League Banquet

On Tuesday, September 10, we had the 2019 UW Employee Golf League Banquet.  The following prizes were awarded:

Sy Brandt Sportsmanship Award (Weeks Attended plus Team Points Earned plus Change in Average from Previous Season – positive points for those who improved and a negative points for those who did not)

Third Place: (23 points) Mark Woodruff

Second Place: (24 points) Ambuj Shatdal

First Place Prize Winner: (26 points) Pat McEvilly, including improving his average by 4 strokes from last year

Low Raw Average for the Season (minimum 12 weeks)

Third Place: (41.13) Dave Rieves

Second Place: (38.63) Jimmy Yednock

First Place Prize Winner: (37.38) Mark Woodruff

End of Year Tournament Winners:  The league’s golfers are separated into three flights based on Week 15 handicaps.  Net scores are calculated for the last four weeks of the season will be calculated using the players week 15 handicap.  The three best net scores are summed for each golfer, and the golfer with the lowest combined net score in each flight is a tournament winner.

Flight 1 (Handicaps of 4 to 11): Dave Rieves (85 points – 29,28,28)

Flight 2 (Handicaps of 12 to 14): Eric Durkee (79 points – 26,26,27)

Flight 3 (Handicaps of 15 to 24): Tom Stafford (81 points – 26,26,29)

League Championship:

Team Downing, comprised of Dave Downing, Ed Molter, Mark Woodruff, and Rob Zimmerman, won the first half, by two points over Team McEvilly and Team Dvorak.

In the second half, Team Rieves, which includes Dave Rieves, Mike Brania, Ambuj Shatdal, and Barry Wanner, edged out Team Raymer by one point.

In the championship match, Team Rieves won three matches and total points, while Team Downing won one match.  Congratulations to both!

Next Year:

• The same schedule will be followed for next year with a scramble, first half, scramble, second half, scramble/championship
• We will use the lower tee for the 8th hole at least until mosquitos drive us to the upper tee
• Need to make clear that there is no moving the ball/winter rules/fluffing to improve lie unless course conditions demand winter rules
• Players were open to adding teams and odd number of teams is not a concern.