Chippewa Scratch League

Mike Armour and Dan Marr double-dipped in a big way Monday in the Chippewa Scratch League: they won the better ball format on the back nine, and Marr’s eagle 2 on the par-4 15th netted them the only skin — on a carry-over day!

The eagle was good for a $1,220 skin and helped the pair take a one-shot victory on the evening, bringing them another $260 in pro pot and $200 in gift certificates. The giant haul vaults Marr and Armour to the top of the Chippewa Scratch League leaderboard for the season.

Schedule note: the first Cash / Steak Night date of the year has been set for July 20th at Chippewa.

Week 8: Back Nine Best Ball - 6-29-09 
1st - Armour - Marr     32     $260 PP     $200 GC
T2nd - Mallette - Kracker     33           $75 GC
T2nd - Markham - Skorman     33           $75 GC

Skins
Armour - Marr     #15 (Eagle 2)     $1,220

Sr. Skins
T. Stiller - Petracca     #10     $16.50
Skorman - Markham     #11 + #15     $33
Horner - Barnes     #12     $16.50
Larizza - Davis     #14     $16.50
Kline - Kline     #16     $16.50

Tom Markham and Randy Skorman lit it up Monday in the Chippewa Scratch League, posting a 6-under par 29 to win the scramble format on the front nine.

They bested the teams of Tim Davis / Kevin Larizza and Zoran Karic / Jason Chadima by a shot.

No skins were won outright, forcing a carry-over in skins to next week. Season-long money list update here. Shane Bishop and Chris Durban still lead from their monster skin in Week 2, but Skorman and Markham have closed the gap…

Week 7: Front Nine Scramble - 6-22-09     
1st - Markham - Skorman     29     $240 PP     $200 Gift Cert
T2nd - Larizza - Davis     30           $75 GC
T2nd - Zoran - Chadima     30           $75 GC

Skins: CARRY OVER

Sr. Skins
Larizza - Davis     #3     $33
Markham - Skorman     #4 #8     $66

The team of Mike Kracker and Jeff Mallette posted a great score of 1-over par 73 to win the ‘combined score’ aggregate format Monday at the Chippewa Scratch League.

Playing the tough back nine with some tough pins where every shot counts, Kracker and Mallette won by two strokes over Dan Marr and Mike Armour.

The season-long prize total is updated here.

Week 6: Back Nine Combined Score:  6-15-09 
1st - Mallette - Kracker     73     $230 PP     $200 GC
2nd - Marr - Armour     75           $100 GC
3rd - Markham - Skorman     77           $50 GC

Skins
Price - Chadima     #10 (8)     $135
Mozingo - Burnett     #11 (7)     $135
Trier - Kohler     #14 (6)     $135
Marr - Armour     #17 (4)     $135

Sr. Skins
Kline - Kline     #10 (9)     $36
Skorman- Markham     #11 (8)     $36
Horner - Barnes     #14 (7)     $36

Mark Thomas and Denny Morena took the big payout Monday, grabbing a first place tie in the better ball event on the front nine and taking the entire skins pot with birdies on holes four and five, and dipping their fingers into the Senior skins pot, too.

The team of Jeff Leonard and Mike Stiller tied Thomas and Morena with a 3-under par 32 — and nabbed the remaining Senior skin.

Kudos to Brad Stewart and crew for the FANTASTIC condition of the greens: smooth and firm. Updated season long standings here.

Results from Chippewa Scratch Week 5: Front Nine Better Ball 
T1 - Thomas - Morena     32     $110 PP     $150 Certs
T1 - Leonard - M. Stiller     32     $110 PP     $150 Certs
T3 - Mallette - Kracker     33      $50 Certs
T3 - Freeman - Kovach     33

Skins
Thomas - Morena     #4 & #5     $480

Sr. Skins
Leonard - M. Stiller     #2     $30
Thomas - Morena     #4 & #5     $60

Four teams tied at the top with a 3-under par 33 in the scramble format Monday at the Chippewa Scratch League.

But the big cash was earned by the team of Zoran Karic and Mike Hose, as they grabbed the entire skins pot with an eagle at the par-5 10th, good for $250 each. Complete results from Week 4 results below.

Also, gift certificate payouts have been determined, so the season long points race is now posted.

Chippewa Monday Night Scratch - Week 4 Results
Back Nine - Scramble: 6-1-09

T1st - M. Stiller - Leonard     33     $57 PP     $87.50 Certs
T1st - Thomas - Morena     33     $57     $87.50
T1st - Armour - Marr     33     $57     $87.50
T1st - Deibold - Canter     33     $57     $87.50

Skins
Hose - Zoran                    Eagle     #10     $500

Sr. Skins
M. Stiller - Leonard     #11 + #17     $66
Niskanen - Cornelious     #12     $33

The team of Ryan Stefanski and Jason Chadima grabbed the top spot in Monday’s Chippewa Scratch League play, posting a 3-under par “combined score” (an aggregate of both player’s scores for each hole), good for a one-shot victory.

Because of the format, a number of skins were won (listed below). Gift certificate amounts are still “to be determined” below, as the final number of teams is still to be counted, coming soon.

Monday Night Scratch Week 3 Results
Front Nine Combined Score: 5-18-09    
1st - Chadima - Stefanski     67     $260 PP;  Gift Certs TBD
T2nd - Cea - Pulk     68
T2nd - Freeman - Kovach     68

Skins - $120 ea.
Larizza - Davis     #1   (Score 6)
Heleaney - Burkheimer     #3   (Score 7)
M. Stiller - Leonard     #5  (Score 7)
Cea - Pulk     #8   (Score 7)   &   #9   (Score 6)

Sr. Skins  - $20 ea.
Larizza - Davis     #1
Morena - Thomas     #2 & #3
M. Stiller - Leonard     #5
Cea - Pulk     #8 & #9

Sure, Allen Freeman/Ty Kovach and Randy Skorman/Tom Markham tied for first place in the 2-M better ball format on the back nine at the Chippewa Monday Scratch League. Each team posted a 2-under par score of 34, a good result on a chilly, breezy evening.

But the big, big story of the week was the eagle on the par-5 10th that earned the team of Chris Durban and Shane Bishop a whopping $1,280 carry-over skin! A great way for them to start the season!

Gift certificate amounts and the 2009 season-long points list will be updated as soon as the total number of teams paid for the season is finalized. (So teams that haven’t paid should do so asap!)

Week 2 - Back Nine Best Ball - 5-11-09
T1st - Freeman - Kovach   34   $150 PP  TBD Gift Certs
T1st - Skorman - Markham   34    $150 PP
T3rd - Larizza - Davis  35
T3rd - Thomas - Morena  35

Skins
Durbin - Bishop   Eagle #10  $1,280

Sr. Skins
Markham - Skorman #13 $130

A clarification to the “third nine” skins game as it relates to the Chippewa Monday Scratch League: many of the 11:30 a.m. big skins game players stay to play in a third nine $50 skins game held on league nights when the format is a better ball or aggregate (since everyone plays his own ball). But players who are not participating in the league must note the following rules: the league cannot allow fivesomes; non-league players must play together in their own group(s); and non-league players can only tee off either before 4 p.m., after 6 p.m., or if the tee is completely open and no league teams are ready to play. While Chippewa welcomes the big skins game players and encourages the third nine skins game, these rules must be enforced to protect the focus of the league.

In their first outing as a team in the league, Howard Weaver and John Kabasky jumped right in at the Chippewa Monday Scratch League. The pair won the opening night scramble-format event with a 6-under par 29, good for victory by a single shot.

Three teams tied for second place with a score of 5-under par 30, listed below. (The gift certificate amounts won will be posted soon, once a final accounting of all entered teams for the season is made.)

No skins were won outright, so the skins pot carries over to next week’s event…

Week 1 - Front Nine Scramble - 5-4-09

1st - Weaver - Kabasky 29   $260 PP   Gift Certs TBD
T2 - Stefanski - Chadima 30 Gift Certs TBD
T2 - Freeman - Kovach 30 Gift Certs TBD
T2 - Grosso - Feeney 30 Gift Certs TBD

Skins: Carry Over!

Sr. Skins:
Kline - Kline #2 $60
M.Stiller - Leonard #9 $60

To allow more teams the chance to enter for the year and get their season-long entry fee of $150 per man paid, Kevin Larizza bumped back the official start of the Monday Night Scratch League at Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown to May 4th. (An unofficial skins game was held last night, the results of which do not count towards the season’s points list.)  [Read more →]

Want to become a better player by going head-to-head with some of the best golfers in Northeast Ohio? Here’s a chance for you and your partner to join one of the most competitive scratch golf leagues in the United States (how’s that for a statement!).

The Chippewa Monday Night Scratch League kicks off in two weeks on April 27th, and a couple of rare open team spots are available. Every event is a 2-man, but with a different competitive format each week: scramble, better ball, alternate shot, combined score, etc. [Read more →]

The team of Brad Stewart and Don Olney put together a strong 4-under par 32 better ball score on the front nine of Chippewa Monday. But by not putting their hands into their pockets before teeing off, they cost themselves $200!

Stewart and Olney won the final league night of the season by a single shot over two teams. But they missed out on collecting the Pro Pot, as the team did not enter - saving themselves $10 each.

Sam Spino and Dave Oates took the season-long crown, each winning over $1,600 on the year; congratulations to the pair on a great season. Final 2008 standings for the Chippewa Scratch League are posted here.

The $100 Monday Big Skins Game at 11:30 and a 9-hole scratch game to follow will still be played at Chippewa so long as the weather remains reasonable. Players looking for a little October golf should continue to come out to Chippewa on Mondays…

Week 19: 9/29/08 - Best Ball, Front Nine
1st - Olney - Stewart  31    Not In Pro Pot    $200.00 Gift Cert
T2nd - Mallette - Kracker  32    $100.00 PP    $75.00 GC
T2nd - Barnes - Heleaney  32    $100.00 PP    $75.00 GC

Skins
Mozingo - Martin  #2    $165.00
M.Stiller - Troy  #3    $165.00
Olney - Stewart  #5    $165.00

Sr. Skins
Mozingo - Martin  #2    $22.00
Larizza - Davis  #4 & 6    $44.00
Markham - Skorman  #8    $22.00
Weaver - Weaver  #9    $22.00

– Allen Freeman

The team of Chris Durban and Shane Bishop paired to post a 3-under par 32 to beat what ended up being most of the field (six teams!) by a single shot.
The other big story on the night is the Kline team grabbed the entire skins pot — worth $440 — with a birdie on the 16th hole!

Week 18 - 9/22/08: Scramble - Front Nine  
1st - Durbin - Bishop     32      $190.00 Pro Pot      $200.00 Gift Cert
T2nd - Cea - Pulk     33            $25.00 GC
T2nd - Hetler - Mozingo     33            $25.00 GC
T2nd - T. Stiller - Petracca     33            $25.00 GC
T2nd - Freeman - Karic     33            $25.00 GC
T2nd - Rybka - Thopmson     33            $25.00 GC
T2nd - Niskanen-Thompson     33            $25.00 GC

Skins: $ 440 ea
Kline - Kline     #16

Sr. Skins - $30 ea.
T.Stiller - Petracca     #12
Cea - Pulk     #14
Kline - Kline     #16
Larizza - Davis #18

– Allen Freeman

It was Cash & Steak Night at Rosemont Country Club on Monday, but the change in venue made little difference in the result: the year belongs to Dave Oates and Sam Spino.

Oates and Spino won the 12-hole jumble with a score of 2-under par 56, sliding past Doug Van Nostram and Kurt Peterson by one shot.

In addition to the win, Oates and Spino grabbed one of three skins made on the evening with a birdie on the third hole, good for another $186.

With the win and the skin, Oates and Spino are now nearly $700 up — each — on third place on the season-long money list, updated here. A pretty safe lead, undoubtedly.

There are still two more weeks in the Scratch League season, and the $100 Big Skins Game is going strong at 11:30 a.m. every Monday. The remaining September Mondays at Chippewa will be a great way to close the season…

Week 17 - 9/15/08: 12-Hole Jumble at Rosemont CC

1st - Oates - Spino      56       $430.00 Cash
2nd - Van Nostram - Peterson     57      $100.00
3rd - Markham - Skorman     58      $  50.00

Skins
Oates - Spino     #3      $186.00
Ziggy - Seever     #5      $186.00
Marr - Armour     #18      $186.00

Sr. Skins
M.Stiller - Leonard     #2      $  40.00
Barnes - Culver     #6      $  40.00
Cea - Grosso     #7      $  40.00
Kline - Kline     #9      $  40.00

– Allen Freeman

2008 Chippewa Club Champ Dr. Jeff Mallette brought sub John Oyster to Chippewa on Monday and introduced him to the top of the leaderboard and a pocket full of skins money.

Mallette and Oyster posted a 3-under par 33 to win by two shots in the better ball format on the back nine, including a carry-over birdie skin on the par-3 17th.

A host of teams tied for second at 1-under par 35.

The team of Sam Spino and Dave Oates was one of those T2 finishers, and they also nabbed a skin with a birdie on 16 to further pad their lead on the season-long money list, updated here.

Next week, the Chippewa Scratch League heads to Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn for the final Cash / Steak Night of the season. As always, the format will be a 12-hole Jumble (three holes each of scramble, better ball, aggregate and alternate shot).

SCHEDULING NOTE: The $100 Big Skins Game also will be held at Rosemont next Monday, but with tee times beginning at 10:30 a.m. so that there is plenty of daylight to complete the 12 holes of league play.

Week 16 - 9/8/08: Best Ball - Back Nine   
1st - Mallette - Oyster 33  $190.00 PP   $200.00 Gift Cert
T2nd - Steiner - Petit 35    $25.00 GC
T2nd - T.Stiller - Petracca 35    $25.00 GC
T2nd - Mozingo - Martin 35    $25.00 GC
T2nd - Freeman - Chadima 35    $25.00 GC
T2nd - Markham - Skorman 35    $25.00 GC
T2nd - Oates - Spino 35    $25.00 GC

Skins
Mozingo - Martin   #10 Eagle  $210.00
Marr - Armour   #11 Eagle  $210.00
Olney - Pillitiere   #13  $210.00
Oates - Spino   #16  $210.00
Mallette - Oyster   #17  $210.00

Senior Skins
Mozingo - Martin   #10 Eagle  $43.00
M.Stiller - Leonard   #12  $43.00
Olney - Pillitiere   #13  $43.00

– Allen Freeman