IRS Golf League Newsletter

August 30, 2017

Semi-Finals/Finals/Scramble

Congratulations go to Team Bramlage (Jim Bramlage, Jim Fish, Tom Marsh, Ron Michael, Charlie Olliges) on winning the league Championship.

Congratulations to Scramble Team Bachmann (Kevin Bachmann, Ken Thoerner, Mike Donlin, Bill Clark) on coming in 1^st place in the Scramble.

Semi-Finals/Final Play-offs

Team Bramlage, Division A (#4 Seed) - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Team Kientz, Division B (#3 Seed) - finalist

Team Anderson, Division C (#1 Seed) – semi-finalist

Team Leirey, Division D (#2 Seed) – semi-finalist

Team Vaughn, Wild Card (#5 Seed)

Team Harms, Wild Card (#6 Seed)

Semi Final Match Results

Semi-Final Match Results – Played August 30, 2017 #1 Seed versus #6 Seed
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Anderson	Mark Halpin	47	3	-	3	Kientz	Jim Westcott	43	6	9	15
	Ed Miller	45	4	-	4		Cecil Begley	42	5	9	14
	Brian Anderson	41	6.5	9	15.5		Chuck Reckers	47	2.5	-	2.5
	Tim Feldman	43	4.5	4.5	9		Mike Schwarberg	46	4.5	4.5	9
	Team Medal				9		Team Medal				9
	Total Points				40.5		Total Points				49.5

Before this match I had the odds in favor of the #1 Seed Team Anderson (the Shirts) winning. The only Birdie was by Tim Feldman on #3. Front card had Team Kientz up by 6 strokes. Back card had Brian Anderson up by 6 strokes and Tim Feldman vs. Mike Schwarberg tied. Team medal was split between both teams. Several recounts on the cards and Team Kientz took the win by 9 points.

Some of the highlights of this match:

Mark Halpin shoots a 47 (getting 1 stroke) vs. Jim Westcott’s 43. Jim wins medal by 3 strokes.

Ed Miller shoots a 45 (even strokes) vs. Cecil Begley’s 42. Cecil wins by 3 strokes.

Brian Anderson shoots a 41 (even strokes) vs. Chuck Reckers’ 47. Brian Anderson wins by 6 strokes.

Tim Feldman shoots a 43 (giving 3 strokes) with 1 Birdie vs. Mike Schwarberg’s 46. Tim and Mike tie on match and medal.

Final results: Team Anderson & Team Kientz tie on strokes, split team medal, and Team Kientz wins on points by 9.5.

Semi Final Match Results

Semi-Final Match Results – Played August 30, 2017 #2 Seed versus #5 Seed
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Leirey	Boyd Marley	42	3.5	-	3.5	Bramlage	Steve Ruehl	38	5.5	9	14.5
	Frank Leirey	41	5.5	9	14.5		Jim Bramlage	42	3.5	-	3.5
	Jake Job-Rivera	49	3	-	3		Tom Marsh	46	6	9	15
	Melody Oswalt	49	4.5	4.5	9		Ron Michael	48	4.5	4.5	9
	Team Medal				-		Team Medal				18
	Total Points				30		Total Points				60

This match was another close one. Defending Champs Team Bramlage with the help of sub Steve Ruehl came out the victor. This match was decided on Team Medal as the Front card on this match was even and Back card was up 2 for Team Bramlage.

Some of the highlights of this match:

Boyd Marley shoots a 42 (getting 1 stroke) vs. Steve Ruehl’s 38. Steve wins by 3 strokes.

Frank Leirey shoots a 41 (getting 2 strokes) vs. Jim Bramlage’s 42. Frank wins by 3 strokes.

Jake Job-Rivera shoots a 49 (even strokes) vs. Tom Marsh’s 46. Tom wins by 3 strokes.

Melody Oswalt shoots a 49 (getting 1 stroke) vs. Ron Michael’s 48 as they both tie match.

Final results: Team Bramlage wins team medal by 3 strokes and wins the match.

Finals Results

Final Match Results – Played August 30, 2017 #5 Seed versus #6 Seed (Semi-Final Winners)
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Kientz	Jim Westcott	43	4	-	4	Bramlage	Steve Ruehl	39	5	9	14
	Cecil Begley	46	5	-	5		Jim Bramlage	42	4	9	13
	Chuck Reckers	46	5	9	14		Ron Michael	48	4	-	4
	Mike Schwarberg	50	3	-	3		Tom Marsh	44	6	9	15
	Team Medal				-		Team Medal				18
	Total Points				26		Total Points				64

This match was completed on the back nine with #3 Seed Team Kientz vs. #4 Seed Team Bramlage. This was almost a complete repeat of last year as both teams faced off in the Finals last year and had the same outcome.

Some of the highlights of this match:

Jim Westcott shoots a 43 (.4 under average)(getting 2 strokes) vs. Steve Ruehl’s 39 (1.7 under average). Steve wins by 2 strokes.

Cecil Begley shoots a 46 (.4 over average) (triple bogey on #17) (getting 2 strokes) vs. Jim Bramlage’s 42 (Birdie on #17 and 1.2 under average). Jim wins by 2 strokes.

Chuck Reckers shoots a 46 (2.9 under average) (even strokes) vs. Ron Michael’s 48 (.7 under average) (snowman on #12). Chuck wins by 2 strokes.

Mike Schwarberg shoots a 50 (3.2 under average) (triple bogey on #11 & #12) (getting 2 strokes) vs. Tom Marsh’s 44 (7.2 under average). Tom wins by 4 strokes.

Final results: Team Bramlage wins team medal by 2 strokes and match and title.

Congratulations Team Bramlage (IRS Golf League Champions)

Two Man Scramble

Match Results (August 30, 2017)

Finish	Score	Team	Members	Prize
1^st	67	Bachmann	Kevin Bachmann, Ken Thoerner, Mike Donlin, Bill Clark	$80.00 cash
2nd	69	F. Leirey	Frank Leirey, George Baker, Tim Andrew, Rick Taylor	$60.00 cash
3^rd tiebreaker	71	Marley	Boyd Marley, Gene Pfeiffer, Brian Anderson, Dave Gindele	$40.00 cash
4^th tiebreaker	71	Vaughn	Ray Vaughn, Jim Hill, Garry Melish, Charlie Halpin	$20.00 cash
5th tiebreaker	72	M. Halpin	Mark Halpin, Brian Kelly, Mary Jo Leirey, Tom Nienaber	16 Golf Balls
6th tiebreaker	72	Caporale	Mark Caporale, Lori Johnson, Eric Fredrickson, Eddie Gregory	12 Golf Balls
7^th tiebreaker	73	Zachritz	Bill Zachritz, Don Bazsika, Mike Breen, Melody Oswalt	8 Golf Balls
8^thtiebreaker	73	Arkle	Greg Arkle, Sue Kerrick, Dale Schaber, Ed Kiffmeyer	4 Golf Balls
9^thtiebreaker	74	Duddey	Steve Duddey, Jonathan Behrens, Jim Grassinger, Charlie Patmann	Better Luck Next Year!!
10^th tiebreaker	74	Crouch	Lee Crouch, Mike Sullivan, Wayne Witt, Tom Mullett	Better Luck Next Year!!
11^th tiebreaker	77	Schumacher	Tom Schumacher, Pat Breen, Dave Martin, John Freeman	Better Luck Next Year!!
12^thtiebreaker	77	Ackerman	Jay Ackerman, Cindy Ellsworth, Izzy Jewell, Terry Buelow	Better Luck Next Year!!
13^th	78	Barnes	Clyde Barnes, Jeff Elsbernd, Tim Feldman, Jake Job-Rivera	Better Luck Next Year!!

Tiebreakers were decided by using handicap holes to decide place.

Front 9	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Total	Skin Points	Skin $	Finish
Vaughn	8	10	8	8	6	9	6	8	8	71			4^th
Duddey	8	8	10	7	8	10	8	8	7	74	5	$50.00	9^th
Arkle	9	9	8	9	6	8	6	9	9	73	1	$10.00	8^th
Caporale	8	10	8	8	6	8	7	9	8	72			6^th
M. Halpin	9	10	8	8	6	8	7	7	9	72	1	$10.00	5^th
Barnes	9	12	8	9	6	9	6	9	10	78			13^th
F. Leirey	10	9	8	8	4	7	7	8	8	69	5	$50.00	2^nd
Ackerman	9	11	8	7	6	10	8	9	9	77	1	$10.00	12^th
Zachritz	8	10	10	7	7	7	6	8	10	73	2	$20.00	7^th
Marley	10	11	8	7	6	6	8	7	8	71	5	$50.00	3^rd
Bachmann	8	9	8	7	5	8	6	7	9	67	5	$50.00	1^st
Crouch	9	9	9	8	6	8	7	8	10	74	1	$10.00	10^th
Schumacher	9	10	9	7	9	9	7	8	9	77	1	$10.00	11^th

Yellow highlighted are holes with Birdies, Green highlighted are holes with Eagles.

The skins pot had $255 in it. $15 was added from the Eagle pot to round out the pot to $270.00. There were 27 points awarded ($270 /27 = $10 per point).

Congratulations to Team Bachmann (Kevin Bachmann, Ken Thoerner, Mike Donlin, and Bill Clark) for winning 1^st place in the Scramble.

Greenies:

#5 – Kevin Bachmann - $23.00

#7 –Ken Thoerner - $23.00

Long Putt:

#9 – Boyd Marley - $46.00

Next up is the Outing at A.J. Jolly Golf Course on September 8.

Shot-gun start at 10 a.m.

Registration at A.J. Jolly starts at 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Get there early to register and claim your door prize.

Get the word out to your subs to contact Brian Anderson or Charles Halpin if they wish to play in the Outing. We still have openings on several teams. Subs and guest are welcome to play.