The Defending Champs top Bud Light......Cuda ships driver back....Hwy 30 Car wash sweeps up!

The first night of the 2016 Men’s Supper League is in the books.

Your Bud Light Team suffered a loss to the defending champions Kimmes Country Stores 5 to 3. Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz was the only winner for Carroll’s most popular league team by beating Ian Kimmes. Bud Two Troy Auen tied Chris Van Dyke. Mouthpiece Mike Franey and Bud Three Steve Hans Auen were conveniently beaten by Jake Kimmes and Steve Kimmes. Steve Sinnard is scheduled to be off the injured reserve list in the near future and Mike Schulz was thinking about fishing.

Champion #2 beat the most mature team Stiffsticks 6 to 2. Brad Woodard and Eric Hammer Time beat Templeton’s Doc Sporrer and Trusty Mike Nelson respectively. Bud One Jim Auen and Howard’s son in law Denny Kasperbauer powder puffed to a tie.

Volquartsen Firearms beat Fleggard 5 to 2. Numbers Bobby Muhlbauer the only winner for the fleas. Does anyone know what that name really means? Tony Pietig and three babies

Life changers! Precious! 

Nic Volquartsen were winners for the gun shop.

“Oh Bobby” beat Bierl Carpet One. Leon Muhlbauer and Taxy Tony Feldman were winners in memory of the head man of Iowa Corn Processors!

Harley Davidson of Carroll won jury trial over EVWS Law Firm. Aaron Ahrendsen led the way for the lawyers with a low net 32. Jamming Joe Hinners and Nervous upcoming newlywed Corey Bluml won for the bikers.

Eric Hammer Time was longest putt on 8 and Peter man Tony Pietig was closest to the pin on 17

The cool weather and the breeze did not bother the Hwy 30 Car Wash as they shut out Community Oil. The oil company were without the head oil jobber Chico Kanne. Car wash Todd Pettit, Curtis Stork along with the Budweiser team transplants Captain Randy Bierl and Countertop Pat Malloy started the year with a clean sweep.

Champion Ford and Mid Iowa battled to a tie. Wade Wilkie beat Paul Tile Tigges and Steve blue Herrin beat Papa Joe Pick. Junkyard Dog Steve Cuda Quandt  beat Darin Putney and Produce Tom Duff beat Monument Man Loren Boyce.

Westside State Bank smashed Graddy’s Tomatoes 6 to 2. Head Teller Matt Lujano, Michael Kasperbauer and Brandon Vonnahme all winners for the bankers. Dr. Nick Fangman the only winner for the tomatoes.

JEO Consulting broke the plate glass of Carroll Glass 7 to 1. No winners for the glass company while Dr. Bogue’s low net 33 carried the surveyors to the win.

Wittrock Motors ran over Family Specialty Medical Center who only had two of their 9 golfers present.

Low net was Cuda Quandt. On course reporters notice Quandt’s new driver “The Krank” had a return shipping label on it before the round was completed. No testimonial on the company web site from Carroll Iowa. This publisher thinks a better name for the driver would be “The Clanker.” 

Closest to the pin was Shaun Quam on hole 8 and Produce Tom Duff drained a three foot sidewinder to win longest putt on 9.  

Other things on my mind......

• Jewels Mike Eckerman and Bill Manski(Craig's buddy from Algona) lost 2 to 1 this morning at the 49th Iowa Cup Matches at the Riverside Casino just south of beautiful Iowa City before getting rained out this afternoon Check out the website.

• Keep track of Kirby on the Asian Developmental Tour
• Welcome new subscriber Brad Auge! He has to put up with Duff more than we do! 

Don't forget about the I Club banquet in Arcadia on May 12th

Check this out! 

That should do it for week one! 

Fairways and Greens to all! 

On Iowa and Go Hawks!

Mike

Supper League begins Tonight.....Kimmes aces #4.....Farmer and the Dog walk off course!

The 2016 version of the Men's Supper League starts tonight on the fairways and greens of the Carroll Country Club. Here are the divisions for this year.....

In the Mickelson Division...

Champion #1 (Lincoln) vs Mid Iowa Team

Westside State Bank vs Graddy's Tomatoes

Carroll Glass vs JEO Consulting

TBA(formerly known as Van Diest, CSB, Fam Spec Med Ctr and Prince) vs Wittrock Motors

Community Oil vs Hwy 30 Car wash 

In the Johnson Division....

Champion #2 Lincoln vs Stiffsticks

Defending Champions Kimmes Country Store vs Bud Light

Fleggaard vs Volquartsen Firearms

Bierl Carpet One vs "OH BOBBY"

Carroll Cycle Center vs EVWS Law Firm

Help the new daddy out on the 7th!

Big Ten Championship coach Kirk Ferentz is coming to town

Just Saying,,,,,,,,

• Congratulations to Jake Kimmes on his hole in one on #4
• In close to 50 years the Men's Supper League will be without a Budwesier team
• In a match Tuesday night with Bud Two Troy Auen and this publisher Carroll's most famous couple the Farmer and Dog let fear and disgust over come them as they picked up on hole #10 and walked off the course. Keep on pouting! 

Please report any interesting news to this publisher. Thanks in advance to all of the on course reporters. 

Fairways and greens to all and ON IOWA!

Championship captain

Mike Franey

The Golf season is here......Happy St. Patrick's Day.....Go Panthers, Cyclones and Hawkeyes!

Welcome back to the golf season in Iowa. If you are wanting to play the most holes this year you are already behind as long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz has around ten rounds in already. Carry on Craig and don't get hurt out there!

ISU Basketball today at 1:00

Hawkeye Basketball tomorrow at 2:10

Panther Basketball tomorrow night at 8:50

Some very important golf dates are below! Golf Bundles are due by March 31st

Men's League Meeting March 29th

This meeting will have sign up, discussion about changes to the club championship and much more!

Fun Night/Draw party April 19th at 7

This will be fun. There will be two division again this year and the teams will be drawn on this night to make up the divisions in a "NBA draft style" of atmosphere.

Masters Dinner April 5th

Truly the greatest tournament of the year!  

Start of Golf League April 26th

Member - Guest June 3 & 4

Carroll Am June 11 & 12

Club Championship July 22-23

Inter club matches with Lake Panorama National July 31st 

A big Thank You to Commercial Savings Bank for their generous donation to the City of Carroll! 

On and off course reporters - If you see any breaking news that needs to be a part of the this report please send them to me and pictures are great too. Thanks in advance! 

Get Well wishes to Fred Dolezal and Joe Ward! 

A big thanks to Baron Brinkman for all of his service to the CCC and good luck with your future! 

As always "This Bud's For You!" and ON IOWA! 

Mike 

Eckerman holds off Destival to win the 10th Annual Bill Franey Open!

Tournament Director Mike Franey, Shirley Franey and champion Mike Eckerman

Mike Eckerman started the championship nine one shot behind 18 hole leader Tom Duff. Eckerman surge to the lead with a birdie on the third hole and the experienced tournament player never looked back. With only a two shot deficit Jefferson Community Golf Course general manager Micah Destival had a tough downhill eagle putt on the final hole that could have applied some pressure to the leader. In the end Destival settled for birdie and a second place finish just one shot back of the former University of Iowa golfer.  Eckerman has had a very successful golfing summer with wins in the Bill Franey Open and Carroll Country Club Championship, a third place finish in the Carroll City Tourney and this week a 13^th place finish in the 37^th Iowa Senior Amateur Championship which was held at the Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. “This is a great event that is sentimental to me because I get to play with many of my friends that I have played golf with over the years. It is great to see that a new generation is being started with Kyler(referring to Kyler Ludwig who recently moved back to Carroll to start his career at Olsen Muhlbauer & Company). It was cool seeing Duffer(Tom Duff) play so well.” Eckerman said. Eckerman received support from wife Stacie and daughter Brandi who rode with him on the championship nine.  

Scott Quandt of Carroll finished third at 110. Quandt has finished second six times and won the tournament in 2011. Jason Fisher of Des Moines finished in 4th and Tom Duff finished in 5th.

Other golfers Carroll in the championship flight were Troy Lohman 6^th, Kyler Ludwig 7^th, three time champion Craig Mertz 9^th, Justin Yetmar 12^th, former Carroll resident Eric Buttenbach 13^th, and Mike Badding 14^th.

Brian “Bubba” Heisterkamp won the 1^st flight. Others in the first flight were Troy Auen 77, Kuemper High School golfer Jared Tigges 78, Carroll High School golfer Colby Paulson 79, former Carroll resident John Dukes 79 and Joe Pick 79.

Kuemper High School golfer Sam Auen won the 2^nd flight with a 79, Lonny Lehrkamp 2^nd with a 79, Tim Gute 3^rd with a 80. Other in the second flight were Chad Kanne 81, Wyatt Haukap 81, Paul Tigges 81, Benet Snyder 82, Billy Badding 83, Mike Franey 83 and Kuemper High School golfer Cole Collison 84.

Third flight golfers were Todd Koehler 89, Mike McDermott 90, Tony Tigges 91, John Brockelsby 93, Ben Badding 93, Bill Badding 94, Jim Gossett 100 and Brian Widdel 107.

“I really thought the course was in great shape.” said tournament director Mike Franey. A big thank you goes to long time greens keeper Brett Madson, Jay Goughnor, general manager Micah Destival, Jermey Hinote, Cody Renwanz for all their work in the clubhouse and on the course. Jan Whitver, Vicki Copeland, Connie Hamilton and Lynda Dukes Franey provided help with scoring and registration.

The food has always been a tradition at the open and this year did not disappoint. A big thank to Lonny Lehrkamp for the smoked pork loin and beans, Market on 30 for the potato salad, chips and cookies and of course the Jefferson ladies golf league for the delicious homemade salads.

Joe Pick and the Papa Joe Classic donated $250 towards the scholarship this year.  

The tournament named after Bill Franey who passed away in May of 2006 attracted 55 players. The tournament was formerly known as the Al Hoy Memorial where Bill Franey served as the tournament director for 25 years. In 2006 the Board of Directors of the golf course renamed the tournament the Bill Franey Open. Proceeds from the tournament support a scholarship given annually to a student training to be an electric lineman at Northwest Community College in Sheldon. Franey was a lineman for the Midland Power Coop in Jefferson for 31 years and served as line superintendent for another 10 years.

All golfers played 18 holes then the low 16 players qualified for a final championship nine. Jason Fisher of Des Moines won the final nine medalist honors with a 2 under par 34.

“We are just so grateful for the support of this tournament” said Shirley Franey.   

Ludwig controls the City Championship.......Zach is the Champion Golfer of the Year...Bill Franey Open!

 Kyler Ludwig took control of the Carroll City Championship on Saturday shooting a 7 under par 64 at the Carroll Muny. His control continued through Sunday where he held off an always tough Scott Quandt to win his 2nd city championship. Quandt's double bogey 6 on the par four sixth hole proved costly down the stretch.

Nick Schon and Champion Kyler Ludwig

Championship Flight: Klyer Ludwig, Scott Quandt, Mike Eckerman, Tanner Ludwig

Presidential Flight: Terry Olson, Tom Duff, Corey Bluml, Kirk Christensen

First Flight: Jeromie Kramer, Mike Ludwig, Jay Weisenborn, Jacob Julich

Second Flight: Kevin Rasmussen, Kyle Christensen, Mike Nelson, Larry Sporrer

A good crowd followed the action on Sunday at the Carroll Country Club

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I thought it would be cool for Jordan Speith to win the British Open until one of our own surged to contention. Congratulations Zach!

Men's Supper League results

Have a great week!

Fairways and greens to all! On Iowa and Go Hawks!

Mike

Kasperbauer wins 2015 Papa Joe Classic......Classic chips away at cancer!

Defending Champion Hank verifies his name on the banner

Champions table

Dean Albrecht talked to the players about his battle with cancer and passion to raise money for a cure. 

Dean presents Joe Pick and Mike Franey a check to chip away at cancer!

The Papa Joe Classic donates to the Carroll County Relay For Life

2014 Champion passes it on

The traditional champion's drink! 

Oh that is good says that champ! 

The champ with Papa Joe

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It was a close one!

The group 

Another successful Papa Joe Classic is in the books. Thanks for all who participated or donated. Thanks for John and Nate at Brooks, Brook the beer cart driver, Arrowood for the delicious meal, Nick Schon for the scoring assistance, Jon Heim for balls, Ike Auen Distributing Company and Frank Comito and Steve Ackerman(Eck) for your efforts at the auction.

Joe and I look forward to seeing all of you next year! Have a great summer!

Fairways and greens to all!

Joe and Mike

RIP Deuce the Dog and Happy 4th of July!

The defending champions Mid Iowa Team pounded Carpet One 7 to 3. Catfish Ed Tomka and Junkyard Dog Cuda Quandt both winners with Brad Hempstead the only winner for the carpets. Papa Joe Pick is currently fishing in Canada. 

Before leaving for Canada Papa had to say good bye to Deuce! RIP Deuce

Supper league’s most mature team edged Harley Davidson 6 to 4. Trusty Mike Nelson and Fairway Frank Comito were winners for the sticks and Jamming Joe Hinners and Champ Corey Bluml won for the hogs.

Byronz Boyz smashed all of the tomatoes of Graddy’s Salsa. Chris Giguere, Tony Feldmann and P.J. Greteman won for the boys and Rick Grote was the only winner for the tomatoes.

Your Bud Light team is finding it hard to field a full team on a weekly basis. Steve Sinnard remains on the DL list, Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly

The adventurous Mike Schulz 

successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz has been busy watching daughter Ally play softball and Captain Mike Franey was at a meeting last night to improve the housing in Carroll County. Bud Three Hans Auen was the only winner as Mike Schulz tied Fred Dolezal and Bud Two Troy Auen fell. Randy Bierl and Jeff Minnich were both winners for the King of Beers.

Champion Ford beat Renze’s Rig-a-ma-roll. Steve Blue Herrin and Wade Wilkie were winners for the car company.

Kimme’s Country Store blasted par 9 to 1.

Family Specialty got by Kitt Plumbing 6 to 4. Brad Pick and Aaron Anrendsen were winners for the clinic. Michael Kasperbauer and Cell Guy Pat Macke won for the plumbers.

Ag Venture beat Wittrock Motor Company 6 to 4. Dr. Dave Nystrom the only winner for the cars. Dave Greteman, Brad Woodard and Denny Kasperbauer winners for the aggies.

Fleggard blanked Linde Equipment 10 to 0. Tanner Ludwig beat Ron Juergens, Kyler Ludwig beat 2015 Carroll Am Senior Champion Mike “Jewels” Eckerman. John Horbach and Bob Muhlbauer were also winners.

Community Oil beat Carroll Glass 7 to 3. Jerry Janson and Head Oil Jobber Chico Kanne beat Andy Reiman and Benton Snyder. Nick Schon the only winner for the glass company.

Volquartsen Custom beat Computer Concepts 8 to 2. Nic and Scott Volquartsen and Chad Kanne were winners for the gunners. Tony Pietig the only loser for Volquartsen’s

On Sunday John Greteman and I beat Pat Malloy and Fred Dolezal on the fairways and greens of the Carroll Country Club....just saying! 

Be sure to enjoy your club this 4th of July weekend! 

Happy 4th of July!

Fairways and greens to all

Mike