Championship and Banquet

Congratulations to Team Larson for winning this year's championship.  Congratulations to Team Rieves for winning the second half and finishing second.  The results of the championship match were:

• Dan Steinhoff 49, net 39 over Mike Brania 50, net 41 by 2 strokes.
  
  
• Keith Brown 41, net 33 over Dave Rieves 44, net 38 by 5 strokes
  
  
• Barry Wanner 51, net 38 over Andrew Preboski 55, net 42 by 4 strokes
  
  
• Scott Larson 45, net 37 over Ambuj Shatdal 47, net 38 by one stroke
  
  

Team Larson wins three of four matches and wins total points.

I hope everyone had a great time at the banquet held on Tuesday, August 30 at Vitense.  Thanks to Chris Hammen for arranging the banquet.  Good food and a driving range is a great combination.

Have a great off season and thanks to new Commissioner Dane Steinhoff for taking on commissioner duties for next year.

Results from Championship Match and Scramble (August, 23, 2022)

First a reminder that the UW Employee Golf League Banquet is Tuesday, August 30th at Vitense Golfland at 5:00 pm.  It will be $10 per person for range balls and private suites.  Food and drink are extra.  Full Bar Service and Great Food!  Thanks to Chris Hammen for arranging everything!

Next the results of the championship match:

• Dan Steinhoff 49, net 39 over Mike Brania 50, net 41 by 2 strokes.
  
  
• Keith Brown 41, net 33 over Dave Rieves 44, net 38 by 5 strokes
  
  
• Barry Wanner 51, net 38 over Andrew Preboski 55, net 42 by 4 strokes

It all comes down to the match on Monday between Scott Larson (8) and Ambuj Shatdal (9).  Good luck to both golfers.

Regarding the scramble, congratulations to Team Downing, who shot a 31, with 13 putts.  Here are the complete list of results from the scramble:

• Team Downing, 31 with 13 putts
  
  
• Team McEvilly, 32 with 13 putts
  
  
• Team Jokisch, 33 with 16 putts
  
  
• Team Kraus, 35 with 12 putts
  
  
• Team Raymer, 36 with 12 putts
  
  
• Team Hammen, 42, with 17 putts

Prize Winners:

• Longest Putt on Hole #10: Ed Molter
  
  
• Longest Drive on Hole #12: Mike Schauer
  
  
• Closest to the pin on 3rd shot on Hole #15: Pat McEvilly
  
  
• Closest to the pin on Hole #17: Jimmy Yednock

Championship Week and Scramble (August 23, 2022)

This week is the championship match and a scramble for the other teams.  For those who are in the scramble, remember to count your putts.  

Championship Matches:

4:40 Larson v. Rieves
Keith Brown (8) v. Dave Rieves (6)
Dan Steinhoff (10) v. Mike Brania (9)

4:50 Larson v. Rieves

Andrew Preboski (13) v. Barry Wanner (13)

Scott Larson (8) v. Ambuj Shatdal (9) (To be played at later date.)

Regarding the championship match, in case of a tie (3-3 in points), the League Champions will be the team that won more individual matches in the Championship.  If the two teams are still tied after the first tie breaker, the League Champions will be the Team with the lower overall handicap going into the Championship match

Scramble:

5:00 Team Kraus

5:10 Team Raymer

5:20 Team McEvilly

5:30 Team Downing

5:40 Team Hammen

5:50 Team Jokisch

Reminders for the Scramble:

·      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 15 (August 16, 2022) Results and Standings

Congratulations to Team Rieves for coming from behind to pull out the second half championship.  Team Rieves, comprised of Dave Rieves, Ambuj Shatdal, Mike Brania, and Barry Wanner, got 5.5 points to win by three points over Team Larson.  Congratulations to Team Rieves!  Team Rieves finished with 28.5 points, while Team Larson had 25.5 points.   Team Kraus finished in third with 24.5 points.

Not surprisingly, Team Rieves dominated the Flight Tournament.  Dave Rieves won the first flight with a score of 98.  Mike Brania and Ambuj Shatdal tied for first in Flight 2 with a score of 96.  Gary Buehler won Flight 3 with a score of 91.  Final Flight Tournament results are listed on the right. 

Overall, Week 15 continued the beautiful weather and golfers showed their appreciation by shooting some wonderful scores.  The 31 golfers who played for our eight teams had an average score of 47 - a notable improvement over the previous week.  We had four golfers break 40 this week, with Mike Schauer leading the way with a 37, Ambuj Shatdal and Dave Rieves shooting 38, and Jimmy Yednock shooting 39.  Pat McEvilly had the low net score with a 26, while Ambuj Shatdal had a net 27. 

There were ten birdies this week with both Ambuj Shatdal and Mike Schauer getting two birdies each.  Congratulations Ambuj and Mike!

• Ambuj Shatdal on Holes #1 and #2
• Mike Schauer on Holes #2 and #6
• Jimmy Yednock on Hole #2
• Gary Buehler on Hole #6
• Keith Brown on Hole #2
• Dan Steinhoff on Hole #8
• Dave Rieves on Hole #6
• Bob Jokisch on Hole #6

Prize Winners:

• Longest Drive on Hole #2: Alex Schmidt
• Closest to the pin on third shot on Hole #6: Gary Buehler
  
• Longest putt on Hole #7: Dave Rieves
• Closest chip from off green on Hole #8: Jon Wellik

Week 15 (August 16, 2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Larson v. Kraus
Keith Brown (8) v. Mike Kraus (18)
Scott Larson (8) v. Gary Buehler (15)

4:50 Larson v. Kraus
Dan Steinhoff (10) v. Eric Durkee (13)

Andrew Preboski (13) v. Tom Stafford (16)

5:00 Hammen v. Jokisch

Patrick Hammen (14) v. Al Crist (16)

Chris Hammen (14) v. Bob Jokisch (9)

5:10 Hammen v. Jokisch

Mike Blum (20) v. Jon Wellik (6)

Clyde Kaikuaana (22) v. Jason Raffel (9)

5:20 Downing v. McEvilly

Ed Molter (11) v. Pat McEvilly (21)

Mark Woodruff (5) v. Dan Stanford (14)

5:30 Downing v. McEvilly

Dave Downing (14) v. Jimmy Yednock (3)

Rob Zimmerman (26) v. Tom Mack (11)

5:40 Raymer v. Rieves

Stephen McDonnell (13) v. Barry Wanner (13)

Adam Hopkins (10) v. Ambuj Shatdal (11)

5:50 Raymer v. Rieves

Mike Sanders (14) v. Dave Rieves (7)

Brad Nelson (17) v. Mike Brania (10)

Week 14 (August 9, 2022) Results and Standings

Week 14 was another beautiful night for golf.  The 32 golfers who played for our eight teams had an average score of 50 - a little higher than many of us would have liked, but did I mention the beautiful weather?.  Mark Woodruff was the only golfer who broke 40, shooting a 39, while Jimmy Yednock had the next best score with a 40.  John Blimling had the low net score with a 26, while Mike Kraus and Tom Stafford had net 32.  

With one week left in the second half, there are still five teams with a chance to win the second half.  Team Larson leads with 23.5 points.  Team Rieves is second with 23 points. Team Jokisch has 22.5 points, while Team Downing is next wirth 21.5 points and Team Kraus has 20.5 points.  It will all be decided in the final week of golf.

The first three week's results of the Flight Tournament are listed on the right.  Just as a reminder, the league’s golfers are separated into three flights based on Week 12 handicaps.  Net scores are calculated for the last four weeks of the season will be calculated using the players week 12 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.  In case of ties, the prize money will be divided among those tied.

There were five birdies this week with Jimmy Yednock getting two birdies.  I'm going to have to count how many birdies Jimmy has for the year.  It's a lot!

• Jimmy Yednock on Holes #11 and #16
• Mark Woodruff on Hole #11
• Keith Brown on Hole #17
• Mike Sanders on Hole #12

Prize Winners (Let me know if anyone remembers the holes for the two missing that:

• Longest Drive on Hole #15: Chris Hammen
• Closest to the pin on second shot on Hole #12: Mike Sanders
• Longest putt on Hole #18: Eric Durkee
• Closest to the pin on first shot on Hole #17: Keith Brown

Week 14 (August 9, 2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Rieves v. McEvilly
Ambuj Shatdal (11) v. Pat McEvilly (20)
Mike Brania (10) v. Jimmy Yednock (3)

4:50 Rieves v. McEvilly
Barry Wanner (14) v. Dan Stanford (14)

Dave Rieves (8) v. Tom Mack (10)

5:00 Hammen v. Downing

Mike Blum (19) v. Rob Zimmerman (26)

Patrick Hammen (14) v. Mark Woodruff (5)

5:10 Hammen v. Downing

Clyde Kaikuaana (22) v. Dave Downing (14)

Chris Hammen (14) v. Ed Molter (11)

5:20 Jokisch v. Larson

Bob Jokisch (8) v. Andrew Preboski (13)

Jon Wellik (7) v. Scott Larson (8)

5:30 Jokisch v. Larson

Al Crist (16) v. Dan Steinhoff (10)

Jason Raffel (10) v. Keith Brown (8)

5:40 Kraus v. Raymer

Tom Stafford (16) v. Mike Sanders (16)

Gary Buehler (15) v. Stephen McDonnell (12)

5:50 Kraus v. Raymer

Mike Kraus (18) v. Brad Nelson (17)

Eric Durkee (14) v. Adam Hopkins (10)

Week 13 (August 2, 2022) Results and Standings

Week 13 was a pleasant night as we avoided the rain which held off until Wednesday.  The 31 golfers who played for our eight teams had an average score of 48 - a slight improvement over the previous week's 49.  Only one golfer, Jimmy Yednock, once again, was the only golfer who broke 40, while two golfers, Scott Larson and Mark Woodruff, shot 40.  Gary Buehler, Carl Akre, and Scott Larson had the low net score with a 31, while Tom Mack shot a net 32.  

Somebody missed the memo!  You are supposed to let the commissioner's team win!  With Team Rieves taking 5 of 6 points from Team Jokisch, the standings got a lot closer.  The standings after five weeks in the second half found Team Jokisch and Team Larson tied for first with 20 points.  Team Rieves is in third with 17 points.  There is only a difference of 4.5 points between the top six teams.  , 

The first two week's results of the Flight Tournament are listed on the right.  Just as a reminder, the league’s golfers are separated into three flights based on Week 12 handicaps.  Net scores are calculated for the last four weeks of the season will be calculated using the players week 12 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.  In case of ties, the prize money will be divided among those tied.

Seven birdies isn't too bad - again.  Mike Schauer and Mark Woodruff both had two birdies.  Congratulations Mike and Mark!

• Mike Schauer on Holes #3 and #6
• Mark Woodruff on Holes #5 and #8
• Dave Rieves on Hole #9
• Jon Wellik on Hole #4
• Tom Mack on Hole #8

Prize Winners:

• Longest Drive on Hole 1: Mike Schauer
• Closest to the pin first shot on Hole #4: Mike Blum
• Longest putt on Hole #8: Tom Hidde
• Closest to the pin on second shot on Hole #9: Dave Rieves

Week 13 (August 2, 2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Downing v. Kraus
Dave Downing (14) v. Mike Kraus (17)
Mark Woodruff (5) v. Gary Buehler (16)

4:50 Downing v. Kraus
Rob Zimmerman (26) v. Tom Stafford (16)

Ed Molter (11) v. Eric Durkee (14)

5:00 Rieves v. Jokisch

Ambuj Shatdal (10) v. Al Crist (16)

Dave Rieves (8) v. Jon Wellik (8)

5:10 Rieves v. Jokisch

Barry Wanner (14) v. Jason Raffel (9)

Mike Brania (11) v. Bob Jokisch (8)

5:20 McEvilly v. Hammen

Dan Stanford (14) v. Clyde Kaikuaana (22)

Jimmy Yednock (3) v. Patrick Hammen (14)

5:30 McEvilly v. Hammen

Pat McEvilly (21) v. Mike Blum (19)

Tom Mack (11) v. Chris Hammen (14)

5:40 Raymer v. Larson

Brad Nelson (17) v. Andrew Preboski (13)

Stephen McDonnell (11) v. Keith Brown (8)

5:50 Raymer v. Larson

Mike Sanders (16) v. Dan Steinhoff (10)

Adam Hopkins (11) v. Scott Larson (9)

Week 12 (July 26, 2022) Results and Standings

Week 12 was a pleasant night but golfers may have had a few too many beers.  The 32 golfers who played for our eight teams had an average score of 49 - a drop of 3 strokes from the previous week. Only one golfer, Jimmy Yednock, broke 40, while two golfers, Mark Woodruff and Keith Brown, shot 41.  Carl Akre had the low net score with a 30, while Rob Guenther and Mike Sanders shot net 31.  

The standings after four weeks in the second half found Team Jokisch in first with 19 points, Team Larson in second with 15 points, and Team Kraus in third with 13.5 points.

The first week's results of the Flight Tournament are listed on the right.  Just as a reminder, the league’s golfers are separated into three flights based on Week 12 handicaps.  Net scores are calculated for the last four weeks of the season will be calculated using the players week 12 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.  In case of ties, the prize money will be divided among those tied.

Seven birdies isn't too bad.  It really helps with Jimmy Yednock having three birdies for the second week in a row!  Congratulations Jimmy!  

• Jimmy Yednock on Holes #14, #15, and #17
• Mike Sanders on Hole #11
• Keith Brown on Hole #11
• Jeff Mautz on Hole #17
• Tom Mack on Hole #10

Prize Winners:

• Longest Drive on Hole 12: Rob Guenther
• Closest to the pin first shot on Hole #13: Ambuj Shatdal
• Closest Second Shot on Hole #14: Jimmy Yednock
• Closest to the pin on third shot on Hole #17: Keith Brown

Week 12 (July 26,2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Larson v. McEvilly
Andrew Preboski (14) v. Tom Mack (11)
Dan Steinhoff (11) v. Jimmy Yednock (4)

4:50 Larson v. McEvilly
Scott Larson (9) v. Pat McEvilly (20)

Keith Brown (9) v. Dan Stanford (14)

5:00 Hammen v. Rieves

Clyde Kaikuaana (22) v. Mike Brania (11)

Mike Blum (19) v. Dave Rieves (8)

5:10 Hammen v. Rieves

Patrick Hammen (14) v. Barry Wanner (14)

Chris Hammen (14) v. Ambuj Shatdal (11)

5:20 Jokisch v. Kraus

Al Crist (16) v. Tom Stafford (15)

Bob Jokisch (9) v. Eric Durkee (13)

5:30 Jokisch v. Kraus

Jason Raffel (9) v. Mike Kraus (17)

Jon Wellik (8) v. Gary Buehler (17)

5:40 Raymer v. Downing

Mike Sanders (17) v. Ed Molter (12)

Brad Nelson (17) v. Mark Woodruff (5)

5:50 Raymer v. Downing

Stephen McDonnell (11) v. Rob Zimmerman (26)

Adam Hopkins (10) v. Dave Downing (14)

Week 11 (July 19, 2022) Results and Standings

Week 11 was a warm night and golfers sure heated it up on the golf course.  The 32 golfers who played for our eight teams had an average score of 46 - a strong showing.  Six golfers broke 40, with Jimmy Yednock and Chris Buss shooting 36, Commissioner Bob Jokisch shooting 37, and Scott Larson, Keith Brown, and Mike Schauer shooting 38.  The Commish had the low net score with a 26 because he isn't as good a golfer as the others breaking 40, and Keith Brown and Scott Larson had a net 28.  The Commish also had 9 putts, which was crazy, so don't expect a score like 37 again.  I putted one in from off the green, 7 one-putts, and one two-putt.  Don't forget to report if you have a round with 12 putts or less - you win a golf ball.

The standings are a little complicated.  This week's scores not only counted for Week 11, but also for Week 9 for those golfers who did not complete their round in Week 9 - only the first two foursomes completed their round on Week 9.  With all that in mind, after three weeks of the second half, Team Jokisch is in first place with 14 points.  Team Kraus is in second place with 12.5 points, and Team Larson is in third with 12 points.

OK.  I was impressed with 10 birdies last week and we did even better this week.  12 birdies!!!  Eight golfers had a birdie this week, with Jimmy Yednock having three birdies!  Congratulations Jimmy!  but that's not all!  Ambuj Shatdal and Mike Schauer both had two birdies!  Congratulations to Ambuj and Mike!

• Jimmy Yednock on Holes #1, #5, and #9
• Ambuj Shatdal on Holes #2 and #5
• Mike Schauer on Holes #1 and #6
• Mike Brania on Hole #9
• Mark Woodruff on Hole #6
• Dave Rieves on Hole #2
• Chris Buss on Hole #9
• Bob Jokisch on Hole #5

Prize Winners:

• Longest Drive on Hole ?: Mark Brooks
• Longest Putt on Hole #4: John Blimling
• Closest to the pin first shot on Hole #5: Ed Molter
• Closest Chip on Hole #6: Mark Brooks

Week 11 (July 19, 2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Raymer v. Jokisch
Stephen McDonnell (11) v. Jon Wellik (9)
Brad Nelson (17) v. Bob Jokisch (11)

4:50 Raymer v. Jokisch
Adam Hopkins (10) v. Jason Raffel (9)

Mike Sanders (17) v. Al Crist (17)

5:00 Larson v. Hammen

Scott Larson (10) v. Patrick Hammen (14)

Andrew Preboski (15) v. Mike Blum (19)

5:10 Larson v. Hammen

Keith Brown (10) v. Chris Hammen (14)

Dan Steinhoff (11) v. Clyde Kaikuaana (22)

5:20 Rieves v. Downing

Dave Rieves (9) v. Ed Molter (12)

Barry Wanner (14) v. Dave Downing (14)

5:30 Rieves v. Downing

Mike Brania (11) v. Mark Woodruff (5)

Ambuj Shatdal (12) v. Rob Zimmerman (26)

5:40 McEvilly v. Kraus

Jimmy Yednock (4) v. Tom Stafford (15)

Pat McEvilly (20) v. Gary Buehler (17)

5:50 McEvilly v. Kraus

Tom Mack (12) v. Eric Durkee (13)

Dan Stanford (14) v. Mike Kraus (18)

Week 10 (July 12, 2022) Results and Standings

Week 10 was a pleasant weather night after the previous week's partial rainout.  Golfers showed a noticeable improvement with 31 golfers for our eight teams with an average score of 48.  Two golfers broke 40, with Mark Woodruff shooting 38 and Jimmy Yednock shooting 39.  Eric Durkee and Rob Guenther had the low net scores with 30s.  Jon Wellik, Andrew Preboski, and Keith Brown had net 31s.

With the first week of scores for the second half, Teams Downing, Jokisch, and Raymer have 5.0 points, with Team Kraus with 4.0 points.  Next week's scores will count twice for the teams that did not finish their round last week.  

Wow!  This is most birdies I have seen in quite a while.  Nine golfers had a birdie this week, with Jimmy Yednock having two birdies for a total of 10 birdies!!

• Mike Brania on Hole #13
• Dave Rieves on Hole #15
• Eric Durkee on Hole #10
• Mike Schauer on Hole #15
• Keith Brown on Hole #15
• Mark Woodruff on Hole #18
• Ryan Olson on Hole #10
• Adam Hopkins on Hole #17
• Jimmy Yednock on Holes #11 and #15

Prize Winners:

• Longest Putt on Hole #10: Eric Durkee
• Closest Chip from off the green on Hole #11: Adam Hopkins
• Closest to the pin first shot on Hole #17: Barry Wanner
• Longest Drive on Hole #18: Mark Woodruff

 

Week 10 (July 12, 2022) Match Ups and Tee Times

4:40 Kraus v. Rieves
Tom Stafford (15) v. Mike Brania (10)

Mike Kraus (18) v. Barry Wanner (14)

4:50 Kraus v. Rieves
Eric Durkee (14) v. Dave Rieves (9)

Gary Buehler (16) v. Ambuj Shatdal (12)

5:00 Downing v. Larson

Ed Molter (12) v. Dan Steinhoff (10)

Rob Zimmerman (26) v. Andrew Preboski (16)

5:10 Downing v. Larson

Mark Woodruff (6) v. Scott Larson (10)

Dave Downing (14) v. Keith Brown (11)

5:20 Hammen v. Raymer

Patrick Hammen (14) v. Stephen McDonnell (11)

Clyde Kaikuaana (22) v. Mike Sanders (18)

5:30 Hammen v. Raymer

Chris Hammen (13) v. Adam Hopkins (10)

Mike Blum (18) v. Brad Nelson (17)

5:40 Jokisch v. McEvilly

Jon Wellik (10) v. Tom Mack (11)

Al Crist (17) v. Pat McEvilly (20)

5:50 Jokisch v. McEvilly

Jason Raffel (8) v. Jimmy Yednock (5)

Bob Jokisch (12) v. Dan Stanford (14)