IRS Golf League Newsletter

August 28, 2024

Semi-Finals/Finals/Scramble

Congratulations go to Team Zachritz (Bill Zachritz, Ken Thoerner, Mark Cummings, Dave Matchan) on winning the league Championship.

Congratulations to Scramble Teams:

Flight 1 - Team Vaughn (1^st place), Team Broadus (2^nd place).

Flight 2 - Team Bramlage (1^st place), Team Bachmann (2^nd place).

Flight 3 - Team Halpin/Scott (1^st place), Team Crouch (2^nd place).

Semi-Finals/Final Play-offs

Team Zachritz, Wild Card (#5 Seed) - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Team Kientz, Division B (#1 Seed) – semi-finalist

Team Bramlage, Division D (#2 Seed)

Team Kiffmeyer, Wild Card (#6 Seed)

Team Buescher, Division C (#3 Seed)

Team Vaughn, Division A (#4 Seed)

Semi Final Match Results

Semi-Final Match Results – Played August 28, 2024 #1 Seed versus #6 Seed
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Kientz	Jim Westcott	39	4	-	4	Kiffmeyer	Jay Ackerman	37	5	9	14
	Cecil Begley	46	4		4		Ed Kiffmeyer	44	5	9	14
	Chuck Reckers	49	5	9	14		Dick Warren	50	4	-	4
	Erich Kientz	46	6	9	15		Dave Gindele	55	3	-	3
	Team Medal				18		Team Medal				-
	Total Points				55		Total Points				35

Some of the highlights of this match:

A first for our League as all four players were even strokes.

Jim Westcott even strokes vs Jay Ackerman – Jay with Birdie on #1 wins match by 2 strokes. Cecil Begley even strokes vs Ed Kiffmeyer – Ed wins by 2 strokes.

Chuck Reckers even strokes vs Dick Warren – Chuck wins by 1 stroke.

Erich Kientz even strokes vs Dave Gindele – Erich wins by 9 strokes.

Final results: Team Kientz wins the team medal by 6 strokes and match. Next on to the Finals.

Semi Final Match Results

Semi-Final Match Results – Played August 28, 2024 #2 Seed versus #5 Seed
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Bramlage	Jim Bramlage	37	3.5	-	3.5	Zachritz	Bill Zachritz	35	5.5	9	14.5
	Tom Marsh	40	6.5	9	15.5		Ken Thoerner	47	2.5	-	2.5
	Ron Michael	48	3.5	-	3.5		Mark Cummings	45	5.5	9	14.5
	Jim Fish	56	4.5	-	4.5		Dave Matchan	47	4.5	9	13.5
	Team Medal						Team Medal				18
	Total Points				27		Total Points				63

Some of the highlights of this match:

Jim Bramlage giving 1 stroke vs Bill Zachritz – Jim with Birdie on #1 and Bill with Birdies on #3 & #8 - Bill wins by 3 strokes.

Tom Marsh even strokes vs Ken Thoerner – Tom with Birdie on #4, Tom wins by 7 strokes.

Ron Michael getting 2 strokes vs Mark Cummings – Mark wins by 1 stroke.

Jim Fish getting 3 strokes vs Dave Matchan – Dave wins by 6 strokes.

Final results: Team Zachritz wins team medal by 3 strokes and wins the match. Next on to the Finals.

Finals Results

Final Match Results – Played August 28, 2024 #1 Seed versus #5 Seed (Semi-Final Winners)
TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL	TEAM	PLAYER	SCORE	MATCH	MEDAL	TOTAL
Kientz	Jim Westcott	42	1.5	-	1.5	Zachritz	Bill Zachritz	37	7.5	9	16.5
	Cecil Begley	48	2.5	-	2.5		Ken Thoerner	45	6.5	9	15.5
	Erich Kientz	51	4.5	9	13.5		Dave Matchan	51	4.5	-	4.5
	Chuck Reckers	52	3	-	3		Mark Cummings	51	6	9	15
	Team Medal				-		Team Medal				18
	Total Points				20.5		Total Points				69.5

This match was on the back nine with #1 Seed Team Kientz vs #5 Seed Team Zachritz.

Some of the highlights of this match:

Jim Westcott giving 2 strokes vs Bill Zachritz – Bill with a Birdie on #8 and shooting par wins by 7 strokes.
Cecil Begley giving 1 stroke vs Ken Thoerner – Ken wins by 4 strokes.

Erich Kientz gets 1 stroke vs Dave Matchan – Erich wins by 1 stroke.

Chuck Reckers giving 4 strokes vs Mark Cummings – Mark wins by 5 strokes.

Final results: Team Zachritz wins team medal by 15 strokes and match and title.

Congratulations Team Zachritz (IRS Golf League Champions)

Four Man Scramble

Match Results (August 28, 2024)

Flight	Score	Place	Team	Members	Prize
1	30	1^st	Vaughn	Ray Vaughn, Steve Duddey, Eddie Gregory, Mike Donlin	$80.00 cash
1	31	2^nd	Broadus	Jay Broadus, Dave Engleman, Bill Clark, Mike Pugh	$40.00 cash
1	32		Buescher	Don Buescher, Patrick Buescher, Dave Betscher, Jeff Witt
1	33		Kiffmeyer	Ed Kiffmeyer, Jay Ackerman, Dave Gindele, Dick Warren
1	34		Flynn	Dick Flynn, Jim Grassinger, Garry Melish, Don Ianelli
2	31	1^st	Bramlage	Jim Bramlage, Jim Fish, Tom Marsh, Ron Michael	$80.00 cash
2	32	2^nd	Bachmann	Kevin Bachmann, Jeff Elsbernd, Lori Johnson, Matt Johnson	$40.00 cash
2	33		Harms	Pat Harms, Tim Andrew, Dale Goodwin, Jim Conrady
2	34		Brian Anderson	Brian Anderson, Chris Kerns, Tim Feldman, Ed Miller
3	5 h - 17	1^st	Halpin/Scott	Charles Halpin, Dan Scott, Mike Bell, Randy Donohue	$80.00 cash
3	5 h - 18	2^nd Tie breaker hole #4	Crouch	Lee Crouch, Dennie Breen, Mike Breen, Ben Schalck	$40.00 cash
3	5h – 18		Bill Anderson	Bill Anderson, Brian Taylor, Jack Diesel, Terry Boland
3	5h - 22		Ellsworth	Cindy Ellsworth, Asbury Turner, Kevin Dyhouse, Jerry Fierro

Second place tiebreaker was decided using handicap holes to decide place. Third flight was decided on 5 holes played and skins/greenie/long putt money refunded.

Skins: (Corrected from incorrect scorecard)

Team Vaughn: Birdie Hole #2 – $36.00

Team Broadus: - Eagle Hole #3 - $27.00

Team Buescher: Birdie Hole #7 - $36.00

Team Broadus: Eagle Hole #8 - $36.00

Greenies:

#5 – Dick Flynn - $18.00

#7 – Ben Pugh - $18.00

Long Putt:

#9 – Kevin Bachmann - $36.00

Next up is the Outing at A.J. Jolly Golf Course on September 6.

Cost for the Outing is $80.00. Dinner additional $10.00.

Shotgun start at 9 a.m. (registration 8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.)

Cost includes golf, cart, hot dog/brat, water, and goodie bag. Also included are flight winners, long drive for seniors, men, & women, and ball within circle on #10.

Contests

· Skins (entry fee - $5.00)

· Closest to pin on all par 3 (entry fee - $3.00)

· Long Putt on #9 and #18 (entry fee - $2.00)

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.7).

If you know of any other friends, neighbors, or guests that are interested in playing, please include their name and contact information. Prearranged foursomes would be great but singles can fit in with a group.

Newsletter provided by:

League Secretary Charlie Halpin