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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

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.

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

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

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.

Stars Reach the Summit as Babjak and Siegel Share the Spotlight in Week 4

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · Manor Valley Golf Course · Back Nine · Weeks 2 & 4

Wednesday night at Manor Valley delivered everything a golf league could ask for — a tie at the top of the individual leaderboard, a dramatic standings shuffle, and a name change that turned a few heads. With last week’s rainout still fresh, scores from May 13th counted double — once for Week 2 and once for Week 4 — making every Stableford point worth its weight in gold. Twenty-nine members made sure they were there to collect.

When the dust settled, the Stableford Stars had climbed from third place all the way to the top of the overall standings, Rich Babjak once again led the Gopher Killers with a co-best round of the night, and the Green Assassins’ hopes of holding first place took a serious hit from their own bottom half. Here’s the full story.

🏆 Individual Leaderboard — Week 4

Wednesday night had a co-leader at the top — and it made for a great story. Rich Babjak (Gopher Killers) posted his second consecutive week-best performance, carding 17 points on a 47-stroke round off a 10 handicap on the Back Nine. The man is quietly becoming the most reliable individual scorer in the league. Sharing the top spot was Jeff Siegel (Green Assassins!), who was nothing short of surgical — 41 strokes and 17 points off just a 4 handicap. That is a seriously clean round.

One step back at 16 points was David Del Signore (Green Assassins!), who was equally impressive with a 40-stroke effort off a 2 handicap. The Green Assassins’ top two on the night were among the best rounds played all season — it’s just a shame their bottom two couldn’t keep pace.

Fourth and fifth place belonged to Ray Maffit (Par-Tee Animals, 15 pts) and Vic Hensler (Stableford Stars, 15 pts), both turning in consistent and team-critical rounds on the Back Nine. Maffit, in particular, continues to be one of the Par-Tee Animals’ most dependable contributors week after week.

# Player Team HCP Strokes vs Par Pts
T1 Rich Babjak Gopher Killers 10 47 +11 17
T1 Jeff Siegel Green Assassins! 4 41 +5 17
3 David Del Signore Green Assassins! 2 40 +4 16
T4 Ray Maffit Par-Tee Animals 6 45 +9 15
T4 Vic Hensler Stableford Stars 7 46 +10 15
6 Matt Simkovic DragonballZ 6 48 +12 14
T7 Jake Kovac Four Play 6 48 +12 13
T7 Randy Hobaugh Par-Tee Animals 1 43 +7 13
T7 Jeff Hensler Stableford Stars 12 53 +17 13
T10 Adam Peters Four Play 2 44 +8 12
T10 Tim Townsend Stableford Stars 0 43 +7 12
T12 Todd Morgan Gopher Killers 1 44 +8 11
T12 Chris Del Signore Par-Tee Animals 4 48 +12 11
T12 John Mallick Par-Tee Animals 8 51 +15 11
T12 John Gogets Stableford Stars 5 48 +12 11
T12 Joe Smith DragonballZ 4 47 +11 11
T12 Larry Dzendzel DragonballZ 1 44 +8 11

🏅 Week 4 Team Scores

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

The Stableford Stars edged the week’s team competition with 51 points, anchored by Vic Hensler (15), Jeff Hensler (13), Tim Townsend (12), and John Gogets (11). It’s the kind of spread-the-wealth performance that wins team titles — no single star, just four reliable contributors.

The Par-Tee Animals had their best team outing of the season at 50 points, with Ray Maffit (15) and Randy Hobaugh (13) leading the charge. The Animals are quietly climbing the standings and look more dangerous every week.

The Gopher Killers posted 47 points on the strength of Babjak’s 17 and Todd Morgan’s 11, while the newly renamed DragonballZ — formerly Team Dzendzel — contributed a solid 46 points with all four of their counted scorers in double figures.

Meanwhile, the Green Assassins! had the most lopsided team performance of the night. Siegel and Del Signore delivered two of the best rounds in the field, but Jerry Morgan (7) and Kevin Powanda (5) dragged the counted team total down to just 45 points — costing the Assassins dearly in the standings race.

Team Week 4 Top 4 Scores Wk 4 Pts
Stableford Stars Vic Hensler (15), Jeff Hensler (13), Tim Townsend (12), John Gogets (11) 51
Par-Tee Animals Ray Maffit (15), Randy Hobaugh (13), C. Del Signore (11), John Mallick (11) 50
Gopher Killers Rich Babjak (17), Todd Morgan (11), John Harr (10), Jim Colinear (9) 47
DragonballZ Matt Simkovic (14), Joe Smith (11), Larry Dzendzel (11), Bryan Conn (10) 46
Green Assassins! Jeff Siegel (17), D. Del Signore (16), Jerry Morgan (7), K. Powanda (5) 45
Four Play Jake Kovac (13), Adam Peters (12), Bill Hensler (10), Clay Karadus (9) 44

📊 Overall Standings Through Week 4

The double-points week did exactly what everyone expected — it shuffled the deck. The Stableford Stars have surged to the top of the standings with 209 points, their 59-point Week 3 and back-to-back 51-point weeks proving they have the depth to win this thing. After starting the season in last place, the Stars now lead the league.

Breathing hard in second are the Gopher Killers at 205 points — just four back — with Rich Babjak’s Week 3 and Week 4 performances doing heavy lifting for the team. The Green Assassins! fall to third at 203, victims of their own inconsistency. They had the best Week 1 in the league by a comfortable margin, but back-to-back 45-point team weeks have allowed the field to catch up. Only six points now separate first from third.

The Par-Tee Animals are the surprise story of the week, jumping to fourth at 189 points on the strength of their best team performance of the season. DragonballZ (formerly Team Dzendzel — more on that below) sit fifth at 187, and Four Play round out the field at 176, still searching for the full roster turnout that would make them truly dangerous.

Pos Team Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Total
1 Stableford Stars 48 51 59 51 209
2 Gopher Killers 53 48 57 47 205
3 Green Assassins! 62 45 51 45 203
4 Par-Tee Animals 49 50 40 50 189
5 DragonballZ 52 46 43 46 187
6 Four Play 55 44 33 44 176

🐉 A Name Change Worth Noting

The team formerly known as Team Dzendzel is officially playing the rest of the 2026 season as DragonballZ. Whether this is a motivational rebrand, a tribute to anime culture, or simply the result of a well-placed bet — the results speak for themselves. DragonballZ finished fourth on the week and sit fifth overall. The name may be new, but the competition is the same.

📈 Who’s Trending

The biggest individual improvement from Week 3 to Week 4 belonged to David Del Signore, up five points to 16 with one of the cleanest rounds of the season. Ray Maffit also bounced back five points to 15 after a modest Week 3. On the other side, Jerry Morgan had the toughest slide of anyone in the field — dropping eight points from 15 to just 7 — and Matt Ankeny fell seven points. Both are capable of bouncing back quickly.

👋 Back in the Field

Adam Peters, Bill Hensler, and Randy Hobaugh all returned to the tee sheet this week after missing Week 3. Hobaugh, in particular, came back with a purpose — his 13-point effort was one of the top rounds on the Par-Tee Animals and a key piece of their best team week of the season. Good to have you back, gentlemen. Missing this week were Barry Smith and Dwight Helfrich — hope to see both back on the tee sheet soon.

📅 Looking Ahead

With four weeks in the books and the top three teams separated by just six points, the Stableford Stars hold first but nothing is safe this early in the season. Week 5 brings the Front Nine rotation back around and with a full field, any of the top three teams could find themselves on top by Wednesday evening. Don’t blink.

See everyone on the first tee. ⛳

Scoring data sourced from official WFL weekly scorecards. Week 2 scores are a copy of Week 4 per league rules following the April 29 rainout. Team standings use top 4 scores per team per week. All Stableford points calculated using WHS handicap indexes at Manor Valley Golf Course.

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

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.

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