Category — Chippewa Scratch League

On the final night of the season with a carry-over skins pot on the line and a cash pot in play, a number of teams came out as big winners on Monday at Chippewa.

Howard Weaver and John Kabasky posted a sterling score of 42 (5-under par in formats of scramble, better ball and aggregate) to win the jumble event by a whopping three shots.

The team of Shane Bishop and Chris Durbin scored a pair of skins with birdies on holes four and five in the better ball format, good for $530. (The skins grab jumped the pair up to second place on the season long money list, too!) Two other teams also dipped into the skins pot on Monday; results below.

And finally, the year-long money title was won by Mike Armour with a strong showing of $1,596.75 on the season — while seven players total cracked the four-figure mark! Congratulations to Mike.

As always, a big thank you to Kevin Larizza and Eric McKinney for putting on a great league. All of the players look forward to competing again in 2010!

CHIPPEWA SCRATCH LEAGUE: Front 9 – 3/3/3 – 10/5/09
1st – Weaver – Kabasky     42      $400.00
T2nd – Durbin – Bishop     45      $ 75.00
T2nd – Armour – Marr     45      $ 75.00

Skins
Durbin – Bishop     #4 / #5      $530.00
Hetler – Hetler     #7 (6)      $265.00
Grosso – Beal     #8 (6)      $265.00

Sr. Skins
Skorman – Markham     #7      $       36.00
Kline – Kline     #8      $       36.00
Leonard – M.Stiller     #9      $       36.00

The final night of the Chippewa Scratch League, the traditional “Cash & Steak Night”, will be played this Monday, October 5th at Chippewa GC. (A previously scheduled event at Rosemont nixes the finale there.) Monday at Chippewa will still feature a “jumble” format, but only for 9 holes at normal league time, with dinner to follow…

Monday’s “Steak & Cash Night” event at Rosemont Country Club for the Chippewa Scratch League has been postponed due to wet conditions on the course. The event is expected to be rescheduled for next Monday, but watch Northeast Ohio Golf for details.

Mark Thomas and Ross Beal paired to post a solid 5-under par in the scramble format on the front nine at Chippewa Monday and earn their first win as a team this year.

Mike Armour grabbed a share of second place with Dan Marr to boost slightly his season-long lead on the 2009 Chippewa Scratch League Money List.

League director Kevin Larizza’s ingenious plan of hosting the scramble format the week prior to next Monday’s 12-hole Jumble Cash & Steak Night at Rosemont Country Club paid off: all skins were tied and will carry over to the big game next week. Players are reminded to arrive as early as possible at Rosemont on Monday, September 28th, as the first groups will go off just before 3 p.m. Remember, it’s dark by 7:40…

Chippewa Scratch Week 18: Scramble Front 9 – 9-21-09
1st – Thomas – Beal     30      $    200.00 PP     $   200.00 GC
T2nd – Marr – Armour     31            $     50.00 GC
T2nd – Weaver – Kabasky     31            $     50.00 GC
T2nd – Mallette – Kracker     31            $     50.00 GC

Skins
CARY OVER !!!!

Senior Skins
Cea – Pulk     #1      $      17.50
Markham – Skorman     #5 / #8      $      35.00
T.Stiller – Petracca     #9      $      17.50

After a solid start in the first three weeks of the season — followed by a long drought that finally ended last night — the team of Ty Kovach and Allen Freeman put together a strong round in the “shamble” format Monday on the back-nine to win by four shots with score of a 4-under par 68.

Mike Armour still leads the 2009 Chippewa Scratch League Money List by more than $400 heading into the last few weeks of the season.

SCHEDULE NOTE: The final Steak/Cash Night of the season will be played in two weeks, on Monday, September 28th starting at 3 p.m. at Rosemont CC in Fairlawn. With 12 holes being played, get there early to finish before dark!

Chippewa Scratch Week 17: Shamble Back Nine – 9-14-09 
1st – Freeman – Kovach       68     $    200.00 PP      $ 200.00 GC
T2nd – Pulk – Cea           72       $   50.00 GC
T2nd – Thomas – Beal         72         $   50.00 GC
T2nd – Niskanen – Thompson      72            $   50.00 GC

Skins
T. Stiller – Petracca     #14      $    250.00
Mozingo – Mozingo     #17      $    250.00

Senior Skins
Spino – Toth     #10      $       16.00
Larizza – Davis     #11      $       16.00
T.Stiller – Petracca     #14      $       16.00
Cea – Pulk                         #13/     #15/#18      $       48.00

On a night where Jeff Mallette and Mike Kracker could have gained some ground, Mike Armour put up a number of his own: a $150 share of a skin.

Kracker and Mallette tied for first place with Mike Stiller and Jeff Leonard shooting a 4-under par 31 in the front nine better ball format, pushing the pair into “four figures” on the season-long money list.

But Armour offset their winning amount by adding a $150 share of a skin to his own total, pushing his lead to $400+ over Randy Skorman.

Chippewa Scratch League Week 16: Best Ball Front 9  – 8-31-09   
T1st – M. Stiller – Leonard     31      $    115.00 PP      $   150.00 GC
T1st – Mallette – Kracker     31      $    115.00 PP     $   150.00 GC
3rd – VanNostram – Merrow     32            $     50.00 GC

Skins
Trier – Kohler     #3 eagle      $    300.00
Armour – Brown     #4      $    300.00

Sr. Skins
Larizza – Hamilton     #2      $      65.00
VanNostram – Merrow     #8      $      65.00

In a lightly attended evening after the big Championship weekend, three teams tied for first place with a solid 5-under par 31 in the scramble format on the back nine.

The big winners of the night were Jim Cea and Dave Pulk, as they tied for first place and grabbed two of the three skins on the evening (and a dip into the senior skins, too). The pair climbed a bit on the 2009 season-long standings, but no major moves were made…

Chippewa Scratch Week 15 Results: Scramble Back 9 – 8-24-09 
T1st – Cea – Pulk     31     $75 PP      $ 116.66 GC
T1st – Thomas – Beal     31     $75 PP     $ 116.66 GC
T1st – Diebold – Canter     31     $75 PP     $ 116.66 GC

Skins
Cea – Pulk     #10 / #12      $ 360
Grosso – Petracca     #11      $ 180

Sr. Skins
Cea – Pulk     #10 / #12      $ 52
VanNostram – Merrow     #15      $ 26

Introducing the shamble format to the league for the first time (both players hit a tee shot, the best is selected then both players play out in stroke play from there), the team of Edward Diebold and Dave Canter posted a 3-under par 67 on the front nine to win by a single shot over two teams.

No major changes to the season-long money list, as Mike Armour still tops the list by about $360 over Randy Skorman.

Chippewa Scratch Week 14: Shamble Front 9 – 8-17-09
1st – Deibold – Canter     67     $250 PP     $200 GC
T2nd – Spino – Knicley     68           $75 GC
T2nd – Grosso – Beebe     68           $75 GC

Skins
Grosso – Beebe     #2     $108
Drubin – Bishop     #5     $108
Spino – Knicley     #7     $108
Sutter – Watters     #8     $108
Bell – Pulk     #9     $108

Sr. Skins
Niskanen – Thompson     #1     $27.50
T.Stiller – Petracca     #4     $27.50
Skorman – Markham     #6     $27.50
Bell – Pulk     #9     $27.50

Huge bolts of lightning and a deluge of rain washed out Chippewa on Monday…

For the second time in three weeks, the team of Jeff Malette and Mike Kracker cruised to victory in the Chippewa Monday Scratch League, posting a 4-under par 31 in the better ball format on the front nine. The pair’s two-shot victory over a host of teams moved them up the season long money list, where they are now tied for fourth place behind leader Mike Armour, Randy Skorman and Dan Marr.

The big winners on the evening were Dave Pulk and Ron Bell, who nabbed the only skin with a birdie on the par-4 8th hole (huh?!), good for $580 — a carry-over amount from the previous week. [Read more →]

Randy Skorman and Tom Markham posted a sizzling 6-under par 30 in the scramble format on the back nine at Chippewa Golf Course Monday, beating out three teams to take the victory.

Mike Armour and last-minute replacement partner John Brown nabbed the only skin of the evening, making 3 from the 490-yard deep tee on 18, good for a $660 birdie.

The skin increased Armour’s lead on the season-long money list, while Skorman’s win moved him into second place just $300 behind; updated here.

Week 12: Back Nine Scramble – 7/27/09
1st – Markham – Skorman     30     $290PP     $200GC
T2nd – Davis – Li     31           $50GC
T2nd – Grosso – Beal     31           $50GC
T2nd – Chadima – Stefanski     31           $50GC

Skins
Armour – Brown     Birdie #18     $660

Sr. Skins
VanNostram – Merrow     Birdie#17     $110

The team of Jeff Mallette and Mike Kracker sprinted to a two shot win in the first Cash/Steak Night of the 2009 Chippewa Scratch League season at Rosemont CC in Fairlawn.

The pair posted a 3-under par score for the 12-hole night that featured 3 holes of scramble, 3 holes better ball, 3 holes aggregate and 3 holes true alternate shot.

The big carry-over skins pot was spread around, as five different teams dipped in. So no major jumps were made on the 2009 season-long money list, outside of Mallette/Kracker sliding into T6.

Week 11: 12-Hole Jumble Cash Night – Rosemont CC
1st – Mallette – Kracker     55     $460 PP
T2nd – Armour – Marr     57     $50 PP
T2nd – Oates – Spino     57     $50 PP
T2nd – Hetler – Hetler     57     $50 PP

Skins
Niskanen – Thompson     #1 (2)     $231
Canter – Diebold     #2 (3)     $231
Chadima – Stefanski     #7 (7)     $231
Oates – Spino     #9 (8)     $231
Sutter – Hunka     #17 (2)     $231

Sr. Skins
Niskanen – Thompson     #1 (2)     $50
Horner – Barnes     #3 (3)     $50