Gopher Killers

Harr Fires a Season Best 23 as Gopher Killers Shatter the Record Books in Week 19

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Front Nine · Week 19 — Period 3: Late Season

One week left in the 2026 Wednesday Fun League regular season. One more Wednesday at Manor Valley. One more chance to move a number, cement a legacy, and finish what started back in April on a cold Practice Week morning.

Before we get to the finale, let us talk about what happened on Week 19 — because what the Gopher Killers did on August 26th deserves to be remembered. And what John Harr did on the Front Nine at Manor Valley deserves its own paragraph.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 19

For the first time all season, Rich Babjak was not the story on a Gopher Killers night. That distinction belonged entirely to John Harr.

Playing off a 7 handicap, Harr carded a 38-stroke front nine — two over par — for 23 Stableford points. That is the highest individual score of the entire Week 19 field, and one of the finest individual rounds of the 2026 WFL season. Two over par on the Front Nine at Manor Valley with seven handicap strokes in your pocket produces a scoreline that is very hard to argue with. Harr was precise, consistent, and absolutely locked in from the first tee to the ninth green. On a night full of excellent golf, he was in a class of his own.

Four players tied for second at 19 points — and the variety of ways they got there is what makes this leaderboard so compelling. Matt Ankeny (Gopher Killers) shot 40 strokes (+4 vs par) off a 5 handicap for his second straight 19-point night, extending a strong late-season stretch. Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) posted 43 strokes and 19 points, continuing the consistent excellence that has been his trademark all year. Randy Hobaugh (Par-Tee Animals) was one of the stories of the night — 38 strokes, two over par, 19 points off a 3 handicap. Essentially the same round as Harr at the top, just with a lighter handicap. And then there is Tim Townsend (Stableford Stars) — playing off just a 2 handicap, Townsend fired a 37-stroke round, one over par, for 19 Stableford points. One over par on the Front Nine off a 2 handicap. That is the single cleanest ball-striking round of the entire evening, arguably of the entire season, and it barely made a ripple because the field was so deep.

A massive group of players at 16 points — Adam Peters, Jake Kovac, Jim Colinear, John Gogets, Ray Maffit, and Vic Hensler — speaks to how competitive the field was from top to bottom on the penultimate night of the regular season.

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	John Harr	Gopher Killers	7	38	+2	23
T2	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	5	40	+4	19
T2	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	3	38	+2	19
T2	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	8	43	+7	19
T2	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	2	37	+1	19
6	Tom Baldwin	Stableford Stars	8	44	+8	18
7	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	4	41	+5	17
8	John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	8	45	+9	17
T9	Adam Peters	Four Play	3	41	+5	16
T9	Jake Kovac	Four Play	6	44	+8	16
T9	Jim Colinear	Gopher Killers	10	48	+12	16
T9	John Gogets	Stableford Stars	8	46	+10	16
T9	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	8	46	+10	16
T9	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	10	48	+12	16
T15	Bill Hensler	Four Play	12	51	+15	15
T15	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	12	51	+15	15
T15	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	6	45	+9	15
T15	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	4	43	+7	15
T19	Bob Ciorra	Green Assassins!	11	53	+17	14
T19	Buzzy Peters	Four Play	5	45	+9	14
T19	Chris Del Signore	Par-Tee Animals	6	46	+10	14
T19	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	4	44	+8	14
T23	Dwight Helfrich	DragonballZ	11	52	+16	13
T23	Joe Smith	DragonballZ	4	45	+9	13
T23	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	4	45	+9	13
T26	Al Kabana	Gopher Killers	10	55	+19	12
T26	Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	8	50	+14	12
T26	Bryan Conn	DragonballZ	16	58	+22	12
29	Chuck Tyke	Stableford Stars	9	52	+16	11
30	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	3	46	+10	11
31	Dale Bickerstaff	Par-Tee Animals	7	51	+15	10
32	John Hensler	Four Play	10	54	+18	10

🏅 Week 19 Team Scores

Top 4 scores per team count toward weekly totals.

The Gopher Killers just rewrote their own record book. A 77-point team night — the highest single-week team total of the entire 2026 WFL season — powered by John Harr (23), Matt Ankeny (19), Rich Babjak (19), and Jim Colinear (16). Todd Morgan posted 15 and did not count. Al Kabana posted 12 and did not count. Six players. Six double-digit rounds. Four of them enough to set a new season record. This is a team operating at an entirely different level right now, and they chose Week 19 — the penultimate night of the regular season — to do it.

The Stableford Stars had their best week in recent memory at 69 points, matching their own Period 2 best. Tim Townsend’s near-par masterclass (19 pts) led the way, with Tom Baldwin (18), John Gogets (16), and Vic Hensler (16) all contributing meaningfully. Jeff Hensler (15) and Chuck Tyke (11) were just outside the cut — another night of extraordinary depth from the Period 2 Champions.

The Par-Tee Animals posted a season-best 66 points — their finest team night of the entire year — with Randy Hobaugh’s 19-point gem leading the charge, John Mallick (17), Ray Maffit (16), and Chris Del Signore (14) all counting. Brilliant timing for a team fighting for every point in the Wildcard race. Four Play matched their own strong form at 61 points, and the Green Assassins! (57) and DragonballZ (54) rounded out a night where the entire field was pulling in the right direction.

Team	Top 4 Scores	All Scorers	Wk 19 Pts
Gopher Killers 🔥	John Harr (23), Matt Ankeny (19), Rich Babjak (19), Jim Colinear (16)	+ Todd Morgan (15), Al Kabana (12)	77
Stableford Stars	Tim Townsend (19), Tom Baldwin (18), John Gogets (16), Vic Hensler (16)	+ Jeff Hensler (15), Chuck Tyke (11)	69
Par-Tee Animals	Randy Hobaugh (19), John Mallick (17), Ray Maffit (16), C. Del Signore (14)	+ Dale Bickerstaff (10)	66
Four Play	Adam Peters (16), Jake Kovac (16), Bill Hensler (15), Buzzy Peters (14)	+ John Hensler (10)	61
Green Assassins!	Jeff Siegel (17), Bob Ciorra (14), D. Del Signore (14), Al Powanda (12)	+ Jerry Morgan (11)	57
DragonballZ	Matt Simkovic (15), Dwight Helfrich (13), Joe Smith (13), Larry Dzendzel (13)	+ Bryan Conn (12)	54

🎯 Skins Report — Week 19 & Season Leaderboard

Nine holes were played on the Front Nine in Week 19. Six of them tied. Three found winners, three skins carry into Week 20, and Tim Townsend’s night just kept getting better.

Hole	Par	Pot	Result	Skins Won
H1	Par 4	1	Matt Ankeny (3 strokes)	1 🎯
H2	Par 4	1	Tied — Simkovic, Townsend, Powanda, Siegel, D. Del Signore, Hobaugh	Carries →
H3	Par 4	2	Jeff Siegel (3 strokes)	2 🎯
H4	Par 3	1	Tied — Ankeny & Harr	Carries →
H5	Par 5	2	Tied — Simkovic & Townsend	Carries →
H6	Par 4	3	Tim Townsend (3 strokes)	3 🎯
H7	Par 4	1	Tied — Gogets, Peters, Townsend, Smith, Maffit, Hobaugh, Harr	Carries →
H8	Par 3	2	Tied — Gogets, Baldwin, Siegel, C. Del Signore, Babjak, Hobaugh, Harr	Carries →
H9	Par 5	3	Tied — Peters, Ankeny, Townsend, Hobaugh	Carries →

Six skins found winners — Matt Ankeny on Hole 1 (1), Jeff Siegel on Hole 3 (2), and Tim Townsend cleaning up the three-skin carry-over on Hole 6 with a 3-stroke gross. Holes 7, 8, and 9 all tied with crowded leaderboards and produced no winner, meaning 3 skins carry over into Week 20, starting on Hole 10. The final Wednesday of the season begins with a pot already on the table. Somebody is going to earn a very nice send-off.

🎯 Season Skins Leaderboard — Through Week 19

The season skins race has a runaway leader — and it is not particularly close. Tim Townsend (Stableford Stars) has been the most lethal skin-winner in the 2026 WFL season, accumulating 32 skins to lead all players by a wide margin. Playing off a 2 handicap, Townsend wins skins the hard way — by making genuinely low gross scores — and he has done it consistently across all 19 weeks. Scratch-adjacent golf, week after week.

David Del Signore (Green Assassins!) sits second with 22 skins, and Jeff Siegel (Green Assassins!) is third with 21 — giving the Green Assassins! two of the top three skin winners in the league, which helps explain how they won Period 1 so convincingly. Matt Ankeny (Gopher Killers) is fourth at 16 skins, and Adam Peters (Four Play) rounds out the top five at 11.

#	Player	Team	Skins Won
1	Tim Townsend 🏆	Stableford Stars	32
2	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	22
3	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	21
4	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	16
5	Adam Peters	Four Play	11
6	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	8
7	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	7
T8	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	6
T8	John Gogets	Stableford Stars	6
10	Bill Hensler	Four Play	5
T11	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	4
T11	Joe Smith	DragonballZ	4
T13	John Hensler	Four Play	3
T13	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	3
T13	Dale Bickerstaff	Par-Tee Animals	3
T13	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	3
T17	Jake Kovac	Four Play	2
T17	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	2
19	John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	1

One week remains. Tim Townsend’s 32-skin lead looks insurmountable barring something extraordinary on the final nine. But with 3 skins already carrying into Week 20 and holes guaranteed to tie, the closing chapter of the skins season could still produce a memorable winner.

🃏 Wildcard & Championship Picture — One Week to Decide Everything

Let us take stock of exactly where things stand heading into the final Wednesday of the 2026 WFL regular season.

The Green Assassins! are the Period 1 Champions. The Stableford Stars are the Period 2 Champions. Both have secured their WFL Championship berths. Period 3 is still being decided — and the Gopher Killers are the team to beat with 328 Period 3 points and counting.

But the Wildcard picture is where it gets truly fascinating. The 4th Championship berth — awarded to the highest-scoring eligible team across the full regular season — currently belongs to the Gopher Killers at 993 season points. Whether they win Period 3 or not, they are going to the WFL Championship. The question for everyone else is whether they can claim that Wildcard spot if the Killers clinch Period 3 outright and vacate the Wildcard for the next team in line.

#	Team	Season Pts	Gap to Lead
1	🃏 Gopher Killers	993	—
2	Four Play	896	97 back
3	Par-Tee Animals	862	131 back
4	DragonballZ	861	132 back

If the Gopher Killers win Period 3, their Wildcard slot passes to the next eligible team — and right now, that is Four Play at 896 points, with Par-Tee Animals (862) and DragonballZ (861) separated by just a single point in third and fourth. With their season-best 66-point night on Wednesday, the Animals made a significant move in that three-way battle. One more week like that and the math could flip.

Every point in Week 20 counts toward season totals. For Four Play, Par-Tee Animals, and DragonballZ, this is the biggest Wednesday of their 2026 season. Do not miss it.

Track the live standings in real time right here: 👉 WFL Live Standings & Wildcard Race →

🔚 Week 20 — The Last Regular Wednesday of 2026

Wednesday, September 2nd is it. The final regular week of the 2026 WFL season. Twenty weeks of Stableford golf, six teams, thirty-six members, one course, and more memorable moments than any season recap could fully capture.

The Period 3 title is on the line. The Wildcard berth is on the line. Individual season totals are on the line. For some players, it is one last chance to post a career-best round. For others, it is a chance to finish what they started back on a cool April evening at Manor Valley.

Show up. Play well. Make it count.

See everyone on the 10th tee — one last time. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Period 3 covers Weeks 15–20. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. Handicaps as posted for Week 19. Wildcard standings current as of Week 19. Season finale: Week 20, September 2, 2026, Manor Valley Golf Course.

Babjak and Ankeny Fire Up the Killers as WFL Late Season Hits Full Stride

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Back Nine · Week 18 — Period 3: Late Season

Two weeks left in Period 3. The Back Nine at Manor Valley. Players who have been doing this every Wednesday since April and have absolutely no intention of coasting to the finish line. If Week 18 told us anything, it is that the Gopher Killers are the hottest team in the league right now, Rich Babjak is playing some of the best golf of his life, and Matt Ankeny quietly put together one of the cleanest rounds of the entire 2026 season.

The Late Season is living up to its name. Nobody is going through the motions out there.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 18

For the second time in three weeks, Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) stood alone at the top of the leaderboard. Playing off an 8 handicap on the Back Nine, Babjak carded 20 Stableford points on a 42-stroke round — six over par with his net strokes working exactly the way they should. At this point in the season, the question is not whether Babjak will post a big number — it is how big. He has been the most consistent individual scorer in the WFL across all periods and he is showing no signs of slowing down as the season draws to a close.

Three players shared second place at 19 points, and each of them deserves individual recognition. Matt Ankeny (Gopher Killers) turned in what was arguably the finest single round of the evening — 40 strokes, four over par, off a 5 handicap on the Back Nine. That is elite ball-striking. To shoot 40 on the back at Manor Valley with only five net strokes in your pocket is a performance that would stand out in any format, on any night. John Mallick (Par-Tee Animals) matched the 19-point mark with a clean 44-stroke effort off a 9 handicap, and Ray Maffit (Par-Tee Animals) posted the exact same scorecard — 44 strokes, 9 handicap, 19 points. Two Par-Tee Animals, same score, same strokes, same handicap. The odds of that are remarkable.

Four players tied at 17 points to round out a stacked top of the leaderboard: David Del Signore (Green Assassins!, 41 strokes — the second-cleanest ball-striking round of the night), Jake Kovac (Four Play), and John Gogets (Stableford Stars) both at 45 strokes, and Bill Hensler (Four Play) posting 50 strokes off a 12 handicap — the handicap system working beautifully for Bill on the Back Nine.

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	8	42	+6	20
T2	John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	9	44	+8	19
T2	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	5	40	+4	19
T2	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	9	44	+8	19
T5	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	4	41	+5	17
T5	Jake Kovac	Four Play	8	45	+9	17
T5	John Gogets	Stableford Stars	8	45	+9	17
T5	Bill Hensler	Four Play	12	50	+14	16
T9	Bryan Conn	DragonballZ	16	54	+18	16
T9	Dwight Helfrich	DragonballZ	11	49	+13	16
T9	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	4	42	+6	16
T9	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	4	43	+7	16
T9	Tom Baldwin	Stableford Stars	8	46	+10	16
T14	Adam Peters	Four Play	3	42	+6	15
T14	Al Kabana	Gopher Killers	15	54	+18	15
T14	Jim Colinear	Gopher Killers	10	49	+13	15
T14	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	3	42	+6	15
T14	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	4	43	+7	15
T19	Chuck Tyke	Stableford Stars	9	49	+13	14
T19	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	3	43	+7	14
T21	Bob Ciorra	Green Assassins!	11	52	+16	13
T21	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	13	54	+18	13
T21	John Harr	Gopher Killers	7	48	+12	13
T21	Kevin Powanda	Green Assassins!	9	50	+14	13
T21	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	7	50	+14	13
26	Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	7	49	+13	12
27	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	1	45	+9	11
28	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	10	55	+19	9
29	John Hensler	Four Play	10	56	+20	8

🏅 Week 18 Team Scores

Top 4 scores per team count toward weekly totals.

The Gopher Killers are doing it again. For the second time this season they posted a 69-point team night — matching their Week 15 season best — and once again the depth of their roster is almost unfair. Babjak (20) and Ankeny (19) gave them a lethal 1-2 at the top, with Al Kabana (15) and Jim Colinear (15) filling out the counted four. The footnote that tells the real story: Todd Morgan posted 15 points and did not count, and John Harr posted 13 and did not count either. Six Gopher Killers, six double-digit rounds, four of them enough to win the night as a team. This is a roster operating at full throttle heading into the final two weeks of the period.

DragonballZ continue to be the team nobody is talking about enough — 61 points, their fourth strong week in a row, with Bryan Conn (16), Dwight Helfrich (16), and Larry Dzendzel (16) all tying as the team’s top contributors alongside Matt Simkovic (13). Three players at exactly 16 on the same night is an unusual kind of consistency, and it shows a roster that knows exactly what it is doing on the Back Nine.

The Green Assassins! and Stableford Stars finished in a dead lock at 60 points each — a remarkable coincidence given that they got there completely differently. David Del Signore’s 17 led the Assassins with Siegel (16), Morgan (14), and Ciorra (13) filling the counted four, while John Gogets’ 17 paced the Stars with Tom Baldwin (16), Chuck Tyke (14), and Jeff Hensler (13) all contributing. Two teams, same total, very different paths.

Four Play (56 pts) had Jake Kovac’s 17 lead the way, while the Par-Tee Animals — with only three scorers — posted 53 points entirely on the backs of Mallick (19), Maffit (19), and Hobaugh (15). The top two alone accounted for 38 of those 53 points. The Animals need more bodies on the tee sheet for these final two weeks.

Team	Top 4 Scores	All Scorers	Wk 18 Pts
Gopher Killers 🔥	Rich Babjak (20), Matt Ankeny (19), Al Kabana (15), Jim Colinear (15)	+ Todd Morgan (15), John Harr (13)	69
DragonballZ	Bryan Conn (16), Dwight Helfrich (16), Larry Dzendzel (16), Matt Simkovic (13)	—	61
Green Assassins!	D. Del Signore (17), Jeff Siegel (16), Jerry Morgan (14), Bob Ciorra (13)	+ Kevin Powanda (13), Al Powanda (12)	60
Stableford Stars	John Gogets (17), Tom Baldwin (16), Chuck Tyke (14), Jeff Hensler (13)	+ Tim Townsend (11), Vic Hensler (9)	60
Four Play	Jake Kovac (17), Bill Hensler (16), Adam Peters (15), John Hensler (8)	—	56
Par-Tee Animals	John Mallick (19), Ray Maffit (19), Randy Hobaugh (15)	—	53*

* Par-Tee Animals had 3 scorers — all three counted.

📋 Handicap Updates — Effective Week 19

Ten players received updated WHS course handicaps effective Wednesday, August 26th. The headline belongs to Clay Karadus — down three strokes from 14 to 11, the biggest single adjustment in the field and recognition of the best stretch of golf he has played in his WFL career. Jake Kovac also earns a two-stroke reduction to 6, a reflection of his consistently strong Period 3 play. Six players saw reductions in total — a sign that Late Season scoring has been sharp across the board — while four players picked up an extra stroke, including Timmy “10” Townsend ticking from 1 to 2.

Player	Team	Old HCP	New HCP	Change
Clay Karadus	Four Play	14	11	▼ −3
Jake Kovac	Four Play	8	6	▼ −2
Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	13	12	▼ −1
John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	9	8	▼ −1
Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	7	6	▼ −1
Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	9	8	▼ −1
Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	7	8	▲ +1
Buzzy Peters	Four Play	4	5	▲ +1
Kevin Powanda	Green Assassins!	9	10	▲ +1
Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	1	2	▲ +1

⛳ WFL Members Tee It Up for the Norwin Band

Before the final two Wednesdays of the 2026 season arrive, we want to take a moment to recognize something that happened the Sunday before Week 19 — and it says everything about the character of this league.

On Sunday, August 23rd, WFL members laced up their spikes and turned out to support the Norwin Band. Under a brilliant blue sky with perfect late-summer conditions — the kind of day that makes you wonder why you ever leave the course — our guys represented the Wednesday Fun League with the same competitive spirit and camaraderie they bring to Manor Valley every week.

The photos say it all. Matching shirts, golf clubs in hand, and the unmistakable energy of a group of guys who genuinely enjoy each other’s company on the course. The Norwin Knight statue standing guard at the first tee provided a fitting backdrop for what looks like it was a genuinely great day of golf for a great cause.

To everyone who played in the Norwin Band outing — well done for showing up, well done for supporting the community, and we hope the scorecard was kind to you. The WFL is proud to have members who give back beyond Wednesday nights. 👏

🃏 Wildcard Watch — The 4th Championship Berth

With two weeks remaining in Period 3, the WFL Championship picture is coming into sharp focus. The Green Assassins! claimed the Period 1 berth. The Stableford Stars secured Period 2. The Period 3 title is still being decided. And then there is the Wildcard — the fourth and final Championship berth, awarded to the highest-scoring eligible team across the full regular season.

Right now, it belongs to the Gopher Killers.

With 916 season points, the Killers lead the Wildcard standings as the top eligible team — and after a 69-point team night in Weeks 18, that lead only grew on Wednesday. If they win Period 3 outright, the Wildcard passes to the next team in line. If they do not, they hold the Wildcard themselves and still make the Championship. Either way, right now the Gopher Killers are going to the WFL Championship.

Four Play sit second in the Wildcard race at 835 points — 81 back of the Killers with two weeks to play. Mathematically alive, but they would need a historically dominant finish and a Killers collapse simultaneously. DragonballZ are third at 807 and Par-Tee Animals fourth at 796. Both teams need a miracle and a meltdown, in that order.

#	Team	Season Pts	Status
1	🃏 Gopher Killers	916	Leading — Wildcard holder
2	Four Play	835	81 pts back
3	DragonballZ	807	109 pts back
4	Par-Tee Animals	796	120 pts back

The standings update in real time as scores are entered each week. Keep an eye on the live tracker heading into Weeks 19 and 20: 👉 WFL Live Standings →

🔜 Two Weeks to Go — The Period 3 Finish Line

Weeks 19 and 20 are all that stand between the 2026 WFL field and the end of Period 3. The Gopher Killers have been the team of the Late Season so far, and with Rich Babjak and Matt Ankeny both in peak form, they have the firepower to close this period strong. The Green Assassins! and Stableford Stars are not going anywhere either — two Championship berths already secured between them, but pride and standings points are still on the line.

For every player chasing individual honors, these final two Wednesdays are your last chance to move the needle. New handicaps are in effect. The Front Nine awaits on Week 19. Leave everything on the course.

See everyone on the first tee. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Period 3 covers Weeks 15–20. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. Handicap updates effective Week 19, August 26, 2026. Photos from the Norwin Band Golf Outing, August 23, 2026.

Gopher Killers Roar Into Period 3 as Siegel and Babjak Reminds Everyone Who They Are

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026
by TB

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Front Nine · Week 15 — Period 3: Late Season

Period 3 is underway, and the Wednesday Fun League wasted absolutely no time announcing itself. Twenty-nine players showed up for the Front Nine on a Wednesday evening, and what they produced was one of the most complete nights of team golf the 2026 season has seen. The Gopher Killers put on a clinic. Jeff Siegel delivered one of the finest individual rounds of the year. And somewhere in the Gopher Killers’ scoring pile, Rich Babjak posted 16 Stableford points and did not even make the top four. Let that sink in.

Welcome to Late Season. Nobody is taking a night off.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 15

For the second time in Period 3’s opening week, Jeff Siegel (Green Assassins!) reminded the field that when he is locked in, he is nearly untouchable. Playing off a 4 handicap from the Gold tees on the Front Nine, Siegel fired a 38-stroke round — just two over par — for 20 Stableford points. Two over par with four net strokes to spare is elite ball-striking by any measure, and it marks his third 20-point performance of the 2026 season. The man knows how to open a period.

Three players tied for second at 18 points — and each of them got there a completely different way. Matt Ankeny (Gopher Killers) shot 41 from a 5 handicap, five over par and impressively tidy. Randy Hobaugh (Par-Tee Animals) was even cleaner — 39 strokes, three over par off a 3 handicap, a round that would have won almost any other week outright. And Larry Dzendzel (DragonballZ) continued his blazing Period 2 form into the new period, shooting 40 strokes off a 4 handicap — four over par, immaculate course management from tee to green.

A four-way tie at 17 points rounded out the top five and told the whole story of how loaded the field was on the night: Bill Hensler (Four Play), Bryan Conn (DragonballZ), Ray Maffit (Par-Tee Animals), and Todd Morgan (Gopher Killers). That is four different teams, four different styles, four 17-point rounds on the same nine holes. On any ordinary Wednesday, 17 points wins the night. Not this one.

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	4	38	+2	20
T2	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	5	41	+5	18
T2	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	3	39	+3	18
T2	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	4	40	+4	18
T5	Bill Hensler	Four Play	12	49	+13	17
T5	Bryan Conn	DragonballZ	16	53	+17	17
T5	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	9	46	+10	17
T5	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	4	41	+5	17
T9	Chris Del Signore	Par-Tee Animals	5	43	+7	16
T9	Jim Colinear	Gopher Killers	10	48	+12	16
T9	Joe Smith	DragonballZ	4	42	+6	16
T9	John Harr	Gopher Killers	6	44	+8	16
T9	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	8	46	+10	16
T9	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	1	39	+3	16
T15	Al Kabana	Gopher Killers	15	54	+18	15
T15	Bob Ciorra	Green Assassins!	10	49	+13	15
T15	Tom Baldwin	Stableford Stars	8	47	+11	15
18	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	4	44	+8	14
T19	Adam Peters	Four Play	3	44	+8	13
T19	Clay Karadus	Four Play	13	55	+19	13
T19	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	13	54	+18	13
T19	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	6	47	+11	13
T23	Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	7	49	+13	12
T23	Chuck Tyke	Stableford Stars	9	51	+15	12
T23	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	2	44	+8	12
T23	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	9	51	+15	12
27	John Hensler	Four Play	9	52	+16	11
28	Buzzy Peters	Four Play	4	48	+12	10
29	Dwight Helfrich	DragonballZ	10	56	+20	9

🏅 Week 15 Team Scores

Top 4 scores per team count toward weekly totals.

The Gopher Killers produced the team performance of the week — and it might be one of the best collective nights any team has put together all season. All six Killers in the field scored in double figures. Their top four — Matt Ankeny (18), Todd Morgan (17), Jim Colinear (16), and John Harr (16) — combined for a dominant 67 points. The remarkable footnote: Rich Babjak posted 16 points and did not even make the counted four, and Al Kabana’s 15 did not either. Six players, six double-digit rounds. That is jaw-dropping team depth on a single Wednesday evening.

DragonballZ continue to look dangerous in Period 3, posting 64 points on Larry Dzendzel’s 18-point gem, Bryan Conn’s 17, Joe Smith’s 16, and Matt Simkovic’s 13. Four of their five-man roster in double figures and all four counted scores contributing meaningfully.

The Green Assassins! put up 61 points anchored by Siegel’s dominant 20, with Bob Ciorra (15), David Del Signore (14), and Al Powanda (12) all counted — Jerry Morgan’s 12 just missing the cut in a narrow call at the bottom. The Stableford Stars checked in at 56 points, steady as always behind Tim Townsend (16) and Tom Baldwin (15).

Four Play (54 pts) had Bill Hensler lead the way with 17, and the Par-Tee Animals posted 51 points with only three scorers on the night — Randy Hobaugh (18), Ray Maffit (17), and Chris Del Signore (16) all counting, every single one of them.

Team	Top 4 Scores	Wk 15 Pts
Gopher Killers 🔥	Matt Ankeny (18), Todd Morgan (17), Jim Colinear (16), John Harr (16)	67
DragonballZ	Larry Dzendzel (18), Bryan Conn (17), Joe Smith (16), Matt Simkovic (13)	64
Green Assassins!	Jeff Siegel (20), Bob Ciorra (15), D. Del Signore (14), Al Powanda (12)	61
Stableford Stars	Tim Townsend (16), Tom Baldwin (15), Jeff Hensler (13), Chuck Tyke (12)	56
Four Play	Bill Hensler (17), Adam Peters (13), Clay Karadus (13), John Hensler (11)	54
Par-Tee Animals	Randy Hobaugh (18), Ray Maffit (17), Chris Del Signore (16)	51*

* Par-Tee Animals had 3 scorers this week — all three counted.

📋 Handicap Updates — Effective Week 16

Ten players received updated WHS course handicaps effective Wednesday, August 5th. Every single change is a one-stroke increase — a sign that the scoring environment has been competitive enough this season to push indexes upward across multiple teams. Notable among the ten: Jerry Morgan moves from 2 to 3, and Vic Hensler ticks up from 9 to 10 after a steady string of mid-range performances. The full list:

Player	Team	Old HCP	New HCP	Change
Bob Ciorra	Green Assassins!	10	11	▲ +1
Chris Del Signore	Par-Tee Animals	5	6	▲ +1
Clay Karadus	Four Play	13	14	▲ +1
Dwight Helfrich	DragonballZ	10	11	▲ +1
Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	2	3	▲ +1
John Harr	Gopher Killers	6	7	▲ +1
John Hensler	Four Play	9	10	▲ +1
John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	8	9	▲ +1
Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	6	7	▲ +1
Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	9	10	▲ +1

📸 Check Out the New WFL Photo Gallery!

The Wednesday Fun League has a brand new Photo Gallery now live on the app — and it is worth a look. Whether you want to relive the best moments of the 2026 season, find that photo from Fun Night, or see if someone caught your best swing on camera, it is all in there.

Head over to the gallery right here: WFL Photo Gallery →

Got a great shot from a Wednesday night? Share it with the league — the gallery is only as good as the photos we put in it. ⛳📸

🔜 Looking Ahead — Week 16

Period 3 is off to a flying start and the standings race is wide open. The Gopher Killers served notice on Wednesday night that they are not here to finish fourth again. With Rich Babjak, Matt Ankeny, Todd Morgan, Jim Colinear, John Harr, and Al Kabana all contributing double-digit rounds in Week 15, this is a six-deep roster that can produce 67-point team nights — and in a top-4-counts format, that is an extremely dangerous team to chase down.

Week 16 brings the Back Nine back into rotation on Wednesday, August 5th. New handicaps in effect, full bags on the cart, and a Period 3 title still very much up for grabs. Do not miss it.

See everyone on the 10th tee. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Period 3 covers Weeks 15–20. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. Handicap updates effective Week 16, August 5, 2026.

Rich Babjak Fires the Shot of the Season as Gopher Killers Surge in Week 3

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
by TB

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Front Nine · Week 3

After last week’s rainout washed out what would have been Week 2, the Wednesday Fun League returned to the fairways of Manor Valley on a warm May evening hungry to make up for lost time. Twenty-eight members answered the call, and the Front Nine delivered exactly the kind of night that reminds everyone why they show up every Wednesday.

The headline? Rich Babjak fired the best individual round of the young season, the Gopher Killers quietly climbed into second place in the overall standings, and Tim Townsend reminded the field what scratch golf looks like. Here’s how it all unfolded.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 3

Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) was the class of the field Wednesday evening, posting 19 Stableford points on a 45-stroke round off a 10 handicap. That’s the highest single-round score in the league this season, and a six-point improvement over his Week 1 showing. Babjak was dialed in from the jump, and the Gopher Killers are better for having him.

Close behind was Vic Hensler (Stableford Stars) with 17 points, carding a crisp 44 strokes off a 7 handicap — four points better than his opener and one of the more consistent ball-striking rounds of the evening.

Third place was a tie at 16 points between Barry Smith (Stableford Stars) and Tim Townsend (Stableford Stars). Smith turned in a steady 48-stroke round while Townsend — playing off scratch — fired a front nine 38, just two over par with zero handicap strokes in his pocket. In a Stableford format, that is about as clean as it gets.

Jerry Morgan (Green Assassins!) and Matt Ankeny (Gopher Killers) each posted 15 points to round out the top five. Morgan continues to be one of the most reliable performers in the entire field through two weeks of play.

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	10	45	+9	19
2	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	7	44	+8	17
T3	Barry Smith	Stableford Stars	10	48	+12	16
T3	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	0	38	+2	16
T5	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	3	42	+6	15
T5	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	4	43	+7	15
T7	Jake Kovac	Four Play	6	46	+10	14
T7	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	4	44	+8	14
T9	Joe Smith	Team Dzendzel	4	45	+9	13
T9	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	1	42	+6	13
11	Chris Del Signore	Par-Tee Animals	4	46	+10	12
T12	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	2	45	+9	11
T12	Dwight Helfrich	Team Dzendzel	11	54	+18	11
T12	John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	8	52	+16	11
T12	Kevin Powanda	Green Assassins!	8	51	+15	11

🏅 Week 3 Team Scores

Only the top 4 scores per team count toward weekly totals.

The Stableford Stars owned Week 3 as a team, rolling up 59 points from their top four. Vic Hensler (17), Barry Smith (16), Tim Townsend (16), and Jeff Hensler (10) gave them three players in the top four of the entire field — that kind of depth is hard to match on any given Wednesday.

Right behind them were the Gopher Killers with a powerful 57 points. Babjak’s week-best 19 set the tone, with Matt Ankeny (15) and Todd Morgan (13) adding serious firepower and Jim Colinear (10) rounding out the four. With a full and suddenly loaded roster, the Killers are emerging as one of the most dangerous teams in the league.

The Green Assassins! checked in third at 51 points — consistent across all four contributors — while Team Dzendzel (43), Par-Tee Animals (40), and Four Play (33) round out the week. Four Play were missing several regulars and could only count three scorers on the night.

Team	Week 3 Top 4 Scores	Wk 3 Pts
Stableford Stars	Vic Hensler (17), Barry Smith (16), Tim Townsend (16), Jeff Hensler (10)	59
Gopher Killers	Rich Babjak (19), Matt Ankeny (15), Todd Morgan (13), Jim Colinear (10)	57
Green Assassins!	Jerry Morgan (15), Jeff Siegel (14), D. Del Signore (11), K. Powanda (11)	51
Team Dzendzel	Joe Smith (13), Dwight Helfrich (11), Matt Simkovic (10), Bryan Conn (9)	43
Par-Tee Animals	C. Del Signore (12), John Mallick (11), Ray Maffit (10), Jeff O’Neil (7)	40
Four Play	Jake Kovac (14), Clay Karadus (10), John Hensler (9)	33

📊 Overall Standings Through Week 3

Through two completed weeks the Green Assassins! sit in first at 113 points, riding the strength of their dominant Week 1 performance — Jerry Morgan (17), David Del Signore (16), Jeff Siegel (15), and Al Powanda (14) gave them the top total in the field that night. But the lead is anything but comfortable.

Just three points back in second are the Gopher Killers at 110 points, surging after a strong Week 3 showing. And breathing down everyone’s neck in third are the Stableford Stars at 107 — only six points out of first after starting the season in last place. With the top three teams separated by just six points heading into a double-points week, the race for the top of the standings is very much on.

Pos	Team	Wk 1	Wk 3	Total
1	Green Assassins!	62	51	113
2	Gopher Killers	53	57	110
3	Stableford Stars	48	59	107
4	Team Dzendzel	52	43	95
5	Par-Tee Animals	49	40	89
6	Four Play	55	33	88

📈 Who’s Trending

The biggest mover of the week was Rich Babjak, up six points from Week 1. Chris Del Signore also bounced back with a five-point improvement, while Vic Hensler, Tim Townsend, Jake Kovac, and Barry Smith all moved in the right direction. On the flip side, Al Kabana had the toughest afternoon in the field — down seven points from his opener — and Larry Dzendzel slipped six. In Stableford golf, though, one good Wednesday fixes everything quickly.

👋 Welcome Back — and Good to Have You

Dwight Helfrich and John Mallick both made their 2026 debuts this week, contributing solid rounds for Team Dzendzel and Par-Tee Animals respectively. Good to see you out there, gentlemen. We also missed Adam Peters, Al Powanda, Bill Hensler, Bob Ciorra, Dale Bickerstaff, and Randy Hobaugh — hope to see you all back on the tee sheet soon.

📅 Next Week — Double the Points, Double the Stakes

Mark your calendars and do not be late: Wednesday, May 13th is the most important night of the early season. Due to last week’s rainout, scores from May 13th will count for both Week 2 and Week 4 — meaning the top four scores from every team get counted twice in the standings. With only six points separating first from third, one strong outing could completely flip the leaderboard. This is not the week to leave your clubs in the car.

See everyone on the first tee. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. All Stableford points calculated using WHS handicap indexes at Manor Valley Golf Course.