Week 16 (August 20, 2019) Results and Standings

Congratulations to Team Rieves for edging out a victory in the second half of the 2019 University of Wisconsin Employee Golf League.  Team members include Dave Rieves, Ambuj Shatdal, Barry Wanner, and Mike Brania.  Team Rieves finished with 28 points to beat out hard charging Team Raymer with 27 points.  To how how close it was, Team Dvorak finished in sixth place only 5 points back.  For those of you who followed our post-match discussion, even if Team Rieves and Team Raymer finished tied, Team Rieves would still have won because the first tie breaker is the 2nd half head to head competition, which Team Rieves won.  I have to note what a fabulous job Team Raymer did in the second half, starting 0-6 and almost coming back to win.  Team Rieves will be playing Team Downing (the first half champs) on Saturday, August 31 - tickets are still available!

Once again we somehow managed to avoid rain that seemed to be coming our way on Week 16 at Glenway.  The average score was again an excellent 44. Six golfers, Alec Triggiano, Jimmy Yednock,  Mark Woodruff, Aaron Kroth, Dave Rieves, and Mike Brania broke 40.  Alec, Mark, and Jimmy shot a 38, while Aaron, Dave, and Mike shot 39.  Jeff Dvorak, Andrew Preboski, Eric Durkee, Matt Raymer, Mike Sanders, and Ambuj Shatdal had the low net score with a 28.  Aaron Kroth, Steve McDonnell, and Mike Brania had net 29.

Challenge Winners were as follows:

• Dan Stanford - Closest to Pin on First Shot on Hole #2
• Aaron Kroth - Longest Drive on Hole #5
• Jimmy Yednock - Closest to the Pin on 2nd shot from off green on Hole #8
• Stephen McDonnall - Longest Putt on Hole #9 

A special congratulations goes to Ed Molter for 12 putts!

Five golfers had a birdie this week:

• Mark Woodruff on Hole #6
• Mike Brania on Holes #1 and #4
• Dave Rieves on Hole #2
• Dan Stanford on Hole #2
• Mike Kraus one Hole #3

Congratulations to our League Flight Tournament winners

• Dave Rieves (Flight 1 - Handicap of 4-11) 85
• Eric Durkee (Flight 2 - Handicap 12-14) 79
• Tom Stafford (Flight 3 - Handicap 15-24) 81