IRS Wednesday Golf League Newsletter
Week 17 – August 14, 2024
League Outing – September 6 – A.J. Jolly Golf Course (changed to cost)
- Cost this year is $80.00 for golf which includes 18 holes of Golf, Cart, Sandwich at turn, Goodie Bag (balls/snacks/etc.), Door Prizes, Flight Winners, Cornhole and Ladder Ball game prizes, and use of the Pavilion.
- Dinner is optional for additional $10.00.
- Shotgun start at 9 a.m. and play your own ball format.
- Skin/Greenie/Long Putt Contests: Skins (separate pot for men & women) (entry fee - $5.00); Closest to pin on all par 3’s (entry fee - $3.00); Long Putt on #9 and #18 (entry fee - $2.00). All games $10.00.
- Please make one payment to include all that you will be participating in. Checks should be payable to ‘IRS Golf League’ and will not be deposited until after the Outing (Sept. 6). League Treasurer Chuck Reckers would like payment by August 28.
- There will also be a split-the-pot contest at the course.
- Please e-mail League Secretary Charles Halpin (halpinc@aol.com) to let him know if you are playing or not.
- If you know of any friends, neighbors, or guests that are interested in playing, please include their name and contact information to League Secretary. Prearranged foursomes would be great but singles we can fit in with a group.
- Outing Committee is Jim Bramlage and Brian Anderson.
Wild-Card Play-Off, Semi-Finals, Finals, and Scramble tee times (read fine print).
- Wild Card Play-Off Tee Times: August 23rd – 2:30, 2:39, 2:48, & 2:57 - front nine.
- Semi-Finals Tee Times: August 28th – 12:06, 12:15, 12:24, & 12:33 – front nine.
- Finals Tee Times: August 28th – 3:06 & 3:15 – back nine.
- Scramble Tee Times: August 28th – 2:39 every 9 minutes through 4:36 – front nine.
Sub Eligibility for Play-Offs: Teams with a hope of playing in the Wild-Card Play-Offs, Semi-Finals, and Finals there is currently only one open sub qualified to play according to League Rules Article XIX. “To be able to play for any team in the play-offs, a sub must have played 3 official rounds on both the front nine and the back nine during the current season. Restricted subs are always allowed to play in the play-offs. Play-Off teams are limited to only one sub during play-off games. Teams with a restricted sub can still use another sub.” Website listing for Sub Record list eligible subs as of August 14.
Position Round 3: Front nine 1st off is C Division followed by A Division; back nine 1st off is D Division followed by B Division. Exact tee times are listed on website newsletter tab 8/21/24.
This week Team Bramlage played vs the vacant team (#12) and pulled out a big win. Next week being position round, Team Ellsworth (3rd place) will compare scores with second place team (Team Bramlage).
Heard Around, Happened Around, or Just Plain Made Up Info from Around the Clubhouse: The League secretary disavows any knowledge of erroneous or false information in this section of the newsletter. With the noise in the clubhouse and my hearing deficiency who knows for sure what is being said. If there is something you wish to complain about see the gripe committee head: Mr. Bill Zachritz. He will take any issues to the men’s room where he will discuss it with the Man-in-the-Mirror. Please do not anticipate any resolution soon or in the future.
- Mike Breen shooting par 35 best score he ever had at California Golf Course.
- Then Dennis Breen having his personal best round ever of 42.
- Something about one team shooting into the team playing in front hitting their cart.
- Something about Jerry Fierro hitting the top edge of the golf cart. One inch up or down his ball would have gone over or through the cart.
The subs playing this week: Dave Martin (r) (Team Flynn), Ken Kostas (r), Scott Dorstin (Team Bill Anderson), Tom Nonno (Team Ellsworth), and Joe Bramlage (r).
SANDBAGGER OF THE WEAK (see Article IV of the League Rules):
Sandbaggers of the WEAK (5 or more over average):
Lori Johnson – 8.2 over average (OOOOCCCHHH)
Tom Nonno – 6.3 over average
Jerry Fierro – 5.0 over average
Sandbaggers of the once were Weak (5 or more under average):
Dennis Breen – 11.2 under average
Jim Conrady – 8.1 under average
Patrick Buescher – 5.4 under average
Jeff Elsbernd – 5.2 under average
Bill Anderson – 5.2 under average
Seed standings as of 8/14/24:
#1 Seed – Team Kientz ------- #2 Seed – Team Zachritz --
#3 Seed – Team Buescher -- #4 Seed – Team Vaughn -------
#5 Seed – Team Bramlage -- #6 Seed – Team Bill Anderson 5
Out - Team Kiffmeyer 6
Position Round could see some changes to Division lead and Seeding. A Division lead has Team Vaughn only in the lead by 7.5 points. B Division has Team Buescher locked into 1st place. C Division has Team Kientz with a comfortable lead, but 2nd and 3rd place is tight with Team Bill Anderson as #6 Seed only 8 points over Team Kiffmeyer. D Division has Team Zachritz in the lead but only 14 points ahead of Team Bramlage. All the divisions teams are within range of seeding. With 90 points left there could be some big changes coming.
Status of the Almighty Fork: The Fork is totally discretionary at the secretary’s whims, team performance, and looking at possibility of teams making the playoffs. Once Forked there is no un-forking.
Forked Teams:
Team Brian Anderson – Week 12 Team Flynn – Week 12
Team Bachmann – Week 13 Team Crouch – Week 13
Team Broadus – Week 13 Team Halpin/Scott – Week 13
Team Ellsworth – Week 14 Team Harms – Week 14
Summary of Rounds Played – August 14, 2024
|
THIS WEEK |
TO DATE |
|
|
REGULARS |
55 |
893 |
|
SUBS |
5 |
121 |
|
NO SHOWS |
0 |
8 |
Match Results
|
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
|
VAUGHN |
57 |
FLYNN |
21 |
BRIAN ANDERSON |
35.5 |
BUESCHER |
64.5 |
|
BACHMANN |
33 |
CROUCH |
69 |
BROADUS |
54.5 |
HALPIN/SCOTT |
25.5 |
|
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
TEAM NAME |
POINTS |
|
KIENTZ |
63 |
HARMS |
48.5 |
ZACHRITZ |
67 |
BRAMLAGE |
77.5 |
|
KIFFMEYER |
27 |
BILL ANDERSON |
41.5 |
ELLSWORTH |
23 |
VACANT #12 |
12.5 |
Medalist
|
COURSE |
NAME |
SCORE |
|
FRONT NINE |
MIKE BREEN |
35 |
|
BACK NINE |
BRIAN TAYLER & JIM BRAMLAGE |
40 |
Eagle/Hole in One
|
|
NONE |
|
|
Eagle/Hole in One Pool
$16.00 was carried over from last week and $4.00 was added to the pool this week. The pool has $20.00 in it. Must be in Skins to win it.
Birdies
|
#1 |
Ben Schalck |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#2 |
Mike Breen |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#3 |
Jim Grassinger |
Not in Skins |
|
#3 |
Jeff Witt |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#4 |
Ray Vaughn, Kevin Bachmann, & Dan Scott |
All in Skins |
|
#4 |
Ben Pugh |
Not in Skins |
|
#5 |
Pat Buescher |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#6 |
Kevin Bachmann |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#8 |
Ray Vaughn |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#12 |
Bill Zachritz |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#14 |
Jin Westcott |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#16 |
Jay Ackerman |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#17 |
Brian Taylor |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#18 |
Jim Westcott |
Skin -- $9.00 |
|
#18 |
Joe Bramlage |
Not in Skins |
Note: To all Team Captains or those regulars that complete the "Recap Sheet" after the match is completed, please ensure that all birdies are recorded on the "Recap Sheet".
Other Skins
|
|
none |
|
|
Greenies
|
#5 |
Patrick Buescher |
$10.00 |
|
#7 |
Jeff Elsbernd |
$10.00 |
|
#13 |
Erich Kientz |
$9.00 |
Closest to Pin 2nd Shot
|
#14 |
Kevin Dyhouse |
$9.00 |
Long Putt
|
#9 |
Jay Broadus |
$23.00 |
|
#18 |
Jim Westcott |
$18.00 |
Money Leaders -- Top 10 & Ties
|
Bachmann, Kevin (b) |
$ 226.00 |
|
Breen, Mike |
$ 213.00 |
|
Bramlage, Jim (f) |
$ 167.00 |
|
Andrew, Tim |
$ 161.00 |
|
Broadus, Jay (f) |
$ 146.00 |
|
Vaughn, Ray (f) |
$ 135.00 |
|
Duddey, Steve (f) |
$ 129.00 |
|
Kerns, Chris |
$ 128.00 |
|
Ackerman, Jay (f) |
$ 126.00 |
|
Buescher, Don (f) |
$ 124.00 |
Skins—Greenies—Long Putt
We had 34 players in the Skins (they all get credits), 39 in the Greenies, and 41 in the Long Putt games this week for a total of $182.00. See the Team Average sheet for those in the games. First teams out please take the markers, last teams in please bring markers in.
Notes are courtesy of:
Charles Halpin
League Secretary
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All information printed in this newsletter should be correct or could be just plain old, fabricated information, or a mixture of truth, hearsay, exaggeration, or just plain old made up information from Bill Zachritz or somebody’s imagination. All Stats are correct at the time of publishing.