2017 Playoffs - Round One

Round one of the playoffs is in the books and some teams played well while others struggled but after only nine holes nobody is out of it.

In the "A" Flight the KGB and Fat Shafts share the lead having both shot 95. The Southpaws are only four shots back with a 99 while the Dubbers are seven shots off the lead after scoring a 102.

The "B" Flight is a bit more open as the Rolling Stones shot 103 and have a five stroke lead over the CCCP who put up a 108.

Steve Powell takes aim at Hole #8.

The Whizbangers sit seven shots back after shooting a 110 while a score of 114 leaves the Fivesome 11 strokes off the lead.

The Latecomers have the early lead in the "C" Flight after shooting 100 on the night. Seven shots back in second are the Wedgers who posted a 107 and a shot behind them are the Hackers who scored a 108. The Bogies had an off night posting a 115 but are still within striking distance.

The low score of the night was turned in by Kyle Wilkinson with an even par 27. Several others posted sub-30 rounds for the night.

The closest to the pin winners were Tim Donaldson, Paul Reid, Tyler Donaldson, Marty McDonald, Kyle Wilkinson, Coady MacGillvary, Kim Defosse and Ian MacDonald.

Playoffs continue next Wednesday night from the white tees once again and on Saturday September 9th we play the final 18 holes from the Blue tees followed by the wrap up party.

2017 Playoff Standings

"A" Flight
1. KGB - 95
1. Fat Shafts - 95
3. Southpaws - 99
4. Dubbers - 102

"B" Flight
1. Rolling Stones - 103
2. CCCP - 108
3. Whizbangers - 110
4. Fivesome - 114

"C" Flight
1. Latecomers - 100
2. Wedgers - 107
3. Hackers - 108
4. Bogies - 115

 

Let The Playoffs Begin

With so many possible playoff scenarios heading into tonight's matches, the final standings were decided without the need for tie-breakers, coin flips or calculators.

When the dust settled on this final night of the regular season, the three playoff brackets were clearly defined heading into round one next Wednesday night.

Scott Reilly starts his round on hole 12.

The playoff flights are listed below.

On this night, three teams swept their matches as the KGB, Hackers and Rolling Stones took six points. Earning four points were the Fat Shafts, Southpaws and Latecomers while two points each went to the CCCP, Fivesome and Bogies. Tim Donaldson shot a round of 28 for the low score of the night.

The 50/50 was won by Dave Pemberton while the closest to the pin winners were Randy Conley on hole #9 and Andy Koetstra on hole #18. Andy's round of 26 this season held up to win the Individual Low Gross while the KGB won the Team Low Gross with their score of 88.

Playoffs will take place the next two Wednesday nights from the White tees and on Saturday September 9th we play the final 18 holes from the Blue tees followed by the wrap up party. Everyone think sunny thoughts.

2017 Playoff Flights

"A" Flight
1. KGB
2. Fat Shafts
3. Southpaws
4. Dubbers

"B" Flight
1. Whizbangers
2. CCCP
3. Rolling Stones
4. Fivesome

"C" Flight
1. Latecomers
2. Wedgers
3. Hackers
4. Bogies

KGB Clinch

For the third straight year a different team will walk away as the regular season league champs. The KGB stretched their lead to seven points over the defending Fat Shafts to clinch the league title with one week remaining.

As far as the playoff positioning goes, there isn't much decided and the last week will sort things out.

Dave Walker makes his sand save on #7.

Aside from the KGB and Fat Shafts, four teams (Dubbers, Southpaws, Whizbangers and CCCP) can still secure a spot in the "A" Flight.

The Rolling Stones are solidly in the "B" Flight but six teams could either fall back or move up to get in. It's almost too confusing for your humble blog master to figure out. The only other guarantee is that the Hackers and Bogies will be in the "C" flight in two weeks. Next week will be fun to watch.

In tonight's matches, the KGB, Whizbangers, Rolling Stones, Fivesome and Latecomers all took six points. The Southpaws grabbed four points while the Fat Shafts earned two. The low round of the night was turned in by Andy Koetstra with a 28 while Kyle Wilkinson shot a 29.

The closest to the pin winners were Dave Walker on hole #8 and Kyle Wilkinson on hole #17. Scott Burmie was the 50/50 winner this week.

Crunch Time

With only two more regular season weeks left after tonight's round, the opportunities to make a move for a playoff position are running out quickly.

The Southpaws made progress tonight by grabbing six points to slide past CCCP by one point and sit in fourth place and the last spot in the "A" flight. Only three points separate sixth place and fourth and the next two weeks will decide the "A" and "B" flight combatants.

Dave Pemberton strikes the ball on 18.

The Fivesome sit in ninth and are six points away from moving into the top eight. Meanwhile, the battle for first overall got a bit tighter as the Fat Shafts were handed six points by the absent Rolling Stones while the KGB took only four points to hold a three point cushion for first.

Taking six points tonight were the Southpaws, Dubbers, Whizbangers and Fat Shafts. The Fivesome and KGB earned four points while two points each went to CCCP and Wedgers.

The closest to the pin winners were Jim Conley on hole #7 and Rick Dean on hole #16. Randy Grills was the 50/50 winner this week.

KGB Move Into First

For the first time this season there is a different team at the top of the league standings as the KGB took all six points in their match to pass the Fat Shafts who failed to earn a single point tonight in their match against the Whizbangers. The KGB now sit in first with a five point lead and a total of 73 points.

One member of the Fat Shafts had a very good round. Andy Koetstra, who sat out for his team, was picked up by the Rolling Stones and shot a one under par round of 26. This was good enough to give him sole possession of the Individual Low Gross lead heading into August. Andy also won a Closest to the Pin prize by sticking his tee shot on hole #6 within a foot of the hole.

The Latecomers joined the KGB and Whizbangers as the only other team to take all six points in their match. The Rolling Stones, Southpaws and Dubbers all earned four points while the Wedgers, Hackers and CCCP each took two points.

The other Closest to the Pin winner tonight was Mike Lessard on hole #15 while Bob Donaldson was this weeks 50/50 winner.