Week 8 (June 16) Results

Unbelievable!  The first half of the season ended in a four-way tie.

FINAL First Half Standings
Place	Team	Total Points	This Week
T1	Rieves	24.5	6.0
T1	Raffel	24.5	5.5
T1	Raymer	24.5	5.0
T1	Mack	24.5	2.0
5	Downing	24.0	4.0
6	Larson	17.0	1.0
7	Hackers	15.0	0.5
8	Kraus	14.0	0.0

According to league rules, "In the case of a tie in the standings at the end of a half-season, net scores in the head-to-head matchups in that half-season between all teams involved in the tie are summed, and the team with the lowest cumulative net score from those matchups will be the winner of the half."

Here are those net scores:

	Net scores by team
	Mack	Raffel	Raymer	Rieves
vs Mack	---	138	150	135
vs Raffel	128	---	131	128
vs Raymer	148	135	---	131
vs Rieves	142	124	130	---
Total	418	397	411	394
Average	34.83	33.08	34.25	32.83

The result?  Team Rieves storms back from dead last after Week 2 to claim the first-half championship!

In other news, Rob Zimmerman returned from a two-week vacation and picked up right where he left off, shooting a league-low net of 24.  That didn't quite match his net 23 from May 26, but he did have an even better gross of 51 (vs. 52).  Will Nagel, subbing for his dad Ed Molter, finished birdie-birdie and netted a 25.  Besides Will, others with birdies included Dave Rieves on hole #3, Dan Steinhoff on #6, Mike Sanders on #8, and Jeff Mautz on #9.

This week's challenge winners, all determined on the 9th hole, where the crowd waited anxiously for results were  Mike Brania, longest drive; Jeff Mautz, closest to the pin on his second shot; Jim Parrott, closest chip; and Will Nagel, longest putt.

Finally, in the drawing for cash prizes (with golfers' names being entered once for every challenge hole or low net honor they'd won in the first half), Brad Nelson, Jim Parrott, Carl Stroud, and Rob Zimmerman each won $25.

Week 8 (June 16) Matchups

This week marks the end of the first half of the season.  Teams Mack and Downing, currently in first and second with 22.5 and 20 points, respectively, face off in a match that will probably determine who wins a spot in the season-ending championship.  However, there are several scenarios in which Teams Raymer or Raffel, in third and fourth place, could wind up in first.  Even Team Rieves, in fifth, could claim the first-half title, if they sweep all six points in their match against Team Kraus and every other match goes just so.

As soon as the last foursome comes off the ninth green, the commissioner will tally scores and announce the winning team.  Also, a drawing will be held for cash prizes, with players' names being entered in the drawing once for each prize hole they won during the first half of the season.

Rieves		vs	Kraus
4:30 (please set out prize flags)
Mike Brania	13	vs	Gary Buehler	19
Dave Carlson	12	vs	Eric Durkee	12
4:40
Dave Rieves	8	vs	Mike Kraus	18
Carl Stroud	10	vs	Tom Stafford	14
Hackers		vs	Raffel
4:50
David Belton	25	vs	Al Crist	16
Parrott/Thieding		vs	Jason Raffel	10
5:00
Matt Reinfeldt	17	vs	Todd Robinson	14
Scott Stanley	20	vs	Jon Wellik	7
Mack		vs	Downing
5:10
Dean Genthe	12	vs	David Downing	9
Tom Mack	12	vs	Will Nagel	12
5:20
Jeff Mautz	10	vs	Mark Woodruff	7
Jimmy Yednock	6	vs	Rob Zimmerman	27
Larson		vs	Raymer
5:30
Greg Cass	22	vs	John Blimling	18
Dan Steinhoff	8	vs	Brad Nelson	17
5:40 (please bring in prize flags)
Scott Larson	8	vs	Adam Hopkins	12
Andrew Preboski	13	vs	Michael Sanders	19

Week 7 (June 9) Results

Kudos to Matt Reinfeldt, who shot a 46, breaking 50 for the first time and taking low net honors with a 28.

With one week left in the first half of the season, Team Mack holds on to first place.

There were only two birdies:  David Downing on hole #3, and Adam Hopkins on #9.

Paul Moen won the dubious prize of making the shortest putt on #8.  Other prize winners were Scott Larson, closest to the pin on #2; Jason Raffel, longest drive on #4; and Todd Robinson, longest putt on #6.

See full individual and team results below.

Raffel	G	H	N	+/-	Pts		Raymer	G	H	N	+/-	Pts
Al Crist	48	16	32	0	0.5		John Blimling	50	18	32	0	0.5
Todd Robinson	49	15	34	3	1.0		Brad Nelson	54	17	37	-3	0.0
Jason Raffel	48	10	38	-9	0.0		Adam Hopkins	42	13	29	9	1.0
Troy Marshall	37	6	31	2	1.0		Michael Sanders	52	19	33	-2	0.0
				-4	2.5						4	3.5
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Hackers	G	H	N	+/-	Pts		Downing	G	H	N	+/-	Pts
David Belton	60	23	37	-4	0.0		David Downing	42	9	33	4	1.0
Matt Reinfeldt	46	18	28	12	1.0		Mark Woodruff	46	6	40	-12	0.0
Jim Parrott	45	7	38	-3	0.0		Ed Molter	47	12	35	3	1.0
Scott Stanley	55	19	36	0	0.5		Dan Steinhoff	44	8	36	0	0.5
				5	3.5						-5	2.5
Larson	G	H	N	+/-	Pts		Rieves	G	H	N	+/-	Pts
Jon Walcott	43	10	33	-3	0.0		Mike Brania	43	13	30	3	1.0
Paul Moen	40	8	32	1	1.0		Dave Rieves	41	8	33	-1	0.0
Scott Larson	41	8	33	0	0.5		Carl Stroud	43	10	33	0	0.5
Andrew Preboski	50	14	36	-4	0.0		Dave Carlson	44	12	32	4	1.0
				-6	1.5						6	4.5
Mack	G	H	N	+/-	Pts		Kraus	G	H	N	+/-	Pts
Dean Genthe	45	12	33	-1	0.0		Gary Buehler	52	20	32	1	1.0
Jeff Mautz	41	9	32	4	1.0		Mike Kraus	54	18	36	-4	0.0
Mike Schauer	38	6	32	-3	0.0		Eric Durkee	41	12	29	3	1.0
Jimmy Yednock	38	6	32	6	1.0		Tom Stafford	51	13	38	-6	0.0
				6	4.0						-6	2.0

First Half Standings - After Week 7
Place	Team	Total Points	This Week
1	Mack	22.5	4.0
2	Downing	20.0	2.5
3	Raymer	19.5	3.5
4	Raffel	19.0	2.5
5	Rieves	18.5	4.5
6	Larson	16.0	1.5
7	Hackers	14.5	3.5
8	Kraus	14.0	2.0