The BGA

Leon Anderson Wins the 2023 Water Can!

On the patio overlooking the 5th at The Nutt, Leon Anderson presented with The Water Can trophy by tournament host, Jim Frenette.

We had 11 players sign-up for this event on the Eastern shore, however the weather forecast chased a few away and we ended up with 8 BGA members.

This is the 10 year anniversary of The Water Can Classic in the History of The BGA.

Using a modified stableford format. The scoring is as follows, Par: 1 point, Birdie: 3 points, Eagle: 5 points, Bogey: 0, Double Bogey: -1 point, Triple Bogey: -2 points.

Saturday, April 29th

First Round – Baywood Greens, Long Neck, Delaware.

Partly cloudy as the heavy rain storms over the last 36 hours headed towards the ocean in time for our afternoon opening round. This left the course soaked and it was also quite humid with temps in the mid 60’s when we teed off at 2:00 pm.

1.	Leon Anderson	+4
2.	Scott Ward	+2
3.	Jim Frenette	+1
4.	Bob Hoff	-1
	Paul Buckley (FNG)	-1
6.	Matt Schwam	-5
7.	Frank Mejia	-11
8.	Pat Keough	-25

CTP

• 6 Jim Frenette $10
• 8 Leon Anderson $10
• 11 Bob Hoff $10
• 15 Pat Keogh $10

Round 1 Points Winner, Leon Anderson $10

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Sunday, April 30th

Final Round – Nutters Crossing, Salisbury, Maryland.

The partying at Jim’s ended between 2 and 3 am while it rained all night and into the morning, the course was drenched. Luckily we had a window between storm cells from the Southwest to forge ahead with round two. Temps in the low to mid 60’s with a little wind at 10:00 am for the start of the second round.

Leon double bogeys the first hole then runs off a string of 5 pars. He bogeys the tough par five 6th and finishes with two more pars to shoot a 3 over 39 for 6 points on the front nine.

The tournament was called after nine holes due to the torrential rain that rolled in for the remainder of the day.

		1	2	Total
1.	Leon Anderson	+4	+6	+10
2.	Scott Ward	+2	+2	+4
3.	Bob Hoff	-1	+4	+3
4.	Jim Frenette	+1	0	+1
5.	Matt Schwam	-5	+2	-3
6.	Paul Buckley (FNG)	-1	-5	-6
7.	Frank Mejia	-11	+2	-9
	Pat Keough – DNQ

CTP

• 3 nobody
• 5 Bob Hoff

Round 2 Points Winner, Leon Anderson $10

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1st place & BGA Champion

• Leon Anderson $10

Scott Ward Wins the 2023 Kohler!

Scott Ward holding his Kohler Trophy pictured with the other four players who managed to make it for the final round on Sunday at The Dye Club.

We had 8 players sign-up for this event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the end, only 5 remained. This is the 19th Kohler in the History of The BGA using a modified stableford format. The scoring is as follows, Par: 1 point, Birdie: 3 points, Eagle: 5 points, Bogey: 0, Double Bogey: -1 point.

Friday, March 24th

First Round – Barefoot Resort – Norman Course

Sunny and 70 degrees with winds averaging 18 mph when we teed off at 1:30 pm.

1.	Scott Ward	+4
2.	Bob Hoff	+3
3.	Jim Frenette	+2
4.	Michael Monkelien	0
5.	Mike Cravens	-3
6.	Leon Anderson	-8
7.	Matt Clark	-12
	Matt Schwam – DNQ

CTP

• 3 Scott Ward $10
• 7 Michael Monkelien $10
• 10 Scott Ward $10
• 16 Michael Monkelien $10

Round 1 Points Winner, Scott Ward $20

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Saturday, March 25th

Second Round – Barefoot Resort – Love Course

Sunny to partly cloudy and 65 degrees with 12 mph average winds at 7:30 am for the start of the second round.

		1	2	Total
1.	Scott Ward	+4	+6	+10
	Bob Hoff	+3	+7	+10
3.	Michael Monkelien	0	+5	+5
4.	Jim Frenette	+2	+1	+3
5.	Mike Cravens	-3	-7	-10
6.	Leon Anderson	-8	-8	-16
7.	Matt Clark	-12	-13	-25
	Matt Schwam – DNQ

CTP

• 3 nobody
• 9 nobody
• 11 Michael Monkelien $10
• 15 Scott Ward $10

Round 2 Points Winner, Bob Hoff $20

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Third Round – Barefoot Resort – Fazio Course

Mostly cloudy and 72 degrees with 15 mph average winds at 12:30 pm for the start of the third round.

		1	2	3	Total
1.	Scott Ward	+4	+6	+3	+13
2.	Bob Hoff	+3	+7	-4	+6
3.	Michael Monkelien	0	+5	-2	+3
4.	Jim Frenette	+2	+1	-2	+1
5.	Leon Anderson	-8	-8	+3	-13
6.	Mike Cravens	-3	-7	-12	-22
7.	Matt Clark	-12	-13	-10	-35
	Matt Schwam – DNQ

CTP

• 3 Leon Anderson
• 6 nobody
• 8 Jim Frenette $10
• 11 Scott Ward $10
• 16 Scott Ward $10

Round 3 Points Winner, Leon Anderson $10 and Scott Ward $10

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Sunday, March 26th

Final Round – The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort

Overcast skies and 65 degrees with a slight breeze when we teed off at 8:30 am. We had to contend with some sprinkles and storms nearby as we finished the remaining 6 holes of the tournament. Luckily we avoided the threatening weather and completed another successful event.

		1	2	3	4	Total
1.	Scott Ward	+4	+6	+3	+7	+20
2.	Michael Monkelien	0	+5	-2	+9	+12
3.	Jim Frenette	+2	+1	-2	-1	0
4.	Leon Anderson	-8	-8	+3	-1	-14
5.	Matt Clark	-12	-13	-10	-10	-45
	Bob Hoff – DNQ
	Mike Cravens – DNQ
	Matt Schwam – DNQ

CTP

• 3 Michael Monkelien $10
• 7 nobody
• 15 Michael Monkelien $10
• 17 Michael Monkelien $10

Round 4 Points Winner, Michael Monkelien $20

1st place & BGA Champion

• Scott Ward $50