players no showed last week, two of them in the same group.  As a result they yielded the most points of the season to the lucky recipient, 6 Pack, with 80.5 points and dropped from 1.5 points back to 41.5 points back.  Unfinished Business had a respectable outing with 53.5 points, but since the top three teams all scored above 62 points last week, Unfinished Businesses’ business is finished.  They are 17.5 points out of the second wild card spot, behind Young Gunz.  Not an impossible swing, but get your foot wedges out, you’re gonna need ‘em.

Predictions:

Unfortunately, outside of the teams vying for the top spot of the second half, there is very little drama going into the last week this year.  Drive 4 Show, Drawshank Redemption and Hack Attack all have wrapped up their spots in the playoffs unless they pull a 4 person no show like Putt 4 Dough last week.  So long as Unfinished Business doesn’t outscore Young Gunz by 18 points, the fourth and final spot will go to Young Gunz.  I predict my guys on Drawshank will pull out the 2^nd half victory beating Hack Attack by more than 2 points.  Hack Attack takes the first wild card and Young Gunz takes the second.

Week 15 Results

2 Man Better Ball (Net):

Robert Brower and Tim Lowinski – 26 (Back) $17.50 each

Larry Jocelyn and Dan Ripka – 28 (Back) and Ben Raak and Dave Cerny – 28 (Front) – $8.75 each

Weekly Hole Winners ($10 each):

Low Gross: Dave Supalla – 35 (Front) – $10

CTP-2 #1 – Gavin May

CTP #4 – Chris Garcia

CTP #8 – Rich Benson

Long putt #9 – Steve Shellenbaum

CTP-2 #11 – Tim Lueder

CTP #12 – Craig Wethington

CTP #17 – Nick Schultz

Long Putt #18 – Alec Johnson

Week 14 Results

Individual Par Points (Net):

Joel Winspear – 20 (Back) – $35

Tom Scheunemann – 18 (Back) – $20

Dan Olson – 14 (Front) – $15

Weekly Hole Winners ($10 each):

Low Gross: Nick Schultz – 34 (Back) & Brandon Meder – 34 (Front) – $5 each

CTP-2 #1 – Dave Appelbaum

CTP #4 – Brandon Meder

CTP #8 – Perry Jacobson

Long putt #9 – Rob Wise

CTP-2 #11 – Ryan Pula

CTP #12 – Dan Gregorich

CTP #17 – Neal Thiebault

Long Putt #18 – Nick Schultz

Detailed Report is here:

Team #:	W11	2nd Half Total	Total	Pts. Back from a playoff spot
Drive 4 Show (4)	67.5	187	642	1st half winner: YES
Drawshank Redemption (14)	58	177	631	2nd half winner: -2.5   1st Wild Card: 0
Putt 4 Dough (13)	46	154	601	2nd half winner: -25.5   1st Wild Card: -30         2nd Wild Card: 0
Last Call (5)	70	176.5	594	2nd half winner: -3      2nd Wild Card: -7
Young Gunz (11)	53	179.5	592.5	2nd half winner: 0   2nd Wild Card: -8.5
Randy Z (8)	36.5	149.5	575	2nd half winner: -30     2nd Wild Card: -26
Unfinished Business (2)	52	140.5	574.5	2nd half winner: -39      2nd Wild Card: -26.5
Range Balls (12)	54	169.5	574.5	2nd half winner: -10   2nd Wild Card: -26.5
Cowboy Jacks (15)	50	155	571.5	2nd half winner: -24.5   2nd Wild Card: -29.5
Hack Attack (3)	53	145	571.5	2nd half winner: -34.5     2nd Wild Card: -29.5
I Like Big Putts (10)	52	150.5	571	2nd half winner: -29   2nd Wild Card: -30
6 Pack (6)	54.5	150.5	566.5	2nd half winner: -29   2nd Wild Card: -34.5
WTF (Where’s The Fairway) (9)	51	147	523	2nd half winner: -32.5  2nd Wild Card: -78
CTB (1)	49.5	141.5	522	2nd half winner: -38
The Loop (16)	51	140	521.5	2nd half winner: -39.5
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda (7)	34	133	515.5	2nd half winner: -46.5

Two Man Better Ball, Net:

Steve Binenstock & Brad Jordan – 28 (front) – $11.25 each

Ramiro Sifuentes & Nick Schultz – 28 (front) – $11.25 each

Dave Bialke & Noel Jacobson – 29 (back) – $7.50 each

Weekly Hole Winners ($10 each):

Low Gross: Howard Hoffman (front) – 33 – $10

CTP-2 #1 – Greg Larson

CTP #4 – Mark Hengel

CTP #8 – Chuck Bernardy

Long putt #9 – Ryan Pula

CTP-2 #11 – Brad Fenimore

CTP #12 – Roger Hamm

CTP #17 – Joel Longo

Long Putt #18 – Tom Law

This is a few weeks overdue, but congratulations to the first half winners: Team 4, Drive 4 Show!  They barely ousted Team 14, Drawshank Redemption.  In true dramatic fashion, the two teams played each other in the final first half week, with Team 14 having a slight edge.  It came down to the final group and even then it wasn’t clear who was the winner.  A Callaway adjustment needed to be made and only then could the points be added up…. Team 4 took it down by 1 point.

Each member of the winning Team 4 gets $40 in chits in the pro shop.  2nd place team, Team 14 gets $20 in chits per member and the 3rd place team, Team 13, Putt 4 Dough, gets $5 per member.  Don’t forget to collect!

Team #:	W10	2nd Half Total	Total	Pts. Back from a playoff spot
Drive 4 Show (4)	68.5	119.5	574.5	1st half winner: YES
Drawshank Redemption (14)	62	119	573	2nd half winner: -7.5   1st Wild Card: 0
Putt 4 Dough (13)	56	108	555	2nd half winner: -18.5   1st Wild Card: -18         2nd Wild Card: 0
Young Gunz (11)	64	126.5	539.5	2nd half winner: 0      2nd Wild Card: -15.5
Randy Z (8)	49	113	538.5	2nd half winner: -13.5   2nd Wild Card: -16.5
Last Call (5)	65	106.5	524	2nd half winner: -20     2nd Wild Card: -31
Unfinished Business (2)	41.5	88.5	522.5	2nd half winner: -38      2nd Wild Card: -32.5
Cowboy Jacks (15)	42	105	521.5	2nd half winner: -21.5   2nd Wild Card: -33.5
Range Balls (12)	62.5	115.5	520.5	2nd half winner: -11    2nd Wild Card: -34.5
I Like Big Putts (10)	35.5	98.5	519	2nd half winner: -28      2nd Wild Card: -36
Hack Attack (3)	40	92	518.5	2nd half winner: -34.5  2nd Wild Card: -36.5
6 Pack (6)	55	96	512	2nd half winner: -30.5   2nd Wild Card: -43
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda (7)	52	99	481.5	2nd half winner: -27.5  2nd Wild Card: -73.5
CTB (1)	52	92	472.5	2nd half winner: -34.5
WTF (Where’s The Fairway) (9)	39	96	472	2nd half winner: -30.5
The Loop (16)	48	89	470.5	2nd half winner: -37.5

Individual Par Points Net:

Daniel Peters – 19 (front) – $35

Jon Gaasedelen – 17 (front) – $20

Dave Bialke, Jim Hegedus and Matt Pacyna – 16 (front) – $5 each

Weekly Hole Winners ($10 each):

Low Gross: Eric Berg and Matt Pacyna (front) – 34 – $5 each

CTP-2 #1 – Eric Berg

CTP #4 – Dan Peters

CTP #8 – Tom Norman

Long putt #9 – Josh Mueller

CTP-2 #11 – Brandon Meder

CTP #12 – Justin Waters

CTP #17 – Brad Kadue

Long Putt #18 – Matt Grove