2024 End of Season Banquet

 Congratulations to everyone for a awesome 2024 season. 

We had outstanding attendance for the banquet of 22 golfers. 

Congrats to all the different team and individual winners.

Team Mack - Champs

Team Larson - Runner up

Flight Winners - Tom Thieding, Tom Stafford, Dan Steinhoff, and Todd Robinson

Scramble Winners - Team Larson and Team Downing

Low Gross - Tom Thieding

Sy Brandt - Jeff Mautz

The end of year budget balance was -$69 due to increase in Commish green fees, increase volume of prize balls (low net), and increased cost for each individual prize ball. Prize monies were donated back to the budget to leave our balance at $1. With that, a discussion was held and with a vote of hands, it was unanimous to raise league fees to $45 per golfer next season. This will allow us to build a small balance to offset any future increased cost and keep prize money the same.

Discussion was held regarding the upper and lower tees on the 8th hole. A vote was held with a show of hands, it was unanimous to alternate the upper and lower tees for next season.

Discussion was held regarding the number of  putts during scrambles. A vote was held and a 2 putt max/hole will be used for the spring scramble and reevaluate the results for future scrambles. 

Also regarding the scrambles, how about using the back tees on #4? Please send thoughts and opinions. 

I informed the group, that I spoke with Andrew, in the clubhouse, regarding a drop zone for the 8th hole for next season. He would look into it. He seemed to agree that it would be a good idea.

I thanked Scott Larson for his efforts throughout the season with the Results and Handicap spreadsheets. Without his assistance I would be hand calculating everything weekly. For this he received a sleeve of Bridgestone balls.

Thanks again for a great season. I truly look forward each and every week to golf with the group. I have a great time even if my golf game is off. As I told a few of you, I enjoy being Commish. Getting home on Tuesday nights eagerly putting in the scores. Seeing who did what and how that affected the standings. We had tight competition all year long with each half of the season coming down to the last week. I don't know what is up for next season in regards to being Commish. I will continue being Commish until a determination regarding hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2025 happens.

I might be forgetting something. For now that is all I have.

Regards,

Dan

Commish

2024 Season Wrap Up

 Hi Everyone,

Well that is a wrap of the 2024 season. I thought the season was very competitive and a few thunderstorms couldn't dampen our spirits. 

Congratulations to Team Mack in winning the league championship. 

Team Larson had a great season scoring the most points for the  season, 49.5 out of 84 possible points, winning the first half scramble and following that up with a second place finish. 

Team Downing finished the season on a high note winning the second half scramble after winning last year's championship. 

We had our first hole in one in a while, congrats Jeff Mautz. 

So again, a great season with lots of new blood. In talking with many of the new members, I think that they enjoyed participating in the UW Employee Men's League. Great job to the remainder of the league members in making them feel welcomed.

The league banquet is on for next Tuesday, September 17th at 5:00 at Lucky's on Regent. We have that same area reserved as last year. Management thought that they may get a few extra fans from the volleyball match, but not enough to cause any issues for us. I will be handing out awards (monies) and we can have a question and answer. Thanks Dave Downing for organizing. Any agenda items or questions send me an email or text 608-445-8257. I hope to see many of you there. 

Regards,

Dan 

Commish

2024 Championship Match Results

 Monday September 09, 2024

2024 UW Employee Men's League Championship 

Team Mack

vs 

Team Larson

With the league championship on the line, perfect weather and the greens less than optimal, Team Mack and Team Larson put on a great show for those in attendance and those watching the Golf Channel at home. 

In the first foursome, we had Jeff Mautz and Jimmy Yednock vs Scott Larson and Dan Steinhoff. Things were pretty even for most of the match. In the end, Team Mack took both victories by 8 strokes, gaining 5 strokes in the last two holes.

In the second foursome, we had Tom Mack and Mark Brooks (sub for Tom Hidde - ill) vs Andrew Preboski and Greg Cass. Mark and Andrew went back and forth the entire match. Each led by multiple strokes at one point or another. In the end, it was a tie. Tom and Greg had a competitive match where Tom started off very well and Greg hung in there. Eventually, Tom cooled off and Greg stayed consistent and took the victory for Team Larson.

When the dust settled Team Mack took 4.5 of 6 match points for the 2024 Championship. They won by a grand total of 5 strokes. Congrats Team Mack!!! 

See most everyone tonight at the end of year scramble.

Regards,

DS

Commish

2024 End of Season Team Scramble Tee Times

 4:00 Tee Time

Team Downing

4:10 TT

Team Rieves

4:20 TT

Team Raffel

4:30 TT

Team Kraus

4:40 TT

Team Hackers

4:50 TT

Team Raymer

5:00 TT

Team Larson (Green fees not included because of championship match on Monday. Please pay the clubhouse)

5:10 TT

Team Mack (Green fees not included because of championship match on Monday. Please pay the clubhouse) As of this past Tuesday, Team Mack spoke of not participating in the scramble. I will keep the tee time in the event that they change their minds.

Rules for the Scramble

1. Teams must use a least one first shot (drive) from each team member during the round.

2. Each hole must be putted out. No gimmees. 

3. Count all putts for the round. Total putts will be the tie breaker. Teams cannot add up their putts after the round is completed. It must be as you complete each hole.

4. We are using the upper tee box on 8 for this scramble. All hole in ones will come with a multiple pitchers of beer penalty.

2024 Championship Matchups

 2024 Championship will be held Monday, Sept. 9th at The Glen between Team Mack and Team Larson.

4:50 Tee Time

Jimmy "The Greek" Yednock (7) vs Dan "The Man" Steinhoff (8)

Jeff "I can't afford another hole in one" Mautz (9) vs Scott "The Norwegian Nightmare" Larson (9)

5:00 Tee Time

Tom "Smack'em" Mack (11) vs Andrew "Pretty Boy" Preboski (13)

Tom "Do you like my hat?" Hidde (11) vs Greg "I want a hat!" Cass (24)

Good luck gentlemen!

2024 Flight Tourney Final Results

Sept. 3, 2024

Congrats Flight Tourney Winners

Flight 1 - Tom Thieding $40

Flight 2 - Tom Stafford and Dan Steinhoff  $20 each

Flight 3 - Todd Robinson (2 years running) $40

Week 15 Team Standings

 Sept. 03, 2024

Team Mack and Team Larson will meet on Monday, Sept. 09 at 4:50 and 5:00 tee times for the championship.

Congrats gentlemen on a great season. I will post the matchups for the championship soon.

I will also be posting tee times for the Tuesday, Sept. 10 scramble. First tee time will be 4pm. Please review the rules for the scramble. Per Mike Brania request, we will play the upper tee on hole 8. 

End of season banquet will be at Lucky's on Regent on Sept. 17 5ish. I will confirm with Dave Downing.

Starting on Sept. 24, I have reserved 4 tee times starting at 4pm for those who would like to continue golfing on Tuesday nights following the end of the season. I will need to get a head count each week. So something to think about. 

Week 15 Results

Sept. 3, 2024 

Hole 6 longest putt Tom Mack

Hole 3 closest to pin 1st shot Pat Rebholz

Hole 1 closest chip from off the green Tom Hidde

Hole 7 longest drive Pat Rebholz

David Downing birdies on 3 and 6

Jimmy Yednock birdie on 8

Dan Steinhoff birdie on 6

league average 46

Tom Thieding, Jon Wellik, and David Downing low gross 38 - Great Job Guys!

Eric Durkee low net 25 - Nice Work!

FYI

 Just a note regarding this coming Tuesday.

Tom Mack can not make his scheduled tee time at 4:20 due to work conflict. Therefore, Mark Woodruff has agreed to switch tee times with Tom. Of course, they are still competing against the opponent that they were schedule with initially. 

I am leaving the results page and the matchup page as is. Just know the change I have mentioned above. 

See you Tuesday,

Dan

Commish

Week 15 Matchups

Based on who plays who and how many points separate each team, it appears that three teams have an opportunity to meet Team Mack in the championship. They are Team Larson, Team Raffel, and Team Rieves. 

Team Raffel was in the championship last year, but came up short. Is the hunger there to finally finish the deal and bring the championship home? Will their experience under pressure prove to be the difference? Or has Jason's luck run out?

Team Rieves has been for years at the top of the standings. Unfortunately, Team Rieves has been a bridesmaid and not the bride too often. Will the loss of their star player Ambuj and the reliance on Dave Carlson be the stake in the teams heart? Maybe just maybe, Dave C. will be the shock to the heart this team has needed. 

Team Larson has been sandbagging all year for this moment. Champions not that long ago, it appears they are accelerating towards the end of the season. Led by the Norwegian Nightmare Scott Larson it appears that this team is ready to pillage the league and force the other teams to eat lutfisk at the End of Season Banquet.  

Next week will be exciting! I don't think Team Mack wants to face any of these solid teams. He does have a ACE in the HOLE, Jeff Mautz, to rely on when the going gets tough.

Week 15	Matchups
Tuesday, Sep 3
Hackers	vs		Mack
4:10 Tee Time	Please take out prize flags
Pat Rebholz	3	vs	Jeff Mautz	8
Matt Reinfeldt	18	vs	Tom Hidde	11
4:20 Tee Time
Tom Thieding	5	vs	Tom Mack	11
Scott Stanley	20	vs	Jimmy Yednock	6
Raffel	vs		Kraus
4:30 Tee Time
Jon Wellik	8	vs	Steve Reid sub	NH
Al Crist	16	vs	Tom Stafford	13
4:40 Tee Time
Jason Rafael	7	vs	Eric Durkee	15
Mike Schauer sub	4	vs	Gary Buehler	15
Rieves	vs		Larson
4:50 Tee Time
Barry Wanner	15	vs	Scott Larson	8
Dave Carlson sub	13	vs	Andrew Prebowski	14
5:00 Tee Time
Dave Rieves	9	vs	Jon Walcott	9
Mike Brania	11	vs	Dan Steinhoff	9
Raymer	vs		Downing
5:10 Tee Time
Brad Nelson	16	vs	David Downing	10
Mike Sanders	15	vs	Ed Molter	13
5:20 Tee Time	Please bring in the prize flags
Adam Hopkins	11	vs	Rob Zimmerman	24
John Blimling	14	vs	Mark Woodruff	7

Week 14 Flight Tourney

August 27, 2024 

Week 14 Team Standings

August 27, 2024 

Congrats to Paul Moen and Todd Robinson for low net 29

Awesome job to Pat Rebholz and Tom Thieding low gross of 35

league average was a 47

Week 14 Results

Aug. 27, 2024

Birdies

Paul Moen holes 1 and 4

Tom Stafford hole2

Gary Buehler hole 8

Tom Thieding hole 1

Dan Steinhoff hole 7 

Ball Prizes 

Longest Putt #3 Dave Carlson

Closest to the Pin 1st shot #6 Tom Mack

Closest chip from off the green #9 Al Crist

Longest Drive #9 Tom Thieding

Hydrate

 Hot one today fellas. Hydrate 

FYI, next week the league will start at 4:10. 

I will post next week’s matchups in the next few days with the 4:10 start. If you can’t make your tee time next week, due to the early start, let me know and I will figure something out.

See you tonight,

Dan

Commish 

Week 14 Matchups

 New matchup page due to additional sub golfers.

Week 14	Matchups
Tuesday, Aug 27
Raymer	vs		Larson
4:20 Tee Time	Please take out prize flags
Mike Sanders	14	vs	Greg Cass	24
Adam Hopkins	11	vs	Andrew Prebowski	14
4:30 Tee Time
Brad Nelson	16	vs	Dan Steinhoff	9
John Blimling	14	vs	Scott Larson	9
Rieves	vs		Downing
4:40 Tee Time
Dave Carlson sub	13	vs	Rob Zimmerman	25
Isaac Andre sub	NH	vs	Ed Molter	12
4:50 Tee Time
Barry Wanner	15	vs	Mark Woodruff	7
Mike Brania	10	vs	David Downing	9
Hackers	vs		Kraus
5:00 Tee Time
Mike Licari sub	NH	vs	Eric Durkee	14
Tom Thieding	5	vs	Mike Kraus	16
5:10 Tee Time
Pat Rebholz	NH	vs	Gary Buehler	15
Paul Moen sub	9	vs	Tom Stafford	13
Mack	vs		Raffel
5:20 Tee Time
Jimmy Yednock	5	vs	Jason Raffel	8
Jeff Mautz	8	vs	Mike Schauer sub	4
5:30 Tee Time	Please bring in the prize flags
Tom Mack	11	vs	Todd Robinson	14
Tom Hidde	11	vs	Al Crist	17

Flight Tourney

August 20, 2024 

Week 14 Matchups

Week 14	Matchups
Tuesday, Aug 27
Raymer	vs		Larson
4:20 Tee Time	Please take out prize flags
Mike Sanders	14	vs	Greg Cass	24
Adam Hopkins	11	vs	Andrew Prebowski	14
4:30 Tee Time
Brad Nelson	16	vs	Dan Steinhoff	9
John Blimling	14	vs	Scott Larson	9
Rieves	vs		Downing
4:40 Tee Time
Dave Carlson sub	13	vs	Rob Zimmerman	25
Dave Rieves	9	vs	Ed Molter	12
4:50 Tee Time
Barry Wanner	15	vs	Mark Woodruff	7
Mike Brania	10	vs	David Downing	9
Hackers	vs		Kraus
5:00 Tee Time
Matt Reinfeldt	18	vs	Eric Durkee	14
Tom Thieding	5	vs	Mike Kraus	16
5:10 Tee Time
Pat Rebholz	NH	vs	Gary Buehler	15
Paul Moen sub	9	vs	Tom Stafford	13
Mack	vs		Raffel
5:20 Tee Time
Jimmy Yednock	5	vs	Jason Raffel	8
Jeff Mautz	8	vs	Mike Schauer sub	4
5:30 Tee Time	Please bring in the prize flags
Tom Mack	11	vs	Todd Robinson	14
Tom Hidde	11	vs	Al Crist	17

Not to beat a dead horse, lets keep up to the group ahead of you these coming weeks. 

I played in the last group in Week 13 and we were fine with daylight to spare on the ninth hole. With that said we lose another 20 minutes of daylight from this past Tuesday to this coming Tuesday. I am checking with The Glen to move our start tee time up another 10 minutes for Week 15 and the Week 16 scramble/championship. If you have difficulty playing earlier due to work, let me know.

The end of year banquet will be at Lucky's again this year on Tuesday, Sept. 17th. Start time to be determined. Probably around 5/5:30. Dave Downing of last years championship team is checking into it.

The Team Standings have really tighten up. Interesting how all the teams lower in the standings took big points from those above them. 

See ya next week,

DS

Commish

Week 13 Team Standings

August 20, 2024 

Week 13 Results

August 20th, 2024 

Birdies

Jimmy Yednock holes #1 and #4

Eric Durkee hole #3

Mike Schauer hole #6

Jeff Mautz hole #3 and #8

Hole Prizes

Tom Thieding longest putt #2

Jeff Mautz longest drive #4

Mike Schauer closest to the pin 1st shot #6

Jeff Mautz closest 2nd shot hole #8 (in the hole)

Low Gross Mike Schauer 35

Low Net David Belton 28

League Avg. 46

Week 13 Matches

 

Raffel	vs		Hackers
4:20 Tee Time	Please take out prize flags
Al Crist	18	vs	Tom Thieding	6
Mike Licari sub	NH	vs	David Belton	19
4:30 Tee Time
Todd Robinson	14	vs	Matt Reinfeldt	19
Jon Wellik	8	vs	Scott Stanley	20
Kraus	vs		Mack
4:40 Tee Time
Tom Stafford	14	vs	Jimmy Yednock	5
Eric Durkee	14	vs	Tom Hidde	11
4:50 Tee Time
Gary Buehler	15	vs	Jeff Mautz	8
Mike Kraus	16	vs	Tom Mack	11
Raymer	vs		Rieves
5:00 Tee Time
Mike Sanders	14	vs	Mike Brania	10
John Blimling	14	vs	Dave Carlson sub	13
5:10 Tee Time
Brad Nelson	17	vs	Dave Rieves	7
Adam Hopkins	11	vs	Barry Wanner	15
Downing	vs		Larson
5:20 Tee Time
Mark Woodruff	7	vs	Jon Walcott	9
Ed Molter	12	vs	Scott Larson	9
5:30 Tee Time	Please bring in the prize flags
Rob Zimmerman	25	vs	Dan Steinhoff	9
David Downing	9	vs	Andrew Prebowski	13