First half of men's league comes to end

The Havre men's league golf association completed the first half of its regular season this week as four teams from both Tuesday and Wednesday night earned automatic berths into this fall's league championship playoffs.

On Tuesday night, Hole 19 captured the first half championship with a total of 184 points. Driver's Choice finished in second place with 177.5 points while Stockman Bank was third at 177 and Farnik Bin Sales was fourth at 174.5.

On the final night of the first half of the season, Hole 19 grabbed high-team honors to go along with its first-half victory as it racked up 23.5 team points. Hole 19 is composed of Kevin Olson, Mike Purkett, Gerry Veis and Tim Keating. Nick Obie took home low-gross honors with an even-par round of 36, and Ryan McLean grabbed low net with a 27.5.

Wednesday night saw Erickson-Baldwin Insurance take home high-team with 22 points. Erickson-Baldwin is made up of Murray Barkus, Bud Baldwin, Larry Martinson and Tom Adams.

Meanwhile, Nick Obie continued his fine play by shooting a 3-under-par 33 to once again earn low-gross honors. Pat Foster captured low-net score honors with a 28.

Beaver Creek Golf Course captured the Wednesday night team championship for the first half of the season, while Stone Child College took second place. Taco John's and Bear Paw Credit Union finished tied for third and fourth but no tiebreaker could be determined as of yet because the two teams have not met in head-to-head competition.

All four Wednesday night teams will join the four Tuesday qualifiers in September's playoffs.

This week marks the start of the second half of the regular season and all point totals will start at zero. On Tuesday night the Elks Club is out and on Wednesday night D.A. Davidson and Michelob Light will have byes.

On Thursday night, D.A. Davidson cruised to the high team honor in women's league with an insurmountable 31 points. D.A. Davidson is made up of Shari Baltrusch, Karla Bolken, Dorothy Dugdale and Susie Pearson. Carrie Kato earned low-gross honors for the night with a round of 50, and Shauna Albrecht grabbed low-net score with a 34.

Sunday afternoon saw BCGC host its annual Men's Golf Association Calcutta Tournament. The event was a two-person 18-hole best-ball format and the team of Jim Kato and Dick Scharfe hooked up to grab first-place honors with a round of 57.

The team of Bob Peake and Ryan Mapes also turned in a round of 57, but Kato and Scharfe garnered first-place honors by capturing the second playoff hole. The team of Gene Harada and Kevin Olson came in third place with a 58.

Aside from winning the tournament, Kato also captured low-gross honors for the day with a 2-under-par 70. Gene Harada earned low-net honors for the tournament with a net score of 62. The tournament featured 17 teams and the purse was a 100 percent cash payout distributed among the top seven finishers as well as the top three for low-gross and low-net score.

Men's League results

Tuesday, June 24

1. Hole 19 23.5 pts. (Tim Keating 48, Gerry Veis 44. Kevin Olson 38, Mike Purkett 38); 2. Farnik Bin Sales 23 pts. (Mike Farnik 43, Rod Spicher 41, John Tibbetts 43, Pat Foster 49); 3. Stockman Bank 22 pts. (Tom Adams 38, Chuck Wimmer 38, Bruce Normandy 40, Murray Barkus 42); 4. Schubert R&R 20.5 pts. (George Ferguson 40, Jerry Schubert 48, Rick Ervin 43, Dan Weidinger 48); 5. Boxcars 19 pts. (Tim Solomon 58, Mike Ritz 48, Dan Boucher 45, John McLain 50); 6. Hi-Line Drilling 19 pts. (Steve McLain 48, Rodger Freier 47, Tracey McLain 43, Brad Ruhkamp 44); 7. Golden Spike 19 pts. (Ryan McLean 43, Matt Corcoran 45, Lee Farmer 54, A.J. Keller 54); 8. Bing-N-Bobs 18.5 pts. (Dick Scharfe 39, Lunar Evans 43, Dick Bohn 40, Howie Stromberg 47); 9. Tire Rama 18 pts. (Jim Wirt 41, Mark West 44, Dennis Murphy 46, Chris Handley 37); 10. Cavaliers 18 pts. (Patrick Winderl 41, Gene Oveson 48, Paul Tuss 54, Larry Sapp 46); 11. Drivers Choice 17.5 pts. (Bob Breum 44, Dave Hamilton 48, Larry Johnson 44, Steve Burstock 45); 12. Hi-Way Bar 17 pts. (Don Miller 46, Dennis Kannberg 49, Dick Hanson 46, Craig Patrick 43); 13. Elks 17 pts. (Butch Albertson 54, Ron Surber 46, Steve Granell 49, Bill Schilling 39); 14. Havre Laundry 17 pts. (Byron Welter 40, Byron Ophus 45, Neal Brenna 49, Dave Boles 44); 15. Frontier Lawn 15.5 pts. (Nick Obie 36, Tom Patrick 58, Steve Strand 41, Pat Patterson 57); 16. Wagner Plumbing 14 pts. (Russ Earl 48, Dave Sheppard 46, Greg Baltrusch 42, Dan Wagner 39); 17. Corner Bar 13 pts. (Travis Burchard 58, Gene Harada 45, Keith Maristuen 53, Bob Blazer 46); 18. Shanty Bar 12.5 pts. (Craig Buettner 45, Ed Barsanti 46, Don Christopherson 49, Steve Johnstone 42); Pizza Pro 18 pts. (out).

Tuesday Final Standings (first half)

1. Hole 19 184, 2. Drivers Choice 177.5, 3. Stockman Bank 177, 4. Farnik Bin Sales 174.5, 5. Bing-N-Bobs 168, 6. Boxcars 167.5, 7. Elks 167, 8. Wagner Plumbing 166.5, 9. Schubert R&R 165.5, 9. Cavaliers 165.5, 11. Shanty Bar 165, 12. Hi-Way Bar 164, 13. Tire Rama 159.5, 14. Pizza Pro 158.5, 15. Hi-Line Drilling 157, 16. Golden Spike 151.5, 17. Havre Laundry 148, 18. Corner Bar 136, 19. Frontier Lawn 124.

Wednesday, June 25

1. Erickson/Baldwin insurance 22 pts. (Larry Martinson 51, Tom Adams 34, Bud Baldwin 47, Murray Barkus 40); 2. Valley Furniture 21.5 pts. (Mike Peterson 42, Mike Purkett 43, Dave Peterson 42, Tom Haas 37); 3. Tilleman Motors 20.5 pts. (Jerry Schubert 54, Larry Tilleman 51, Ryan Mapes 50, Chuck Wimmer 37); 4. Havre Ford 19.5 pts. (Pat Foster 37, Kevin Harada 37, George Ferguson 42, Brett Gilman 34); 5. Bear Paw Credit Union 18.5 pts. (Perry Ahern 54, Ron Evanson 47, Ken Jeppeson 40, Irish Ireland 47); 6. Mariani Insurance 18.5 pts. (Steve Granell 51, Steve Johnstone 40, Chris Young 43, Greg Munson 38); 7. Clausen & Sons 18 pts. (Buzz Pizzini 40, Terry Schend 50, Tracey McLain 42, Steve McLain 54); 8. Taco Johns (Larry Johnson 42, Steve Burstock 47, Dave Greenwood 47, Tom Reynolds 43); 9. Koefod Insurance 18 pts. (Jim Wirt 47, Tom Healy 54, Nick Obie 33, Doug Safley 47); 10. Independence Bank 18 pts. (Mark West 42, Byron Ophus 48, Kevin Olson 37, Dennis Murphy 43); 11. Boxcars 18 pts. (Jim Sullins 44, Jon Johnstone 34, Ron Turner 46, Brett Preeshl 45); 12. Beaver Creek Golf Course 17.5 pts. (Rick Ervin 45, Art Weyh 50, Jim Moodie 50, Jerry Donovan 48); 13. Master Sports 17.5 pts. (Jim Kirkpatrick 39, Terry Sheppard 44, Nate Baltrusch 50, Barry Kato 47); 14. Michelob Light 16.5 pts. (Rick Reynolds 41, Dick Scharfe 39, Jim Kato 35, Tom Baker III 45); 15. Havre Credit Bureau 15.5 pts. (Tiger Evans 45, Cody Steele 55, Shawn Huse 43, Jim Evans 49); 16. D.A. Davidson 14.5 pts. (Barry Zanto 46, Max Erickson 41, Mike Mazurkiewicz 38, Steve Strand 45); 17. Office Equipment 14.5 pts. (Bob Blazer 49, Bob Breum 44, Dave Hamilton 40, forfeit); 18. U.S. Bank 14 pts. (Gene Kenny 51, Jerry Kuhn 50, Mark Hedstrom 42, Kerry Ward 52); Stone Child College 18 pts. (out); Wells Fargo 18 pts. (out).

Final Wednesday Night Standings (First Half)

1. Beaver Creek Golf Course 196, 2. Stone Child College 196, 3. Taco Johns 192.5, 3. Bear Paw Credit Union 192.5, 5. Koefod Insurance 191.5, 6. Tilleman Motors 190.5, 7. Boxcars 190, 7. Valley Furniture 190, 9. Independence Bank 187.5, 10. Michelob Light 187, 11. Havre Ford 186.5, 12. Clausen & Sons 180.5, 13. Master Sports 177.5, 14. D.A. Davidson 171.5, 14. Erickson/ Baldwin Insurance 171.5, 16. U.S. Bank 165.5, 17. Wells Fargo 164, 18. Office Equipment 162.5, 19. Havre Credit Bureau 153, 20. Mariani Insurance 145.

Women's League Standings (Thru June 26)

1. Independent Inspection 172, 2. Golf Course Restaurant 169, 3. 15 West 163, 4. Independence Bank 150, 5. Havre Heating & Air Conditioning 147.5, 6. French Curl 144.5, 7. D.A. Davidson 144, 8. Anderson/Schubert Agency 143.5, 9. Making Waves 135, 10. Golden Spike 108.5, 11. Beaver Creek Golf Course 102.

Men's Association Calcutta Tournament

Sunday, June 29

1. Jim Kato/Dick Scharfe 57 (won on 2nd playoff hole); 2. Bob Peake/Ryan Mapes 57; 3. Gene Harada/Kevin Olson 58; 4. Pat Foster/Tom Baker III 59; 5. Don Normandy/Dave Herman 60; 6. Rick Reynolds/Tom Reynolds 61 (won chip-off); 7. Kraig Greenwood/Dave Greenwood 61.

Low Gross Score: Jim Kato 70, Kraig Greenwood 74, Steve Johnstone 75.

Low Net Score: Gene Harada 62, Pat Foster 66, Brett Gilman 67.