A special message from Tony T mad earlier today on the Snapper FaceBook Page:

A special message from Tony T mad earlier today on the Snapper FaceBook Page:
Another great year-end scramble is now in the books. The pre-round forecast and radar didn’t look hopeful but the weather ended up cooperating. Lots of low scores but Team 3 (Larry Cooper, R. Alexander, Tim Kachelski & Tony Burton) came out on top with an 11 under “61”. Congrats to the skins winners (see below) and the greenies winners: Steve Starnes, Herb Green, Larry Cooper & Matt Murany. While it’s a labor of love, putting this year-end outing together (as well as organizing the league each year) is a ton of work, so a BIG THANKS once again goes out to Ricky “Snapper” Carlson. Enjoy the following highlights.
Team 1: STEVE STARNES, KEVIN STUTZMAN, GORDIE STRACHNAN, GLENN SIMMINGTON
Team 2: SCOTT GREGORY, TOBY SMITH, STEVE MARKUNAS, KEN HOCHSTEIN
Team 3: LARRY COOPER, R ALEXANDER, TIM KACHELSKI, TONY BURTON
Team 4: JAMIE LEECE, DAVE WOLFENDEN, TOM BOYD, MATT KEENAN
Team 5: DAVE HAMILTON, MIKE ROMANOWSKI, JOHNNY MARTIN, CHRIS CARLSON
Team 6: JAKE FORD, CHRIS JOHNS, TONY TOMASZEWSKI, JERRY CARLSON
Team 7: HERB GREEN, NICK COOPER, JASON CARRIER, RON HAMON
Team 8: DAVE FUREY, DAVE MURANY, KYLE LIECKFELD, PAUL OGINSKI
Team 9: STEVE PELTIER, DJ HOCHENSTEIN, ART KALLITZ, MATT MURANY
*UPDATED WITH “SNAPPER BITES” BELOW
Who won the league!? How many errors did ‘Blade make on what will be the season’s last sheet? What about the Majestic Beer Babe heated competition? Did Timmy wear the same shirt? Is today’s Headline from a Stones song? We’ll get the answers to these questions and more, but first things first. or if u must know now..
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 @ 8:00am (check in) 9:00 AM start 1st tee time
MAJESTIC SNAPPERS
2022 THURSDAY NIGHT GOLF LEAGUE
YEAR-END OUTING RULES
@ ATLAS VALLEY GOLF CLUB
LOCATION: ATLAS VALLEY GOLF CLUB. 8313 Perry Rd., Grand Blanc, Mi. 48439
ANNUAL SCRAMBLE & DINNER:
** We have 9 straight start tee times @ 9:00 am. check in prior by 8:00am..hit range balls
** Lunch (dog & chips) at the turn included; go to the grill on our league tab
** On your own for beer (yes they have early Sunday service license)
** Dinner set for after golf…final league meeting…league & scramble prizes awarded
GOLF, LUNCH & DINNER is paid by the League….GAMBLING GREENIE SKINS $$ is
EXTRA $25/pp… [MORE – Complete Handout with Rules]<-click
SNAPPERS GOLF LEAGUE YEAR END OUTING 2022
2022 Atlas Valley – Grand Blanc
2021 The Grande – Jackson
2020 Davison CC – Davison
2019 Moose Ridge – S Lyon
2018 Lyon Oaks – Wixom
2017 Westwynd Golf Club – Oakland
2016 Solitude Links – Kimball
2015 Timber Ridge -E Lansing…
and now on to the League Results…
WEEK 16 Recap- Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Scott Gregory Dave Hamilton “35”
Low Net: Dave Hamilton, Matt Murany, Kevin Stutzman “32”
Greenies 1: Dave Fury
Greenies 2: Carl Boldt
Team Skin: TK/Hollywood 4some
5-Hole: Matt Murany
FINAL WEEK SBITES:
KEN HOCHENSTEIN got his 1st birdie of the year while partner DAVE HAMILTON posts pretty much a perfect scorecard 8 pars and a birdie for a -1 35…RODNEY DANGERFIELD AWARD TO SCOTT GREGORY for also shooting an impressive 35 and being unable to win low actual of week by himself.. LOW NET shared by 3 at 32: DAVE HAMILTON, MATT MURANY, KEVIN STUTZMAN……GREENIES were DAVE FUREY and CARL BOLDT…. 5 HOLE: MATT MURANY for the 2nd time this year..TK and HOLLYWOOD won the team skin for a final multiple week carryover..Once again NO AOTD….JAMIE”s scratch skins: GORDIE, SCOTT GREGORY, DAVE HAMILTON, JAMIE, HERB…jeez cant anybody cut anybody? FINAL BEER BABE OF THE WEEK: SHANNON* 18 holes Atlas Valley CC ($65 Value) * 18 holes Atlas Valley CC ($65 Value)
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2022 YEAR LONG SBITES:
MOST IMPROVED: 9 of you improved your average over 2021 but JAKE FORD did it the most at 2.19 strokes… most regressed : yours truly at 9.35 strokes from last year but even so the League average increased by only 1/3 stroke….Perfect Attendance used to be something we made fun of “GET A LIFE” but even with 19 subs posting 47 scores we still had these familiar faces present every single week: TK, Steve Markunas, Matt Murany, Jamie Leece, Steve Peltier, Paul Oginski, Herb Green, Kevin Stutzman, Larry Cooper, Ken Hochstein, Jake Ford and Dave Furey…..LOW AVG: STEVE STARNES 38. 45 2nd low SCOTT GREGORY 39.5
PAR MASTER: JAMIE LEECE…of 144 total holes for 2022 Jamie parred 75 of them and birdied 10…also impressive is LARRY COOPER totals of 62 pars 12 birds & JAKE FORD 60 pars and 10 birds…EAGLES/BIRDS: 156 birds (everyone except, RAC, OGI,CHRIS JOHNS TONY BURTON) and 1 Eagle (STARNES)..maybe next year….WHO SKINNED US?: Team NICK COOPER/R ALEXANDER got 5 of 16 weeks, Team TK/STEVE MARKUNAS and team WOLF/JWOLF each got 4 weekly skins…
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2022 ALL TIME LEAGUE WINNERS:
JAMIE LEECE & HERB GREEN…. A few years ago we had a little less than friendly debate as to who would 3-peat as League Champs 1st…LEECE/GREEN MARKUNAS/WOLF or COOPER/HARRISON….well last year JAMIE & HERB tied for the all time lead with 4 season wins matching our prior Champs, unknown to many of you but beloved by many more may the RIP….GARY FULGHAM and MARK BLEVINS… with your 2022 win you now stand alone at 5 League Championships…
[cue the Beer Babe theme music] “And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls. There walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show… everything still turns to gold.”
Congrats to Shannon as the final Majestic Beer Babe of the season!
The competition ends in a 4-way tie as Shannon joins Audrey, Brooke & Katie as ‘Double Winners”. Charlotte & Lillie tie for second. Good luck next year ladies!
Musical headline brought to you by that articulate statesman, Mr. Ozwald Osbourne. Might as well end the year off the rails on a crazy train.
WEEK 15 Recap- Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Scott Gregory “37” (attached sheet will be corrected for year end ball awards!. sorry for the slight 🙂
Low Net: Steve Gregory “32”
Greenies 1: Kevin Stutzman
Greenies 2: Steve Gregory
Team Skin: Carry Over
5-Hole: Mike Romanowski
AOTD: NA
GREENIE #1: KEVIN STUTZMAN Greenie # 2: STEVE GREGORY
TEAM SKIN : Nope Nada…carry over…REMEMBER THIS IS LAST WEEK…POT WILL BE BROKEN… IF NO WINNER A NEW CARD WILL BE DRAWN EVERYBODY IS BACK IN…REPEAT UNTIL ONLY 1 LEFT STANDING…………… 5-HOLE: MIKE ROMANOWSKI AOTD: none
Birdies???: Not many Boyd, Leece Green Romo Dave Murany TK Scott Gregory and 2 for Steve Gregory JAMIES SCRATCH SKINS: HERB…ROMO STEVE GREGORY
RODNEY DANGERFIELD AWARD: goes to Yours Truly…feeling a little under the weather I lost all strength to make another golf swing before completing the round…so as I lay there near the red tee box my opponents Keenan and Toby …stepped over me commenting “sorry but gotta finally play thru your use less ass”…very patient and I appreciated it….
LOW ACTUAL: SCOTT GREGORY “37”…step up for another golf ball ..LOW NET: Steve Gregory “32”….Nice round buddy….
YEAR END OUTING iS 1st SUNDAY after Labor Day as always… This year Sun September 11, 2022 at ATLAS CC…start time is unofficially 9am so checkin for Raffle ticket… skins/greenies purchases (skins/greenies $25/man mandatory for everyone) RAFFLE TICKETS NOT MANDATORY but you are gonna want in for these drawings at least $20 or $30 maybe more….THIS IS A 4 MAN SCRAMBLE with A…B…C…D player on each team…..IF YOU CANNOT COME TELL ME ASAP…DO NOT JUST SEND A REPLACEMET WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SAME HANDICAP…DO NOT JUST FAIL TO SHOW WITHOUT TELLING US LIKE BUBBA did last year….We have 36 guys…only Steve Gregory,,,Jason Wolfenden are out…. That is 30 + 6 (3 subs Art Kalitz, Tim Bailey Jerry Carlson and 3 3man team extras Chris Carlson Dave Hamilton Kennan) Tell me immediately if your plans change so I can make fair teams…2. Don’t forget to bring cash to buy skins, greenies and raffle tickets.
I wont be there this week for the final league week of 2022…wow went fast for me and i was not there nearly enough…but see you all (most of you) at the yearend outing at ATLAS CC …new guys check out the special detailed flyer…$25 for skins/greenies pot is mandatory…
Not mandatory but stupid to ignore is the RAFFLE we been conducting for a few years with success and a alot of nice golf prizes..bring cash..
So this week to inspire you all on FINAL WEEK POSITION ROUND: I give my nebulous predictions (somebody tell Timmy K what nebulous means)……
1st place realistically has 3 favored contenders with last years winna Leece and Green clearly in control if they don’t take a big choke….sorry Jason Jake ..true you are only out of 1st by 16 …yes doable but even if you sweep, Jamie Herb dump.. you got 2 more teams in the way including the team beating them good luck but 4th place is my prediction for you get complacent and let Fury and Romo catch you while you dream of better things and forget what you got….
The rest of the league (except for the last place matchup) is so close IT IS ANYBODY’S GAME TO JUMP UP OR DOWN IN THE STANDINGS…
\LAST PLACE….congrats team Wolf …nobody behind you can catch you which is the most I can say for any of the rest of us…well I can say it too I guess cuz no one is behind us,,, yet
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO MY TEAMMATES AND NOBODY ELSE IF YOU ARE NOT A TEAM MATE JUST MOVE ON… I say none is behind us yet…right ????? 3 point separation you say??? it is one of the closest match on the board!!!!! and its almost a new season for the opponents…distract them…talk about bear hunting and if that doesn’t work remind Kenny how much CASH he will shortly be making and probly already has with bowling….
IN any case have fun and good luck to all and thank you for another great league season…
as i said See you at ATLAS CC SUNDAY 9/11 8:00 am
OH I AMOST FORGOT : MAJESTIC BEER BABE OF THE WEEK FOR THE 1st TIME THIS YEAR….a very appreciative and deserving: KATIE
[cue the Beer Babe theme music] “And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls. There walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show… everything still turns to gold.”
(EDITOR ‘BLADE’S EDIT THINGY) It is actually Katie’s second MBBOTW honor. Here are the 2022 Beer Babe Standings as we head into the final week.
2 WEEKLY AWARDS: AUDREY, BROOKE and KATIE
1 WEEKLY AWARD: CHARLOTTE, LILLIE and SHANNON
The competition is tight. Will we get an undisputed 3-time winner this week? Will one of the one-time winners pull ahead with the first ever “2 wins in the same week” by getting selected as MBBOTW by 2 or more Snapper groups? Will the final standings be displayed in a pie graph? Stay tuned for the final update!
GO SNAPPERS 2022!!
(it’s probably just me looking for my drive)
WEEK 14 Recap- Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Nick Hartley (SUB) “34”
Low Net: Steve Markunas “33”
Greenies 1: Timmy K
Greenies 2: Scott Gregory
Team Skin: Carry Over #1
5-Hole: Steve Markunas
AOTD: NA
Birdies???: there were a few (including 4 by sub Nick Hartley) but only these held up for JAMIES SCRATCH SKINS: Nick Hartley who cut everybody else then got 1 more…
RODNEY DANGERFIELD AWARD: goes to who shot 3 over par 5 under average for a 39 only to be buried for low actual by Scott Gregory’s Ringer Sub…
LOW ACTUAL: Nick Hartley “34”….NICE! ..LOW NET: Steve Markunas “33”….Nice round buddy….
AOTD: none
YEAR END OUTING iS 1st SUNDAY after Labor Day as always… This year Sun September 11, 2022 at ATLAS CC…start time is unofficially 9am so check in for Raffle ticket… skins/greenies purchases (skins/greenies $25/man mandatory for everyone) RAFFLE TICKETS NOT MANDATORY but you are gonna want in for these drawings at least $20 or $30 maybe more….THIS IS A 4 MAN SCRAMBLE with A…B…C…D player on each team…..IF YOU CANNOT COME TELL ME ASAP…DO NOT JUST SEND A REPLACEMENT WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SAME HANDICAP…DO NOT JUST FAIL TO SHOW WITHOUT TELLING US LIKE BUBBA did last year….We have 36 guys…only Steve Gregory,,,Jason Wolfenden are out…. That is 30 + 6 (3 subs Art Kalitz, Tim Bailey Jerry Carlson and 3 3-man team extras Chris Carlson Dave Hamilton Kennan) Tell me immediately if your plans change so I can make fair teams…2. Don’t forget to bring cash to buy skins, greenies and raffle tickets.
GO SNAPPERS 2022!!
WEEK 13 Recap- Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Jamie Leece “35”
Low Net: Jamie Leece “30”
Greenies 1: D Wolf
Greenies 2: Herb Green
Team Skin: Carrier/Ford
5-Hole: Jake Ford
AOTD: NA
Congrats to the following weekly winnas: GREENIE #1: Wolf #2: Greenie # 2: Herbie
TEAM SKIN : Carrier/Ford (actually sub Bailey/Ford)…………… 5-HOLE: Jake Ford
Birdies???: there were a few but only these held up for JAMIES SCRATCH SKINS: Jake Ford and Scott Gregory…
RODNEY DANGERFIELD AWARD: goes to HERB GREEN who cards 3 pars and 3 birdie for a 38…turns to his partner and asks “not bad huh?” …Jamie responds “Hold my coke and watch this”: 6 pars and 2 birdies later he has a “35”…wow
LOW ACTUAL: Jamie Leece “35” ..LOW NET: Jamie Leece “30”….Nice round buddy….
AOTD: none
YEAR END OUTING iS 1st SUNDAY after Labor Day as always… This year Sun September 11, 2022 at ATLAS CC…start time is unofficially 9am so checkin for Raffle ticket… skins/greenies purchases (skins/greenies $25/man mandatory for everyone) RAFFLE TICKETS NOT MANDATORY but you are gonna want in for these drawings at least $20 or $30 maybe more….THIS IS A $ MAN SCRAMBLE with A…B…C…D player on each team…..IF YOU CANNOT COME TELL ME ASAP…DO NOT JUST SEND A REPLACEMET WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SAME HANDICAP…DO NOT JUST FAIL TO SHOW WITHOUT TELLING US LIKE BUBBA did last year….I have reserved 36 so all 3 man teams can play (Chris Carlson, D Hamilton & Keenan are all in) and sub Tim Bailey is in. JWOLF is sending a sub (Archie something)…….every other league member is coming except maybe Chris Johns… SO 1. Tell me immediately if your plans change so I can make fair teams…2. Don’t forget to bring cash to buy skins, greenies and raffle tickets.
Jake Ford carded a “39” on July 28th, yet Gordie Strachnan was given credit for Low Actual of the night with a “40”. Jamie texted and informed me of this travesty of injustice and stolen honor on August 4th and I promised to immediately rectify. And then this was posted on the official Snappers Facebook page by the victim himself:
(and then I promptly forgot about it for 2 weeks due to the rainout on August 4th). I can’t imagine the pain and anguish Jake must have felt these last 2 weeks knowing he wasn’t get his due credit for the low actual score on 7/28 and the eventual free golf ball for this feat at the year-end festivities. So much so, that he must have went into last week’s league night with an unbridled determination to score so low that ignoring him would be impossible. The result was a par 36 actual! “Let them ignore THAT!,” Jake must have thought. Unfortunately for him, Low Score credit goes to Jamie for his -1 under “35”. You can’t win AOTD with your golf score, but it sure seems like Jamie should have received a nomination for this heartless snub.
It may be time to update this Timmy K wardrobe timeline. Is it possible that he is wearing the same soiled OSU shirt over the years?
This week’s musical headline by Supertramp, who must have been thinking of the Snappers and the foibles of golfing the final hole on league night when they wrote the following:
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
GO SNAPPERS 2022!!
WEEK 12 Recap- Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Gordie Strachnan “40”
Low Net: Gordie Strachnan “32”
Greenies 1: Jake Ford
Greenies 2: Tim Bailey
Team Skin: Peltier/Oginski
5-Hole: Steve Peltier
AOTD: NA
Birdies???: there were a few but only these held up for JAMIES SCRATCH SKINS: Subs 3…Carl Boldt..Tim Bailey(2) …that’s 3 total….Regulars Jake Ford and Steve Markunas…that’s 2 for regulars… also birds but no cash for Stutz..Keenan and Shang Kwon Phat…
LOW ACTUAL: GORDIE STRACHNAN “40” ..LOW NET: GORDIE STRACHNAN “32”….Nice round buddy….
AOTD: none nominated but yours truly apologizes for minor temper tantrum at end when money was not making sense and I didn’t handle it the week prior or this week….anyway Tony tells me all is good….
ALSO FORGIVE ME IF I HAVE SAID THIS ALREADY (OVER AND OVER) PLEASE mark your pars with dots and birdies with circles to make my job keeping your stats as accurate as possible!!!!!!
YEAR END OUTING iS 1st SUNDAY after Labor Day as always… This year Sun September 11, 2022 at ATLAS CC…start time is unofficially 9am so check in for Raffle ticket… skins/greenies purchases ($25/man mandatory) and team pictures is 8am….THIS IS A $ MAN SCRAMBLE with A…B…C…D player on each team…..IF YOU CANNOT COME TELL ME ASAP…DO NOT JUST SEND A REPLACEMET WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SAME HANDICAP…DO NOT JUST FAIL TO SHOW WITHOUT TELLING US LIKE BUBBA did last year….I have reserved 40 so all 3 man teams and then subs can buy in if they wish.. . it will be around $110…1st dibs go to Chris Carlson, Matt Keenan and Dave Hamilton…then if they are all in we need 1 sub to buy in….
At least that’s what Kurt Cobain claimed.
WEEK 11 UPDATE: Results from July 21, 2022
Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Mike Romanowski “37”
Low Net: Nevelle Kirby “30”
Greenies 1: Larry Cooper
Greenies 2: Matt Keenan
Team Skin: Carry over
5-Hole: Steve Markunas
AOTD: NA
WEEK 10 UPDATE: Results from July 14, 2022 By: Snapper (Posted: 7/19)
Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Scott Gregory “37”
Low Net: Scott Gregory “34”
Greenies 1: Johnny Martin
Greenies 2: Herb Green
Team Skin: Hochstein/Hamilton
5-Hole: Murany
AOTD: Tony T
Birdies???: there were quite a few: Johnny (#12)..Dave H (#12)…Nick Coop (#13)…Toby Smith (#13)…Scott Gregory (#15)….Starnes (#15)……Jake Ford (#18)…Scott Gregory (#18)…sub Mike Rule #3….Coop (#11)…
JAMIES SCRATCH SKIN ?: What did I just say? Larry Cooper hole #11
LOW ACTUAL: SCOTT GREGORY “37” ..LOW NET: SCOTT GREGORY “33”….Nice round buddy….AOTD: TONY T: NOMINATED by Jamie Leece (Tony says with a questionable qu0rum but no one called Roberts Rules of Order at the time)….The nomination sounded in gross neglect of duty in ensuring that the scorecards were all correctly and neatly prepared in advance of being handed out…In fact Jamies scorecard contained handicap strokes in the preprinted line reserved for Jamies opponents score…this caused Jamie unnecessary and undue work in securing an eraser…removing the misaligned stroke marks and redoing them properly….Normally this might be overlooked or considered petty by another league member doing nothing in furtherance of proper league business but JAMIE does a lot and not so incidentally happens to keep the nicest scorecard turned in each week without smudge or error and containing all necessary information for proper and clear scorekeeping so Tony: ASSHOLE!!!!!!
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Money for nothin' and your chicks for free Congrats to Charlotte, The Majestic Beer Babe of the Week!
Please be on the lookout for these notorious brothers in arms. Authorities have warned that these two will be in the area Thursday. Do not approach them as they should be considered armed and dangerous.
WEEK 9 UPDATE: Results from July 7, 2022 By: Snapper (Posted: 7/14)
Weekly Cudos:
Low Actual: Starnes & Romo “38”
Low Net: Nick Cooper “33”
Greenies 1: Nick Cooper
Greenies 2: Scott Gregory
Team Skin: Carrier/Ford
5-Hole: Steve Markunas
AOTD: SnapDaddy
Birdies???: there were only 5 this week Matt Murany , Wolf, Coop and 2 for Nick…Matt didnt play Jamie’s game and Wolf & Larry each cut 1 of Nick’s but not both… Nick win’s
JAMIES SCRATCH SKINS; ?What did I just say? Nick Cooper hole #7
LOW ACTUAL: STARNES & ROMO “38” hey I saw you guys each threw out 7 pars for the 9 hole round….so that how you do it….. LOW NET: NICK COOPER “33”
AOTD: Rick Carlson: a no brainer with out much thought (on the vote that is) come to think of it no thought at all by Snapper as to what was required of him to attend golf league this week. A nice leisurely 2 hour plus drive in traffic from home got Snapper to Crouse road ready to turn into the course lot….lets do our 1st ready check….Ready?….coffee? check….bourbon for later? Check….cigar for later? Check…..tees ball marker and divot repair tool in pocket? Shit!…..oh well….Golf Hat? Double shit!!!!!…..Golf shoes? Shitshitshit…Golf clubs? WTF!!!!!!!….who goes golfing without clubs…. Every excuse to this being considered and discarded by Snapper prior to the AOTD nomination almost became fruitless as no nomination came… Hey guys can I get a golf ball over here? Silence…Further Solicitation from the other end of the balcony also brought Yawns (I see now how this league tradition is dying) finally someone mumbled a nomination… then an ambivalent 2nd and then Jamie comes to my defense come on he hasn’t been here in weeks… he probably took the clubs out to get the spider webs off… thankfully I got the ball & scorn on a narrow vote with nearly a quorum abstaining…