Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Back Nine · Week 6 — Final Week of Period 1
Six weeks. Thirty-two players. One championship berth on the line. When the Wednesday Fun League gathered at Manor Valley for the final night of Period 1, the standings were tight, the stakes were real, and someone was going to have to step up and play the round of the season to tip the scales. That someone was Rich Babjak.
In the most decisive individual performance of the entire Period 1 campaign, Babjak carded a season-best 21 Stableford points to claim the Period 1 MVP award. But while Babjak owned the individual spotlight, it was the Green Assassins! who clinched what they had been chasing all season — a first-place finish in Period 1 and the league’s first Championship berth. Here is how it all unfolded.
🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 6
Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) turned in the finest individual round of the 2026 season — 21 Stableford points on a 43-stroke Back Nine off a 10 handicap. Seven over par and somehow seven net under — that is the kind of scorecard that makes the rest of the field stop and take notice. It was Babjak’s sixth consecutive week in double figures, and it served as the perfect exclamation point on an MVP-calibre Period 1.
Second place was shared at 18 points between Jerry Morgan (Green Assassins!) and Tim Townsend (Stableford Stars). Morgan’s 39-stroke round off a 3 handicap was nothing short of surgical — three over par with barely any net help. Townsend matched him at 18 points from a 36-stroke round, again playing off scratch. Two of the cleanest rounds on the Back Nine all season, on the same night.
A trio tied at 17 points rounded out the top five: Al Powanda and Jeff Siegel (both Green Assassins!), and together with Morgan they gave the Assassins a dominant three-man punch that made the Period 1 result inevitable. Siegel’s 17 was his fifth consecutive week of 17 points or better — a streak of consistency that ranks among the most impressive of the season.
| # | Player | Team | HCP | Strokes | vs Par | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Babjak | Gopher Killers | 10 | 43 | +7 | 21 |
| T2 | Jerry Morgan | Green Assassins! | 3 | 39 | +3 | 18 |
| T2 | Tim Townsend | Stableford Stars | 0 | 36 | E | 18 |
| T4 | Al Powanda | Green Assassins! | 7 | 44 | +8 | 17 |
| T4 | Jeff Siegel | Green Assassins! | 4 | 41 | +5 | 17 |
| 6 | Todd Morgan | Gopher Killers | 1 | 39 | +3 | 16 |
| 7 | Matt Simkovic | DragonballZ | 6 | 45 | +9 | 15 |
| T8 | Chuck Tyke | Stableford Stars | 11 | 51 | +15 | 14 |
| T8 | Joe Smith | DragonballZ | 4 | 44 | +8 | 14 |
| T8 | John Gogets | Stableford Stars | 5 | 46 | +10 | 14 |
| T8 | Matt Ankeny | Gopher Killers | 4 | 44 | +8 | 14 |
| T12 | David Del Signore | Green Assassins! | 2 | 43 | +7 | 13 |
| T12 | Kevin Powanda | Green Assassins! | 8 | 49 | +13 | 13 |
| T12 | Randy Hobaugh | Par-Tee Animals | 1 | 42 | +6 | 13 |
| T15 | Chris Del Signore | Par-Tee Animals | 4 | 46 | +10 | 12 |
| T15 | Jake Kovac | Four Play | 6 | 48 | +12 | 12 |
| T15 | Jeff O’Neil | Par-Tee Animals | 14 | 57 | +21 | 12 |
🏅 Week 6 Team Scores
Only the top 4 scores per team count toward weekly totals.
The Green Assassins! produced yet another dominant team showing — 65 points — with Jerry Morgan (18), Al Powanda (17), Jeff Siegel (17), and David Del Signore (13) all counting. That is four players with 13 or better on the night, which tells you everything about the depth that carried this team to the Period 1 title.
The Gopher Killers were right behind at 60 points, powered by Babjak’s historic 21 and a strong 16-point effort from Todd Morgan. The Stableford Stars posted 57 points — their consistency intact to the final bell, with Tim Townsend (18), Chuck Tyke (14), John Gogets (14), and Jeff Hensler (11) all contributing. The Stars finish the period without a single team score below 48. That is quiet, steady excellence.
One performance that demands mention even in a losing cause: Vic Hensler (Stableford Stars) posted just 4 points on a 57-stroke evening — his lowest round of the season by a wide margin after five consecutive weeks of 15 points or better. It happens to the best of them, and Vic has more than enough credit in the bank.
| Team | Week 6 Top 4 Scores | Wk 6 Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Green Assassins! | Jerry Morgan (18), Al Powanda (17), Jeff Siegel (17), D. Del Signore (13) | 65 |
| Gopher Killers | Rich Babjak (21), Todd Morgan (16), Matt Ankeny (14), John Harr (9) | 60 |
| Stableford Stars | Tim Townsend (18), Chuck Tyke (14), John Gogets (14), Jeff Hensler (11) | 57 |
| DragonballZ | Matt Simkovic (15), Joe Smith (14), Larry Dzendzel (11), Bryan Conn (8) | 48 |
| Par-Tee Animals | Randy Hobaugh (13), Chris Del Signore (12), Jeff O’Neil (12), Ray Maffit (10) | 47 |
| Four Play | Jake Kovac (12), Adam Peters (11), Bill Hensler (11), Clay Karadus (7) | 41 |
🏆 Final Period 1 Standings — Green Assassins! Claim Championship Berth
The Green Assassins! are the Period 1 champions with 337 points — a nine-point margin of victory that feels wider than it looks when you consider how close the race was at the midpoint. The Assassins were the most complete team of Period 1, producing the season’s highest single-week team score (69 in Week 5), the best Week 1 in the field, and closing with a 65-point flourish. They have earned their WFL Championship berth.
In a remarkable dead heat, the Gopher Killers and Stableford Stars tied for second at 328 points apiece. The Killers powered their way through the middle weeks on the back of Babjak’s individual brilliance; the Stars did it through week-in, week-out team consistency. Both will be back fighting for the title in Period 2.
DragonballZ finish fourth at 284, followed by the Par-Tee Animals (272) and Four Play (263). Both the Animals and Four Play had weeks where the full roster simply wasn’t there, and in a top-4 format, that is extremely costly.
| Pos | Team | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Assassins! 🏆 | 62 | 45 | 51 | 45 | 69 | 65 | 337 |
| T2 | Gopher Killers | 53 | 48 | 57 | 47 | 63 | 60 | 328 |
| T2 | Stableford Stars | 48 | 51 | 59 | 51 | 62 | 57 | 328 |
| 4 | DragonballZ | 52 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 284 |
| 5 | Par-Tee Animals | 49 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 36 | 47 | 272 |
| 6 | Four Play | 55 | 44 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 263 |
🥇 Period 1 MVP — Rich Babjak, Gopher Killers
There was never really any doubt after Wednesday night. Rich Babjak is the Period 1 MVP with 105 Stableford points across six weeks — an average of 17.5 per round and not a single week below 13. He led the league in individual scoring from Week 1 and never relinquished that lead, capping the run with the best round anyone played all period.
Runner-up honours go to Jeff Siegel (Green Assassins!) at 99 points — a thoroughly deserving performance in his own right, built on five weeks of 17-or-better scoring. The gap between Babjak and Siegel was just two points entering the final week; Babjak’s 21 closed the door emphatically.
| Pos | Player | Team | Wk1 | Wk2 | Wk3 | Wk4 | Wk5 | Wk6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Babjak 🥇 | Gopher Killers | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 105 |
| 2 | Jeff Siegel | Green Assassins! | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 99 |
| 3 | David Del Signore | Green Assassins! | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 88 |
| 4 | Tim Townsend | Stableford Stars | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 85 |
| 5 | Matt Simkovic | DragonballZ | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 83 |
| 6 | Jerry Morgan | Green Assassins! | 17 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 80 |
| 7 | Vic Hensler | Stableford Stars | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 79 |
| T8 | Matt Ankeny | Gopher Killers | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 76 |
| T8 | Ray Maffit | Par-Tee Animals | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 76 |
| T8 | Todd Morgan | Gopher Killers | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 76 |
📋 Handicap Update — 25 Players Revised Effective Week 7
New WHS handicap indexes have been calculated and are effective starting with Week 7 on June 3rd. A total of 25 players saw their course handicap change — 19 moved up and 6 moved down. The standout stories: Rich Babjak earned a one-stroke reduction (10 → 9) in recognition of his outstanding Period 1 play. Tim Townsend moves from scratch (0) to 1, while Bryan Conn sees the largest upward adjustment at +2 (12 → 14).
The full list of changes:
| Player | Old HCP | New HCP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Conn | 12 | 14 | ▲ +2 |
| Chuck Tyke | 11 | 13 | ▲ +2 |
| Chris Del Signore | 4 | 5 | ▲ +1 |
| Clay Karadus | 10 | 11 | ▲ +1 |
| Dale Bickerstaff | 6 | 7 | ▲ +1 |
| David Del Signore | 2 | 3 | ▲ +1 |
| Jeff O’Neil | 14 | 15 | ▲ +1 |
| Jeff Siegel | 4 | 5 | ▲ +1 |
| Jim Colinear | 8 | 9 | ▲ +1 |
| Joe Smith | 4 | 5 | ▲ +1 |
| John Gogets | 5 | 6 | ▲ +1 |
| Kevin Powanda | 8 | 9 | ▲ +1 |
| Larry Dzendzel | 1 | 2 | ▲ +1 |
| Matt Ankeny | 4 | 5 | ▲ +1 |
| Randy Hobaugh | 1 | 2 | ▲ +1 |
| Tim Morgan | 7 | 8 | ▲ +1 |
| Tim Townsend | 0 | 1 | ▲ +1 |
| Tom Baldwin | 4 | 5 | ▲ +1 |
| Bob Ciorra | 12 | 11 | ▼ −1 |
| Buzzy Peters | 5 | 4 | ▼ −1 |
| Dwight Helfrich | 11 | 10 | ▼ −1 |
| Jake Kovac | 6 | 5 | ▼ −1 |
| Jerry Morgan | 3 | 2 | ▼ −1 |
| Matt Simkovic | 6 | 5 | ▼ −1 |
| Rich Babjak | 10 | 9 | ▼ −1 |
⛳ Week 7 Preview — The First Fun Night: 3 Clubs + Putter
Wednesday, June 3rd marks the first Fun Night of the 2026 WFL season. The rules are beautifully simple and brutally limiting: each player selects just three clubs plus their putter — and that is all they get for the entire nine holes.
No bag. No options. No reaching for the hybrid when the 7-iron won’t cut it. Every shot requires a decision, and every missed green turns into a test of creativity. Club selection becomes the most important choice you make before the round even begins.
So here is the question every WFL member is wrestling with this week: which three clubs do you bring? The conventional wisdom says a mid-iron, a short iron, and something off the tee — but convention has a way of going out the window at Manor Valley’s Front Nine. Do you sacrifice distance for short-game versatility? Do you trust yourself with a hybrid around the greens? Can you actually driver-punch your way out of trouble on the par-5s?
Think it through. Choose wisely. And see everyone on the first tee Wednesday night.
Period 2 starts now. ⛳
Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. Period 1 covers Weeks 1–6. Handicap changes effective Week 7 per updated WHS indexes dated June 3, 2026.