Fellow golfers,
These are the results of last Thursdays golf league meeting. We had 15 golfers in attendance and with our players that are still out of town we should start the league with about 20+ players. The registration fee will remain $10.
Points will be awarded as such:
1/2 Point for attendance
4 points for1st place
3 points for 2nd place
2 points for 3rd place
1 point for 4th place
Each week we will put in $5 for the game and $2 for closest to the pin on 6 and 11.
Our first day of play will be April 15th. Hope to see you there.
Local rules for the Wednesday morning golf league
Ages 70 and above may play from the Gold tees.
Everyone will be required to play from the sand traps or take a stroke penalty to lay out. Lay out behind the trap keeping it in the line of play. If traps are flooded a free drop will be allowed. You can inprove your lie in the trap by removing stones and rakeing the sand and placing the ball.
No "Gimme" putts. Putt everything out. Practice continuous putting to speed up play if possible.
A 1 club length drop away from trees is allowed. If you are behind the tree keep the tree in your line of play. Drop no closer to the hole.
When marking your ball, place the marker directly behind the ball.
Foursomes will be made up by drawing balls from a hat except on our monthly scramble days.
Other than "local rules" we will play by USGA rules.
WEEKLY REPORTS
Wednesday morning men's golf league is winding down with only one more day of points play for this season. Dennis Wade surged into the points lead this week when he collected 4 points for his first place net 67. Gary Conde is now tied with Dan Gipple for overall second place after carding a net 69. Tom Foster also shot a net 69 to tie for second place for the week. Dale Groth and Dave Mohler took third place honors with 70's. Four players tied for fourth. Dan Gipple, Sam Rose, Ron Walker and Ron Wolf all had identical 71's. With the points race on the line, this weeks games should be very interesting.
After 2 weeks of rain outs the Wednesday morning Cassville men's golf league was able to get back on the course. Tom Skarp ran away from the field of 19 golfers with a net 62 and scored 4 first place points. Great shooting Tom!!! Second place went to Dave Mohler with a net 69. Third place was a three way tie with Bob Callahan, Jerry Hotzler and Sam Rose with net 70's. Likewise, fourth place saw three golfer tied at net 71's. Dale Groth, Dwane martin and John Ogle all scored 1 point for finishing fourth. John Ogle won closest to the pin on #6 and Jack Shoup was closest on #11.
We only have two more weeks left to settle the winner of the yearly points race. Dan Gipple remains out in front with 16 points but 3 players are breathing down his neck with 14 points each.
The final game of the year will be played as a scramble on October 7th. After golf we'll have a awards luncheon where all the awards, including Sandbagger of the year, will be handed out. We have several golfer in contention for the Sandbagger award. Will you be one?
August 26th had 29 golfers playing in men's league play at the Cassville Golf Course. Low scores were posted by a host of competitive players. There was a three way tie for first place, Jerry Fulton, Jack King and Tom Scarp all shot net 64's. Two players tied for second, Dan Blanke and Gary Conde carded net 65's. Two players, Butch Watson and Dale Groth shot net 67's for third place. Four players finished in fourth, Sam Rose, Larry Lewis, Dave Graham and John Dillbeck all had net 69's. Ron Walker got closest to the pin on #6, AGAIN !!. Larry Lewis almost knocked down the pin on #11 for closest at that hole.
With only 4 points rounds left in the 2009 season the top ten points race looks like this;
1. Dan Gipple 16
2. Gary Conde 14
Dennis Wade 14
Ron Wolf 14
5. Dennis Cooper 13
6. Ed Bannister 11
Dwane Martin
8. Dan Blanke 10
Dave Graham 10
10. Wayne Gillenwater 9
Sam Rose 9
August 19th, 26 golfers teed it up on a beautiful morning. Mild weather this summer has kept our course in beautiful shape. Dan Blanke shot a net 64 to take first place. Dwane Martin and Dave Mohler each had net 66's to finish 2nd. Third place was Dave Graham with a net 68 and 4th went to Ron Wolf with a 69. Gary Conde was closest to the pin on #11, with John Dillbeck claiming the honors on #6.
Our season is winding down with only 7 weeks left to play. October 7th will be our last official day. That day will be a 4 man scramble with lunch and awards handed out for the 2009 season.
August 12th saw one of the biggest fields of the year tee it up at The Cassville Golf Club, Wednesday Men's league. 29 players enjoyed a perfect day with very mild temperatures. Gary Conde took first place honors with a net 64. Seems like Gary is getting stronger every week! Dave Mohler and Ron Wolf tied for second with net 68's. This provided Dave with his first points of the year. Dan Blanke and Jack King tied for third at net 69. 4 players, Dale Groth, Rich Meyerkord, Sam Rose and Butch Watson finished 4th with identical net 70's. The closest to the pin contests were won by Wayne Gillenwater on #6 and Dave Graham on #11.
Summer weather returned to the Cassville Wednesday morning men's golf league. The temperatures heated up and so did the monthly 4 man scramble scores. First place, at 7 under par, was a tie between the teams of Denver Douglas, Larry Lewis, Sam Rose, Terry Dake and Ray Graham, John Dillbeck, Ron Wolf and a visitor Mr. Elbert. Third place honors at 6 under par went to the team of Dan Gipple, Dave Graham, Loren Roberts and Dan Blanke. Only 4 strokes separated all 7 teams that competed.
Denver Douglas showed off his shot making abilities taking closet to the pin honors at #6 and #11.
Next week the league returns to our normal individual net play format. The annual points contest totals as of the 1st of August shows Dan Gipple in 1st with 16 points followed closely by Dennis Wade with 14. 3rd place is Dennis Cooper with 13. Ed Bannister and Ron Wolf round out the top 5 with 11 and 10 points respectively.
24 Golfers teed off on a beautiful and mild July 29th. Ron Walker took 1st place with a net 64. Ron took first place honors 2 out of the 4 play weeks of July. Dan Gipple was close behind in 2nd with 66. Dave Graham and Butch Watson tied for 3rd with 69's and Jack Shoup finished 4th with a 70. Closest to the pin contests were won by John Dillbeck on #11 and Jerry Fulton on #6.
Our league President, Ed Bannister is recuperating from knee surgery. Get well Ed we all miss you.
Dennis Cooper may very well be the hottest golfer on the Wednesday morning men's golf league. Dennis followed up last weeks stellar net 59 with a net 61 on July 22nd. Dennis, whats your secret??? Second place went to Ron Wolf with 64. Dan Gipple was 3rd scoring 67 and 3 players, Jerry Hotzler, Ray Graham and Jack Shoup all carded identical 68's. It sure takes some low scores to get into the points. Allen Oakleaf was closest to the pin on #6 with Ray Graham claiming those honors on #11. Come on out and join us on Wednesday mornings. The course is in beautiful shape.
Only 3 players on the PGA have shot a 59 during official tournament play. Dennis Cooper displayed his shot making ability Wednesday, July 15th posting a net 59 to best a field of 30 players in the Wednesday morning men's league.
Congratulations Dennis! Dale Groth finished second with a smooth 62. Tom Foster was third carding a 63. Fourth was a three way tie. Harrold Every, Dwane Martin and Loren Roberts all shot 64's. Looks like a few handicaps will be going down!
Closest to the pin titles went to Larry Lewis on #6 and Loren Roberts on #11.
The morning group welcomed one new member, Denver Douglas. Good to have you playing Denver.
July 8th was a perfect day for golf for the Wednesday morning men's group. We were joined by 2 new players. Welcome, Terry Dake and Larry Lewis.
27 Players teed it up and Ron Walker walked away with 1st place honors carding a net 61. Dennis Cooper and Dennis Wade finished a close second, both shooting net 62's. Rich Meyerkord received his first points for the year finishing 3rd with 63. Butch Watson rounded out the top 4 with a net 64. Wow, those are some hard scores to top. Closest to the pin honors went to John Ogle on #6 and Ed Bannister on #11.
This league plays every Wednesday morning at 8:00 am. If you enjoy a fun group come out and join in!
One of the first tips in golf. If you look up during your swing you usually see a bad shot!
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July 1st was the monthly 4 man scramble for the Wednesday men's league. The weather was perfect with no wind and temps in the 80's. What a difference a week makes.
The team of Jerry Hotzler, Dan Gipple, Tom Foster and Ed Bannister finished in first with a 64, 8 under par. Good shooting guys. Ed Bannister lead the group with 2 chipins and a couple of great birdie putts. Second place went to Ray Graham,Wayne Gillenwater,Dennis Wade and Ron Wolf with a 7 under par 65. Three groups tied for third with 68's with the group of Butch Watson, John Dillbeck, Gary Conde and Bob Callhan winning on a card off. Closest to the pin on #6 was Dennis Wade. Closest to the pin on #11 was Dave Mohler with a remarkable 2' 2" shot. Remember we have moved the starting time to 8:00 am to help beat the summer heat.
Till next week keep it on the short grass!
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June 24th saw some red hot golf scores posted under red hot conditions. The temperature was in the high 90's as we finished the rounds but scores were in the 60's. The conditions weren't a hindrance for Tom Foster as he finished first with a sizzling net 61. Way to go Tom! Wayne Gillenwater was close for second with net 62. Dwane Martin was third with 65 and Dale Groth and Dennis Wade tied for forth with 66's.
Closest to the pin honors went to Dale Groth on #6 with a shot of 1' 4" and to Dave Graham on # 11 with about 3' remaining. Now those are close shots!
The annual points race is very close with 3 players tied for first. Ed Bannister, Dan Gipple and Dennis Wade all have 11 points. Starting July 1st we have moved back our starting time to 8:00 am. This should allow us to finish before the temps get overly hot.
25 golfers enjoyed a perfect day on June 10th. It was nice to see some familiar faces return to enjoy the fun of Wednesday morning golf.
Ed Bannister burned up the course with a sizzling 61 to finish in first place. Ron Wolf, who has been on a hot streak, shot 66 to claim 2nd. Sam Rose carded a 67 for 3rd. Bob Callahan and Gary Conde tied for 4th with 68's.Closest to the pin honors went to Loren Roberts on #6 and Dan Gipple on #11.
The annual points race is tighening up. The top 10 are:
Dan Gipple 11
Ed Bannister 10
Dennis Wade 10
John Ogle 8
Gary Conde 7
Ron Wolf 7
Sam Rose 6
Dave Grahan 5
Harrold Every 5
Dwane Martin 5
On June 3rd the Wednesday Morning Men's Golf League played their monthly 4 man scramble. Two teams tied for 1st. The team of Butch Watson, Jack Shoup, Jerry Hotzler and Dale Groth shot a 67. The team of Dan Gipple, Sam Rose, Tom Scarp and Ed Bannister shot an identical 67. Finishing in 3rd place was the team of Ray Graham, Loren Roberts, Bob Callahan and Ron Wolf with a 70. Closest to the pin honors were Sam Rose on #6 and Ron Wolf on #11.
May 27th saw some very low scores carded at the Wednesday morning men's golf league. Gary Conde finished 1st carding a 63. Wayne Gillenwater was 2nd with a 66 and Dave Graham 3rd shooting 67. Four players, Bob Callahan, John Dillbeck Tom Foster and Sam Rose, tied for 4th with 69's. Great shooting guys! Jack Shoup was closest to the pin on #6 and Butch Watson was closest on #11.
May 20th saw 20 golfers compete in league play. Dwane Martin shot a net 68 to win 1st place points. 3 golfers, Dan Gipple, Dave Graham and John Ogle tied for second with 69's. Ed Banister and Dick McMillen received third place points with 71's. Harrold Every and Tom Scarp were forth with 72's. Closest to the pin honors went to Butch Watson on hole 6 and Bob Callahan on hole 11.
The Wednesday league would like to acknowledge and thank Cindy Bowness. Cindy does our handicapping and computes our winners each week. Thank You Cindy.
May 13th saw 21 players challenge the Cassville links. Dennis Wade shot a net 67 to take 1st place. Dennis is better know as the player that won sandbagger of the year for 2008. If he keeps shooting these low scores, someone else will win those honors for 2009. John Ogle carded a nice 68 for 2nd. Two player were tied for 3rd, Gary Conde and Dan Gipple had 72's. 4th place went to Ron Wolf with a 73. Closest to the pin winner were, Dennis Wade on #6 and John Dillbeck on #11 .
Wednesday league player earn points for their weekly finishes. 4 points for 1st, 3pts. for 2nd, 2pts. for 3rd, and 1pt. for 4th. Early season top five point leaders are Dennis Wade 9pts., Dan Gipple 8 pts., John Ogle 5 pts., and Ed Banister, Harold Every, Jack Shoup and Ron Wolf all with 4pts.
14 brave golfers teed off the morning of Wednesday, May 6th . They had to endure an extremely wet golf course, but that didn't stop them from posting some fine scores. It was our monthly 4 man scramble. The team of Dale Groth, Ron Wolf, Gary Conde and Dennis Cooper bested the field with a smooth 73. Dennis Wade, John Dillbeck and Sam Rose played as a threesome and rotated an extra shot for the fourth man. They finished second with a 75. Closest to the pin honors went to Dale Groth on #6 and to Sam Rose, AGAIN, on #11. Seems Sam is making a habit of winning this hole.
The smaller than normal turnout was caused by 10 of our normal players going to Joplin and competing in a Seniors 2 man scramble tourney. The team of Butch Watson and Ray Graham finished 3rd in the "A" flite with a 2 under par score of 69. Jack Shoup and Bob York finished 3rd in the "B" flite shooting a 74.
