Week 18 Pairings, September 1

Below are the pairings for the final week. There are still seven teams in contention. See you Tuesday.

A few important notes:

• Banquet: Let me know this week if you'll be attending, whether you want baked chicken, roast beef, or deep fried cod, and pay the $20 if you haven't already.
• Please play ready golf this week. Tee off when your turn comes, limit your practice swings, and be ready to hit when it's your turn. The sun is descending sooner every day and the last groups will be coming in in twilight. We need to pick up the pace from previous weeks.
• League Championship: Once the 2nd half champions are determined Tuesday, they'll need to arrange championship match-ups with the Wolfe team. I'll be there until the end on Tuesday, and will work with you to arrange tee times.
• I have now added Tournament Results through Week 17 to the blog.
• WIth just one week to go, Dave Delveaux is close to wrapping up the Sy Brandt Sportsmanship Award. He's got 29.3 points, and Lynn Paulson is in 2nd with 27.0.
  

4:22 & 4:30	Wolfe vs. Moritz
Jeff Sartin (AH)	10		Bob Lomasney	14
Mike Sanders	19		Paul Schuettler	14
Paul Barnett	12		Tom Hidde	15
David Wolfe	18		Bob Moritz	16
4:37 & 4:45	McEvilly vs. Kraus
Pat McEvilly	11		Lynn Paulson	6
Herb Stanford	24		Steve Smith	15
Dave Delveaux	8		Andy Taylor	8
Ed Corcoran	16		Mike Kraus	13
4:52 & 5:00	Nelson vs. Miller
Brad Nelson	20		Jeff Pollei (DM)	New
A Tomaszewski	23		Doug Hoerr	13
Mike Williams	10		Ed Meachen	12
Steve McDonnell	11		Charlie Hoslet	17
5:07 & 5:15	Dvorak vs. Loew
Jeff Dvorak	12		Chris Weber	5
Wally Miller	27		Scott Gomez	10
Jason Thomas	7		Shawn McGettigan	12
Mike Warren	10		Doug Smedema	34
5:22 & 5:30	Thoeny vs. Williams
John Loescher	15		Dave Rieves	5
Rob Zimmerman	22		Matt Blouin	14
Travis Thoeny	3		Bob Crowe	19
Ed Molter	14		Ron Weiss	19

Week 17 Partial Results

First, in case you didn't hear, tee times for next Tuesday (the final week) have been moved up. Look at the times in the upper-right corner of the blog to see when you tee off next week. In addition, if the Thoeny and Williams groups want to try to go out before the posted tee times, they were still open as of last night. This week, the 5:22 and 5:30 foursomes were able to finish, but it was pretty dark (largely due to overcast skies).

Also, the banquet has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 8 at The Avenue Bar (on East Washington Ave). I will soon post more info about that. In addition to great food and socializing, we will award prizes and discuss potential rule changes and other issues that affect the league. The cost per person is $20, which covers food, tax, and tip. We will likely have a family-style dinner with three meats (for example, beef, chicken, and fish), plus potato, salad, rolls, and coffee/tea/milk. If you haven't paid yet, please do so on Tuesday, September 1. Also, if you don't plan to attend, please let me know so I can get a head count for the Avenue. UPDATE: $20 won't cover family style, so we will instead have your choice of roast beef, baked chicken, or deep fried cod, plus potato, salad, rolls, and coffee/tea/milk.

I finally got week 16 (last week) results and standings posted. Use the links here, or you can also access any week's results and standings via the 2009 Results and Standings link on the right.

This week, two foursomes (the Miller/Moritz match-up) were unable to finish their rounds this week due to the darkness. One foursome finished 8 holes and the other finished 7 holes. (I will determine their missing 8th and/or 9th hole scores by their scores on those holes in week 18, next Tuesday.)

Therefore, I do not have completed standings for this week. In the Week 17 Partial Standings, the teams with incomplete scores are both displayed in blue typeface. Depending on the outcome of their match-up, either could be in first place as of right now. In fact, with one week to go, seven teams are still in contention for the 2nd half championship.

Between vacation and preparing for the banquet I have not had time to update the Sy Brandt standings. I'll do that before Tuesday. Also, I'll update and post the Flight Tournament scores before Tuesday. So, look for more later.

Week 17 Pairings, August 28

UPDATE (Monday 5:42 p.m.): Updated tee times.

The 5:53/6:00 tee times below will actually play at 3:52/4:00, although Dave Rieves and I might switch, with Dave R golfing at 5:30 and me at 3:52.

Below are the pairings for Tuesday. Part of my team and the Nelson/Williams matchup will be utilizing the 3:52/4:00 tee times so that everyone can finish before dark. That means those members of the Nelson/Williams matchup who cannot golf those early tee times should be at the course by 5:22 to use up our time slots. Please be prepared to work golfers into your foursomes so that everyone can finish before dark.

I am still working on the banquet location, but will start collecting this week. I'll collect $20 per person. The date of the banquet is Tuesday, September 8 (after Labor Day).

4:52 & 5:00	Thoeny vs. Loew
Ed Molter	13		Chris Weber	5
Rob Zimmerman	23		Shawn McGettigan	12
Travis Thoeny	3		Scott Gomez	10
John Loescher	16		Doug Smedema	33
5:07 & 5:15	Dvorak vs. McEvilly
Mike Warren	10		Dave Delveaux	9
Wally Miller	25		Ed Corcoran	16
Jason Thomas	7		Pat McEvilly	11
Jeff Dvorak	12		Herb Stanford	24
5:22 & 5:30	Wolfe vs. Kraus
Jeff Sartin (AH)	11		Lynn Paulson	7
Mike Sanders	19		Steve Smith	14
Paul Barnett	12		Andy Taylor	9
David Wolfe	19		Mike Kraus	13
5:37 & 5:46	Miller vs. Moritz
Ed Meachen	12		Bob Lomasney	14
Charlie Hoslet	17		Tom Hidde	15
David Miller	10		Paul Schuettler	14
Doug Hoerr	13		Bob Moritz	16
5:53 & 6:00	Nelson vs. Williams
Mike Williams	10		Dave Rieves	4
A Tomaszewski	24		Bob Crowe	18
Steve McDonnell	11		Matt Blouin	14
Brad Nelson	20		Ron Weiss	20

Abbreviated Results

I'll be traveling most of today, so I won't have a detailed posting of results and standings for a day or two.

As for week 16, the 1st place Kraus team managed only one point Tuesday, yet increased their lead to three points. The top three teams from last week's standings managed only 2 points out of 18 possible. The Nelson team moved into second place. The columns below show place, points, and team captain.

1	27.5	Mike Kraus
2	24.5	Brad Nelson
3	24.0	Bill Williams
4	23.0	David Miller
5	22.5	Bob Moritz
6	22.0	Jeff Dvorak
7	20.5	David Wolfe
8	16.5	Jack Loew
9	15.0	Pat McEvilly
10	14.5	Travis Thoeny

More later.

Week 16 Pairings - August 18

Sorry I didn't post about last week's results. It's been a busy week, and this one will be no different. Below are the pairings for Tuesday. The Nelson and Kraus teams will tee off at 3:52 and 4:00, with the exception of Andy Taylor, who will join up with some other group - possibly making it a fivesome.

4:52 & 5:00	Thoeny vs. McEvilly
Travis Thoeny	3		Pat McEvilly	11
John Loescher	16		Herb Stanford	22
Ed Molter	13		Dave Delveaux	9
Rob Zimmerman	23		Ed Corcoran	16
5:07 & 5:15	Moritz vs. Loew
Bob Moritz	12		Scott Gomez	10
Bob Lomasney	14		Shawn McGettigan	12
Paul Schuettler	13		Chris Weber	6
Tom Hidde	15		Doug Smedema	33
5:22 & 5:30	Dvorak vs. Williams
Jason Thomas	9		Matt Blouin	12
Wally Miller	27		Bob Crowe	18
Mike Warren	11		Dave Rieves	5
Jeff Dvorak	12		Ron Weiss	20
5:37 & 5:46	Wolfe vs. Miller
Dennis Hill (AH)	11		David Miller	9
Paul Barnett	13		Charlie Hoslet	16
David Wolfe	17		Ed Meachen	12
Mike Sanders	18		Doug Hoerr	13
3:52 & 4:00	Nelson vs. Kraus
Steve McDonnell	11		Andy Taylor	9
A Tomaszewski	25		Steve Smith	14
Mike Williams	9		Lynn Paulson	7
Brad Nelson	20		Mike Kraus	13

Week 15 Pairings - August 11

Here are Tuesday's pairings. Two things to remember:

1. Glenway has reserved one early tee time (I'm not sure of the exact time, but I think it's 3:52 or 4:00) for the late golfers, if you want to use it. Captains should arrange or delegate any changes.
2. The flight tournament starts this week.

4:52 & 5:00	Nelson vs. Loew
Mike Williams	10		Shawn McGettigan	12
Steve McDonnell	10		Doug Smedema	33
Brad Nelson	20		Chris Weber	7
A Tomaszewski	27		Scott Gomez	8
5:07 & 5:15	Williams vs. Kraus
Dave Rieves	6		Mike Kraus	13
Matt Blouin	13		Steve Smith	13
Bob Crowe	18		Lynn Paulson	8
Ron Weiss	19		Andy Taylor	8
5:22 & 5:30	Dvorak vs. Moritz
Jason Thomas	9		Bob Moritz	12
Mike Warren	10		Bob Lomasney	14
Jeff Dvorak	13		Paul Schuettler	13
Wally Miller	29		Tom Hidde	15
5:37 & 5:46	Wolfe vs. Thoeny
Paul Barnett	13		Travis Thoeny	3
David Wolfe	16		Rob Zimmerman	22
Jeff Sartin (AH)	New		Ed Molter	12
Mike Sanders	18		John Loescher	16
5:53 & 6:00	Miller vs. McEvilly
Ed Meachen	12		Pat McEvilly	12
Doug Hoerr	14		Herb Stanford	22
David Miller	10		Dave Delveaux	9
Charlie Hoslet	16		Ed Corcoran	15

Flight Tournament Lineup

Here are the flights for the four-week tournament (details here) that begins Tuesday. Any sub who golfs at least three out of the last four weeks will also be eligible and will be inserted into the appropriate flight. The handicaps listed will stay with each golfer throughout the tournament.

Vegas odds are expected out on Sunday.

FLIGHT 1
Handicaps 10 & Under (Ask them for directions to the fairway.)

• Travis Thoeny - 3
• Dave Rieves - 6
• Chris Weber - 7
• Lynn Paulson - 8
• Andy Taylor - 8
• Scott Gomez - 8
• Jason Thomas - 9
• Dave Delveaux - 9
• Mike Warren - 10
• David Miller - 10
• Steve McDonnell - 10
• Mike Williams - 10

FLIGHT 2
Handicaps 12-14 (Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right . . . )

• Shawn McGettigan - 12
• Patrick McEvilly - 12
• Ed Meachen - 12
• Bob Moritz - 12
• Ed Molter - 12
• Jeff Dvorak - 13
• Mike Kraus - 13
• Steve Smith - 13
• Paul Schuettler - 13
• Matt Blouin - 13
• Paul Barnett - 13
• Doug Hoerr - 14
• Bob Lomasney - 14

FLIGHT 3
Handicaps 15 & Over (The golf equivalent of the "Plus Sizes" clothing section)

• Ed Corcoran - 15
• Tom Hidde - 15
• Charles Hoslet - 16
• John Loescher - 16
• Dave Wolfe - 16
• Bob Crowe - 18
• Adam Hopkins - 18
• Mike Sanders - 18
• Ron Weiss - 19
• Brad Nelson - 20
• Herb Stanford - 22
• Rob Zimmerman - 22
• Andy Tomaszewski - 27
• Wally Miller - 29
• Doug Smedema - 33

Week 14 Results & News

So much to talk about . . . please read to the end.

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It's getting pretty dark out for the late tee times. We finished in the dark last night and it was a pretty nice day out. There are two points to be made about this.

1. Let's try to speed up the pace of play. Get to your ball, be ready to hit, limit yourself to one practice swing, and hit.
2. Captains of the teams with 5:53 and 6:00 tee times over the last four weeks may want to look for alternate tee times.

For next Tuesday (Miller and McEvilly teams) there is one reserved tee time before the league ahead of us. I think it is at 4:00 p.m. The last foursome next Tuesday is Miller, Hoslet, Corcoran, and Delveaux. If you (or the other foursome of Hoerr, Meachen, McEvilly, and Stanford) can take that early tee time, please do so and let me know. Captains, please arrange with Glenway.

For subsequent Tuesdays, I have reserved 3:52 and 4:00 tee times for the 5:53/6:00 matchups. Captains, if your golfers can't make these times, let me know. Here are the matchups:

• 8/18: Nelson/Kraus
• 8/25: Nelson/Williams
• 9/1: Thoeny/Williams

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For the safety of league golfers, I may look into purchasing and assigning this book. I'm also looking into whether there are sequels entitled "How to retrieve thrown clubs" or "Why you don't take lessons in the middle of the season."

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Other administrivia:

• The Commissioner has lost his balls! Last night, while I was delivering the flagsticks and some prize balls on cart, I lost a partial box of the prize balls - probably between the 1st tee and green. If you happened to find it and have it, please let me know. Thanks.

• Two wrongs sometimes make a right - or a really wrong. Rich Hoebel may have been surprised this morning if he looked in the paper and saw that he shot a 39 (actual score 41). Dave (in the clubhouse) showed me the 39 and asked me who Rich was and I told him Hoebel, since I had seen him on the course. Turns out it was Rich Lampe whose scorecard showed 39. I refuse to apologize to Rich Lampe, though, since his scorecard should have read 40 - adding error!
• The flight tournament starts next week. I'll have a separate post about it later this week.
• Mark your calendars - The banquet is coming up, on Tuesday, September 8. The location is still TBD. If you have any requests let me know.
  

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Oh, yeah, Results and Standings are now posted. Travis Thoeny shot another 32 (yawn), Chris Weber shot his season low (35) and nearly swept the hole challenges (3 out of 4), and the Kraus team continues to increase their second-half lead, in their futile quest to end the Wolfe dynasty.

On the Sy Brandt Sportsmanship Award front, last week's #3 Dave Delveaux took it to slumping former leader Dave Wolfe, in a 1-point head-to-head victory, enabling last week's #2 to wrest away the top spot. Here is the updated top 10. (Chances are good it will be won by a Steve or a Dave.)

1. Steve Smith - 24.125
2. Dave Delveaux - 23.375
3. Dave Wolfe - 23.000
4. Steve McDonnell - 21.250
5. Lynn Paulson - 20.500
6. Andy Taylor - 20.500
7. Paul Schuettler - 20.250
8. Mike Kraus - 20.125
9. Mike Williams - 20.000
10. David Miller - 19.875

Week 14 Pairings - August 4

Tuesday's pairings can be found below. First a word about the Flight Tournament, which starts next week.

During the last four weeks of regular season play, the league-wide Flight Tournament will be held. The rules are as follows.

• To be eligible to win your flight, you must golf at least three of the final four weeks of the regular season.
• At the end of Week 14, the league shall be split into three relatively even flights, based on handicap at that time. (The ideal composition would be flights of 13, 13, and 14 golfers, but it may not be possible given the handicaps.) For example, Flight 1 may be golfers with a handicap of 11 or less, Flight 2 those with a handicap between 12 and 15, and Flight 3 those with a handicap of 16 or higher.
• For purposes of the Flight Tournament, each golfer's handicap shall be frozen at their Week 15 handicap. That means that if your handicap is 11 for Week 15 matches, your Flight Tournament handicap will be 11. (This does not affect a golfer's weekly handicap for regular season matchups, which may continue to change, based on their last 8 league scores.)
• Each golfer's weekly Flight Tournament scores are calculated by subtracting his Flight Tournament handicap from his weekly raw scores.
• Each golfer's total Flight Tournament score is the sum of the three lowest weekly Flight Tournament (net) scores.
• The golfer within each flight with the lowest total Flight Tournament score is the tournament winner for that flight.

4:52 & 5:00	Dvorak vs. Kraus
Jason Thomas	9		Andy Taylor	8
Jeff Dvorak	13		Mike Kraus	13
Mike Warren	10		Lynn Paulson	9
Wally Miller	New		Steve Smith	14
5:07 & 5:15	Nelson vs. Moritz
Steve McDonnell	10		Bob Lomasney	14
Brad Nelson	20		Tom Hidde	15
Mike Williams	10		Keith Brown (PS)	7
A Tomaszewski	27		Bob Moritz	13
5:22 & 5:30	Loew vs. Williams
Chris Weber	7		Matt Blouin	13
Shawn McGettigan	11		Bob Crowe	18
Scott Gomez	8		Dave Rieves	6
Doug Smedema	33		Ron Weiss	19
5:37 & 5:46	Miller vs. Thoeny
Doug Hoerr	14		Ed Molter	12
Charlie Hoslet	16		Rob Zimmerman	23
David Miller	10		Travis Thoeny	3
Ed Meachen	12		John Loescher	16
5:53 & 6:00	Wolfe vs. McEvilly
Paul Barnett	13		Pat McEvilly	11
Adam Hopkins	17		Herb Stanford	22
David Wolfe	16		Dave Delveaux	9
Mike Sanders	18		Ed Corcoran	15