Start-of-season info

Greetings, golfers!

This is a message is from your new commissioner.  I want to thank Dan Steinhoff for helping me get started.  He devised the season schedule, and gave me all kinds of useful information.  By the way, if you're interested in following Dan's hike on the Appalachian Trail, look for videos at https://www.youtube.com/@WiscoWanderers.

 

There are four things to note about the start of our season:

 

(1) New starting time

Our first tee time has been moved up ten minutes to 4:30 p.m.  This is to accommodate a league that will tee off after us (!?!)

 

(2) Greens fees

Fees for our 16-week season may now be paid at The Glen, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Fees are $405.12, except for those who have a loyalty card ($371.36) or a season pass (free).  Please make payment before our first week of play.

 

(3) League fees

Your $45 league fee is also due by the start of league play.  You can bring me cash or a check for $45, or Venmo that amount to me @David-Carlson-41.

 

(4) Scramble

League play begins April 29 with a scramble, the schedule for which is as follows:

 

4:30 Team Mack (2024 champions)

4:40 Team Larson

4:50 Team Downing
5:00 Team Raffel
5:10 Team Rieves
5:20 Team Kraus
5:30 Team Raymer

5:40 Team Hackers

 

Rules for the scramble include the usual requirement to use one tee shot from each player.  I don't know how that's been interpreted in the past, but let's include tee shots on all the par threes as counting toward that requirement.  New this year, there is a two putt max (still, keep track of putts, since fewest putts is the tiebreaker), and we will use the upper tee on #8.

 

No word yet on whether an official drop zone will be created for the lower tee on #8, but when we tee off there on alternating weeks beginning May 6, we will act as if there is one.  In case of an errant tee shot (out of bounds, lost or unplayable), players shall drop a ball to the right of where the path emerges from the weeds, just forward enough for an unimpeded backswing.

 

Looking forward to a great year!

 

Dave Carlson

New Commish as of 2/6/2025

 Hi everyone,

It is official. The transition is complete or in progress. Mostly complete.

Your new Commissioner is Dave Carlson. Dave is on Team Rieves. He took over for Ambuj mid season last year. 

Dave will be a fair and honest Commish. He likes to hike. His favorite food is liver and onions. In high school he was the lead in Mary Poppins and his favorite beer is Foggy Geezer. Please welcome Dave as your new Commish.

I enjoyed my two year run as Commish. I will miss doing it believe it or not. If, when I finish hiking the Appalachian Trail, there is a spot in the league for me I would gladly take over being Commish. Until we smack our balls around the course again, I bid adieu.

Regards,

Dan Steinhoff

2025 Blog Test

 Happy January 19th

The league is still in need of a Commish. 

I have generated a 2025 schedule with the assumption that the city will approve a April 29th start. This will finish us in mid August giving us a couple of weeks in case of rainouts. But that will never happen. Tee he 😏

This year league fees will go from $40 to $45. Increase is due to increased green fees for the Commish, mid-level prize ball cost are up a little, and we are giving out more prize balls. This was voted on at our end of year banquet and approved unanimously. I want to wait until the new Commish is up to speed before we collect league fees.

That's all for now.

Regards,

Dan Steinhoff

Lame Duck Commish