Period 2: Mid-Season Final Standings — Weeks 8–13 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Wednesday Fun League · 2026
Six weeks. Six chances to separate from the field. When the Wednesday Fun League teed it up for the final time in Period 2 on July 15th, the Stableford Stars had already done enough — but they went out and won Week 13 anyway, just to make a point. When the scorecards were tallied and the period was officially closed, one team had earned their place in the WFL Championship, and one player had put together one of the most dominant individual stretches the league has ever seen.
The Stableford Stars are the Period 2 Champions. And Chuck Tyke is the Period 2 MVP.
🏆 Final Period 2 Team Standings
The Stableford Stars close Period 2 as champions with 368 points — earning their berth in the WFL Championship. Their secret was simple and ruthless: they never had a bad week. Not one. Their floor across six weeks was 55 points, and they peaked at 68 in the finale. Week after week, Chuck Tyke, Jeff Hensler, Tim Townsend, and the rest of the Stars roster showed up and put numbers on the board. That kind of consistency does not happen by accident. It is the hallmark of a well-built team, and it was enough to hold off a Green Assassins! squad that was brilliant at the top but could not quite match the Stars’ depth across the full six weeks.
The Green Assassins! finish second at 365 points — just three back. They owned the opening three weeks of Mid-Season with back-to-back-to-back 66, 65, and 66-point efforts and Jerry Morgan’s two even-par masterclasses. In another period, against a different team, that would have been enough. Not this time. The Stars answered every challenge and simply would not be caught.
Four Play close third at 340 points — the feel-good story of Period 2. After finishing last in Period 1, Clay Karadus, Bill Hensler, and the Peters transformed this team into a genuine threat. Gopher Killers finish fourth at 337, powered by Rich Babjak’s continued excellence and a blistering finish — back-to-back 64-point team nights in Weeks 12 and 13 signal that the Killers are a team Period 3 will need to reckon with.
| Pos | Team | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stableford Stars 🏆 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 65 | 68 | 368 |
| 2 | Green Assassins! | 66 | 65 | 66 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 365 |
| 3 | Four Play | 56 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 63 | 64 | 340 |
| 4 | Gopher Killers | 58 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 58 | 64 | 337 |
| 5 | Par-Tee Animals | 61 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 43 | 309 |
| 6 | DragonballZ | 35 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 51 | 57 | 287 |
🌟 Week-by-Week Highlights
Week 8 — June 10 · Back Nine · 25 Players
Jerry Morgan (Green Assassins!) opened Period 2 with a statement — 20 Stableford points on an even-par 36-stroke round from the Gold tees with a handicap of just 2. Even par on the Back Nine at Manor Valley is not something that happens very often. Bob Ciorra returned to the scorecard with 18 points, giving the Assassins a lethal 1-2 that powered a 66-point team night. The field was tight behind them — Gopher Killers, Stableford Stars, and Par-Tee Animals all posted between 58 and 61.
Week 9 — June 17 · Front Nine · 33 Players
The biggest field of Mid-Season — 33 players — and Jeff Siegel rose to the moment with 19 points on a 40-stroke front nine. Welcome returns from Buzzy Peters, Chris Del Signore, and Jeff O’Neil swelled the Par-Tee Animals’ lineup. The Green Assassins! (65) and Stableford Stars (61) led the team charts.
Week 10 — June 24 · Back Nine · 26 Players
Jerry Morgan did it again — another 20 Stableford points, another even-par 36-stroke round from the Gold tees. Twice in three weeks. The man became Manor Valley folklore in Period 2. The Green Assassins! won the team night again at 66, while Joe Smith (DragonballZ) posted a career-high 17 points on just 42 strokes.
Week 11 — July 1 · Front Nine · 28 Players
The Gopher Killers roared to the top of the weekly team chart with 57 points. Rich Babjak returned to Period 1 MVP form with 18 points on 45 strokes. Joe Smith (DragonballZ) matched him — 18 points, 41 strokes, four over par with a 5 handicap. The Stableford Stars and Green Assassins! deadlocked at 55 apiece.
Week 12 — July 8 · Back Nine · 28 Players
The night Chuck Tyke put the league on notice. 23 Stableford points — the highest single-round score of the entire 2026 season — on a 44-stroke Back Nine with a 13 handicap. Eight net under par. It was a virtuoso performance that powered the Stableford Stars to 65 team points. Joe Smith followed with a career-best 21 points on just 38 strokes, and Clay Karadus posted 19 — Four Play’s best individual effort of the period.
Week 13 — July 15 · Front Nine · 27 Players · Period 2 Final
Tyke made it back-to-back dominant performances with 21 more points, and the Stableford Stars closed Period 2 with a season-best 68 team points — their finest team effort of the entire season, saved for the final night. Larry Dzendzel had the finest individual night of his season — 18 points on 38 strokes, two over par on the Front Nine from a 2 handicap. Adam Peters (17), Matt Ankeny (17), and Tim Townsend (17) all contributed stellar efforts. Four Play and the Gopher Killers tied at 64 each for second-best team on the closing night — both teams sending a clear message heading into Period 3.
| # | Player | Team | HCP | Strokes | vs Par | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Tyke | Stableford Stars | 13 | 46 | +10 | 21 |
| 2 | Larry Dzendzel | DragonballZ | 2 | 38 | +2 | 18 |
| 3 | Rich Babjak | Gopher Killers | 9 | 45 | +9 | 18 |
| T4 | Adam Peters | Four Play | 2 | 39 | +3 | 17 |
| T4 | Matt Ankeny | Gopher Killers | 5 | 42 | +6 | 17 |
| T4 | Tim Townsend | Stableford Stars | 1 | 38 | +2 | 17 |
| T7 | Clay Karadus | Four Play | 11 | 50 | +14 | 16 |
| T7 | Jeff Hensler | Stableford Stars | 12 | 50 | +14 | 16 |
| T7 | John Hensler | Four Play | 9 | 47 | +11 | 16 |
| T7 | Ray Maffit | Par-Tee Animals | 6 | 44 | +8 | 16 |
| T7 | Todd Morgan | Gopher Killers | 1 | 39 | +3 | 16 |
| 12 | Jake Kovac | Four Play | 5 | 44 | +8 | 15 |
| T13 | Jeff Siegel | Green Assassins! | 5 | 45 | +9 | 15 |
| T13 | John Mallick | Par-Tee Animals | 8 | 47 | +11 | 15 |
| T15 | David Del Signore | Green Assassins! | 3 | 43 | +7 | 14 |
| T15 | Joe Smith | DragonballZ | 5 | 45 | +9 | 14 |
| T15 | Tom Baldwin | Stableford Stars | 5 | 46 | +10 | 14 |
| T15 | Vic Hensler | Stableford Stars | 7 | 47 | +11 | 14 |
| T19 | Al Kabana | Gopher Killers | 10 | 51 | +15 | 13 |
| T19 | Al Powanda | Green Assassins! | 7 | 48 | +12 | 13 |
| T19 | Jerry Morgan | Green Assassins! | 2 | 43 | +7 | 13 |
| T19 | Matt Simkovic | DragonballZ | 5 | 46 | +10 | 13 |
| 23 | Bryan Conn | DragonballZ | 14 | 56 | +20 | 12 |
| T24 | Dale Bickerstaff | Par-Tee Animals | 7 | 49 | +13 | 12 |
| T24 | Dwight Helfrich | DragonballZ | 10 | 53 | +17 | 12 |
| 26 | Bill Hensler | Four Play | 10 | 57 | +21 | 11 |
| 27 | John Harr | Gopher Killers | 3 | 46 | +10 | 11 |
🥇 Period 2 MVP — Chuck Tyke, Stableford Stars
It was never really a contest after Week 12. Chuck Tyke is the Period 2 MVP with 108 points across six weeks — an average of 18.0 per round and the two highest individual scores of the entire period in back-to-back weeks (23 and 21). He was the most dominant individual performer Mid-Season produced, and his 23-point masterclass in Week 12 stands as the single highest score of the entire 2026 WFL season.
Runner-up honours go to Jerry Morgan (Green Assassins!) at 94 points — built on two even-par rounds on the Back Nine that belong in WFL highlight reels forever. Jeff Hensler (Stableford Stars) rounds out the podium at 90 points, his quiet consistency an enormous contributor to the Stars’ championship run.
| Pos | Player | Team | Wk8 | Wk9 | Wk10 | Wk11 | Wk12 | Wk13 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Tyke 🥇 | Stableford Stars | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 108 |
| 2 | Jerry Morgan | Green Assassins! | 20 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 94 |
| 3 | Jeff Hensler | Stableford Stars | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 90 |
| T4 | Clay Karadus | Four Play | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 89 |
| T4 | Matt Ankeny | Gopher Killers | 17 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 89 |
| T6 | Al Powanda | Green Assassins! | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 86 |
| T6 | Jeff Siegel | Green Assassins! | 10 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 86 |
| 8 | Ray Maffit | Par-Tee Animals | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 84 |
| 9 | Bill Hensler | Four Play | 13 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 82 |
| 10 | David Del Signore | Green Assassins! | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 80 |
📋 Handicap Updates — Effective Week 14
New WHS handicap indexes are effective starting Wednesday, July 22nd. Twenty-three players saw changes — 17 increased and 6 decreased. The biggest jump: Al Kabana up five strokes to a course handicap of 15. The biggest drop: Chuck Tyke down four strokes to 9 — you post back-to-back 23 and 21-point rounds, the math catches up with you. Also earning reductions for their strong play: Rich Babjak, Jeff Siegel, Bob Ciorra, Joe Smith, and Jim Colinear.
| Player | Team | Index | Course HCP | Change | Tees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kabana | Gopher Killers | 20.1 | 15 | ▲ +5 | Gold |
| Jake Kovac | Four Play | 11.0 | 8 | ▲ +3 | White |
| John Harr | Gopher Killers | 10.9 | 6 | ▲ +3 | Gold |
| Ray Maffit | Par-Tee Animals | 13.3 | 9 | ▲ +3 | Gold |
| Todd Morgan | Gopher Killers | 6.9 | 4 | ▲ +3 | White |
| Tom Baldwin | Stableford Stars | 10.8 | 8 | ▲ +3 | White |
| Bill Hensler | Four Play | 15.4 | 12 | ▲ +2 | White |
| Bryan Conn | DragonballZ | 19.8 | 16 | ▲ +2 | White |
| Clay Karadus | Four Play | 16.1 | 13 | ▲ +2 | White |
| John Gogets | Stableford Stars | 11.2 | 8 | ▲ +2 | White |
| Larry Dzendzel | DragonballZ | 8.0 | 4 | ▲ +2 | Gold |
| Vic Hensler | Stableford Stars | 14.1 | 9 | ▲ +2 | Gold |
| Adam Peters | Four Play | 5.7 | 3 | ▲ +1 | White |
| David Del Signore | Green Assassins! | 6.9 | 4 | ▲ +1 | White |
| Jeff Hensler | Stableford Stars | 17.7 | 13 | ▲ +1 | Gold |
| Matt Simkovic | DragonballZ | 9.5 | 6 | ▲ +1 | White |
| Randy Hobaugh | Par-Tee Animals | 7.6 | 3 | ▲ +1 | Gold |
| Chuck Tyke | Stableford Stars | 12.7 | 9 | ▼ −4 | White |
| Rich Babjak | Gopher Killers | 11.4 | 8 | ▼ −1 | White |
| Jeff Siegel | Green Assassins! | 8.9 | 4 | ▼ −1 | Gold |
| Bob Ciorra | Green Assassins! | 13.6 | 10 | ▼ −1 | White |
| Joe Smith | DragonballZ | 7.3 | 4 | ▼ −1 | White |
| Jim Colinear | Gopher Killers | 14.4 | 10 | ▼ −1 | Gold |
✈️ Golf Trip Reminder — See Vic Hensler for Thursday!
Attention all WFL members making the annual trip — there is one important item to handle before you pack your clubs.
If you are planning to golf on Thursday, you need to see Vic Hensler. Vic has the first tee time locked in for Thursday at 10:45 AM at Sable Creek in Hartville, Ohio. If you want in on that round, coordinate with Vic directly so he can confirm the group size.
Do not assume you are on the list. See Vic. Lock in your spot. Show up ready to play. Sable Creek is a beautiful layout and a Thursday morning round is the perfect way to kick off what promises to be a fantastic weekend. Do not miss out. ⛳
🔜 Looking Ahead — Period 3 and the WFL Championship
Two periods down. Two championship berths claimed. The Green Assassins! won Period 1. The Stableford Stars won Period 2. Period 3 is the final road to the WFL Championship, and every team that has not yet punched their ticket has everything to play for starting Wednesday, July 29th.
New handicaps are in effect. The slate is clean. The best weeks of the 2026 season are still ahead. See everyone on the first tee. ⛳
Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Period 2 covers Weeks 8–13. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. Handicap updates effective Week 14, July 22, 2026 per WHS indexes dated July 20, 2026.