Week 9 Results - June 17, and Scramble Results - June 24

OK, I'm back.  I imagine that many of you have been on the edge of your seats awaiting the week 9 results and the unveiling of the first half champion.  I will get to that shortly.  First and foremost, during my recent travels I have become used to be addressed as "Sir Lynn", and naturally will be expecting similar respect from league members from now on.

Before I get to week 9, there is a change from week 8.  The honorable Mike Warren notified me that he shot a 38 - not a 37 - during week 8.  That changed the results of his match and team points.  The updated week 8 results and standings are posted to the right.  As you will see, that change gave team Molter some breathing room heading into week 9, with a 2 point lead over team Rieves.

This finally brings us to week 9.  Team Kraus completed its typically futile end of the half dash with another 6 point week, vaulting it up to third place.  Team Rieves managed 5 points, putting the pressure on team Molter.  Undaunted, Team Molter also managed 5 points, and won the first half title.

Yanbing Lu posted the low score for the week with a 35.  Keith Brown shot a 37, and is the leader for low average at the season's half way point.  Michael Brania had the low net score with a 26.  Sub Nick Naus had a strong league debut with a 39 and winning two hole prizes.

Now, for the scramble results.  Team Warren was the only team to shoot under par with a 30.  Four teams shot even par.  Team McEvilly finished second thanks to 2 birdies.  Team Kraus grabbed third place with just 10 putts, thanks in part to a chip-in birdie by Captain Kraus on hole 9.  The team-by-team results follow.  Hole prizes were won by Pat Fahey (longest holed shot on #3), Dan Stanford (longest drive on #4), Charlie Hoslet (closest to pin in one on #6), and Team Warren (closest in two on #7).

Teams	Hole 1	Hole 2	Hole 3	Hole 4	Hole 5	Hole 6	Hole 7	Hole 8	Hole 9	Totals
Warren	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	30
McEvilly	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	2	4	32
Kraus	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	32
Raymer	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	32
Molter	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	32
Moritz	4	3	3	4	4	3	5	3	4	33
Nelson	4	2	3	4	6	3	4	3	4	33
Miller	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	2	4	33
Rieves	5	4	3	4	4	3	5	3	3	34
Weber	5	3	3	5	4	3	5	3	6	37

Pairings for week 10, July 1

Below are the pairings for July 1.  I will post the week 9 results Monday evening.  I have everything calculated, but want to double check my work after my jet lag has subsided a bit.

4:37 & 4:45	Nelson vs. Kraus
Kevin Kiser	14		Mike Kraus	14
Brad Nelson	16		Cody Loew	17
Mike Willams	10		Bob Jokisch	16
Steve McDonnell	8		Gary Buehler	22
4:53 & 5:00	Molter vs. Rieves
Ed Molter	12		Steve Smith	16
Will Nagel	15		Michael Brania	15
Dave Downing	12		Lynn Paulson	8
Rob Zimmerman	22		Rich Hoebel	13
5:07 & 5:15	Miller vs. Raymer
Doug Hoerr	11		Paul Barnett	16
David Miller	12		Mike Sanders	17
Charles Hoslet	16		Matt Raymer	10
Ed Meachen	15		Adam Hopkins	12
5:22 & 5:30	Warren vs. McEvilly
Chad Shultz	10		Pat McEvilly	16
Jake Holler	11		Dan Stanford	15
Mike Warren	7		Ed Corcoran	13
Jeff Dvorak	9		Jim Zweifel	9
5:37 & 5:45	Weber vs. Mortiz
Shane Gibson	17		Tom Hidde	12
Chris Weber	9		Paul Schuettler	13
Pat Fahey	26		Bob Moritz	12
Tom Weber	24		Keith Brown	7

Pairings for week 9, June 17 and the June 24 Scramble tee times and information

The pairings for June 17 follow.  With six teams in the mix for the first half title, it should be an interesting night.  Cody Loew (team Kraus) will be collecting the scorecards.  If there is a rainout on June 17, those matches will be part of another doubleheader on July 1.  The decision to call the round in case of bad weather will fall to associate commissioners Rieves and Raymer.

4:37 & 4:45	Kraus vs. McEvilly
Mike Kraus	15		Jim Zweifel	8
Gary Buehler	22		Dan Stanford	15
Bob Jokisch	16		Pat McEvilly	15
Cody Loew	17		Ed Corcoran	13
4:53 & 5:00	Moritz vs. Nelson
Keith Brown	7		Mike Williams	10
Tom Hidde	12		Brad Nelson	16
Paul Schuettler	13		Kevin Kiser	14
Bob Moritz	13		Steve McDonnell	7
5:07 & 5:15	Warren vs. Weber
Mike Warren	7		Chris Weber	9
Jake Holler	11		Pat Fahey	24
Jeff Dvorak	9		Shane Gibson	17
Chad Schultz	10		Tom Weber	23
5:22 & 5:30	Miller vs. Molter
Doug Hoerr	11		Will Nagel	15
Charles Hoslet	16		Dave Downing	12
Ed Meachen	16		Rob Zimmerman	22
David Miller	12		Ed Molter	12
5:37 & 5:45	Raymer vs. Rieves
Matt Raymer	11		Dave Rieves	9
Paul Barnett	14		Michael Brania	16
Adam Hopkins	12		Nick Naus (lp)	New
Mike Sanders	16		Steve Smith	17

The league scramble will be held Tuesday, June 24.  Here are the scramble rules and other information as provided by former Commissioner Wolfe (why change a good thing?).
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

4:37 Warren – Please take flags out for the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th holes. Thanks.

4:45 Molter

4:52 Kraus

5:00 Moritz

5:07 Nelson

5:15 Weber

5:22 Miller

5:30 Rieves

5:37 Raymer

5:45 McEvilly - 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.

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

Results for Week 8 - June 10

The results for week 8 are posted to the right.  The speed of play was good, and the scoring average was a season low, with too many net scores in the 20s to post them all.

The race for the first half title is intense, with 6 teams with a mathematical chance.  Team Moritz made the biggest move this week with a 6 point sweep.  Team Warren moved into a tie with team Molter thanks to a one stroke edge in team strokes in thier head-to-head match.  Captain Rieves kept his team in contention almost on his own.  Teams Weber and Kraus can also dream dreams of a first half title.

Mike Warren was 3 under through 4 holes, could not maintain that insane start, yet still posted the low score of 37.  In the match of the night, Cody Loew shot a net 26, but lost by 2 to Caleb Hopkins, who shot the season low net 24.  They combined to shot a net 14 under par!  Rich Lampe, subbing for Mike Kraus, shot a stirring 39, net 27, in what might be his last round of the season as he undergoes ankle surgery on Friday, June 13.  Shane Gibson edged out his captain for long drive by a few feet for the second straight week, clearly creating controversy within the Weber team (we all know what a "win at all costs" competitor Chris is - Not).  Believe me, it was the only drive Shane had that ended in the fairway all night (and no, I am not bitter that he beat me by 4 - well, maybe a little).  David Miller continues to be a challenger for every long putt competition.

The first half wraps up next Tuesday (June 17).  In case of a rainout, the scramble will still be held on June 24, and our third double-header of the season will be held the following week to kick-off the second half of the season and to conclude the first half.  The results of the next two weeks will not be posted until the end of June.

Pairings for Week 8, June 10

The pairings for June 10 are posted below.  The Warren-Molter and Rieves-Weber matches will go far in determining the first half champion.

We are just $27 away from the full payment of league dues.  Special thanks to Chris Weber who tried to pay twice.

4:37 & 4:45	McEvilly vs. Moritz
Pat McEvilly	16		Bob Moritz	13
Jim Zweifel	8		Tom Hidde	12
Ed Corcoran	13		Keith Brown	7
Dan Stanford	14		Paul Schuettler	13
4:53 & 5:00	Warren vs. Molter
Jeff Dvorak	10		John Berndt (em)	New
Jake Holler	11		Dave Downing	12
Mike Warren	8		Will Nagel	15
Chad Shultz	10		Rob Zimmerman	23
5:07 & 5:15	Kraus vs. Raymer
Cody Loew	17		Paul Barnett	14
Gary Buehler	23		Adam Hopkins	13
Rich Lampe (mk)	12		Matt Raymer	10
Bob Jokisch	16		Mike Sanders	16
5:22 & 5:30	Rieves vs. Weber
Dave Rieves	9		Chris Weber	7
Steve Smith	17		Tom Weber	23
Lynn Paulson	7		Shane Gibson	18
Michael Brania	16		Pat Fahey	25
5:37 & 5:45	Miller vs. Nelson
Doug Hoerr	10		Kevin Kiser	15
Ed Meachen	17		Mike Williams	10
Charles Hoslet	15		Brad Nelson	15
David Miller	12		Steve McDonnell	7

Results for Weeks 6 and 7, May 27 and June 3

The results for the June 3 live matches and the May 27 blind matches are posted to the right.  The turnout was disappointing given the beautiful weather - just 34 golfers.  The pace of play was slow thanks to a foursome that went out before our league.  The first group likely would have finished at least 20 minutes earlier if not for the waiting the last half of its round (thankfully the slow players had a 15 minute head start).

Steve McDonnell continued his good play with a 37.  Dave Downing had the low net score with a 28.  Matt Raymer was having the round of the night (maybe of his life), standing at one under par after 5 holes.  He then added 15 strokes the next two holes, and posted a 40.  Mike Warren was positioned to shoot in the 30s as well before hitting a ball out of bounds on hole 9 and settling for a 40.

The race for the team title became more interesting.  Team Moritz managed just 2 points for the double header night, dropping from second to sixth.  Team Molter continues to lead, but there are now 3 teams within 3 points.  Teams Weber, Warren, and Kraus made the biggest moves up the leaderboard.  The June 10 matches will be interesting with the top four teams squaring off in two of our matches.

Pairings for Week 7, June 3

The pairings for June 3 are shown below.  Remember everyone will be playing last weeks opponents as well, with cards matched after.  A good night for teams to play well and climb in the standings.

There are 6 players remaining to pay 2014 dues.  Given last week's rainout I will hold off publishing names for another week.

4:37 & 4:45	Rieves vs. Kraus
Dave Rieves	9		Cody Loew	17
Lynn Paulson	7		Mike Kraus	15
Steve Smith	16		Bob Jokisch	16
Michael Brania	16		Gary Buehler	23
4:53 & 5:00	McEvilly vs. Molter
Ed Corcoran	12		Ed Molter	12
Jim Zweifel	8		Will Nagel	12
Pat McEvilly	15		Dave Downing	13
Dan Stanford	14		Rob Zimmerman	22
5:07 & 5:15	Nelson vs. Weber
Kevin Kiser	15		Pat Fahey	25
Brad Nelson	15		Tom Weber	23
Mike Williams	10		Shane Gibson	18
Steve McDonnell	8		Chris Weber	7
5:22 & 5:30	Miller vs. Warren
Doug Hoerr	10		Mike Warren	8
David Miller	11		Jeff Dvorak	9
Charles Hoslet	15		Chad Shultz	11
Ed Meachen	17		Jake Holler	10
5:37 & 5:45	Raymer vs. Moritz
Matt Raymer	11		Keith Brown	7
Adam Hopkins	12		Bob Moritz	13
Paul Barnett	13		Tom Hidde	12
Mike Sanders	17		Paul Schuettler	12