Green Assassins!

Stableford Stars Lead Period 2 as Chuck Tyke Puts the League on Notice

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026
by TB

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.

Al Powanda Shoots the Lights Out as the WFL Survives Fun Night With Three Clubs and a Prayer

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
by TB

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Front Nine · Week 7 — Special Fun Night

Three clubs. A putter. Nine holes of Manor Valley’s Front Nine. And approximately one hundred bad decisions made on the first tee box.

Welcome to the Wednesday Fun League’s first Fun Night of 2026 — an evening that rewarded creativity, exposed overconfidence, and proved once and for all that golf is harder than it looks even when you already knew that. Twenty-five players showed up with stripped-down bags and oversized ambitions, and the Front Nine had absolutely no mercy.

The results were glorious.

🌟 Top 3 Players of Fun Night

While the rest of the field was making peace with the limitations of a three-club arsenal, Al Powanda (Green Assassins!) apparently did not get the memo that this was supposed to be hard. Playing off a 7 handicap with whatever three clubs he trusted most, Powanda carded 20 Stableford points on a brilliant 41-stroke round — just five over par. That is the highest individual score of the week by a wide margin and one of the finest rounds of the entire season. With three clubs. On a Fun Night. Al Powanda does not care about your rules.

His Green Assassins! teammate David Del Signore claimed second at 17 points — and if you want to talk about the most impressive round of the evening from a pure ball-striking standpoint, David shot 40 strokes, the lowest gross total of anyone in the entire field on the night. Four over par with three clubs off a 3 handicap, no excuses, no hybrid to bail him out. Just golf. The Del Signore household clearly did not struggle with club selection this week.

Third place belonged to a three-way tie at 15 points: Joe Smith (DragonballZ), Bryan Conn (DragonballZ), and Kevin Powanda (Green Assassins!). Joe Smith’s 15 points on a tidy 44-stroke round showed exactly the kind of course management a limited bag demands. Bryan Conn posted the same 15 from 53 strokes — the handicap system doing exactly what it is supposed to do. And Kevin Powanda, like his father Al, simply refused to let three clubs become an excuse.

⛳ Full Results — Week 7 Fun Night

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	7	41	+5	20
2	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	3	40	+4	17
T3	Joe Smith	DragonballZ	5	44	+8	15
T3	Bryan Conn	DragonballZ	14	53	+17	15
T3	Kevin Powanda	Green Assassins!	9	48	+12	15
T6	Chuck Tyke	Stableford Stars	11	51	+15	14
T6	Tom Baldwin	Stableford Stars	5	45	+9	14
T6	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	12	52	+16	14
T6	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	2	42	+6	14
T6	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	2	42	+6	14
11	Jake Kovac	Four Play	5	46	+10	13
12	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	1	42	+6	13
13	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	5	48	+12	12
14	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	9	52	+16	11
15	Adam Peters	Four Play	2	47	+11	11
16	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	5	48	+12	11
17	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	6	50	+14	10
18	Al Kabana	Gopher Killers	10	55	+19	10
19	Dwight Helfrich	DragonballZ	10	58	+22	10
T20	John Gogets	Stableford Stars	6	51	+15	9
T20	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	2	48	+12	9
T20	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	5	50	+14	9
T20	Jim Colinear	Gopher Killers	9	54	+18	9
24	Clay Karadus	Four Play	11	58	+22	7
25	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	1	49	+13	7

🏅 Top 3 Teams — Fun Night

Top 4 scores per team count toward the weekly team total. All team member scores shown below.

The Green Assassins! flexed their depth in a format designed to level the playing field — and somehow posted 63 team points, their second-best team total of the entire season. Al Powanda’s 20 led the way, David Del Signore added 17, Kevin Powanda chipped in 15, and Jeff Siegel contributed 11 for the counted top four. Jerry Morgan’s 9 just missed the cut but adds to an impressive full-team showing.

DragonballZ had their finest week of the season at 56 points — and it took a Fun Night format to bring it out of them. Joe Smith (15) and Bryan Conn (15) shared the team lead, Larry Dzendzel added 14, Matt Simkovic chipped in 12, and Dwight Helfrich rounded out the roster with 10. All five DragonballZ players in double figures. That is a complete performance on any night, let alone a three-club night.

Third place went to the Stableford Stars at 55 points — consistent and quietly excellent as always. Chuck Tyke (14), Tom Baldwin (14), and Jeff Hensler (14) all tied as the team’s top contributors, Tim Townsend added 13, and John Gogets posted 9 to round out a full five-man showing.

Green Assassins! — 63 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Al Powanda	7	41	+5	20	✅
David Del Signore	3	40	+4	17	✅
Kevin Powanda	9	48	+12	15	✅
Jeff Siegel	5	48	+12	11	✅
Jerry Morgan	2	48	+12	9	—

DragonballZ — 56 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Joe Smith	5	44	+8	15	✅
Bryan Conn	14	53	+17	15	✅
Larry Dzendzel	2	42	+6	14	✅
Matt Simkovic	5	48	+12	12	✅
Dwight Helfrich	10	58	+22	10	—

Stableford Stars — 55 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Chuck Tyke	11	51	+15	14	✅
Tom Baldwin	5	45	+9	14	✅
Jeff Hensler	12	52	+16	14	✅
Tim Townsend	1	42	+6	13	✅
John Gogets	6	51	+15	9	—

Gopher Killers — 39 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Rich Babjak	9	52	+16	11	✅
Al Kabana	10	55	+19	10	✅
Matt Ankeny	5	50	+14	9	✅
Jim Colinear	9	54	+18	9	✅
Todd Morgan	1	49	+13	7	—

Four Play — 31 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Jake Kovac	5	46	+10	13	✅
Adam Peters	2	47	+11	11	✅
Clay Karadus	11	58	+22	7	✅

* Four Play had only 3 scorers this week — all three counted.

Par-Tee Animals — 24 pts

Player	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts	Counts?
Randy Hobaugh	2	42	+6	14	✅
Ray Maffit	6	50	+14	10	✅

* Par-Tee Animals had only 2 scorers this week — both counted. The team desperately needs more bodies on the tee sheet next Wednesday.

🤔 What Did Everyone Actually Bring?

The million-dollar question going into Fun Night was always club selection — and based on the scorecards, the field took a wide range of approaches.

The low-stroke performers — Del Signore (40), Powanda (41), Dzendzel (42), Hobaugh (42), and Townsend (42) — almost certainly had at least one versatile mid-iron that did heavy lifting across multiple situations. That kind of stroke economy suggests smart, simple selection: something reliable off the tee, a workhorse approach club, and something for around the greens. No frills, no gimmicks, just execution.

On the other end, the players north of 50 strokes — and there were several — likely either gambled with aggressive clubs that left them in trouble, or discovered the hard way that a fairway wood is a terrible chipping club. Both are valuable life lessons.

And then there is Clay Karadus — 58 strokes, 7 points, and a front nine that probably featured at least one moment of staring at his three clubs and wondering which one to use to chip out from underneath a tree. After the ball-in-the-tree incident on hole 13 last week, Clay’s relationship with Manor Valley’s timber is becoming a storyline all its own. We are rooting for you, Clay. Truly.

⏱️ A Word on Pace of Play

Alright, WFL. We need to have a little chat. Pull up a chair. Grab your post-round beverage. This will not take long — and neither should your round.

Pace of play matters. Everyone is out there to have a good time, but nobody’s good time includes standing on a tee box watching the group ahead deliberate endlessly over a pitch shot from 30 yards. Nine holes of Stableford golf should move. Here are the three golden rules:

Play ready golf. If it is safe and you are ready, hit. Do not wait for ceremonial order-of-play if the group is backed up. Ready golf is friendly golf.

Pick up when you are out of points. Once you cannot score on a hole — double bogey is your ceiling in Stableford — there is absolutely no reason to finish the hole. Pick it up, move to the next tee, and keep things rolling. Your group and the group behind you will both appreciate it.

Be ready when it is your turn. Club selected, yardage assessed, routine started. Nobody is expecting a Tour pro pre-shot ritual on a Wednesday evening at Manor Valley. Think on someone else’s shot, not your own.

A good pace of play means everyone finishes before dark, gets to the 19th Hole with time for a proper recap, and leaves in a good mood. That is the goal. Let us keep it moving. ⏩

🔜 Week 8 — Welcome to Period 2: Mid-Season

Wednesday, June 10th is Week 8 — the first night of Period 2: Mid-Season. The Fun Night clubs go back in the trunk, the full bag comes back out, and the competition ramps up with a fresh set of standings to chase.

Period 1 belonged to the Green Assassins! — they earned their Championship berth and carry the momentum of a dominant six-week run. But Period 2 is a clean slate for everyone else. The Gopher Killers, Stableford Stars, DragonballZ, Par-Tee Animals, and Four Play all have something to prove starting next Wednesday night.

New handicaps are in effect. The Back Nine awaits. The competition is fierce. And somewhere on the 13th fairway, there is still a tree that has absolutely no interest in giving Clay Karadus his ball back.

See everyone on the 10th tee Wednesday night. Let’s go. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Week 7 is a special Fun Night event — 3 clubs plus putter, Front Nine. Team totals use top 4 scores per team. All individual scores shown.

Babjak Fires 21 to Claim MVP as Green Assassins! Win Period 1 Championship

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026
by TB

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.

Green Assassins! Surge Back to the Top as Period 1 Comes Down to the Wire

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
by TB

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Front Nine · Week 5

If you were looking for a reason to show up next Wednesday, Week 5 just handed you several. The Green Assassins! stormed back to the top of the standings with a season-best team performance, the Gopher Killers and Stableford Stars refused to be shaken loose, and the Period 1 MVP race is now a two-man duel heading into a decisive final week. Wednesday, May 27th — the last night of Period 1 — cannot come soon enough.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 5

It was Jeff Siegel’s night. The Green Assassins! sharpshooter carded 19 Stableford points off just a 4 handicap on a 39-stroke front nine — three over par with almost no net assistance. That is a round that belongs in the highlight reel. It is Siegel’s second week-best performance of the season (he shared the top spot in Week 4 as well), and it could not have come at a better time for his team.

Three players tied for second at 18 points: Jeff Hensler (Stableford Stars), Al Powanda (Green Assassins!), and Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers). Hensler’s 18-point effort was his best round of the season and one of the Stableford Stars’ biggest individual contributions all year. Powanda, returning after missing Weeks 2 through 4, walked straight back onto the course and posted one of the top rounds in the field. And Babjak? He is simply relentless — his fourth consecutive round of 17 points or better cements his status as the most consistent individual scorer in the league.

Adam Peters (Four Play, 17 pts) was the week’s biggest individual story outside the top four — his second 17-point outing of the season and a major statement for a Four Play side that desperately needs it. David Del Signore (16), Jerry Morgan (16), Matt Ankeny (16), and Todd Morgan (16) round out a remarkable group of six players who all cracked 16 points on the same night.

#	Player	Team	HCP	Strokes	vs Par	Pts
1	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	4	39	+3	19
T2	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	12	48	+12	18
T2	Al Powanda	Green Assassins!	7	43	+7	18
T2	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	10	46	+10	18
5	Adam Peters	Four Play	2	39	+3	17
T6	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	2	40	+4	16
T6	Jerry Morgan	Green Assassins!	3	41	+5	16
T6	Matt Ankeny	Gopher Killers	4	42	+6	16
T6	Todd Morgan	Gopher Killers	1	39	+3	16
T10	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	0	39	+3	15
T10	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	7	46	+10	15
T10	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	6	45	+9	15
13	Chuck Tyke	DragonballZ	11	51	+15	14
T14	Randy Hobaugh	Par-Tee Animals	1	42	+6	13
T14	Jim Colinear	Gopher Killers	8	49	+13	13
T14	John Harr	Gopher Killers	3	44	+8	13
T17	Tom Baldwin	Stableford Stars	4	46	+10	12
T17	John Mallick	Par-Tee Animals	8	50	+14	12
T17	Jake Kovac	Four Play	6	48	+12	12
T17	Larry Dzendzel	DragonballZ	1	43	+7	12
T21	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	6	49	+13	11
T21	Clay Karadus	Four Play	10	55	+19	11
T21	Joe Smith	DragonballZ	4	47	+11	11
T21	Bryan Conn	DragonballZ	12	55	+19	11
T25	Al Kabana	Gopher Killers	10	58	+22	6
T25	John Hensler	Four Play	9	57	+21	6

🏅 Week 5 Team Scores

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

The Green Assassins! put on the most dominant team performance of the 2026 season — 69 points from Jeff Siegel (19), Al Powanda (18), David Del Signore (16), and Jerry Morgan (16). All four of their counted scores were 16 or better. That is elite team depth, and it blew the competition away on the night.

The Gopher Killers answered with their own season-best effort at 63 points, powered by Babjak (18), Ankeny (16), Todd Morgan (16), and Colinear (13). Even with John Harr (13) and Al Kabana (6) falling below the cut line, the Killers’ top four was formidable.

The Stableford Stars posted 60 points — another strong week — with Jeff Hensler’s 18 leading the way. DragonballZ contributed a solid 52 points and welcomed newcomer Chuck Tyke to the scorecard, who made an immediate impression with 14 points on his debut. The Par-Tee Animals had a difficult week, managing only 36 points with just three scorers in the field — their lowest team total of the season.

Team	Week 5 Top 4 Scores	Wk 5 Pts
Green Assassins!	Jeff Siegel (19), Al Powanda (18), D. Del Signore (16), Jerry Morgan (16)	69
Gopher Killers	Rich Babjak (18), Matt Ankeny (16), Todd Morgan (16), Jim Colinear (13)	63
Stableford Stars	Jeff Hensler (18), Tim Townsend (15), Vic Hensler (15), Tom Baldwin (12)	60
DragonballZ	Matt Simkovic (15), Chuck Tyke (14), Larry Dzendzel (12), Joe Smith (11)	52
Four Play	Adam Peters (17), Jake Kovac (12), Clay Karadus (11), John Hensler (6)	46
Par-Tee Animals	Randy Hobaugh (13), John Mallick (12), Ray Maffit (11)	36*

* Par-Tee Animals had only 3 scorers this week.

📊 Overall Standings Through Week 5

The Green Assassins! reclaimed first place and in emphatic fashion — but the standings have never been tighter. The top three teams are separated by just four points heading into Week 6, and any one of them could end Period 1 as the champion.

The Green Assassins! lead at 272 points, driven by that explosive Week 5 performance. The Stableford Stars sit second at 269 — three points back — after five consecutive weeks of double-digit team contributions from every counted scorer. The Gopher Killers are right there in third at 268, just one point behind the Stars and four behind the lead. This is a genuine three-horse race with one week left in Period 1.

Pos	Team	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Total
1	Green Assassins!	62	45	51	45	69	272
2	Stableford Stars	48	51	59	51	60	269
3	Gopher Killers	53	48	57	47	63	268
4	DragonballZ	52	46	43	46	52	239
5	Par-Tee Animals	49	50	40	50	36	225
6	Four Play	55	44	33	44	46	222

🏅 Period 1 MVP Race — One Week to Go

The Period 1 MVP award — presented to the player with the most Stableford points across Weeks 1 through 6 — is shaping up to be one of the best individual storylines of the early season. With five weeks in the books, here is where the race stands.

Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) holds the lead at 84 points — an average of 16.8 per round — on the back of four consecutive outings of 17 points or better. The man has been the most consistent scorer in the league since Week 1 and enters Week 6 as the clear favourite for the award. Jeff Siegel (Green Assassins!) is right behind at 82 points after his season-best 19-pointer this week. Just two points separate them with one round left to play.

Further back but still in contention, Vic Hensler and David Del Signore are tied at 75 points apiece — mathematically alive but needing both a big personal round and for the leaders to stumble. Jeff Hensler (64 pts) has been climbing steadily and his 18-point Week 5 was his best of the year — but catching Babjak or Siegel from 18 back in one week is a tall ask.

Pos	Player	Team	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Wk5	Total
1	Rich Babjak	Gopher Killers	13	17	19	17	18	84
2	Jeff Siegel	Green Assassins!	15	17	14	17	19	82
T3	Vic Hensler	Stableford Stars	13	15	17	15	15	75
T3	David Del Signore	Green Assassins!	16	16	11	16	16	75
5	Matt Simkovic	DragonballZ	15	14	10	14	15	68
6	Tim Townsend	Stableford Stars	12	12	16	12	15	67
7	Ray Maffit	Par-Tee Animals	15	15	10	15	11	66
8	Jeff Hensler	Stableford Stars	10	13	10	13	18	64

📈 Who’s Trending

The biggest individual bouncebacks of the week belonged to Jerry Morgan (+9, from 7 to 16) and Matt Ankeny (+8, from 8 to 16) — both came roaring back after difficult Week 4 outings. Jeff Hensler (+5) and Todd Morgan (+5) also had strong upward moves. The only meaningful slide of the week was Ray Maffit, who dipped four points from his 15-point Week 4 performance to 11.

👋 Welcome and Welcome Back

A warm welcome to Chuck Tyke, making his 2026 WFL debut with DragonballZ — 14 points right out of the gate is a very solid first impression. Al Powanda also returned after a four-week absence and reminded everyone exactly what he can do with an 18-point performance. Great to have you both out there.

Absent this week were Bill Hensler, Kevin Powanda, Chris Del Signore, Jeff O’Neil, and John Gogets — the Par-Tee Animals in particular could have used a full roster on a night when they could only count three scorers.

🏆 Week 6 — Period 1 Championship on the Line

Wednesday, May 27th is the last night of Period 1 — and there has never been more at stake on a single WFL Wednesday.

The team that finishes Period 1 in first place earns the first berth in the WFL Championship. With three points covering the top three teams, every player matters. Every hole matters. Every putt matters — and remember, there are no gimmes.

The Period 1 MVP goes to the individual with the most Stableford points across Weeks 1 through 6. Rich Babjak leads Jeff Siegel by just two points. Either man can win it, and both will be motivated to leave everything on the Back Nine next Wednesday.

Show up. Play well. This is what the season is for.

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.