Manic Mondays Spring 2014

Mike Harrington   June 17, 2014 at 8:05am

Match Play HAS COMPLETED

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 2 UP to also advance to Finals.

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske for 1st place
CONSOLATION:
3) Mike Harrington defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 3 & 2 for 3rd place

Congratulations to Brad Weber for 1st place, Joel Kamoske for 2nd place, and ME for 3rd place. I am looking forward to some more open players in the Summer session.

ADVANCED DIVISION
ROUND ... more

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 2 UP to also advance to Finals.

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske for 1st place
CONSOLATION:
3) Mike Harrington defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 3 & 2 for 3rd place

Congratulations to Brad Weber for 1st place, Joel Kamoske for 2nd place, and ME for 3rd place. I am looking forward to some more open players in the Summer session.

ADVANCED DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Matt Brody had a BYE because only 7 people qualified
7) Brian Allender defeated 2) Sean Hosking 1UP
3) Colin Huff defeated 6) Jordan Caldwell 3 and 2
5) Tyler Kollias defeated 4) Tyler Boone 1 UP

ROUND 2:
1) Matt Brody defeated 5) Tyler Kollias 4 and 3 to advance to the Finals
7) Brian Allender defeated Colin Huff by Forfeit to advance to the Finals

ROUND 3:
7) Brian Allender defeated 1) Matt Brody 3 & 2 for 1st place
5) Tyler Kollias took 3rd place by forfeit because Colin Huff could not play his matches

Congratulations to Brian Allender (Our biggest upset (7 Seed) of the Match Play Playoff Finals). He took advantage of a Bye in Round 2 to be fresh and prepared for his Final Match. Congratulations to Matt Brody for taking 2nd place, and Tyler Kollias for finishing in 3rd place. You all were a very competitive group of players and it was fun to see a division so highly contested.

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Adam Gonzales defeated 8) Shawn Nyquist 3 and 2
2) Greg Weber defeated 7) Ethan Hill 5 and 4
6) Dustin Bocek defeated 3) Brian Williams 2 UP
5) Josh Davies defeated 4) Nick Williams 6 and 4

ROUND 2:
1) Adam Gonzales defeated 5) Josh Davies 1 UP to advance to the Finals
2) Greg Weber defeated 6) Dustin Bocek 3 UP to advance to Finals

ROUND 3:
1) Adam Gonzales defeated 2) Greg Weber 2 & 1 for 1st place
6) Dustin Bocek defeated 5) Josh Davies 2 & 1 for 3rd place.

Congratulations to Adam Gonzales for 1st place, Greg Weber for 2nd place, and Dustin Bocek for 3rd place . . . you all showed you can rise above the pressure to win your head to head battles.

RECREATIONAL DIVISION
BEST OF 3 SERIES:

MATCH 1:
2) Levi Ingebrigtson defeated 1) Jeff Friedewald 1 UP in Sudden Death on the first hole!

MATCH 2:
1) Jeff F. defeated 2) Levi I. 3 and 2 to even up the best of 3 series

MATCH 3:
1) Jeff F. defeated 2) Levi I. 1 Up in a 5 hole sudden death playoff.

Congratulations Jeff Friedewald . . . what are you going to do next?

THANK YOU . . . to everyone who attended this league. Ever since I came up with the idea behind this league I have thoroughly enjoyed it and I truly look forward to seeing everyone each Monday . . . WITH THAT SAID . . . we might as well start Summer Session next Monday June 23rd. I will not be there before league starts because of a golf tournament I am playing in, but I should be there afterwards with trophies and payouts from this league as well as being able to pull out the bins of discs for people to redeem things after league. There should be plenty of daylight for people to see what they are looking for. See you all next week.

Mike Harrington   June 15, 2014 at 11:24pm

Match Play Playoffs Update

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 1 2 UP to also advance to Finals.

CONSOLATION:
3) I will be playing 4) Kyle Sparrow at 10:30 AM Monday for 3rd place

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske

1st Place: Brad Weber
2nd Place: Joel Kamoske
3rd Place: Winner of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
4th Place: Loser of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
5th Place: Drew Retherford

ADVANC ... more

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 1 2 UP to also advance to Finals.

CONSOLATION:
3) I will be playing 4) Kyle Sparrow at 10:30 AM Monday for 3rd place

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske

1st Place: Brad Weber
2nd Place: Joel Kamoske
3rd Place: Winner of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
4th Place: Loser of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
5th Place: Drew Retherford

ADVANCED DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Matt Brody had a BYE because only 7 people qualified
7) Brian Allender defeated 2) Sean Hosking 1UP
3) Colin Huff defeated 6) Jordan Caldwell 3 and 2
5) Tyler Kollias defeated 4) Tyler Boone 1 UP

ROUND 2:
1) Matt Brody will play 5) Tyler Kollias
7) Brian Allender defeats Colin Huff by Forfeit to advance to the Finals

ROUND 3:
Winner of Matt Brody VS. Tyler Kollias will play Brian Allender for 1st and 2nd place

Loser of Matt Brody VS. Tyler Kollias will finish in 3rd place

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Adam Gonzales defeated 8) Shawn Nyquist 3 and 2
2) Greg Weber defeated 7) Ethan Hill 5 and 4
6) Dustin Bocek defeated 3) Brian Williams 2 UP
5) Josh Davies defeated 4) Nick Williams 6 and 4

ROUND 2:
1) Adam Gonzales will play 5) Josh Davies
2) Greg Weber defeated Dustin Bocek 3 UP to advance to Finals

ROUND 3:
Winner of Adam Gonzales VS. Josh Davies will play Greg Weber for 1st and 2nd

Loser of Adam Gonzales VS. Josh Davies will play Dustin Bocek for 3rd place

RECREATIONAL DIVISION
BEST OF 3 SERIES:
MATCH 1:
2) Levi Ingebrigtson defeated 1) Jeff Friedewald 1 UP in EXTRA HOLES!!!!

Levi and Jeff will be playing their second round in a best of 3 series later this week. If Jeff evens the series at 1, their final match will be next Monday . . . but Levi could take the division down with another win whenever they play Match #2.

Mike Harrington   June 13, 2014 at 9:14am

Mid-week Posting

INTERMEDIATE:
Congratulations to Gregory Weber Weber for advancing to the FINALS to play the winner of Josh Davies VS. Adam Gonzales. Dustin Bocek will be playing the person who loses that match for 3rd place.

Mike Harrington   June 10, 2014 at 7:27am

Week #1 of Playoffs RECAP

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to the Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 1 2 UP to also advance to the Finals.

CONSOLATION:
3) I will be playing 4) Kyle Sparrow next Monday for 3rd place

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske

1st Place: Brad Weber
2nd Place: Joel Kamoske
3rd Place: Winner of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
4th Place: Loser of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
5th Place: Drew Retherford

ADVAN ... more

OPEN DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Brad Weber defeated 4) Kyle Sparrow 4 and 3 to advance to the Finals
2) Joel Kamoske defeated 3) Me 1 2 UP to also advance to the Finals.

CONSOLATION:
3) I will be playing 4) Kyle Sparrow next Monday for 3rd place

FINALS:
1) Brad Weber defeated 2) Joel Kamoske

1st Place: Brad Weber
2nd Place: Joel Kamoske
3rd Place: Winner of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
4th Place: Loser of Mike Harrington versus Kyle Sparrow
5th Place: Drew Retherford

ADVANCED DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Matt Brody had a BYE because only 7 people qualified
7) Brian Allender defeated 2) Sean Hosking 1UP
3) Colin Huff defeated 6) Jordan Caldwell 3 and 2
5) Tyler Kollias defeated 4) Tyler Boone 1 UP

ROUND 2:
1) Matt Brody will play 5) Tyler Kollias
7) Brian Allender will play 3) Colin Huff

ROUND 3:
Winner of Matt Brody VS. Tyler Kollias will play Winner of Brian Allender VS. Colin Huff for 1st and 2nd place

Loser of Matt Brody VS. Tyler Kollias will play Loser of Brian Allender VS. Colin Huff for 3rd place

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
ROUND 1:
1) Adam Gonzales defeated 8) Shawn Nyquist 3 and 2
2) Greg Weber defeated 7) Ethan Hill 5 and 4
6) Dustin Bocek defeated 3) Brian Williams 2 UP
5) Josh Davies defeated 4) Nick Williams 6 and 4

ROUND 2:
1) Adam Gonzales will play 5) Josh Davies
2 Greg Weber will play 6) Dustin Bocek

ROUND 3:
Winner of Adam Gonzales VS. Josh Davies will play Winner of Greg Weber VS. Dustin Bocek for 1st and 2nd

Loser of Adam Gonzales VS. Josh Davies will play Loser of Greg Weber VS. Dustin Bocek for 3rd place

RECREATIONAL DIVISION
ROUND 1:
2) Levi Ingebrigtson defeated 1) Jeff Friedewald 1 UP in EXTRA HOLES!!!!

ROUND 2:
Levi and Jeff will be playing their second round in a best of 3 series later this week. If Jeff evens the series at 1, their final match will be next Monday . . . but Levi could take the division down with another win whenever they play Match #2.

Mike Harrington   June 9, 2014 at 8:41pm

Match Play Rules Explanation

I just thought I would make a post in case some of you planned to play your match early. Match Play is similar to skins only each hole is only worth 1 point. Here is a scenario that will explain how Match Play is scored.

Player A throws a 3 on Hole #1
Player B throws a 3 on Hole #1 . . . the hole is pushed and there is no score.

Player A throws a 2 on Hole #2
Player B throws a 3 on Hole #2 . . . Player A wins the hole and goes 1 Up.

Player A throws a 2 on Hole #3
Player B throws a 4 ... more

I just thought I would make a post in case some of you planned to play your match early. Match Play is similar to skins only each hole is only worth 1 point. Here is a scenario that will explain how Match Play is scored.

Player A throws a 3 on Hole #1
Player B throws a 3 on Hole #1 . . . the hole is pushed and there is no score.

Player A throws a 2 on Hole #2
Player B throws a 3 on Hole #2 . . . Player A wins the hole and goes 1 Up.

Player A throws a 2 on Hole #3
Player B throws a 4 on Hole #3 . . . Player A goes wins the hole and goes 2 Up (1 point for Hole #2 and #3). It doesn't matter that Player A beat Player B by 2 throws . . . they simply won the hole with a better score.

Player A throws 2's on the next 7 holes
Player B throws 3's on the next 7 holes . . . Player A wins the match 9 & and 8 (meaning 9 Up with only 8 holes to play) . . . the match is over because Player B cannot win enough holes to catch Player A.

If you tie after 18 holes . . . it is sudden death and the winner will be the first person to win a hole outright.

The other difference with match play is that you can concede putts . . . that might be something you are not accustomed to in disc golf, but sometimes it pays to avoid frustration if you have thrown OB twice or lose 2 discs on a hole . . . and your opponent is under the basket . . . you might as well just let them have the hole and avoid more frustration. Regroup and focus on the next hole.

One other thing that really does matter . . . the furthest away ALWAYS plays first . . . no tapping out to get out of the way, you must let the furthest person away play. It flip flops the pressure back and forth with every throw. If someone plays out of turn . . . the player can make them re-throw that shot from the same spot IF THEY DESIRE.

Match Play is a much more mental game that takes constant adjustment on each hole and even moreso after each shot. If your opponent has the box and they throw a poor throw . . . play a little safer and don't risk as much. If your opponent parks it under the basket . .. you know you need to birdie also . . . and if your opponent aces . . . no reason to leave it short because you can still push the hole with an ace yourself!

Any questions . . . I will be at VV early selling discs today so be sure to ask me if you don't understand any of these rules.

Mike Harrington   June 3, 2014 at 8:16am

PLAYOFFS!

To Quote Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora in a famous sports rant . . . "Playoffs? Are you kidding me . . . don't talk about playoffs . . . I just hope we can win a game."

It's all down to a few matches. Anyone who qualified can win their respective division with 3 Match play Wins. You can come in as an 8 seed . . . but still win the whole division. You just have to know how to play your opponent and not just your normal game. Here is how the divisions shape up:

Open ... more

To Quote Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora in a famous sports rant . . . "Playoffs? Are you kidding me . . . don't talk about playoffs . . . I just hope we can win a game."

It's all down to a few matches. Anyone who qualified can win their respective division with 3 Match play Wins. You can come in as an 8 seed . . . but still win the whole division. You just have to know how to play your opponent and not just your normal game. Here is how the divisions shape up:

Open:
1 Brad Weber - BYE
2 Joel Kamoske BYE
3 Mike Harrington - BYE
4 Kyle J Sparrow
5 Werd Retherford

Round 1:
Brad, Joel, and Mike have first round byes because only 5 qualified. Kyle versus Drew (Play that match before next Monday if you can . . . if not the match defaults to Monday June 9th at 6PM since that time was reserved for match play) . . . Winner will play the #1 seed Brad Weber, while Joel Kamoske and Mike Harrington will settle their match between the 2 and 3 seed.

Advanced:
1 Matt Brody - BYE
2 Sean Hosking
3 Colin Huff
4 Tyler Boone
5 Tyler Kollias
6 Jordan Caldwell
7 Brian Allender

Round 1:
Matt Brody gets a BYE.
These matches can be played anytime between now and next Monday . . . if you need help meeting up with your opponent . . . let me know I will help try to coordinate . . . if you cannot coordinate an earlier match . . . it will default to next Monday at 6PM so please be sure to show up then if you haven't pre-arranged something.
Sean Hosking Vs. Brian Allender
Colin Huff Vs. Jordan Caldwell
Tyler Boone Vs.Tyler Kollias in a battle of the Tyler's . . . I sense some Fight Club Action going on here possibly. I think that might be my featured match to watch and video!

Round 2:
Matt Brody will play the winner of Tyler Vs. Tyler
Winner of Sean H Vs. Brian A will play Winner of Colin H Vs. Jordan C

Intermediate:
1 Adam Gonzales
2 Greg Weber
3 Brian Williams
4 Nick Williams
5 Josh Davies
6 Dustin Bocek
7 Ethan Hill
8 Shawn Nyquist

Round 1:
Adam G Vs. Shawn N
Greg W Vs. Ethan H
Brian W Vs. Dustin B
Nick W Vs. Josh D

Round 2:
Winner of Adam G Vs. Shawn N. will play Winner of Nick W Vs. Josh D
Winner of Greg W Vs. Ethan H will play Winner of Brian W Vs. Dustin B

Recreational:
1 Jeff Friedewald
2 Levi Ingebrigtson

Best of 3 series between Jeff and Levi will determine the winner of the division. Play those matches whenever you have time. I hope to still see you up at VV next Monday to watch some of the existing matches however!

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO PLAY THEIR MATCH EARLY . . . FEEL FREE, BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO. . . AND THE OUTCOME . . . SO THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PLAY THE PLAYOFFS QUICKER AND GET TO THE SUMMER SESSION SOONER. IF NOT . . . THATS OK . . . THAT IS WHY I RESERVED 2 WEEKS FOR THESE PLAYOFFS. NEED HELP GETTING AHOLD OF YOUR OPPONENT . .. LET ME KNOW I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

Mike Harrington   June 2, 2014 at 3:36am

Week 10 . . . Double Points . . . who is going to make a move?

Just a reminder to those in the playoff hunt!!!

Open:
These 5 people have made the playoffs but their seeds are not guaranteed until we see attendance tomorrow and double points might factor in.
Brad Weber 34.5 (dropping a 2.0 and potentially a 2.5)
Joel Kamoske 33.5 (dropping a 1.0 and potentially a 2.0)
Mike Harrington 27 (dropping a zero and MOST LIKELY a 1.0)
Kyle Sparrow 17 (dropping two zeros)
Drew Retherford 11 (dropping two zeros)

Kyle could move into the 3rd with a good rou ... more

Just a reminder to those in the playoff hunt!!!

Open:
These 5 people have made the playoffs but their seeds are not guaranteed until we see attendance tomorrow and double points might factor in.
Brad Weber 34.5 (dropping a 2.0 and potentially a 2.5)
Joel Kamoske 33.5 (dropping a 1.0 and potentially a 2.0)
Mike Harrington 27 (dropping a zero and MOST LIKELY a 1.0)
Kyle Sparrow 17 (dropping two zeros)
Drew Retherford 11 (dropping two zeros)

Kyle could move into the 3rd with a good round (or me shooting a poor round) and good attendance, while Drew would need at least 8 players in Open to move into 3rd. This division the #4 and 5 seeds will be playing round 1, while seeds 1,2, and 3 will have a first round bye. Then #1 will play the winner of 4/5 seed match and 2 will play 3.

Advanced: (You need to play well this week to establish your position because if all 3 of you come that would mean 9 people qualified with 5 weeks played . . . and the 9th person will be out of luck for the playoffs, but remember this week is Double Points week so you can really make a move with a good round.)

Advanced: (shows qualifiers & those who can qualify if they finish top 8)
Matt Brody 47.5 (dropping a 2.0 and potentially another 2.0)
Colin Huff 44.5 (dropping two zeros)
Sean Hosking 42.5 (dropping a 1.0 and potentially another 1.0)
Tyler Boone 39 (dropping a zero and potentially a 2.5)
Tyler Kollias 37.5 (dropping a 2.0 and potentially another 2.0)
Chad Niezgoda 30 (dropping two zeros but MUST PLAY THIS WEEK)
Dan Bertzyk 23.5 (dropping two zeros but MUST PLAY THIS WEEK)
Brian Allender 22 (dropping a zero and potentially a 1.0)
Jordan Caldwell 17.5 (dropping two zeros but MUST PLAY THIS WEEK)

Brian Allender has qualified with # of weeks played but he if he does not play (or doesn't play well) this week he might miss out. Jordan would have to play well to pass him and get into the playoffs . . . or Chad or Dan would have to not play this week and Jordan will qualify. Dan and Chad just need to play and not let Jordan pass them.

I will say Matt Brody, Colin Huff, Sean Hosking, Tyler Boone, and Tyler Kollias are locks . . . but they could still play well and get themselves a better seed. The battle for the 8th spot is all determined by Chad Niezgoda, Dan Bertzyk, Brian Allender, and Jordan Caldwell. Depending on who plays league this week and who plays well or poorly . . . will determine who makes the match play finals.

Intermediate:
Adam Gonzales 47 (dropping a zero and potentially a 1.5)
Greg Weber 46.5 (dropping two zeros)
Brian Williams 38 (dropping a zero and potentially a 2.5)
Nick Williams 37.5 (dropping a zero and potentially a 1.0)
Josh Davies 23.5 (dropping two zeros)
Ethan Hill 23 (dropping two zeros)
Dustin Bocek 17 (dropping two zeros)
Shawn Nyquist 16.5 (dropping two zeros)
Dan Ingebrigtson 14.5 (dropping two zeros but MUST PLAY THIS WEEK and move ahead of 1 other person above him on the list).

I will say that Adam Gonzales, Greg Weber, Brian Williams, and Nick Williams are all locks but they could still play well and get themselves a better seed. Josh Davies, Ethan Hill, Dustin Bocek, and Shawn Nyquist have qualified by # of weeks played but they all just have to finish higher than 1 other person from the list . . . or they are all safe if Dan Ingebrigtson does not play this week. Remember double points could put any one of you in jeopardy if you don't play or have a bad round.

Recreational:
Jeff Friedewald and Levi Ingebrigtson have both qualified and will be playing a Best of 3 Matches to decide the divisional winner. Wish them luck because whoever gets hot could win the division.

I look forward to seeing you all out there this week. I am excited to see how these Match play matches will turnout.

Mike Harrington   May 31, 2014 at 10:38am

1 MORE WEEK!

Before everyone goes off and has all their weekend fun . . . I thought it would be a good reminder that we do still have 1 week of league left before the playoffs. Most of the playoff spots are decided but there are still some critical spots . . especially considering WEEK #10 is double points. Miss out this week and you might just miss out on the playoffs. Keep in mind . . . you need to have played 5 weeks minimum (including this coming week) and also finish in the Top 8 in the division. We do ... more

Before everyone goes off and has all their weekend fun . . . I thought it would be a good reminder that we do still have 1 week of league left before the playoffs. Most of the playoff spots are decided but there are still some critical spots . . especially considering WEEK #10 is double points. Miss out this week and you might just miss out on the playoffs. Keep in mind . . . you need to have played 5 weeks minimum (including this coming week) and also finish in the Top 8 in the division. We do still drop your two lowest point total weeks . . . but if you are close . . . I suggest making it to league this coming week if you can!

See you all on Monday . . . if I do not see you on the course this weekend! I will post the playoff matches after league on Monday and you can play those matches completely on your own if you have time . .. or meetup at the normal league time the following week, but if you want to get a match over . . . it's ok to play it early.

Mike Harrington   May 25, 2014 at 8:23pm

NO LEAGUE TOMORROW . . . BUT

I am hosting an all day tournament that allows for a lot of flexibility. Come anytime between 9 AM and when the rains begin and play as many rounds as you want to submit your best score. Come with at least one other person or hang around until someone else shows up to play and head out for your first round. Additional rounds I will try to mix people up a little bit. It costs $10 for your first round (includes $1 ace pool entry and $1 course improvement donation) and $3 each additional round. Eac ... more

I am hosting an all day tournament that allows for a lot of flexibility. Come anytime between 9 AM and when the rains begin and play as many rounds as you want to submit your best score. Come with at least one other person or hang around until someone else shows up to play and head out for your first round. Additional rounds I will try to mix people up a little bit. It costs $10 for your first round (includes $1 ace pool entry and $1 course improvement donation) and $3 each additional round. Each round will have its own payout but some money from additional rounds will go to the "Main Event" which is all about showing your potential. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

Mike Harrington   May 20, 2014 at 8:59pm

UPDATE

We do not have league next Monday because of Memorial Day which leaves Week #10 on June 2nd (which is also double points night). That is your last chance to play your 5th round minimum to qualify for the playoffs . . . and also move into the top 8 in your division, Depending on where you fall and how many people end up in the playoffs . . . you might even get a bye week into Round 2. Here are the details of who has met the qualification requirements and those that can still get into the playoffs ... more

We do not have league next Monday because of Memorial Day which leaves Week #10 on June 2nd (which is also double points night). That is your last chance to play your 5th round minimum to qualify for the playoffs . . . and also move into the top 8 in your division, Depending on where you fall and how many people end up in the playoffs . . . you might even get a bye week into Round 2. Here are the details of who has met the qualification requirements and those that can still get into the playoffs.

Open Qualified:
Joel Kamoske
Brad Weber
Mike Harrington
Kyle Sparrow
Drew Retherford

Noone else can qualify in Open so whoever finished in 4th will be playing whoever finishes in 5th in Round 1 making whoever finishes in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd getting byes into Round 2. 1 seed will play the winner of Round 1, and the 2 and 3 seed will play each other.

Advanced Met Qualification Requirements . . . but need to finish in top 8:
Matt Brody
Colin Huff
Sean Hosking
Tyler Boone
Tyler Kollias
Brian Allender

Need to show up next week and finish in the top 8 qualifiers:
Chad Niezgoda
Dan Bertzyk
Jordan Caldwell

So if everyone comes next week . . . 1 person will not get into the playoffs.

Intermediate Met Qualification Requirements . . . need to finish in top 8:
Adam Gonzales
Greg Weber
Brian Williams
Nick Williams
Ethan Hill
Josh Davies
Dustin Bocek
Shawn Nyquist

Need to show up next week and finish in the top 8 qualifiers:
Dan Ingebrigtson

Recreational:
Jeff Friedwald VS. Levi Ingebrigtson . . . Best of 3 matches . . . can be played at any time in the next 2 weeks if you desire to play early and come watch some of the other matches.

Mike Harrington   May 19, 2014 at 3:35am

Alternate Tees WILL BE HAPPENING AFTERALL

After pushing this format to the backburner because of poor weather over two weeks . . . I wasn't sure we would be able to play it . . . but we will be playing it this week as there is zero forecast for rain. I have most of the alternate tees set in my mind . . . but I will be marking them tomorrow before league begins. I feel like I should prohibit rounds before league . . . but I cannot keep people from playing them in advance.

See you all tomorrow . . . I am excited as we approach the final week of this league . . . in terms of the 10 weeks of divisional play . . . then onto Match Play.

Mike Harrington   May 14, 2014 at 8:08am

Well . . . that was intense!

Nobody escaped Manic Mondays without being completely drenched. One group was unable to complete their round, and another group simply turned in their skins results because the scorecard had disintegrated.

Surely the weather played a factor in many people's scores . . . but there were a few others that were very good . . . Carrie Daubner tied her best round ever at Valley View with a (+11) in that weather and they were the last group in, which means they dealt with more rain and wind tha ... more

Nobody escaped Manic Mondays without being completely drenched. One group was unable to complete their round, and another group simply turned in their skins results because the scorecard had disintegrated.

Surely the weather played a factor in many people's scores . . . but there were a few others that were very good . . . Carrie Daubner tied her best round ever at Valley View with a (+11) in that weather and they were the last group in, which means they dealt with more rain and wind than those who finished earlier. Nice shooting Carrie . . . you apparently are self motivated to keep bettering your game . . . hopefully we will still be able to get some other women to compete against moving forward.

Jeff Friedwald also moved up to Intermediate for this week because he didn't want to compete against himself and he ended up taking the most skins of anyone on the night. I look forward to seeing Jeff compete in Intermediate during the next league session. Congratulations on figuring out whatever it is that you figured out . . . those breakthroughs are always fun to see.

I am hopeful next weeks weather is nicer and we are able to finally complete the Alternate Tees week that was supposed to be played 3 weeks ago. If the weather will not allow that to happen next week, I will have to come up with an alternative format and Alternate Tees will not be played this session.

See you all on Monday next week . . . unless I see you on Wednesday at Estabrook . . . or Saturday at the Grand Opening of the new Delafield course that I designed. Come check it out and give me your feedback . . . it's my first design, so I will take all comments, positive and negative as I continue to learn the art of course design.

Oakwood Community Park
3000 Oakwood Road
Delafield, WI 53018

Mike Harrington   May 7, 2014 at 7:32pm

What a week!

I am back after a week long trip to the PDGA Headquarters in Georgia to learn about course design from the best designers in the world. I had a blast meeting those people and listening to their ideas and even presenting my own experiences for them to think about. NOW I am even more excited about course design and plan to do my best to continue to put more courses in the ground. Hopefully I can find some places with excellent land for more challenging courses!

I have posted the scores and the ... more

I am back after a week long trip to the PDGA Headquarters in Georgia to learn about course design from the best designers in the world. I had a blast meeting those people and listening to their ideas and even presenting my own experiences for them to think about. NOW I am even more excited about course design and plan to do my best to continue to put more courses in the ground. Hopefully I can find some places with excellent land for more challenging courses!

I have posted the scores and the points, but until I have the scorecards in my hand and I can double check a couple scores I will not publish the payouts. Consider what is posted as unofficial because the photo I received of the cards was a little blurry and there were a couple scores in question because of that and a couple that were potentially incorrectly added up.

I will hopefully get the cards and spreadsheet from Nick tonight, otherwise later this week.

See you next week for Alternate Tees!!!!! I will likely not be putting out the tees until just before league . . . because I want to make sure the flags remain in place but also because I would like it if noone had a chance to see the shots until they get there for the first time. This is all about shot shaping and execution . . . I don't want someone to get an advantage by being out there all week practicing the throws.

If you need anything specific in terms of discs or other merchandise . . . please let me know, I just got in another 50 disc Innova (including more G Star as well as filling my inventory of DX and Star discs) order as well as about 60 Latitude/Dynamic/Westside discs along with my first stock order for some Dynamic Discs bags (Soldier and Commander) and bag straps.

Mike Harrington   April 30, 2014 at 12:31am

Putters Only Week

I think I got all of the PDGA Approved putters on this list. If you have a disc you have a question about please let me know. The putter must be PDGA approved and classified as a Putter or Putt and Approach disc by the manufacturer in order to qualify. If there is anything obviously missing let me know but I covered all of the major manufacturers.

See you all in 2 weeks for Alternate Tees.

ABC Money
Aerobie Arrow
Aerobie Sharpshooter #3
Axiom Envy
Ching Juju
Ching Tank
Crosslap Cre ... more

I think I got all of the PDGA Approved putters on this list. If you have a disc you have a question about please let me know. The putter must be PDGA approved and classified as a Putter or Putt and Approach disc by the manufacturer in order to qualify. If there is anything obviously missing let me know but I covered all of the major manufacturers.

See you all in 2 weeks for Alternate Tees.

ABC Money
Aerobie Arrow
Aerobie Sharpshooter #3
Axiom Envy
Ching Juju
Ching Tank
Crosslap Credo
Daredevil Beaver
Daredevil Polar Bear
Daredevil Woodchuck
Destiny Super Puppy
DGA Blowfly
DGA Blowfly II
DGA Blunt Driver
DGA Blunt Gumbputt
DGA Breaker
DGA Glowfly
DGA Powerdive Gumbputt
DGA Reef
DGA Titanic
Disc Golf Aoteroa Rippa
Discmania P1 Maniac
Discmania P2 Psycho
Discmania P3
Discraft APX
Discraft Banger GT
Discraft Challenger
Discraft Focus
Discraft Magnet
Discraft Puttr
Discraft Rattler
Discraft Ringer
Discraft Zeppelin
Discraft Zone
Discwing Crosshair
Dynamic Discs Judge
Dynamic Discs Warden
Gateway Magic
Gateway Voodoo
Gateway Warlock
Gateway Wizard
Hyzerbomb Tank
Hyzerbomb Panzer Tank
Innova Ace
Innova Aero
Innova Aviar (all classifications)
Innova Birdie
Innova Classic Roc
Innova Coupe
Innova Dart
Innova Polecat
Innova Hammer
Innova Mirage
Innova Nova
Innova Pig
Innova Rhyno
Innova Sonic
Innova Wedge
Innova XD
Latitude Mercy
Latitude Pure
Latitude Ruby
Latitude Sinus
Latitude Spike
Legacy Clutch
Legacy Clozer
Lightning #2 Putter
Lightning Rubber Putter
Lightning U-2
Lightning Upshot
Millennium Omega (all versions)
MVP Anode
Mvp Ion
Prodiscus JOKERi
Quest AT Brick
Quest AT Crossfire
Quest AT Oddysey True
Quest AT The Wheel
Quest Turbo Putt
RIP Grabboid, RIP Relic
Snap Disc Whittler
Vibram Ridge
Vibram Sole
Vibram Summit
Vibram VP
Westside Shield
Westside Swan
Westside Harp
Wham-O 86 Softie
Wham-O Touchline

Mike Harrington   April 29, 2014 at 7:06am

Mulligans may have been useful!

Well . . . no one got out of there dry today . . . because it started to come down anywhere between your 9th-12th hole probably. It was hard at times but once it rained everyone was drenched. How did you play after the rain came? Did you stand strong and keep chugging along or did you give in to wanting to be out of the rain and rush things? I know the mulligans were helpful for some, but I would imagine there were quite a few mulligans used to re-do putts . . . that ultimately also missed becau ... more

Well . . . no one got out of there dry today . . . because it started to come down anywhere between your 9th-12th hole probably. It was hard at times but once it rained everyone was drenched. How did you play after the rain came? Did you stand strong and keep chugging along or did you give in to wanting to be out of the rain and rush things? I know the mulligans were helpful for some, but I would imagine there were quite a few mulligans used to re-do putts . . . that ultimately also missed because of the strong and gusting winds. I am glad we did not do alternate tees which would have taken longer and many of the tees would have been slick or even underwater.

Congratulations to Brian Williams . . . who MAY have had his best round ever (-8) with only one of his mulligans saving him a throw. Even if it wasn't his best round ever . . . it is impressive in the conditions we played in tonight.

Get ready for Putters Only (I will be publishing a list of acceptable putters later on this page as well as on facebook and Nick will have it with him) week next week. Nick Williams will be the man running league (Red Van) so PLEASE BE KIND AND BE ON TIME. I will see you all on 5/12 for the Alternate Tees week! I will be back by Tuesday next week so if you are interested in another one of my leagues Humpday Huckers begins at Estabrook on 5/7 at 6:00 PM and is the same pricing ($6 plus $1 optional ace pool) as this league with an additional option, so I hope to see some of you then.

Thanks go to Nick in advance for running the show for me while I am off hoping to learn as much as I can about disc golf course design from the best designers in the game.

Mike Harrington   April 29, 2014 at 7:06am

Mulligans may have been useful!

Well . . . no one got out of there dry today . . . because it started to come down anywhere between your 9th-12th hole probably. It was hard at times but once it rained everyone was drenched. How did you play after the rain came? Did you stand strong and keep chugging along or did you give in to wanting to be out of the rain and rush things? I know the mulligans were helpful for some, but I would imagine there were quite a few mulligans used to re-do putts . . . that ultimately also missed becau ... more

Well . . . no one got out of there dry today . . . because it started to come down anywhere between your 9th-12th hole probably. It was hard at times but once it rained everyone was drenched. How did you play after the rain came? Did you stand strong and keep chugging along or did you give in to wanting to be out of the rain and rush things? I know the mulligans were helpful for some, but I would imagine there were quite a few mulligans used to re-do putts . . . that ultimately also missed because of the strong and gusting winds. I am glad we did not do alternate tees which would have taken longer and many of the tees would have been slick or even underwater.

Congratulations to Brian Williams . . . who MAY have had his best round ever (-8) with only one of his mulligans saving him a throw. Even if it wasn't his best round ever . . . it is impressive in the conditions we played in tonight.

Get ready for Putters Only (I will be publishing a list of acceptable putters later on this page as well as on facebook and Nick will have it with him) week next week. Nick Williams will be the man running league (Red Van) so PLEASE BE KIND AND BE ON TIME. I will see you all on 5/12 for the Alternate Tees week! I will be back by Tuesday next week so if you are interested in another one of my leagues Humpday Huckers begins at Estabrook on 5/7 at 6:00 PM and is the same pricing ($6 plus $1 optional ace pool) as this league with an additional option, so I hope to see some of you then.

Thanks go to Nick in advance for running the show for me while I am off hoping to learn as much as I can about disc golf course design from the best designers in the game.

Mike Harrington   April 28, 2014 at 5:14pm

League (Alternate Tees)/Weather Update

We are on for league . . . unless I make the decision to cancel by Noon today. It looks like the rain won't be too bad but if it does rain all day I am not sure I want to send everyone out on the wet course on temporary/mulch/grass tees. I don't want to do damage and I don't want anyone to hurt themselves.

If I do not cancel league by Noon . . . I will be arriving around 4:30 to either mark Alternate Tees or decide what other format would work this week.

Stay Tuned

Mike Harrington   April 22, 2014 at 9:01pm

An Experiment

Well this Bounty week was an experiment for me . . . I accomplished a little bit of what I intended but it also had an unintended consequence of not truly rewarding those who played really well. Sure EVERYONE got paid with this event . . . but even the people who ran away with scores in their division didn't win a much larger share than those who didn't do as well. Some of that might be due to the randomness of which bounty holes were selected, some of it might be due to 6 bounty holes ... more

Well this Bounty week was an experiment for me . . . I accomplished a little bit of what I intended but it also had an unintended consequence of not truly rewarding those who played really well. Sure EVERYONE got paid with this event . . . but even the people who ran away with scores in their division didn't win a much larger share than those who didn't do as well. Some of that might be due to the randomness of which bounty holes were selected, some of it might be due to 6 bounty holes being used, or other factors I cannot mathematically explain. It was worth a shot and I would change a couple things if I decide to do this format again . . . what did you think about the format, did you think about it during the round, did you just play your own normal game and take your chances, were you disappointed when you saw the payouts because you had an extraordinary week? Give me your feedback . . . I just don't like playing the same old thing every week.

Mike Harrington   April 14, 2014 at 9:28pm

It's just another Manic Monday

CTP CTP CTP!

Throw it closer than anyone on your card and win a portion of the payout . . . you still have to finish the hole and put up a score, but the payout is based completely on the closest drives on every hole.

Mike Harrington   April 8, 2014 at 6:32pm

Scores and Points

Originally last night I had posted the results as the points earned but that would throw off anyone who likes to use their scores on discgolfscene so instead I changed them to the actual score. I will now list the points earned . . . there were only a couple instances where higher scores also meant more points, but multiple places where someone who had more birdies and bogeys did better than someone who had mostly pars. Did you play any differently? Did you putt more aggressively because there w ... more

Originally last night I had posted the results as the points earned but that would throw off anyone who likes to use their scores on discgolfscene so instead I changed them to the actual score. I will now list the points earned . . . there were only a couple instances where higher scores also meant more points, but multiple places where someone who had more birdies and bogeys did better than someone who had mostly pars. Did you play any differently? Did you putt more aggressively because there were more points to be had with more birdies?

Open:
Joel K 69
Brad W 69
Mike J 69
Mike H 69
Ben H 63
Drew R 56
Kyle S 51

Advanced:
Colin H 70 (1 more birdie and bogey than the 4 tied in Open)
Matt B 63
Sean H 62
Vince J 59
Tim J 57
Dan B 54
Tyle K 50
Jordan C 49
Chad N 48
Shaun K 40
Chris D 39
Tyler B 39
Tim N 36

Intermediate:
Adam G 55
Greg W 48
Brian W 48
Nick W 47
Brandon K 43
Dustin B 39
Shawn N 38
Dan I 37
Billy B 36
Mark O 33
Ethan H 29

Recreational:
Levi I 33
Jeff F 29

Juniors:
Gavin I 16

Mike Harrington   April 7, 2014 at 6:38pm

STABLEFORD is the format!

Spring has arrived (55 degrees and partly cloudy) and we are in Week #3 for Manic Mondays. I expect to see a bit of a crowd out there tonight. This will also most likely be the last week I let people head out early. If you come early today and want to start playing, feel free to grab a scorecard early and get out there.

Mike Harrington   April 4, 2014 at 5:11am

1 Disc Night!

I set some personal records this past week . . . and not the good kind . . . but I will learn from the round.

What did you throw and how did you think you did overall?

This week is Stableford where you are really rewarded for aggressive play! Try not to leave any putts short . . . even your drives for that matter because an ace and a par is worth more than 2 birdies!

The ace pool does not carry over into this format because it artificially encourages people to throw for aces . . . but ... more

I set some personal records this past week . . . and not the good kind . . . but I will learn from the round.

What did you throw and how did you think you did overall?

This week is Stableford where you are really rewarded for aggressive play! Try not to leave any putts short . . . even your drives for that matter because an ace and a par is worth more than 2 birdies!

The ace pool does not carry over into this format because it artificially encourages people to throw for aces . . . but any ace hit this week will get a portion of the weeks ace pool.

I hope the weather cooperates and the rain holds off . . . but I will be there regardless as will many others!

Mike Harrington   March 27, 2014 at 7:00pm

Week #1 - Recap

It was good to see some familiar faces at the first league night of Manic Mondays and it was just as good to see some new faces. I hope everyone comes to embrace the uniqueness of this league and its 10 different formats. We had 22 people show for league in mildly chilly weather with all sorts of ice still on the ground in the woods.

We had a pretty good grouping of people in three divisions and I still hope to see a decent number of people playing in the Recreational division too.

One th ... more

It was good to see some familiar faces at the first league night of Manic Mondays and it was just as good to see some new faces. I hope everyone comes to embrace the uniqueness of this league and its 10 different formats. We had 22 people show for league in mildly chilly weather with all sorts of ice still on the ground in the woods.

We had a pretty good grouping of people in three divisions and I still hope to see a decent number of people playing in the Recreational division too.

One thing I want everyone to keep in mind is that $1 of every entry fee is being put into the Match Play Finals for Week 11 and 12, so the more weeks you attend and the better you play the better chance you have of qualifying for the Match Play Finals . . . which also means your chance at additional cash (Open) and vouchers (amateurs). Last year just didn't work where I took league fees for those weeks where you were basically playing for that money. I wanted a way to reward solid play and consistent attendance and this seems to work the best and I hope it will keep everyone interested the entire season.

Mike Harrington   March 23, 2014 at 12:09am

Formats, Schedule, and Costs

Formats:

Divisional Singles Week - Cards will be Pick Your Own Group. Regular league format.

CTP Week - Cards are sent out by divisional ranking. Points are based on your score but payout is based completely around who was the closest to the pin on each hole.

Skins Game Week - Cards are sent out by divisional ranking. Points are based on your overall score but payout is based completely on your score compared to your cardmates. If you have the single lowest score on any hole you win a s ... more

Formats:

Divisional Singles Week - Cards will be Pick Your Own Group. Regular league format.

CTP Week - Cards are sent out by divisional ranking. Points are based on your score but payout is based completely around who was the closest to the pin on each hole.

Skins Game Week - Cards are sent out by divisional ranking. Points are based on your overall score but payout is based completely on your score compared to your cardmates. If you have the single lowest score on any hole you win a skin and a portion of the funds. Holes that have no individual low score carryover to the next hole (AKA 2 tie all tie). If after 18 holes there are still skins available the group must continue to play until the skin(s) have been decided. On any playoff holes only those who end up with the lowest score on each hole proceed to the next hole. So If 4 people go to Hole #19 because of a tie on #18 and two people get 2's while 2 people get 3's . . . only those who got the 2's proceed to Hole #20 until the skin is settled.

1 Disc Week - Cards will be randomly decided to encourage mixing of divisions and to help people learn from the discs others select and why. You can only carry one disc with you on this night. If you lose it, you are out of luck.

Alternate Tees Week - Cards will be randomly decided to encourage mixing of divisions and to help people learn from how others attack new shots. This week is scheduled because I need to setup the alternate tees before league. I will mark the tees the week before to give people a chance to scout the new lines to be played.

Putters Only Week - Cards will be by randomly decided. you can carry as many putters as you want as long as they fall on the approved putters list.

Stableford - Cards will be by Pick Your Own Group. This format rewards aggressiveness. Aces = 9 points, Birdies = 5 points, Pars = 2 points, Bogeys = 0 point, and Double Bogeys or worse = -1. All Aces split the INDIVIDUAL Ace Pool from this week, but if there are no aces the ace pool will carry over to the next week. Points and payout will be determined by the points you earn.

Mulligan Week - Cards will be by divisional ranking. Pros will get 1 mulligan, Advanced will get 2 mulligans, Intermediate will get 3 mulligans, Recreational will get 4 mulligans, Women and Juniors will get 5 mulligans to be used at any time. The intent to throw a mulligan must be announced within 30 seconds of the throw and the subsequent throw must also be thrown within 30 seconds of declaring your intent to use a mulligan. You always have the choice to use whichever throw is better. Points and payout will be by overall scores.

Bounty Week - Cards will go out by Pick Your Own Group. I will establish bounty holes where a specific score must be earned to get a portion of the bounty. Everyone within the division who achieves that score on that hole will get a portion of the bounty. There will be multiple bounty holes on the course that night for each division which will be randomly decided after the round so that even I do not know what holes are the bounty holes. Divisional points will be determined by your overall score, but payout will be completely by the Bounty Holes and Scores. If you beat the bounty score you will get 2 shares of the bounty while all others who achieved the bounty score will only get 1 share.

Double Points Singles - Cards will go out by divisional ranking. Same as week one but points are doubled to see who can rise to the occasion at the end of the season when the pressure is on.

MATCH PLAY FINALS

I would like to see how the divisions are shaping up before publishing the details of this completely. I will say this you will be eligible for Match Play if you attend 5 of the 10 weeks of this league. There will either be 4 or 8 spots per division based on attendance so if you want to ensure your placement in the playoffs, make sure to attend as often as you are able. $1 per week per player is being put into the Match Play Payouts which will not only encourage people to attend the league, but to also make sure they are able to qualify for the finals.

SCHEDULE:
Week 1 March 24th Divisional Singles
Week 2 March 31st 1 Disc Night
Week 3 April 7th Stableford
Week 4 April 14th CTP Week
Week 5 April 21st Bounty
Week 6 April 28th Alternate Tees
Week 7 May 5th Mulligan Week
Week 8 May 12th Putters Only
Week 9 May 19th Skins Game
Week 10 May 26th Double Points Divisional Singles
Week 11 and 12 June 2nd and 9th will be divisional seeded match play based on point totals from the first 10 weeks. Getting the most points does not guarantee you the Divisional win . . . you need to play well and win some matches to call yourself the league winner. If you didn't make the match play finals, you are encouraged to come caddy for your favorites, spectate the matches. These matches will be played in two-somes so the only thing the players have to think about is their own match and not be distracted by other matches.

Costs:

Ace Pool $1 is always optional for all players

Open, Advanced, Intermediate, and Recreational Divisions
$6 each week ($1 goes to the course funds, $1 goes to the season ending Trophies and prizes, $1 goes to the Match Play Finals, and $3 goes to weekly payouts). Open plays for cash while the other divisions are playing for funny money vouchers.

Women and Juniors Divisions
$4 each week ($1 goes to course funds, $2 goes to weekly payout, and $1 will go to season ending trophies and prizes. Payout is in funny money vouchers. If there is not enough attendance to do a Match Play event for these divisions, the $1 set aside for season ending trophies and prizes will be given back as vouchers to the people with highest attendance.