2014 A3disc Lakeshore Handicap League

Floyd Hampp   September 22 at 9:30pm

And the winner is......

Don't look to the right. Not quite yet. I want to start by thanking all of the players that came out and played this league this summer. Whether you came out for one round or played all 22 weeks (Jesse Mullins with the perfect attendance award!) THANK YOU for all of the positive and constructive feedback. I truly wanted this to be OUR league, and I believe we succeeded in making it something we can all be proud of. Okay, on to the real news!! Everyone, put your hands together for ... more

Don't look to the right. Not quite yet. I want to start by thanking all of the players that came out and played this league this summer. Whether you came out for one round or played all 22 weeks (Jesse Mullins with the perfect attendance award!) THANK YOU for all of the positive and constructive feedback. I truly wanted this to be OUR league, and I believe we succeeded in making it something we can all be proud of.

Okay, on to the real news!! Everyone, put your hands together for Rob DeHaan, the winner of our 2014 Lakeshore Handicap League!! His ace all the way back on June 9 proved to be the difference, along with his consistently improved play each week. His "Team Swoop" teammate, Chris Kerns turned in a hot round in the very last week to snag the #2 spot in the league. Those Eagles have something going on! Rounding out the top 3 is League Veteran, Don Bush!! You can't play with Don and not pull for him to play better each and every week. Don is probably the most improved player from the beginning of the season to the end, winning 2 of the last 4 weeks and finishing second in another.

I invite everyone to come out for our Fall Bag Tag League. It just began last week, and there are plenty of tags left. It's being played every Saturday until December 13. There are plenty of rules to make it fair and fun, so take a look right here http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/2014_A3Disc_Fall_Bag_Tag_League and come out if it sounds like fun!

I can't wait to start it all up again next year! Thanks again for making my first experience running a league a very positive, enjoyable one!!

Floyd Hampp   September 8 at 8:51pm

Two more?!?

Congratulations to TWO MORE golfers that drained the ace pool!! Chilly, hitting hole #1 (lefty cheater...) and Chris Kerns, with his trusty putter on hole #4. Each taking home a cool $78 for their efforts. Taking home the chump change was Rob DeHaan with a sick forehand to park hole #5 and I got a pretty nice forehand of my own on hole #13 to take CTPs.

We only have two weeks left in our season, and the leaderboard is getting really crowded up at the top! The Ace Points are helping keep Team Swoop at the top. Can someone post some hot scores and knock them off their perch?

Floyd Hampp   September 2 at 7:44pm

Oops!!!

If you see a change in your position on the leaderboard, I'm responsible. I stated in the league overview that your best 12 weekly point totals. When I set up the rules behind the scenes on this website, I set it up for the best 10 rounds. Tonight, I got a text that had me take a look at it a little closer, and this was when I found the mistake. I chose 12 because that was the same number that the Wednesday Hudson Mills league calculates, and we wanted consistency. If anyone has ... more

If you see a change in your position on the leaderboard, I'm responsible. I stated in the league overview that your best 12 weekly point totals. When I set up the rules behind the scenes on this website, I set it up for the best 10 rounds. Tonight, I got a text that had me take a look at it a little closer, and this was when I found the mistake.

I chose 12 because that was the same number that the Wednesday Hudson Mills league calculates, and we wanted consistency.

If anyone has questions about how adding in the extra 2 weeks of points impacts their ranking, feel free to reach out to me. I need to change it, though. It was how the league was intended to be set up, and I don't want to have a winner declared under any false pretense.

Thanks for your understanding, and keep in mind that we still have 3 weeks left to rack up those points!!

Floyd Hampp   August 29 at 7:39am

For those of you not playing some fancy tournament...

League IS STILL ON for Monday! One of the perks of having this new, non-retail position is being off on holidays!! :) For those of you who would like to warm up a bit, we're going to meet up at noon for a round at Rolling Hills County Park. Hit me up if you're interested so we know to wait for you. Also, if you're running behind, please let me know. Since I won't be running home like crazy from work, I'm planning to tee off sharp at 5:30. I expect the turnou ... more

League IS STILL ON for Monday! One of the perks of having this new, non-retail position is being off on holidays!! :)

For those of you who would like to warm up a bit, we're going to meet up at noon for a round at Rolling Hills County Park. Hit me up if you're interested so we know to wait for you.

Also, if you're running behind, please let me know. Since I won't be running home like crazy from work, I'm planning to tee off sharp at 5:30. I expect the turnout to be rather small, so it's a great chance to pick up some points against those baggers at the top, eh?

See you Monday!!!

Floyd Hampp   August 12 at 12:37pm

Congratulations to State Tournament Berth Winners!!

I want to take a moment to congratulate those who won their State Tournament Berths from the A3 Lakeshore Handicap League. Chris Kerns, Don Bush and Sean Newland will be representing us this year. Several other players in our league will be battling up in Luddington for fame and fortune. Whether you won your berth last night or earlier in the year, I want to wish you all good luck!!!

Floyd Hampp   August 4 at 4:30pm

Nasty Weather

Just in case you didn't get the post I put in the "talk" section, I'll be there tonight, probably set up under the Throw Shop awning. See you in about an hour!

Floyd Hampp   July 23 at 9:41pm

Who's ready to talk State Tournament berths?

I know some of you have been asking and wondering about how berths were going to be handled, and I have some answers. First, people with berths have to be paid and signed up by August 22. I have 3 berths to hand out to our league. We can all talk about it on Monday, but I wanted to give you some time to think it over. If we take points over the next 3 weeks, we'd call "berth points" after the August 11 round. I would make a tally after that round and the top 3 would be awarde ... more

I know some of you have been asking and wondering about how berths were going to be handled, and I have some answers. First, people with berths have to be paid and signed up by August 22. I have 3 berths to hand out to our league. We can all talk about it on Monday, but I wanted to give you some time to think it over. If we take points over the next 3 weeks, we'd call "berth points" after the August 11 round. I would make a tally after that round and the top 3 would be awarded berths. If someone cannot/doesn't want/already has a berth to go to the State Tournament, the berth will drop to the next highest point total.

The other option would just be to extend one more week, to August 18, but that just leaves 4 days to report the winners and have them register for the tournament.

I'll know the winners on whichever Monday night we pick and I'll send the winners to the MDGO that night. The question will be the time you guys will need to pay.

Like I said earlier, I want to have some discussion on Monday, and we'll have a decision before we tee off. Whoever is there before the round, we'll all gather and vote as a group. This league is . If there is a tie, I will cast the final vote. I'd also like to get an idea of who can or cannot make it if they receive a berth.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and feel free to send me any questions or concerns.

Floyd Hampp   June 9 at 9:51pm

Well, it took 3 years...

But we finally got not just one, but a PAIR OF ACES draining the ace pool tonight!! Big congrats to newcomer EJ Robson and Rob Dehaan who aced Hole 4 and Hole 15, respectively. Rob cashed twice by taking the 50/50 CTP on Hole 13 and Chris Kerns took the 100% on Hole 10. Welcome to new A3 members Larry Jones and Arrington Lecompte! We now have 14 players with handicaps, and I want to thank everyone for making this the most successful A3 Lakeshore League yet! I'll see everyone Monday!

Floyd Hampp   May 6 at 5:20pm

First round of the season!

It felt good to get some rust knocked off, and we had a good turnout for the first round of the "summer." Jesse Mullins took a 100% CTP on #15, and Ainslie took the 50/50 on #4. Don't think you can't catch up if you missed the first round, though! It only takes 3 rounds to set your average, and your 10 best point totals count, so there is still lots of time to raise your game. Thanks to everyone who came out, and I'll see you all on Monday!