2023 Playoffs - Final Round

We couldn’t have asked for better playing conditions as we headed into our final 18 holes of the season. It was nice to return to a more normal ending to another great golf year after the turmoil of the Covid years. Let’s hope next season brings us all the way back.

In the “A” Division, the Rolling Stones cruised to a six shot victory over the second place Southpaws. The Stones finished with a total of 379 while the Southpaws scored a 385. The Fat Shafts finished well back in third with a total of 399 while Grip It N Sip It unfortunately had to drop out of play due to previous commitments.

History has shown in the league that anything can happen and no lead is safe heading into the final 18 holes of playoffs. That proved true once again as the Dubbers overcame an eight stroke deficit and moved from third place to first to win the “B” Division. The Dubbers finished with a total of 396 which was eight strokes better than both the Latecomers and KGB who tied for second place with a total of 404. The Fivesome struggled and finished well off the pace in fourth.

The “C” Division ended up being a bit of a runaway. The Whizbangers had an eight shot lead before the final day and they increased that lead to win the division by 22 strokes with a total of 420. The Wedgers held on to second place with a 442 total while the CCCP grabbed third with a 460 total. Rounding out the division in fourth place were the Hackers who shot 493.

The closest to the pin winners on the final day were Josh Hogan on hole 2, Tim Donaldson on hole 9, Nick Vangemeren on hole 11 and Brady Schick on hole 18. Josh Hogan was the only player to record a hole-in-one this year and walked away with $136 for his ace.

As always our sincere thanks to Alida and Tom for all they do behind the scenes. I would not be able to update this blog each week without Alida’s help in texting me the score sheets. Tom and Andy gave us great playing conditions all year long. A huge thanks to Steve Powell who continues to be the driving force behind our league and keeps it organized. His efforts can easily be taken for granted but I know every member truly appreciates what he does, even if we drive him crazy at times. Thanks to all of you who take the time to visit this blog throughout the season. It’s nice to know you enjoy checking it out each week.

Steve plans to get me a rundown of the league finances soon and I’ll do my best to post them once I get them. Just so you are all aware, there is a possibility of a slight increase in league dues next year which will of course go right back into the league and the cash prizes. More on that once it’s confirmed.

Below I’ve posted the final results and some photos from the final night for you to look at. If you click on a photo it should enlarge the image.

Thanks again for a terrific year and for those who won’t be out on Wednesday nights this Autumn to play the weekly fun scrambles, have a safe and healthy winter and we’ll see you in the Spring.

 

 

2023 Final Standings

2023 Final Regular Season Standings

Updated August 23, 2023

1. Fat Shafts - 97 pts

2. Southpaws - 90 pts

3. Rolling Stones - 87 pts

4. Grip It N Sip It - 67 pts

5. KGB - 59 pts

6. Dubbers - 55 pts

7. Latecomers - 47 pts

8. Fivesome - 45 pts

9. Whizbangers - 41 pts

10. CCCP - 37 pts

11. Wedgers - 20 pts

12. Hackers - 3 pt

 

Individual & Team Leaders

 

Individual Low Gross

David Horner - 25

 

Team Low Gross

Southpaws - 87

2022 Final Regular Season Standings

Final Regular Season Standings for 2022

1. Fat Shafts - 98 pts

2. Whizbangers - 80 pts

3. Southpaws - 78 pts

4. Grip It N Sip It - 67 pts

5. Rolling Stones - 67 pts

6. Dubbers - 59 pts

7. Krazy Golf Buddies - 55 pts

8. Latecomers - 45 pts

9. Fivesome - 39 pts

10. CCC Players - 36 pts

11. Wedgers - 15 pts

12. Hackers - 9 pts

Individual Low Gross

Nick Vangemeren - 26

 

Team Low Gross

Southpaws - 86

Final 2021 Playoff Results

With the final nine holes in the books, we're officially done league play for the season. Over the last nine holes leads were increased or shrunk but ultimately not much changed in the standings.

The regular season champs, the Fat Shafts, were able to stretch their lead over the second place K.G.B. to claim the "A" Flight Playoff title by a 13 stroke margin. The Fat Shafts posted a four round total of 386 while the K.G.B. shot a total of 399. The Southpaws gained some ground but settled for third place shooting 402 while the Dubbers finished with a total of 426.

In the end the "B" Flight was no contest as the Rolling Stones grabbed top spot by shooting a four round total of 398. The Whizbangers were in second heading to the final round but unfortunately scheduling conflicts meant the couldn't field a team for the last round. This allowed the Fivesome to slip past the Hackers by one stroke into second place shooting 440 and 441 respectively.

Over in the "C" Flight, the Latecomers stumbled on the last night and their lead shrunk by five strokes but they still took the title by nine strokes shooting a 431. The C.C.C.P. gained some ground but had to settle for second place while the Wedgers were a little further back in third.

The Closest to the Pin winners on the final night were:

Hole 8 - Don Muldoon

Hole 9 - Adam Farkas

Hole 17 - Kevin Wadsworth

Hole 18 - Kevin Wadsworth

Our thanks to Stephen Powell for once again doing so much work behind the scenes to keep us going during another difficult and uncertain season. Thanks also to Alida and Tom for their work to keep things safe and organized at the clubhouse and for the excellent playing conditions all season long.

The Powell family also want to express their sincere thanks to those members who generously donated to the Downie-Wenjack fund in memory of Jerry Powell. You helped to donate $400 out of a total of $900 raised for the fund.

Steve, Alida and Tom also wanted to thank all of you for your cooperation during these Covid times to make the league run smoothly once again. If you know anyone who is interested in playing next year, please let them know.

On a personal note, I know this has been another tough season and each week it was great to see so many familiar and new faces on the course. The social aspect has changed somewhat without the shotgun start but you made it work and enjoyable each and every week. Fingers crossed the final 18 holes and wrap-up party return next season. If all goes well, the league blog will return in 2022, either here or at another site but I'll let you know about that in time.This site has been proving quite finicky in recent weeks.

Just a reminder, for those who would still like to get out and play, we are still meeting each Wednesday night at 5:30pm to play for fun. It's usually a friendly round of best ball in teams so we hope to see you out. If not, have a safe and enjoyable Fall and Winter and we'll see you next season.

Final 2021 Playoff Standings

"A" Flight

1. Fat Shafts - 289 + 97 = 386

2. K.G.B. - 295 + 104 = 399

3. Southpaws - 301 + 101 = 402

4. Dubbers - 314 + 112 = 426

"B" Flight 

1. Rolling Stones - 303 + 95 = 398

2. Fivesome - 336 + 104 = 440

3. Hackers - 331 + 110 = 441

4. Whizbangers - 321 + DNF = DNF

"C" Flight

1. Latecomers - 320 + 111 = 431

2. C.C.C.P. - 334 + 106 = 440

3. Wedgers - 340 + 108 = 448

Fat Shafts Three-peat

It came down to the final round of the regular season and a head to head showdown between the Southpaws and Fat Shafts to decide which team would finish atop the standings and in the end the Fat Shafts grabbed the six points they needed to move into first place and win the league for a third year in a row. The Southpaws will be seeded second when the playoffs begin next week.

Rounding out the "A" division will be the third place KGB and fourth place Dubbers.

The "B" flight will feature the Rolling Stones, Fivesome, Whizbangers and Hackers who finished fifth through eighth. The "C" division will consist of three teams, the Wedgers, Latecomers and CCCP. I'm sure all team captains will be contacted with next weeks tee times and as soon as I have a schedule I will try to post it here as well.

Here are the results from tonight's play. The Wedgers, KGB, Fat Shafts and Rolling Stones all took six points. The Dubbers grabbed five points while one point went to the Fivesome. The Closest to the Pin winners were Andy Koetstra on hole #2 and Al Wilkinson on hole #11. Kevin Wadsworth was the 50/50 winner.

Andy also finishes the season with the Individual Low Gross title with a 26 while the Dubbers earned the Team Low Gross with a 90. See you next Wednesday.

Final Regular Season Standings

1. Fat Shafts - 54 pts

2. Southpaws - 52 pts

3. KGB - 49 pts

4. Dubbers - 47 pts

5. Rolling Stones - 44 pts

6. Fivesome - 32 pts

7. Whizbangers - 29 pts

8. Hackers - 28 pts

9. Wedgers - 24 pts

10. Latecomers - 20 pts

11. CCCP - 17 pts

2021 Final Regular Season Standings

Final Regular Season Standings

1. Fat Shafts - 54 pts

2. Southpaws - 52 pts

3. KGB - 49 pts

4. Dubbers - 47 pts

5. Rolling Stones - 44 pts

6. Fivesome - 32 pts

7. Whizbangers - 29 pts

8. Hackers - 28 pts

9. Wedgers - 24 pts

10. Latecomers - 20 pts

11. CCCP - 17 pts

(Covid Shortened Season)

2020 Final Standings

2020 Final Standings

1. Fat Shafts (43 pts)

2. Southpaws (40 pts)

2. Rolling Stones (40 pts)

4. Dubbers (38 pts)

5. KGB (36 pts)

6. Whizbangers (29 pts)
7. Fivesome (18 pts)

8. Bogies (8 pts)

9. Wedgers (6 pts)

9. Hackers (6 pts)

Sitting Out This Year

CCCP

Latecomers

Individual Low Gross

 

Peter Hughes - 26

Team Low Gross

 

Fat Shafts - 87

 

Final Playoff Standings

"A" Division

1. Whizbangers - 383

2. Fat Shafts - 398

3. Southpaws - 401

3. Dubbers - 401

5. K.G.B. - 402

6. Rolling Stones - 403

 

"B" Division

1. Fivesome - 408

2. Wedgers - 428

3. Bogies - 435

4. Hackers - 439

Fat Shafts Defend Regular Season Title

The final night of our shortened season proved to be the deciding night and when the dust settled, the Fat Shafts narrowly defended their regular season title.

Several teams had a chance to claim first place. The Fat Shafts and the second place Southpaws went head to head and both teams scored well with the Fat Shafts winning the gross for four points and the Southpaws took the net for two points. This meant the Dubbers had a chance to move into first if they could beat the KGB. Both teams played well but the KGB took all six points to play spoiler. The Rolling Stones were also in the mix and took six points to slip past the Dubbers into a tie for second place with the Southpaws.

Also taking six points tonight were the Whizbangers and the Fivesome.

Several players turned in solid rounds with Tim Donaldson shooting a 27, Andy Koetstra and Stephen Westlake both shot 28 and Al Wilkinson and Peter Hughes each shot rounds of 29. The Fat Shafts had the low team total of 89.

The 50/50 winner was Peter Hugues while the Closest to the Pin winners were Kevin Wadsworth on hole #9 and Paul Reid on hole #18.

The final regular season standings are listed on the right. Peter Hughes round last week of 26 earns him the Individual Low Gross award for the season. The Fat Shafts had the Team Low Gross this year with an 87.

The playoffs begin next Wednesday night and go for four weeks. The first two weeks will be on the Blue Tees with the last two week from the White Tees. There has been a slight change and the top six teams will compete against each other with the bottom four teams battling it out. As usual this is strictly gross score total based on your best three players each night. Tee times have yet to be set but as soon as they are Steve Powell will contact the team captains and I'll try to post them here as well.

See you next Wednesday and good luck in the playoffs.

2019 Final Standings

2019 Final Standings

1. Fat Shafts (94 pts)
2. KGB (76 pts)
3. Dubbers (68 pts)
4. Whizbangers (58 pts)
5. Rolling Stones (51 pts)
6. Bogies (47 pts)
7. Fivesome (46 pts)
8. Southpaws (43 pts)
9. CCCP (42 pts)
10. Latecomers (38 pts)
11. Hackers (31 pts)
12. Wedgers (18 pts)

Individual Low Gross

Paul Scobie - 27
Andy Koetstra - 27
Stephen Westlake - 27
Tim Donaldson - 27

Team Low Gross

Fat Shafts - 88


Final Playoff Standings

"A" Flight
1. Fat Shafts (394)
2. KGB (397)
3. Dubbers (405)
4. Whizbangers (411)

"B" Flight
1. Southpaws (400)
2. Rolling Stones (401)
3. Fivesome (416)
4. Bogies (426)

"C" Flight
1. CCCP (426)
2. Latecomers (440)
3. Hackers (450)
4. Wedgers (470)

2017 Final Standings

 2017 Final Regular Season Standings

1. KGB (89 pts)

2. Fat Shafts (80 pts)

3. Southpaws (64 pts)

4. Dubbers (60 pts)

5. Whizbangers (59 pts)

6. CCCP (57 pts)

7. Rolling Stones (55 pts)

8. Fivesome (42 pts)

9. Latecomers (41 pts)

10. Wedgers (40 pts)

11. Hackers (34 pts)

12. Bogies (26 pts)