Scramble Results - The Warren Commission

Congratulations to the Warren team (Captain Mike, Dave Downing, Jeff Dvorak, and Jake Holler) for winning their second straight league scramble, with a score of three under par 29 (same as last year).  This can only be explained by a subversion of the rules.  A tournament official will be sure to escort the Warren team at next year's scramble.

The Moritz team (Captain Bob, Tom Hidde, ringer Steve Hineline, and Paul Schuettler) lost the tiebreaker to the Warrens last year at 29, and finished in 2nd outright this year with a 2-under par 30.  I suspect they'd be willing to provide the Warren escort.

A third place tie at one under 31 was broken by the third tiebreaker, as the Miller team beat out the defending league champion McEvilly team by fewest putts, 11-15. (Speaking of repeat performances, this is the second straight year the defending league champion lost the 3rd place tiebreaker.)

Fifth place saw a three-way tie by teams which - if they wanted to be named in this blog - should have taken one less shot.

Some other teams participated, but not necessarily in a way that should be celebrated.  Birdies are in read and bogeys in blue below.

Place	Strokes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Score
1	Warren	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	2	3	29
2	Moritz	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	30
T3*	Miller	5	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	31
T3	McEvilly	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	31
T5	Kraus	3	4	3	4	5	2	4	3	4	32
T5	Weber	4	3	3	3	5	4	4	2	4	32
T5	Molter	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	32
8	Wolfe	4	3	4	5	5	3	4	3	3	34
T9	Nelson	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	35
T9	Rieves	4	4	3	5	5	2	5	3	4	35

 * Wins tiebreaker on putts (11-15)

Each golfer on the winning team wins a $15 prize, with $10 each for 2^nd place golfers and $5 each for 3^rd place golfers.

• Winners of the hole prizes ($5 each) are as follows:
• Longest holed shot on #3: Steve Hineline (Moritz team)
• Longest drive in fairway #4: Matt Abraham (Nelson team)
• Closest tee shot to pin on #6: Lynn Paulson (Kraus team)
• Closest second shot to pin on #7: Matt Abraham (Nelson team)

 Other notes:

• No eagles this year.
• Good news: 16 birdies this year, up from 11 last year.  Fairways made of concrete can't hurt.
• Bad news: 17 bogeys this year, up from 10 last year.
• Birdie-free holes: Only numbers 5 and 7.  (Last year all the par fours were birdied, but three of the par threes were not.)
• Bogey-free holes: Only #9.

This officially concludes our halftime entertainment. The race for the second-half pennant begins Tuesday, to see who will take on the Moritz team in the championship.

Week 9 Results

Week 9 results are now posted, as well as the final 1st Half standings.  Congratulations to the Moritz team for their second straight pennant (as they won last season's 2nd half).

The league scramble will be held next Tuesday, June 26.  We will hold week 1 of the second half on July 3, as planned.

Here are the scramble rules and such.  Have fun.

There will be four "regular" holes prizes.  Each earns the winner $5.

• Longest holed shot (putt or chip) on #3
• Longest drive in fairway on #4
• Closest to the pin (on the green) in 1 shot on #6
• Closest to the pin in 2 shots (on the green) on #7

Tee Times
4:52 McEvilly – Please take flags out for the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th holes. Thanks.
5:00 Miller
5:07 Warren
5:15 Weber
5:22 Nelson
5:30 Kraus
5:37 Wolfe
5:45 Molter
5:52 Rieves
6:00 Moritz - Please bring the flags in

Reminders:

• You must count at least one tee shot from each member of your group. On your scorecard, note whose tee shot you use on each hole.
• Count your putts on each hole, and note them on the scorecard.
• Get some damn birdies!

Rules (for those unfamiliar with the scramble format):

• Each foursome plays as a team and keeps one score for the team (including putts).
• After each golfer tees off, the team picks one shot to play next, and each golfer hits from there. The three people whose shots won't be used should retrieve their balls and drop within a club-length of the ball chosen to be played, but if the ball you are playing is in the rough or a hazard you must play from that rough or hazard. You may improve your lie (winter rules).
• Follow this same procedure until your team holes out.
• When putting, the first person puts a mark down to identify where the others should putt from if the first person misses.
• At least one tee shot from each golfer in the foursome must be used on one of the nine holes. You do not need to decide whose tee shot is to be used until after everybody has teed off on a hole, unless you are forced to use a specific golfer’s tee shot on holes 7, 8, or 9 because you have not used one of their tee shots yet.

Tiebreakers

1. Most holes-in-one
2. Most eagles
3. Most birdies
4. Fewest putts
5. Higher average team handicap (those without handicaps will not be counted)
6. Higher lowest individual handicap on the team
7. Fewest total strokes on the five par 4 holes
8. Best score on #5
9. Best score on #7
10. Winner of thumb wrestle-off
11. Higher average body-fat percentage
12. Lower blood alcohol content (BAC)
13. Winner of four-person relay from first tee to 4th pin
14. Longer time balancing a vertical 3-wood on one’s nose
15. Winner of contest naming U.S. Vice Presidents in backward chronological order, taking turns until one team answers incorrectly or fails to answer
16. Dueling pistols at 20 paces

Week 9 Pairings - June 19

Here are the pairings for the final week of the first half.  Four of the five Tuesday matches still matter, as the Moritz team holds a 5.5 point lead over the Nelson team, and leads by 6 points over the Molters and McEvillys.  Since  you all need some help from the Wolfe team Tuesday night, our preferred brands of enticement are Schlitz and Pabst, but beware of the law of diminishing returns.

As for the scramble, I think we'll hold it, but we can decide whether we want to treat July 3 (the first week of the second half) as a "rainout."

4:52 & 5:00	Molter vs. Weber
Matt Raymer	10		Chris Weber	10
Will Nagel	12		Tim Coger	12
Ed Molter	12		Matt Blouin	14
Rob Zimmerman	22		Tom Weber	25
5:07 & 5:15	Wolfe vs. Moritz
David Wolfe	13		Steve Moritz	8
Morgan Machina (ah)	16		Bob Moritz	12
Mike Sanders	17		Tom Hidde	13
Paul Barnett	17		Paul Schuettler	14
5:22 & 5:30	Nelson vs. Warren
Ralph Stamler (vac)	3		Jake Holler	10
Mike Williams	10		Mike Warren	10
Steve McDonnell	10		Dave Downing	10
Brad Nelson	16		Jeff Dvorak	11
5:37 & 5:46	Miller vs. Kraus
Doug Hoerr	11		Lynn Paulson	6
David Miller	12		Steve Smith	16
Charlie Hoslet	13		Mike Kraus	16
Ed Meachen	14		Bob Jokisch	20
5:53 & 6:00	Rieves vs. McEvilly
Dave Rieves	8		Dave Delveaux	9
Don Nelson	23		Ed Corcoran	14
Ron Weiss	21		Pat McEvilly	13
Steve Wilensky	24		Herb Stanford	25

"4th of July Eve" and the Scramble

A few people have asked me why we're golfing on July 3, when many people might be leaving town.  There are several reasons . . .  

• I don't know any better.
• We've got 19 weeks to get in between late April and Labor Day, and need every one of them.
• With July 4 on a Wednesday I assumed fewer people would make a vacation of it.

However, in the spirit of flexibility (the most important league principle, as relayed to me by the former commissioner) I can offer an alternative if it's important to people.  We could cancel/reschedule the league scramble, move the 7/3 match-ups to 6/26, and have a night off on July 3.  If we still want to do a scramble, we could schedule it on a non-Tuesday, if we wanted.  It could be optional, too.

Obviously, we need to make a decision quickly (preferably by this coming Tuesday), so I can communicate any schedule change to the league.

If you feel strongly about this (or even if it doesn't really matter to you) please let me know what your preference would be.  You can leave a comment on this post, or email or call me to answer this question:
Should we cancel or reschedule the league scramble so we can have an off night on July 3?

Week 8 Pairings - June 12

Here are the pairings for Tuesday.  Huge match-up this week between the top two teams in the standings, with the Moritz team holding a 4-point edge over the Molter team and going head-to-head.  If things break just right, there could be a 3-team tie at the top after this week.  The Warren team would need a sweep and a 5-1 Molter win.

4:52 & 5:00	Rieves vs. Wolfe
Dave Rieves	8		David Wolfe	13
Don Nelson	22		Paul Barnett	17
Ron Weiss	21		Mike Sanders	15
Steve Wilensky (bc)	24		Jim Solien (AH)	New
5:07 & 5:15	Kraus vs. Nelson
Lynn Paulson	6		Ralph Stamler (vac)	3
Tom Stafford (ss)	New		Steve McDonnell	10
Mike Kraus	16		Mike Williams	10
Bob Jokisch	19		Brad Nelson	15
5:22 & 5:30	Miller vs. McEvilly
Doug Hoerr	10		Dave Delveaux	9
Ben Miller (ch)	New		Ed Corcoran	14
David Miller	12		Pat McEvilly	13
Ed Meachen	14		Herb Stanford	25
5:37 & 5:46	Moritz vs. Molter
Steve Moritz	8		Matt Raymer	11
Bob Moritz	11		Will Nagel	12
Paul Schuettler	13		Ed Molter	12
Tom Hidde	14		Rob Zimmerman	22
5:53 & 6:00	Warren vs. Weber
Jake Holler	10		Chris Weber	9
Dave Downing	10		Matt Blouin	14
Mike Warren	10		Tim Coger	12
Jeff Dvorak	11		Tom Weber	25

Week 7 Results

Results and standings from June 5 are now posted.  Sorry for the lack of commentary, but I've been quite busy.  I'll try to get the Sy Brandt top 5 up next week.  I'll also get the randomized tee times set for the scramble on June 26.

It looks like the Moritz team is holding steady at the top, with two weeks to go in the half.

I just did the randomized tee times for the league scramble.  Remember, there's no cookout afterwards this year, but we can gather for burgers and drinks at the Village Bar.

4:52 McEvilly
5:00 Miller
5:07 Warren
5:15 Weber
5:22 Nelson
5:30 Kraus
5:37 Wolfe
5:45 Molter
5:52 Rieves
6:00 Moritz

Week 7 Pairings - June 5

Here are the pairings for Tuesday, which looks to be another beautiful day.  We're all looking up at the Moritz team in the pennant race (who have earned 27 of the 36 possible points so far), so we're counting on the Nelson team to slow them down Tuesday.

4:52 & 5:00	Warren vs. Miller
Jake Holler	10		David Miller	12
Jeff Dvorak	11		Ben Miller (ch)	New
Dave Downing	11		Ed Meachen	14
Mike Warren	9		Doug Hoerr	10
5:07 & 5:15	McEvilly vs. Wolfe
Pat McEvilly	13		Adam Hopkins	12
Herb Stanford	25		Mike Sanders	17
Ed Corcoran	15		David Wolfe	12
Dave Delveaux	9		Yanbing Lu (pb)	4
5:22 & 5:30	Molter vs. Kraus
Matt Raymer	12		Steve Smith	16
Will Nagel	13		Mike Kraus	16
Rob Zimmerman	23		Bob Jokisch	20
Ed Molter	12		Lynn Paulson	6
5:37 & 5:46	Weber vs. Rieves
Tim Coger	12		Ron Weiss	21
Matt Blouin	13		Don Nelson	23
Tom Weber	24		Steve Wilensky (bc)	New
Chris Weber	9		Dave Rieves	8
5:53 & 6:00	Nelson vs. Moritz
Mike Williams	9		Bob Moritz	11
Steve McDonnell	11		Paul Schuettler	14
Brad Nelson	16		Tom Hidde	14
Ralph Stamler (vac)	3		Steve Moritz	8