Comments 15 following
Jeff Doran October 29 at 10:10pm
Great turnout today! It was pleasure to play with so many of you. Thanks to all who came out, and special thanks to Erik for putting together the awards for everyone.
I will continue to use this page for future get-togethers this off-season. Have a great night, everyone!
Jeff Doran October 28 at 3:59pm
Just a heads up, there is a $10 park entry fee for non-residents at Independence Lake. Be sure to bring some cash tomorrow morning. See you there!!
Sorry I wasn’t able to make it out ???? I’ve been dealing with a bad cold all week. Some of my buddies said it was a blast though!
Sorry we missed you. Make sure to grab your prizes from Brody. Hopefully we’ll see you at the next meet-up.
Jeff Doran October 16 at 12:36pm
Final 2023 Handicaps for Players with 12+ Rounds Played
Bill A (-16); Brock B (-19); Brodrick B (-20); Dave C (-12); Jeff D (-8); Kyle G (-11); Josh H (-7); Mike K (-13); Mark L (-11); Bill M (-16); Gabe M (-16); Aaron M (-13); Erik M (-12); RayRay (-17); Matt T (-7); Chris T (-9)
Jeff Doran October 16 at 9:40am
Well, that’s a wrap. Congrats to Matt who is our 2023 League Champion!!! He threw the gauntlet down early and was an absolute beast all season. Congrats also to Josh and Erik who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. There was a lot of competition this season and most rounds were decided by mere strokes, but these three competitors were by far the most consistent all year. Great job, fellas!!
Thanks for a wonderful season, everyone!! Special thanks to all of you who played 12+ rounds this ...
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Jeff Doran October 16 at 9:32am
Somehow, yes this is not a typo, I took the win in the final week at Black Locust. Additionally, with much disbelief, I am your 2023 Black Locust South Champion. Hell has officially frozen over.
Jeff D 48 44 92
RayRay 46 50 96
Aaron M 49 48 97
Bill Aman 47 53 100
Kyle G 48 53 101
Bill M 52 50 102
Erik M 57 45 102
Josh H 51 53 104
Brodrick B 52 52 104
Chris T 52 53 105
Dave C 53 53 106
Mark L 53 55 108
Matt T 54 54 108
Jeff Doran October 11 at 6:30pm
Continued Policies for Next Year
1. We will continue to use the current flex start format where you have a week to get your round in. If you are having scheduling conflicts, just reach out to me and ask for an extension. It’s likely no big deal for me to grant you extra time.
2. We will continue to play 12 courses twice to determine course champions. I will likely keep all of the same courses for next year but look for substitutes for Starr-Jaycee and Grizzly Oaks.
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For next season, perhaps tripling up on 2 favorites to replace OU and Starr? Maybe those could be the most popular courses by vote and double points one week? Just a thoughtAlso, I think Wagner should be replaced as well. Would rather see IGA over Wagner (although I imagine I might be in the minority). The Farm is another I think would be a decent addition. :)
Jeff Doran October 11 at 6:29pm
Proposed Changes to Next Year’s League (Please feel free to share feedback on the comments page)
1. Handicap-Based Divisions (Using Players Who Played at Least Five Rounds as an Example)
Premier Division (0 to -3 handicap or better) - Andrew Furtaw (0)
Championship Division (Handicap of -4 through -6) - Nick Oliver (-5)
League One (Handicap of -7 through -9) - Jeff Doran (-8); Matt Thomas (-7); Josh Hobbs (-7); Chris Trumbull (-9); Nick O’Keefe (-7); Matt Wojo (-9)
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Yeah, you know how hard it is for me to get out on weekends. Especially with the strike going on at the casino and now having to work weekends, it is tough to get in some DG! The crew said it was a great time. Great job with the league, Jeff.
Jeff Doran October 11 at 6:15pm
Survey Results
Survey responses: There were 13 survey responses. 25 people played at least a handful of rounds with us this season. 16 players played at least half of the rounds. 13/25 = 52% of people who responded likely played at least 6 rounds.
Handicaps: 5/13 (38%) would like to switch to natural scoring with divisions, 62% would like to keep handicap scoring. The most common complaint with handicap scoring was that it wasn’t fair for a better score to lose to a higher score. Ha ...
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Jeff Doran October 9 at 12:18pm
Congrats to Matt T, our 2023 Wagner Champion!! Great shooting, my friend!
Matt T 42 44 86
Erik M 43 47 90
RayRay 50 41 91
Chris T 45 46 91
Brock B 47 45 92
Aaron M 47 45 92
Bill Aman 46 47 93
Josh H 46 48 94
Brodrick B 44 50 94
Bill M 45 49 94
Mark L 48 50 98
Jeff D 47 51 98
Kyle G 47 52 99
Jeff Doran October 9 at 12:12pm
RayRay takes down the win and Andrew and Matthew follow up behind. Thanks, Damian, for checking out the league. Congrats to Andrew who shot -15 yesterday coming within one stroke of the course record!!!! A few of us were watching live updates on UDisc and were pulling for you. Great round, Andrew!!!
Our final round of the season takes us back to Black Locust South, which is the green course. Good luck, and let’s see some personal bests out at Kensington this week!
Jeff Doran October 9 at 11:51am
Updated Handicaps for the final week of 10-9-23:
Matthew L (-21); Brock B (-19); Aaron M (-13); Bill A (-16); Mark L (-11); Damian S (-15); Matt T (-7); Erik M (-12); Brodrick B (-20); RayRay (-17); Matt W (-9); Nick O’Keefe (-7); Josh H (-7); Dave C (-12); Jeff D (-8); Bill M (-16); Kyle G (-11); Andrew Frescoln (0)
somehow i missed the list, what is my handicap for Kenso this week?
Jeff Doran October 8 at 7:00pm
I’m currently updating all player handicaps for this season using our new UDisc-based SSE. Anticipate some higher handicap numbers for our final round as a result. I went from -7 to -8.
Jeff Doran October 5 at 1:55pm
Save the date! I’d like to do an end-of-season get together on Sunday, October 29 at 10 a.m. at Independence Lake County Park in Whitmore Lake. My plan is to get a round in, break for some food, acknowledge some players and season highlights, and then either play the other course or send people on their way. If you plan on coming, please state your intent on this comment thread so we can get a head count. Thanks for a great season, everyone!!
I will be there and will plan on bringing a dish to pass as well! Thanks again for a fun season!
Erik W Mulheisen October 5 at 1:46am
Jeff. Is there a way to tell who had a league round ace this season?
Jeff Doran October 2 at 4:24pm
I have really appreciated the feedback and have received some good ideas for future league play. Thank you to everyone who has responded. Please keep them coming!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P6CLYVH
Jeff Doran October 2 at 2:14pm
Handicaps for week of 10-2-23:
Dave C (-11); Jeff D (-7); Matthew L (-19); Andrew Frescoln (+3); Nick O’Keefe (-4); Matt T (-6); Aaron M (-10); Matt W (-6); RayRay (-14); Josh (-6); Erik M (-10); Randy G (-14); Kyle G (-9); Brodrick B (-17); Bill M (-14)
Jeff Doran October 2 at 1:59pm
Congrats to RayRay, our 2023 Toboggan champ!!
RayRay 65 62 127
Matt Thomas: 67 61 128
Aaron McCulloch: 71 62 133
Erik Muilheisen: 67 68. 135
Jeff Doran: 67 70 137
Joshua Hobbs: 72 65 137
Kyle Gordon: 68 70 138
Randy Gerken: 73 68 141
Woohoo, thank you sir! That’s a loooong course but tons of fun! Thanks for putting together the league Jeff!
Toboggan is brutal!! I think I’m still bleeding from the rough! Glad you enjoyed it.
Jeff Doran October 2 at 12:48am
Andrew’s hot streak continues as he grabs the win at Toboggan. Matt and Nick round out the podium. Nice shooting, fellas. I only ended up donating one disc to the course, so that is something of a moral victory for myself.
Only two rounds to go!! Good luck at Wagner and keep those surveys coming in!!
Jeff Doran September 28 at 4:00pm
For anyone planning on an evening round at Toboggan, Dave and I started around 5 pm yesterday and finished around 7:18 pm. We just had enough daylight to finish.
Jeff Doran September 27 at 4:37pm
Hi, everyone. Our season is almost over so I would love to get some feedback from each of you. Please take a moment to fill out this survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P6CLYVH
Yes, great turnout! We made pretty good time for 13 people on the first round! Great seeing, playing, and breaking bread with you all!