The Captains Meeting for all teams will be held on Thursday, March 18th at Delaware Park. The start time is 6PM. The Captain and Alternate for all teams should attend. This includes anyone interested in bringing a new team into the league. I look forward to seeing you there.
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With the regular season over and the playoffs around the corner, I felt it was a good time to share some interesting (or not so interesting) information about our 2009 season. We had many people record personal bests for 9 holes, record their first par, birdie, eagle, etc. Going forward, when you have special news to share, please let me know and I will update the news tab on our site. Congrats to all of you that had a special accomplishment on the course this year.
Team Facts:
We had 164 matches played across 9 golf courses.
The largest margin of victory was 74.5 to 11.5, by Noramco.
The longest winning streak was 9 matches, Astra Zeneca.
AZ was the only team with 9 wins. Keen Gas finished with 8.
3 teams finished with 7 wins, WTC #2, HSBC Retail Service and Agilent Technologies.
The longest losing streak was 8 matches, team to remain nameless to protect the innocent J
3 matches ended in a 43 – 43 tie.
We introduced 8 new teams and 4 new courses to our league. I believe each number to be the largest ever.
4 of our 8 new teams qualified for the playoffs, congrats to each.
DCPERA #1 has the most active golfers, 20 participated.
The average active roster is 12.6 players.
Individual Facts:
417 Golfers participated this season.
121 Were new golfers to our league. This may be my favorite stat!
10 people played in all 10 of their team’s matches.
Ron Marandola (DANG Gold) had a hole in one at Delaware National, hole #3!
Vince Fiorelli (White Clay) and Curt Foster (Delaware National) both shot even par 36’s. The low rounds of the year.
John Iffland and Matt Brainard both shot 1 over par 36’s at Deerfield.
Gail Irrgang led all the ladies with her 1 over par 36 at Rock Manor.
The lowest variance between high and low rounds, (minimum 3 rounds played) was Chris Cooper, 3 rounds, all 56.
7 other golfers had only a 1 stroke differential. Talk about models of consistency.
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Dave Skinner with a 22 stroke difference from high to low among his 9 rounds.
Most improved from last season is Jon Malick. He played 6 matches this year and dropped his handicap 8 strokes.
I want to personally thank all 417 of you that teed it up this season along with the 9 golf courses that provide us with a place to play golf, meet new people and enjoy the camaraderie of the WIGL. Also, thank you to our Board of Governors and our League Outing Committee. Your assistance in operating the league is greatly appreciated.
If you enjoyed the league, tell a friend and encourage them to register a team for 2010. I am already accepting teams for our 2010 waiting list. If you have suggestions for improvements, please share them with me and / or your team captain. This is your league and we will do all we can to continue to grow and improve our organization.
Openings still remain for the outing. This is a great day and I hope you sign up. Information is on our website. Good luck to the 18 playoff teams.
Our friends at Delaware Park have rescheduled their fund raiser for Monday, June 1, 2009.
4 person scramble
8AM continental breakfast
10AM shotgun start
Lunch immediately after golf
The cost is $80 per player ($320 for the foursome). All profits go to the Delaware Park Rainy Day Fund.
To participate, please contact:
Frank Penta, (302)994-2521×7365, frank.penta@delawarepark.com
Terry Smith, (302) 994-2521×7429, terry.smith@delawarepark.com
If individuals want to play, but do not have a foursome, they will combine all WIGL Members that sign up into foursomes. This is a chance to play a great course at a very reasonable price, plus you get breakfast, lunch, prizes and the good feeling that comes from helping others less fortunate then ourselves. I hope many of you will join Terry & Frank in support of the Delaware Park Rainy Day Fund.
League Member Anne LoNovara has the following golf clubs available. If interested, please contact her at ayln5309@yahoo.com.
2007 Mizuno MP600 Men’s RH 9.5 w/Fujijura 360 Stiff Shaft; has Fast Track Adjuster to go from Draw to Fade, includes cover and adjusting tool, $100
2007 Taylormade Draw Burner Men’s RH 9.5 w/Fujikura ReAx 50 Stiff Shaft, no head cover, $100
2007 Cobra F-Speed Men’s RH 9.0 w/Aldila Stiff Shaft, includes head cover $100
2008 Taylormade Tour Burner Men’s RH 9.5 w/Aldila 65 Stiff Shaft, no head cover, $125
All league members may now buy WIGL logo apparel by clicking on our logo below. A portion of the proceeds from all sales will be donated back to the league, directly into the league outing fund.
I hope you will all take a moment to browse the selections and make a purchase to show your league pride while supporting our group.
Please join me in welcoming our 3 newest teams to the league.
I am happy to announce that the WIGL has come to an agreement with Delaware National Country Club, http://www.delawarenationalcountryclub.com/. Our league will play matches at Delaware National on Tuesday & Wednesday nights with a 5:00 PM shotgun start. The cost per player will be $30 with cart. Of course, the 19th hole will be available to all of our players.
Furthermore, all league members are now eligible to play Delaware National from Monday through Sunday anytime after 1:00 PM. The greens fee is $45 from Monday through Thursday, $55 from Friday through Sunday. If you prefer a cart, there is a $20 cart fee, per player.
For those of you looking to get your game into midseason form, lessons are also available to all of our players from Rob Mancill, PGA Head Professional. The rate is $60 per 45 minute lesson.
If you would like to schedule either a tee time or a lesson, please contact Rob Mancill directly at (302) 993-3203 or via email at rmancill@denatcc.com.
The WIGL Captains Meeting will be held next Thursday, 03/12/09 in the Veranda Room at Delaware Park. This is the same room as past seasons and is located one floor above the golf clubhouse. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. For those of you that use Outlook, I will also send a calendar reminder.
Each team must have at least 1 representative present. If both the Captain and Alternate wish to attend, they are welcome to do so. The $120 entry fee, made payable to the Wilmington Industrial Golf League is due at this time. The fee for our new teams is $240 which will cover this season and next.
