July 2 Scramble Tee Times and Rules

Here are the scramble rules and other information.

There will be four "regular" holes prizes.

·      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

4:56 Team Dvorak - Pleas take flags out for the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th holes.

5:04 Team Downing

5:12 Team McEvilly

5:20 Team Raymer

5:28 Team Rieves

5:36 Team Kraus

5:44 Team Jokisch - Please bring flags in.

Reminders:

·      Hit your tee shots on hole 8 from the upper tee.

·      You must count at least one tee shot from each member of your group. On your scorecard, note who hit the tee shot you used on each hole.

·      Count your putts on each hole, and note them on the scorecard.

Rules (for those unfamiliar with the scramble format):

1.    Each foursome plays as a team and keeps one score for the team (including putts).

2.    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).

3.    Follow this same procedure until your team holes out.

4.  One shot/ball per golfer - if you only have three golfers, only three shots.

5.    When putting, the first person puts a mark down to identify where the others should putt from if the first person misses.

6.    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.    If still tied, prize money will be divided proportionally.

Week 8 (June 25, 2019) Results and Standings

Congratulations to Team Downing, our 2019 first half champions of the University of Wisconsin Employee Golf League.  Team Downing is comprised of Dave Downing, Mark Woodruff, Ed Molter, and Rob Zimmerman.  They won the first half championship by two points with 29 points.  Teams McEvilly and Dvorak finished tied for second with 27 points after they knocked each other out of contention in their head-to-head battle.

For week 8, the average score rose a bit again to 48.  Only Mark Woodruff broke 40, shooting a 36.  Jimmy Yednock and Jake Heller were next - each shooting 40.  We only had two golfers break 30 net, with Jake Heller with a 28 and Mark Woodrufff with a 29.

Challenge Winners were as follows:

• Eric Durkee - Longest Putt on Hole #3
• Jimmy Yednock - Longest Drive on Hole 5
• David Downing - Closest to Pin First Shot on Hole #6
• Phil Coan - Closest Second Shot on Hole #9

Four golfers had a birdie this week:

• Jimmy Yednock on Hole #4
• Jake Heller on Hole #1
• Mark Woodruff on Hole #6
• Dave Rieves on Hole #6

Week 8 (June 25, 2019) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:56 Dvorak v. McEvilly

Chad Schultz (5) v. Jimmy Yednock (7)

Aaron Kroth (11) v. Tom Mack (12)

5:04 Dvorak v. McEvilly
Jake Heller (12) v. Dan Stanford (13)

Jeff Dvorak (12) v. Pat McEvilly (16) 

5:12 Jokisch v. Raymer

Andy LeBeau (11) v. Steve McDonnell (10)

Bob Jokisch (15) v. Adam Hopkins (13)

5:20 Jokisch v. Raymer

Al Crist (19) v. Matt Raymer (14)

Andrew Preboski (21) v. Mike Sanders (17)

5:28 Kraus v. Rieves

Eric Durkee (14) v. Michael Brania (10)

Mike Kraus (16) v. Dave Rieves (11)

5:36 Kraus v. Rieves

Gary Buehler (16) v. Ambuj Shatdal (14)

Tom Stafford (20) v. Scott Larson (BW) (9)

5:44 Team Downing v. Bye

Mark Woodruff (7)

Dave Downing (12)

Ed Molter (14)

Rob Zimmerman (24)

Week 7 (June 18, 2019) Results an Standings

Once again the rain held off and we had another wonderful day of golf at Glenway - even the mosquitos haven't been too bad so far.  

For week 7, the average scores rose a little bit to 47.  We had a number of subs Tuesday, and Glenway definitely takes some getting used to for golfers new to the course.  We had two golfers break 40, Jimmy Yednock and Mark Woodruff, who both shot 37.  Brent Hemstead and Scott Larson were next - each shooting 40.  Pat McEvilly was on fire with a net 24, while Mike Kraus and Brent Hemstead shot net 28.  Someone forgot to tell Mike that you aren't allowed to shoot so well when you play the commissioner - I'm sure that is in the rule book somewhere.

With one week to go in the first half, there are three teams still in contention for the first half title - Team Dvorak, Team McEvilly, and Team Downing.  Team Dvorak is in first with 25.5 points.  Team McEvilly is in second with 23.5 points.  They play each other in this final week of the first half.  Team Downing is in third with 23.0 points, but has a bye this week.  So if everyone shows up for Team Downing, Team Dvorak needs 4.0 points, while Team McEvilly need a sweep of all 6.0 points.  The rest of us battle for pride and improving our golf game.

Challenge Winners were as follows:

• Dave Rieves - Closest to Pin First Shot on Hole #8
• Mark Woodruff - Closest Second Shot on Hole ??
• Anton Slobounov - Longest Putt on Hole ??
• Dan Stanford - Longest Drive on Hole #5

If someone could let me know the holes for the other challenge winners, I will add that to the blog.

One golfer had a birdie this week:

• Dave Rieves on Hole #8

Week 7 (June 18, 2019) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:56 Downing v. Raymer

Ed Molter (14) v. Matt Raymer (14)

Dave Downing (12) v. Adam Hopkins (13)

5:04 Downing v. Raymer
Rob Zimmerman (24) v. Mike Sanders (17)

Mark Woodruff (7) v. Steve McDonnell (8) 

5:12 Dvorak v. Rieves

Jeff Dvorak (12) v. Ambuj Shatdal (14)

Aaron Kroth (11) v. Dave Rieves (11)

5:20 Dvorak v. Rieves

Jake Heller (12) v. Barry Wanner (16)

Chad Schultz (5) v. Mike Brania (10)

5:28 Jokisch v. Kraus

Scott Larson (9) v. Gary Buehler (16)

Bob Jokisch (15) v. Mike Kraus (16)

5:36 Jokisch v. Kraus

Andrew Preboski (21) v. Tom Stafford (20)

Andy LeBeau (11) v. Eric Durkee (14)

5:44 Team McEvilly v. Bye

Dan Stanford (13)

Tom Mack (12)

Pat McEvilly (17)

Jimmy Yednock (7)

Week 6 (June 11, 2019) Results and Standings

I first wanted to let everyone know that City of Madison Golf is offering free golf instruction on a number of Saturdays throughout the summer.  I went to a session on Saturday, June 1 and it was excellent and free!  Here is the schedule (all sessions are 12:00-1:00):

• Saturday, June 15, Monona Golf Course
• Saturday, July 6, Odana Golf Course
• Saturday, July 20, Yahara Golf Course
• Saturday, August 3, Monona Golf Course
• Saturday, August 17, Odana Golf Course
• Saturday, September 14, Yahara Golf Course

Also, we learned that we can have scores under 40 published in the Wisconsin State Journal.  Scott Larson shot a 36 this week and Jake Heller shot 39, and both were in the paper Wednesday morning.

With rain earlier in the day, everyone was thrilled with the beautiful weather we had for golf this Tuesday.  The weather was warm and there was very little wind.  With the warm weather, the scores were much improved, with three members of Team Kraus blowing up with net scores of 22, 23, and 25.  Congratulations to Tom Stafford, Mike Kraus, and Eric Durkee.  Jake Heller also shot a 25 net.

For week 6, the average scores improved to 45 - the best of the year so far.  We had two golfers break 40 as I noted earlier, led by Scott Larson with a 36, and Jake Heller with a 39.  I don't know what Team Kraus had for a pre-game meal, but it sure worked.  Tom Stafford had a net 22, Mike Kraus had a net 23, and Eric Durkee had a net 25, while Jake Heller also shot a net 25.

After the fifth week of the first half (Week 6 overall), the standings are even tighter.  Team Dvorak is still in first place with 20.5 points, but five other teams are within 4.5 points of first.  Team Raymer is in second place with 20 points and Team McEvilly is in third place with 17.5 points.

Challenge Winners were as follows:

• Ed Molter - Closest to Pin First Shot on Hole #2
• Stephen McDonnel - Longest Putt on Hole #4
• Dan Stanford - Longest Drive on Hole #5
• Dan Stanford - Closest to Pin First Shot on Hole #6

Two golfers had birdies this week:

• Dan Stanford on Hole #6
• Adam Hopkins on Hole #8

Week 6 (June 11, 2019) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:56 Rieves v. Jokisch

Ambuj Shatdal (14) v. Al Crist (19)

Mike Brania (10) v. Andy LeBeau (11)

5:04 Rieves v. Jokisch
Barry Wanner (16) v. Andrew Preboski (22)

Dave Rieves (11) v. Bob Jokisch (15) 

5:12 Raymer v. Dvorak

Matt Raymer (14) v. Jeff Dvorak (11)

Steve McDonnell (8) v. Chad Schultz (5)

5:20 Raymer v. Dvorak

Mike Sanders (17) v. Jake Heller (14)

Adam Hopkins (13) v. Aaron Kroth (11)

5:28 McEvilly v. Downing

Dan Stanford (13) v. Ed Molter (14)

Jimmy Yednock (7) v. Mark Woodruff (6)

5:36 McEvilly v. Downing

Pat McEvilly (17) v. Rob Zimmerman (23)

Tom Mack (12) v. Dave Downing (12)

5:44 Team Kraus v. Bye

Mike Kraus (17)

Eric Durkee (15)

Tom Stafford (21)

Gary Bueller (16)

Week 5 (June 4, 2019) Results and Standings

It was a beautiful, warm June day at Glenway and we saw some improvement in scores with the improvement in weather.  

For week 5, the average scores improved to 47. We had four golfers break 40, led by Chad Schultz with a 35.  Jimmy Redneck continued his strong play with a 37, while Dave Rieves and Aaron Kroth had 39s.  Aaron Kroth and Dave Rieves had the lowest net score with 28s, while Matt Raymer, Andrew Preboski, and Al Crist had 29s.  Ironically, Aaron and Al played each other, so Al lost despite an excellent score.

After the fourth week of the first half (Week 5 overall), the standings are much tighter, with Team Dvorak still in first place with 17.5 points.  Team Raymer in second place with 17 points, and Teams Rieves and Downing tied for third with 15 points.

Challenge Winners were as follows:

• Aaron Kroth - Closest Second Shot on Hole #3.  He holed it out - congratulations!
• Chad Schultz - Longest Drive on Hole #5
• Ambuj Shatdal - Closest to Pin First Shot on Hole #8
• Matt Raymer - Longest Putt on Hole #9

Two golfers had birdies this week:

• Aaron Kroth on Hole #3 and Hole #6
• Tom Stafford on Hole #8

Week 5 (June 4, 2019) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:56 McEvilly v. Rieves

Pat McEvilly (18) v. Barry Wanner (16)

Tom Mack (12) v. Ambuj Shatdal (14)

5:04 McEvilly v. Rieves
Dan Stanford (12) v. Dave Rieves (11)

Jimmy Yednock (7) v. Mike Brania (9) 

5:12 Downing v. Kraus

Rob Zimmerman (23) v. Tom Stafford (21)

Ed Molter (14) v. Mike Kraus (17)

5:20 Downing v. Kraus

Dave Downing (12) v. Gary Buehler (16)

Mark Woodruff (6) v. Eric Durkee (13)

5:28 Dvorak v. Jokisch

Jake Heller (14) v. Andrew Preboski (23)

Aaron Kroth (11) v. Al Crist (19)

5:36 Dvorak v. Jokisch

Jeff Dvorak (11) v. Bob Jokisch (15)

Chad Scholtz (8) v. Andy LeBeau (11)

5:44 Team Raymer v. Bye

Mike Sanders (16)

Matt Raymer (14)

Adam Hopkins (13)

Steve McDonnell (8)