2026 - Post-season Fun Week #2

Airways Golf League — Week 24 Recap: October 27, 2026

The final round of 2026

Six players squeezed in one last Tuesday round at Airways before the sun checks out early and golf becomes a thing you remember doing. Tom Wieland returned from an 11-week absence to close his season. Chris McKone also came back after a few weeks away. Four players met their targets. And at the end of the night, six players shook hands, called it a season, and walked off into whatever October has to offer.

A quiet, pleasant goodbye to 2026.

A Near-Perfect Opening

A quick statistical oddity worth noting: five of the six players in the field posted a 5 on the par-4 first hole, with Ted Cowles's double-bogey 6 the lone exception. Five bogeys and a double. The field opened the round in almost perfect lockstep — a reasonable argument for hole 1 being the most predictable spot on the course on any given night.

Kevin Kearns Wins the Night

Kevin Kearns took the top spot with 9 points on a target of 8 — one bonus point, target met, and a 45-stroke round, the lowest of the night. He parred holes 5 and 6 (back-to-back pars in the middle of his round) and collected five bogey points elsewhere.

Kearns closes 2026 with three birdies — Week 1 on hole 9, August 4 on hole 7, and his hole 11 birdie last week — plus steady target-met consistency throughout both halves. Finished tied for fourth in the second-half bonus race. A great season.

Chris McKone Returns in Style

Chris McKone, back after missing the last three weeks of regular season play, posted 8 points on a target of 6 — two bonus points, target met. He parred hole 4 (the par-5, which he's parred three times this season now) and collected six bogey points elsewhere, including a four-bogey closing stretch (holes 5, 6, 8, and 9).

Chris finishes 2026 having met his target in every single official appearance except one, plus his two post-season rounds. One of the most consistent performers in the league.

John Gallagher's Clean Finale

John Gallagher — the second-half champion — posted 8 points on a target of 7, one bonus point, target met. He parred hole 9 to close his round and collected six bogey points across the other eight holes. His 46 strokes was the second-lowest of the night.

A fitting end for the second-half champion: no fireworks, no disasters, just a target-met round and a handshake. John Gallagher closes the season with the $90 second-half title prize and a solid final scorecard.

Ted Cowles Gets Target One More Time

Ted Cowles posted 6 points on a target of 5 — one bonus point, target met. He parred hole 8 and added four bogey points. After the second-half title slipped away by one point three weeks ago and he came up one short again last week, Ted finally cashes in the "exceed target by one" result he'd been chasing. A good closing note for a player who finished the second half tied for second.

Tom Wieland's Return

Tom Wieland, who hadn't played since July 14 — that's eleven consecutive missed weeks — returned Tuesday for the season finale. He posted 2 points on a target of 5, missing by three, with bogey points on hole 1 and hole 9 his only scoring holes. Everything in between was double or worse. The timing of his return (right at season's end, long after the bonus-points race was decided) suggests less a competitive push and more a nice-to-see-everyone-one-last-time appearance. Welcome back, Tom. And thanks for closing out the season with us.

Bill Gallagher's Rough Finale

Bill Gallagher — second-half participant, Rolling Meadows scramble winner, five-birdie season — had his worst round of the back half: 4 points on a target of 8, missed by four. He parred hole 9 to finish and bogeyed holes 1 and 8, but the middle of his round was a wasteland of triples (holes 2, 4, 5) and a quadruple-bogey 8 on hole 3. His 55 strokes was the highest of the night.

An unfortunate way for Bill to end a season in which he was one of the most consistent target-meeters in the league. The scramble win two weeks ago was the better note to go out on; this one was just the one he had.

Where the Pars Came From

Six pars across five holes:

• Hole 9: Bill Gallagher, John Gallagher (2)
• Hole 4: Chris McKone
• Hole 5: Kevin Kearns
• Hole 6: Kevin Kearns
• Hole 8: Ted Cowles

Kevin Kearns led with 2 pars. Everyone else: one each. Six players, six pars — one per golfer.

Hole 9: A Fitting Final Friendly

Hole 9 — which spent most of the second half as one of the easier holes on the front — gave up two pars on Tuesday (Bill Gallagher and John Gallagher) and bogey points to the other four players. Every single player in the field scored at least a point on hole 9. A pleasant, forgiving sendoff from a hole that spent April and May being considerably less generous.

By the Numbers

Six players, 0 birdies, 6 pars, 23 bogeys, 4 targets met. The 2026 season birdie count holds at 24. The season eagle count holds at 1. The season closes without one final birdie bump, but with four target-met rounds — a satisfying 4-of-6 target-meeting rate from the field.

Season Totals: The 2026 Airways Golf League

• 24 weeks of golf (3 preseason, 10 first-half, 9 second-half, 1 tournament week, 1 bonus week)
• 1 eagle (Logan Jarvis, hole 11, October 6)
• 24 birdies across 10 different players
• First-half champion: Logan Jarvis ($100)
• Second-half champion: John Gallagher ($90)
• End-of-season scramble: Bill Gallagher / Dave Deyette / Len Stadnicki
• Hole 11: 6 birdies, 1 eagle, 18+ pars — the easiest hole on the course
• Hole 3: 2 pars all year, countless 7s and 8s — the hardest hole on the course
• Most memorable moments: Ted hits a barn, Joe catches his own ricochet, Bill goes lefty on hole 16, Joe sits in his car during drizzle, Kevin's ball disappears into a sprinkler cover, Logan posts a 20-hole scoring streak that extends to 37 before breaking

Attendance Watch (Final)

Ten absent for the finale. Logan Jarvis took his well-earned season off after the eagle finale. Kevin Gallagher's new-job absence remains. Joe Alvarez absent in a classic plain-old-didn't-show-up manner. Dave Zogbaum's one cameo for the year remains his only appearance. Hermann Keilich and Tom Confrey close out 2026 having never played a single round — a perfect record in its own strange way.

That's the Season

The sun will set earlier starting next week. The grass will go dormant. The clubs will get stored. The friendships, the trash talk, the barn incidents, the sprinkler mysteries, the tree ricochets, the birdie pitchers — all of that goes into the box labeled "2026" and gets filed on the shelf.

See everyone in April 2027. Thanks for the season.

Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Oct 27, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
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Chris McKone          8         6         +2      
Kevin Kearns          9         8         +1      
John Gallagher        8         7         +1      
Ted Cowles            6         5         +1      
Bill Gallagher        4         8         0       
Tom Wieland           2         5         0       
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
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Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        8           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          7           
Dave Deyette          5           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        6           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          8           
Len Stadnicki         5           
Logan Jarvis          11          
Ted Cowles            6           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 27, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          1         
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SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 27, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        5         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Kearns          3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 27, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          56        
Kevin Kearns          39        
John Gallagher        34        
Bill Gallagher        33        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
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2026 - Post-season Fun Week #1

 Airways Golf League — Week 23 Recap: October 20, 2026

A friendly, for-fun round after the season

The season officially ended last week with the end-of-season tournament at Rolling Meadows. Four hardy souls returned to Airways on Tuesday for one last casual swing around the back nine. No prize money. No points races. Just four guys, nine holes, and the pleasant late-October air. The season was officially behind them. The scorecards still got filled out — because once a Stableford player, always a Stableford player.

Rolling Meadows: The Winners

Before we get to Tuesday, the big news from last week's end-of-season scramble at Rolling Meadows: the team of Bill Gallagher, Dave Deyette, and Len Stadnicki took home top honors. Congratulations to the winning squad. A fitting cap to a season in which Bill Gallagher quietly played some of the most consistent golf in the league, and in which Len Stadnicki's late-second-half target-met streak gave him real momentum heading into the finale. Dave Deyette, meanwhile, closed the regular season with four straight target misses, so the Rolling Meadows W is a nice note to end his year on.

Bill Gallagher Wins the Night

Riding whatever momentum he brought back from Rolling Meadows last week, Bill Gallagher took the top spot Tuesday with 10 points on a target of 8 — two bonus points, a 45-stroke round (tied for lowest), and three pars (holes 14, 17, and 18). His closing two holes were pars on 17 and 18 — a nice finish after a quadruple-bogey 9 on hole 16 nearly derailed his day. The scramble win and this round make it a very good two-week stretch for Bill.

Kevin Kearns Birdies Hole 11

Kevin Kearns matched Bill's 45 and posted 9 points on a target of 8 — one bonus point, target met. He birdied the par-5 eleventh with a 4 — his third birdie of the 2026 season, and the sixth birdie recorded on hole 11 all year. (The hole also surrendered an eagle to Logan Jarvis just two weeks ago; it may need to be officially renamed Birdie Alley.) Kearns added a par on hole 16 and bogey points on 10, 12, and 13 to round out the scoring.

John Gallagher's Letdown Round

Two weeks after clinching the second-half title with a precision 8-point round on an 8 target, John Gallagher came back out and had the kind of round that happens when the stakes evaporate. He posted 4 points on a target of 8 — missed by four — with a par on hole 13 and bogeys on 12 and 18 his only scoring holes. Everything else was doubles or worse, including a 9 on the par-5 sixteenth and an 8 on the par-4 fourteenth. His 54-stroke total was the highest of the night. The second-half champion gets a free pass this week; the trophy is already in the display case.

Ted Cowles Comes Up One Short Again

Ted Cowles — who finished the second half tied for second after a late-season surge — posted 4 points on a target of 5, missed by one. He parred the par-3 tenth to open his round (his second par on hole 10 in the last three weeks) and added two bogey points on 11 and 17. A quadruple-bogey 8 on hole 14 and a triple-bogey 7 on 18 kept him just short. A fitting echo of two weeks ago, when the second-half title slipped away by the same single point.

Where the Pars Came From

Six pars across six different holes:

• Hole 10: Ted Cowles
• Hole 13: John Gallagher
• Hole 14: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 16: Kevin Kearns
• Hole 17: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 18: Bill Gallagher

Bill Gallagher led with 3 pars. Everyone else: one each.

By the Numbers

Four players, 1 birdie, 6 pars, 10 bogeys, 2 targets met. The 2026 season birdie count climbs to 24. Hole 11's season birdie count climbs to 6 (plus Logan's eagle). The season eagle count holds at 1.

Attendance Watch

Twelve absent this week — the season is officially over, and most of the field has moved on to whatever October offers them. Notable absences include Logan Jarvis (first-half champion), Kevin Gallagher (presumed done since starting new job in September), Chris McKone, Joe Alvarez, Dave Deyette, Len Stadnicki, and Bill Oravec. Tom Wieland hits his tenth consecutive missed week. Tom Confrey and Hermann Keilich close out the 2026 season having never made a single appearance.

One More to Go

Officially the season is over, but the group has decided to squeeze in one more round next Tuesday before the time change makes evening golf impossible. One final Tuesday of 2026. Then we really hang them up.

Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Oct 20, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
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Bill Gallagher        10        8         +2      
Kevin Kearns          9         8         +1      
John Gallagher        4         8         0       
Ted Cowles            4         5         0       
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
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Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        8           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          5           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        7           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          8           
Len Stadnicki         5           
Logan Jarvis          11          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 20, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          1         
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SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 20, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        5         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Kearns          3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 20, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          56        
Kevin Kearns          37        
John Gallagher        33        
Bill Gallagher        32        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
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2026 - Week 19 - End of Second Half

Airways Golf League — Week 22 Recap: October 6, 2026

The ninth and final week of the second half

If the Airways 2026 season needed a storybook ending, it got one. On the final Tuesday of the regular season — the night that would decide the second-half championship and the final chunk of the prize money — Logan Jarvis stepped onto the par-5 eleventh green in two shots, drained the putt, and made the first eagle of the entire 2026 season. Twenty-two weeks of golf. One eagle. It came on the right night and from the right player.

Bill Gallagher had already birdied the same hole in the group ahead, posted the best round of the day besides Logan's, and finished a huge statement round. John Gallagher met his target cleanly to clinch the second-half championship. Ted Cowles came up one point short of catching him. And next Tuesday the league relocates to Rolling Meadows for the end-of-season tournament.

Logan Jarvis Eagles the 11th — First Eagle of the Year

Logan Jarvis has been responsible for more highlight-reel moments than anyone else in the league this season. Six first-half birdies. The first front-nine birdie in six weeks. Three sub-40 rounds. Multiple weeks posting double-digit Stableford points on climbing targets. But he saved the biggest for the finale.

On the par-5 eleventh — long established as the friendliest hole on the back nine — Logan reached the green in two shots and sank the putt for a 3. Eagle. The first and only eagle recorded by anyone in the 22-week 2026 season. Eight Stableford points on a single hole, which turned a workmanlike round into another target-crushing effort.

Final tally: 14 points on a target of 12, two bonus points, a 45-stroke round. He parred holes 10 and 13 to go with the eagle. The eagle itself was worth more than any of those pars combined — eight points, nearly a third of his bonus total for the entire half in one swing.

Bill Gallagher Birdies the Same Hole

Playing in the group ahead of Logan, Bill Gallagher stepped onto the eleventh and made a 4 of his own. Birdie — his fifth birdie of the 2026 season, and his second on hole 11 specifically. Bill's four Stableford points on the hole weren't quite the eight Logan would collect minutes later, but they were the start of a terrific round in their own right.

Bill posted 12 points on a target of 8 — four bonus points, his best round of the second half. He parred holes 12, 14, and 18 to go along with the birdie, giving him three pars and a birdie in nine holes. His 45-stroke round tied Logan for the lowest of the night. The late-career-ish Bill Gallagher continues to be one of the most reliable scorers in the league. His five season birdies place him second on the season birdie leaderboard behind only Logan.

The two biggest scoring moments of the night both came on hole 11, which has now surrendered four birdies and one eagle on the season (plus 18 pars) — making it, by every measure, the easiest hole on the course and the most generous spot on the back nine.

The Kevin Kearns Sprinkler Incident

Kevin Kearns had posted a solid stretch of target-met weeks in the second half, but Tuesday was going to be a difficult day no matter what. On the par-3 thirteenth, Kearns pulled his tee shot wide — and then, on his second shot, found something you don't often read about on a scorecard: his ball ended up inside a hole in the sprinkler cover next to the green. Not next to the sprinkler. Not near the sprinkler. Inside the sprinkler cover, through an opening the ball had no business fitting through.

To be clear: this is the kind of thing that happens maybe once in a lifetime. A golf course has thousands of square yards of grass, and Kevin's ball found roughly one square inch of plastic opening and settled in. The free drop was presumably granted. The hole still ended as a triple-bogey 6 — some karma can't be undone by a rule book.

Kevin finished the night with 5 points on a target of 9 — his biggest second-half target miss. He parred hole 15 and bogeyed three others, but between the sprinkler incident and a 7 on hole 11, the round was fighting an uphill battle from early on.

John Gallagher Wins the Second Half

John Gallagher came into Tuesday leading the second-half bonus race by one point over Ted Cowles. He needed to meet his target to hold his position. He posted 8 points on a target of 8 — hit the number exactly, no bonus, but target met. For Ted Cowles to overtake him, Ted would have needed to earn two bonus points. Ted missed his target by one and earned zero.

The second half belongs to John. Final standings:

• 🥇 John Gallagher: 12 bonus points — second-half champion
• 🥈 Ted Cowles: 11 bonus points — one back of the lead
• 🥈 Kevin Gallagher: 11 bonus points — tied for second (missed the second half of the second half due to new job)
• Bill Gallagher: 8 bonus points
• Kevin Kearns: 8 bonus points
• Logan Jarvis: 8 bonus points

John parred holes 13 and 15 (his second consecutive strong par-3 performance on the back nine), added four bogey points, and did exactly what he needed to do on exactly the night he needed to do it. Congratulations to John on the second-half title.

Credit to Ted Cowles for a late-season surge that pulled him from well off the pace to within a single point of the lead. His three straight target-crushing rounds down the stretch (back-to-back 7-point weeks on 9/22 and 9/29, plus the first birdie of his season) nearly stole the title. One point. Close enough that we'll always wonder what would have happened without that triple on hole 15 this week.

Kevin Gallagher's 11 bonus points — all accumulated in the first four weeks of the second half before his new job started — were enough to tie for second place even without him appearing in the last five weeks. The man had a good season.

Ted Cowles's Hard-Luck Finish

Ted posted 4 points on a target of 5 — missed by one. His three bogey points (holes 10, 12, 14) plus a bogey on 17 got him close. Triples on 11, 13, 15, and 16 kept him just short. For a player who had posted back-to-back 7-point rounds and was poised to catch the leader, missing by one on the final night of the second half is the kind of result that sticks with you for a while. Hard luck, Ted — but it was a hell of a run.

Joe Alvarez Meets Target

Joe Alvarez posted 5 points on a target of 4 — one bonus point, target met. He parred hole 10 to open his round (his second par on the hole this season), added three bogey points elsewhere, and — notably — did not hit any trees that we're aware of. A clean, honest, points-producing round. His 51-stroke total was his third-best of the year, behind a 49 on 9/8 and a 50 on 7/14.

Joe's second-half scoring record: four appearances, three target-met weeks, one two-bonus week. Not bad for a player who, through five June/July weeks, had become more famous for arrivals-and-departures than for golf.

Len Stadnicki Meets Target

Len Stadnicki posted 5 points on a target of 4 — one bonus point, target met. He parred hole 10, added two bogey points on 13 and 17, and kept the big numbers to a minimum. It's his fourth target-met week in the second half.

Dave Deyette's Rough Finale

Dave Deyette posted 4 points on a target of 6 — missed by two, his fourth consecutive target miss. He parred hole 10, added two bogey points, but 9s on hole 16 and a 7 on hole 13 made the round tougher than it needed to be. A frustrating end to a season that saw plenty of highs.

Hole 10 Gives Up Four Pars

The par-3 tenth yielded four pars on Tuesday — Dave Deyette, Joe Alvarez, Len Stadnicki, and Logan Jarvis all made 3s. That's the most on any single hole all night, matching what hole 11 produced on good days. For an opening hole that had punished the field all spring, this was a kind sendoff.

Where the Pars Came From

Eleven pars on the night across six holes, plus the eagle and the birdie on 11:

• Hole 10: Dave Deyette, Joe Alvarez, Len Stadnicki, Logan Jarvis (4)
• Hole 13: John Gallagher, Logan Jarvis (2)
• Hole 15: John Gallagher, Kevin Kearns (2)
• Hole 12: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 14: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 18: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 11: Bill Gallagher's birdie plus Logan's eagle

Logan Jarvis led with 2 pars and an eagle. Bill Gallagher: 3 pars and a birdie. Everyone else: fewer.

By the Numbers

Eight players, 1 eagle (first of the season!), 1 birdie, 11 pars, 16 bogeys, 5 targets met. The 2026 season eagle count opens at 1 and closes at 1. Season birdie count climbs to 23.

Final Second-Half Bonus Race (Season Complete)

• 🥇 John Gallagher: 12 — second-half champion
• 🥈 Kevin Gallagher: 11 (tied)
• 🥈 Ted Cowles: 11 (tied)
• Bill Gallagher: 8
• Kevin Kearns: 8
• Logan Jarvis: 8
• Chris McKone: 5
• Len Stadnicki: 4
• Bill Oravec: 3
• Joe Alvarez: 3
• Dave Deyette: 2

Congratulations to John Gallagher on taking the second-half title. He now joins Logan Jarvis (first-half champion) as a season champion. The Gallaghers walked away with a lot of the hardware this year.

Attendance Watch

Eight absent this week. Notable regulars out: Chris McKone (ending a strong second-half stretch at home), Bill Oravec, and Alex Fisher. Kevin Gallagher remains presumed done. Tom Wieland hits nine consecutive missed weeks. The usual never-shown-up list unchanged.

Looking Ahead: End-of-Season Tournament at Rolling Meadows

The regular season is officially over. Next Tuesday — October 13 — the league packs up and heads to Rolling Meadows for the end-of-season tournament. A different course, a different format, a different kind of day. Twenty-two weeks of back-and-forth at Airways comes to a close, and the final event of the year will play out somewhere new.

Logan made an eagle. Bill made a birdie on the same hole. Kevin's ball went into a sprinkler cover. John Gallagher clinched the second half with the exact right score at the exact right time. Ted Cowles nearly stole it. The season went out on a high note.

See everyone at Rolling Meadows.

SEASON STANDINGS (through Oct 6, 2026)

#    Golfer              Rounds    Avg Pts    Pts 
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1    John Gallagher        8         8.3       12 
2    Ted Cowles            9         5.3       11 
3    Kevin Gallagher       4         8.3       11 
4    Logan Jarvis          7         11.7      8  
5    Bill Gallagher        7         8.9       8  
6    Kevin Kearns          7         8.6       8  
7    Chris McKone          6         6.5       5  
8    Len Stadnicki         7         4.6       4  
9    Joe Alvarez           4         3.8       3  
10   Bill Oravec           4         3.3       3  
11   Dave Deyette          8         5.6       2  
12   Dave Zogbaum          1         3.0       0  
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Oct 6, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
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Bill Gallagher        12        8         +4      
Logan Jarvis          14        12        +2      
Joe Alvarez           5         4         +1      
Len Stadnicki         5         4         +1      
John Gallagher        8         8         0       
Kevin Kearns          5         9         0       
Dave Deyette          4         6         0       
Ted Cowles            4         5         0       
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
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Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        8           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          5           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        8           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          8           
Len Stadnicki         5           
Logan Jarvis          11          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 6, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          1         
--------------------------------

SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 6, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        5         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
Kevin Kearns          2         
--------------------------------

SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Oct 6, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          56        
Kevin Kearns          36        
John Gallagher        32        
Bill Gallagher        29        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
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2026 - Week 18

Airways Golf League — Week 21 Recap: September 29, 2026

The eighth week of the second half

Eight players teed it up on the front nine, and while nobody made a birdie for the third time in four weeks, the day still had plenty of story. The par-4 third — the season's uncrowned villain — gave up its second par of 2026 to Bill Gallagher. Kevin Kearns hit his target on the nose. Ted Cowles picked up two more bonus points to close within one of the second-half lead. Joe Alvarez played 8 holes of golf and 1 hole of arboretum studies. And John Gallagher, the second-half leader, missed his target for the second consecutive week.

Hole 3 Falls Again — Bill Gallagher This Time

For the entire 2026 season, hole 3 has been the toughest hole at Airways by a wide margin. Through fifteen prior visits — six front-nine weeks — the par-4 had surrendered exactly one par: Logan Jarvis on June 23. That was it. One par. All season.

On Tuesday, Bill Gallagher walked up to hole 3 and made a 4. Just the second par ever recorded on the hole in 2026. Bill's par was even more notable in context: five of the seven other players in the field made a 7 or 8 on hole 3, and the average score was 6.4. Bill's 4 was three strokes better than the field average — the kind of hole where you feel obligated to buy the group a drink just to celebrate the anomaly.

Bill finished the round with 8 points on a target of 8 — hit the number exactly, no bonus. He parred hole 8 as well, added four bogey points, and turned in a solid 48-stroke round. It's his fourth target-met week in the second half.

Kevin Kearns Wins the Night (Barely)

Kevin Kearns shot 45 — the lowest raw score of the night — and posted 9 points on a target of 9. Hit the number, no bonus. He parred hole 4 and hole 7, added five bogey points, and turned in his patented steady scoring line. It's now five target-met weeks in six second-half appearances for Kearns.

His second-half bonus tally holds at 8, still four back of John Gallagher — but the leaders are all bunched tightly enough that any single big week could reshape things.

Ted Cowles Keeps Climbing

Ted Cowles posted 7 points on a target of 5 — two more bonus points, target crushed, and it's now three consecutive weeks of getting stronger. Since his miraculous birdie on hole 12 last Tuesday, Ted has posted back-to-back 7-point rounds with 2 bonus points apiece.

His second-half bonus total moves to 11 — tied with Kevin Gallagher for second place, one point behind John Gallagher. The Cowles staircase has become the Cowles ladder.

Ted parred holes 4 and 7 (his second consecutive round with two pars on the same par-3 fourth and seventh), and bogeyed 6, 8, and 9. No birdie this week to complement the target-crushing round, but the bonus points come anyway.

Chris McKone: Bonus Round

Chris McKone posted 7 points on a target of 6 — one bonus point, target met. He parred the par-5 fourth and added five bogey points elsewhere. It's his fourth target-met week in the second half (four out of six appearances), and his second-half bonus total moves to 5.

John Gallagher's Tough Stretch Continues

John Gallagher posted 7 points on a target of 8 — missed by one, no bonus. He parred holes 1 and 9 (opening and closing par on the same day is a nice symmetry), added three bogey points, but the triple on 2 and doubles on 3, 4, and 7 ate up the extra points he needed.

More concerning: it's now two consecutive misses for John, after cruising through the first two months of the second half. His lead at 12 remains intact, but Ted Cowles is one back and rising. If the pattern continues, the second-half title could slip away.

The Joe Alvarez Tree Symposium

Joe Alvarez has, over the course of the 2026 season, developed something of a specialty when it comes to obstacles in the immediate vicinity of the golf course. There was the tree-ricochet-and-catch on June 2. There were the various weather-related withdrawals. And on Tuesday, there was an entire round dedicated to what might be called experimental interactions with the local arboriculture.

Joe hit multiple trees throughout the round — one of them so squarely that his shot ricocheted backwards approximately 30 yards. That's a shot that traveled a shorter net distance than a good drop kick. He also spent time in the neighborhood of a few other trees, though those were more of the "brush the branches on the way through" variety.

The final scorecard reflected the arboreal detour: 60 strokes, 2 Stableford points (bogey points on 8 and 9), and one round nobody at Airways will forget any time soon. In pure entertainment terms, Joe won the night. In Stableford terms, he did not.

Dave Deyette, Len Stadnicki Come Up Short

Dave Deyette posted 5 points on a target of 6 — missed by one, no bonus. It's the third consecutive week Deyette has missed his target by one point, a special brand of Stableford heartbreak. He parred hole 6 and added three bogey points, but the 9 on the par-5 fourth was a killer.

Len Stadnicki posted 4 points on a target of 5 — missed by one, breaking his three-week target-met streak. He parred hole 2 (his only bright spot), added two bogey points on 1 and 9, and endured six consecutive doubles or worse in between.

Where the Pars Came From

Eleven pars on the night across seven holes:

• Hole 4: Chris McKone, Kevin Kearns, Ted Cowles (3)
• Hole 7: Kevin Kearns, Ted Cowles (2)
• Hole 1: John Gallagher
• Hole 2: Len Stadnicki
• Hole 3: Bill Gallagher (the season's second-ever hole-3 par!)
• Hole 6: Dave Deyette
• Hole 8: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 9: John Gallagher

Kevin Kearns and Ted Cowles: 2 pars each. Bill Gallagher and John Gallagher: 2 pars each. Everyone else had one or fewer.

Hole 4: Front Nine's Friendly Par-5

The par-5 fourth gave up three pars this week (Chris McKone, Kevin Kearns, Ted Cowles) — the most on any single hole all night. That's a nice sign for a hole that has punished the field regularly all year (Dave Deyette's 9 on the fourth was the round's low point). When it plays kindly, it's a scoring opportunity. When it doesn't, well — Dave.

By the Numbers

Eight players, 0 birdies, 11 pars, 16 bogeys, 4 targets met. Third birdieless week in the last four. The 2026 season birdie count holds at 22.

Second-Half Bonus Race After Eight Weeks

• John Gallagher: 12
• Kevin Gallagher: 11 (likely done for year)
• Ted Cowles: 11 (on a heater, one back of the lead)
• Kevin Kearns: 8
• Logan Jarvis: 6
• Chris McKone: 5
• Bill Gallagher: 4
• Len Stadnicki: 3
• Bill Oravec: 3

The race has tightened dramatically. Ted Cowles is tied with Kevin Gallagher for second and just one bonus point behind John Gallagher. Kearns lurks four back. Any of the top three (John, Ted, Kearns) can realistically win the second half from here.

Attendance Watch

Eight absent this week — a manageable list. Logan Jarvis notably out for the first time in a while, missing a chance to make up ground in the bonus race. Bill Oravec absent. Tom Wieland's absence hits eight consecutive weeks. Kevin Gallagher remains presumed done.

Bill Gallagher parred hole 3. Ted Cowles pulled to within one of the lead. Kevin Kearns kept quietly winning weeks. And Joe Alvarez turned in the most memorable non-scoring round of the season.

On to Week 22.

SEASON STANDINGS (through Sep 29, 2026)

#    Golfer              Rounds    Avg Pts    Pts 
--------------------------------------------------
1    John Gallagher        7         8.3       12 
2    Ted Cowles            8         5.5       11 
3    Kevin Gallagher       4         8.3       11 
4    Kevin Kearns          6         9.2       8  
5    Logan Jarvis          6         11.3      6  
6    Chris McKone          6         6.5       5  
7    Bill Gallagher        6         8.3       4  
8    Len Stadnicki         6         4.5       3  
9    Bill Oravec           4         3.3       3  
10   Dave Deyette          7         5.9       2  
11   Joe Alvarez           3         3.3       2  
12   Dave Zogbaum          1         3.0       0  
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Sep 29, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
--------------------------------------------------
Ted Cowles            7         5         +2      
Chris McKone          7         6         +1      
Kevin Kearns          9         9         0       
Bill Gallagher        8         8         0       
John Gallagher        7         8         0       
Dave Deyette          5         6         0       
Len Stadnicki         4         5         0       
Joe Alvarez           2         4         0       
--------------------------------------------------

UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
----------------------------------
Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        8           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          6           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        8           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          9           
Len Stadnicki         4           
Logan Jarvis          12          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 29, 2026)

  (none)

SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 29, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        4         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
Kevin Kearns          2         
--------------------------------

SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 29, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          54        
Kevin Kearns          35        
John Gallagher        30        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
Bill Gallagher        26        
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2026 - Week 17

Airways Golf League — Week 20 Recap: September 22, 2026

The seventh week of the second half

Seven players took the field on the back nine — a modest increase from last week's four — and after three consecutive weeks without a single birdie, the drought ended in the most unlikely fashion possible. Ted Cowles, on his 15th official round of the 2026 season, made his first birdie of the year. It came on hole 12. It was, in every way, a story.

Kevin Kearns led the field with a target-met round. John Gallagher held onto the second-half lead by virtue of everyone else's inability to close the gap. And the second-half bonus race, with only a handful of weeks remaining, remains tight through the top four.

Ted Cowles Breaks the Birdie Drought

Ted Cowles had played 14 official rounds this season without recording a single birdie. Not one. He'd made his living on bogey points and the occasional par — his signature staircase of steady, unspectacular scoring. On Tuesday, on the par-4 twelfth — his 15th official round of the year — he did something unprecedented in his 2026 season: he made a 3.

Birdie. Ted Cowles's first birdie of the year. The league's twenty-second overall. And the first birdie recorded in three weeks by anyone.

That single stroke turned a modest round into a target-crushing one. Ted posted 7 points on a target of 5 for two bonus points — the biggest bonus total of the night — and his second-half bonus tally leaps to 9, moving him into third place on the second-half leaderboard.

The rest of Ted's card was, as always, a mix of doubles and bogey points. But that one swing on 12 was the difference between another quiet Tuesday and the kind of round people talk about in the parking lot after.

Kevin Kearns Wins the Night

Kevin Kearns shot 43 — the lowest raw score of the night by two strokes — and posted 10 Stableford points on a target of 9. One bonus point, target met. He parred three holes (10, 15, and 16) and collected five bogey points elsewhere. It's the classic Kearns package: no birdie, three pars, and a march of bogey points that adds up.

His second-half bonus total now sits at 8, one point behind Ted Cowles and four back of John Gallagher. Kearns has now met his target in four of his five second-half appearances.

Logan Jarvis: Missing the Target Again

Logan Jarvis shot 45 — the second-lowest raw score of the night — and posted 9 points on a target of 12. Missed by three, and it's his fourth target miss in his last six official weeks. His round had three pars (holes 11, 12, and 18) and three bogey points, but doubles on 15 and 17 and a triple on 14 kept the total from reaching his climb-a-mountain target.

The Logan story of dominance in June and July feels like it happened in a different season. He still shows up. He still posts low raw scores. But the target keeps outrunning him, and his second-half bonus tally holds at 6 — well back of the leaders.

Dave Deyette: Right on the Number

Dave Deyette posted exactly his target of 6 — no bonus, but target met. He parred hole 10 and hole 11 to open his round, added a bogey on 12, and then endured a rougher middle stretch before closing with a bogey point on 16. Two pars in his round is a Deyette rarity — he leans on bogey points more than any other player in the league — but they were what put him over the target line this week.

John Gallagher's Rough Night

John Gallagher — the second-half bonus leader — had his worst round in a while. He posted 4 points on a target of 9, missed by five. His only par came on hole 11, plus bogey points on 13 and 16, and everything else was double or worse. The 53-stroke round was his highest since May.

The good news for John: he still leads the second-half bonus race at 12 points. The bad news: Ted Cowles's target-crushing round pulled Ted to within three, and Kearns is within four. What looked like a comfortable-ish lead last week now feels contested.

Bill Gallagher and Bill Oravec Miss

Bill Gallagher posted 5 points on a target of 9 — his highest target of the second half, and a difficult one to meet in a round where his only par was on hole 17. Three bogey points (holes 11, 15, and 18) rounded out his scoring, but not enough to close the gap.

Bill Oravec posted 2 points on a target of 3, missing by one. His lone par (a beautiful 3 on the par-3 fifteenth) was his only scoring hole. Seven blank holes made for a 59-stroke round — the highest of the night by six strokes.

Where the Pars Came From

Twelve pars on the night across seven holes:

• Hole 11: Dave Deyette, John Gallagher, Logan Jarvis (3)
• Hole 15: Bill Oravec, Kevin Kearns, Ted Cowles (3)
• Hole 10: Dave Deyette, Kevin Kearns (2)
• Hole 12: Logan Jarvis (plus Ted's birdie)
• Hole 16: Kevin Kearns
• Hole 17: Bill Gallagher
• Hole 18: Logan Jarvis

Kevin Kearns and Logan Jarvis led with 3 pars each. Dave Deyette had 2. Everyone else had one or fewer.

Hole 11 and Hole 15: The Friendly Ones

Hole 11 — long established as the friendliest hole on the course — gave up three pars again (Dave Deyette, John Gallagher, and Logan Jarvis) plus two bogey points. Its season total now stands at 18 pars and 3 birdies across seven back-nine visits.

Hole 15 also had a generous night — three pars (Bill Oravec, Kevin Kearns, Ted Cowles) plus one bogey. For the par-3 that opened the season looking like a killer, this was another data point in its gradual mellowing.

Hole 17: Not So Kind

The par-4 seventeenth handed out three triples or worse — Ted Cowles, Dave Deyette, and Bill Oravec all posted 7s, and John Gallagher went one worse with an 8. Only Bill Gallagher (a par!) and Kevin Kearns (bogey) walked off with points. Not every hole is trending down.

By the Numbers

Seven players, 1 birdie (ending the three-week drought), 12 pars, 15 bogeys, 3 targets met. The 2026 season birdie count climbs to 22.

Second-Half Bonus Race After Seven Weeks

• John Gallagher: 12
• Kevin Gallagher: 11 (still likely stuck)
• Ted Cowles: 9
• Kevin Kearns: 8
• Logan Jarvis: 6
• Chris McKone: 4
• Bill Gallagher: 4
• Len Stadnicki: 3
• Bill Oravec: 3

John still leads, but the gap has compressed noticeably. Ted Cowles moves within three of the top after his birdie-fueled bonus night. Kearns within four. If John doesn't post bonuses in the remaining weeks, the top of the leaderboard could look very different.

Attendance Watch

Nine absent this week. Notable regulars out: Chris McKone missed again (his second in three weeks), Len Stadnicki broke his three-week target streak with an absence, Joe Alvarez missed after his mini-hot streak, and Tom Wieland's absence hits seven consecutive weeks. Kevin Gallagher remains presumed done for the season.

Seven players. One birdie — the birdie of the year, at least emotionally. Kearns wins the night. Ted Cowles gets his first. John Gallagher's lead shrinks. And on to Week 21.

SEASON STANDINGS (through Sep 22, 2026)

#    Golfer              Rounds    Avg Pts    Pts 
--------------------------------------------------
1    John Gallagher        6         8.5       12 
2    Kevin Gallagher       4         8.3       11 
3    Ted Cowles            7         5.3       9  
4    Kevin Kearns          5         9.2       8  
5    Logan Jarvis          6         11.3      6  
6    Bill Gallagher        5         8.4       4  
7    Chris McKone          5         6.4       4  
8    Len Stadnicki         5         4.6       3  
9    Bill Oravec           4         3.3       3  
10   Dave Deyette          6         6.0       2  
11   Joe Alvarez           2         4.0       2  
12   Dave Zogbaum          1         3.0       0  
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Sep 22, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
--------------------------------------------------
Ted Cowles            7         5         +2      
Kevin Kearns          10        9         +1      
Logan Jarvis          9         12        0       
Dave Deyette          6         6         0       
Bill Gallagher        5         9         0       
John Gallagher        4         9         0       
Bill Oravec           2         3         0       
--------------------------------------------------

UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
----------------------------------
Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        8           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          6           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        8           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          9           
Len Stadnicki         5           
Logan Jarvis          12          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 22, 2026)

  (none)

SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 22, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        4         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
Kevin Kearns          2         
--------------------------------

SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 22, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
--------------------------------
Logan Jarvis          54        
Kevin Kearns          33        
John Gallagher        28        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
Bill Gallagher        24        
--------------------------------

2026 - Week 16

Airways Golf League — Week 19 Recap: September 15, 2026

The sixth week of the second half

Only four players teed it up Tuesday — by far the smallest field of the entire season. Twelve absences, no birdies, no dramatics at the top of the leaderboard, and hole 3 continuing its season-long reign of quiet destruction. Len Stadnicki was the only one to meet his target, and everyone else came up one to three points short. A quiet week, but not without a couple of curiosities.

Hole 3 Strikes Again

The par-4 third, the season's longstanding villain, remained itself on Tuesday. Three of the four players in the field walked off with 7s (Dave Deyette, Kevin Kearns, and Len Stadnicki), and Ted Cowles was the lone dissenter with a double-bogey 6 — technically the best score anyone posted on hole 3 all night. In a four-player field, having three of the four players all card triple bogey on the same hole is a small statistical curiosity.

Season pars on hole 3: still one. Season 7s: many.

Len Stadnicki Wins the Night

Len Stadnicki posted 6 points on a target of 4 — two bonus points, target met, and the only player to leave with a positive number in the bonus column. He parred hole 5 and collected four bogey points elsewhere (2, 4, 6, 7). It's now three straight target-met weeks for Stadnicki, who quietly moves up to 3 bonus points on the second half.

His 49-stroke round tied Kevin Kearns for the low round of the night, though "the low round of the night" comes with an asterisk in a four-player field.

Kevin Kearns Comes Up Short

Kevin Kearns matched Len's 49 strokes but posted just 6 points against a target of 9 — his first second-half target miss after starting the half 3-for-3. He parred hole 4 (the par-5, which was surprisingly kind to him — a 5), bogeyed four holes, but the triple on the third and doubles on 5, 7, and 8 kept his total capped. Missed by three. His second-half bonus total holds at 7.

Dave Deyette: One Point Short

Dave Deyette posted 5 points on a target of 6 — missed by one, no bonus. His par on hole 6 plus four bogey points weren't quite enough. Doubles on the closing two holes (a 6 on 8 and a 6 on 9) sealed a target miss he'd been trending toward all round. It's his second consecutive one-point target miss, which is a special brand of frustration.

Ted Cowles Struggles

Ted Cowles posted 3 points on a target of 5 — his third consecutive target miss. Three bogey points (holes 5, 6, 7) after opening with four straight doubles or worse. When you start a round 6-6-6-7, the mountain gets steep in a hurry.

Where the Pars Came From

Three pars total across three holes:

• Hole 4: Kevin Kearns
• Hole 5: Len Stadnicki
• Hole 6: Dave Deyette

One par each for three of the four players. Ted Cowles finished parless.

Third Straight Birdieless Week

For the third consecutive week, no birdies were recorded — the longest birdie drought since April (weeks 2, 3, and the front-nine visit before that). Season total holds at 21.

Second-Half Bonus Race After Six Weeks

• John Gallagher: 12
• Kevin Gallagher: 11 (likely done for the year)
• Kevin Kearns: 7
• Ted Cowles: 7
• Logan Jarvis: 6
• Chris McKone: 4
• Bill Gallagher: 4
• Len Stadnicki: 3
• Bill Oravec: 3

With more than half the field absent, no one at the top gained ground on John Gallagher, whose 12-point lead sits untouched through his absence. Kevin Gallagher's 11 also holds one back. Len Stadnicki's two bonus points are the biggest movement of the week — he jumps from 1 to 3 bonus points, still well behind the leaders but on a real streak.

Attendance Watch

Twelve absent this week is the largest missing-list total of the season. Notable regulars out: John Gallagher, Bill Gallagher, Logan Jarvis, Chris McKone, and Joe Alvarez all took the night off, along with the usual crowd. That's essentially the entire top of the second-half leaderboard sitting the round out. Kevin Gallagher's absence remains presumed long-term.

Four players. One target met. Three players missing by one to three. A quiet, uneventful Tuesday.

On to Week 20.

SEASON STANDINGS (through Sep 15, 2026)

#    Golfer              Rounds    Avg Pts    Pts 
--------------------------------------------------
1    John Gallagher        5         9.4       12 
2    Kevin Gallagher       4         8.3       11 
3    Kevin Kearns          4         9.0       7  
4    Ted Cowles            6         5.0       7  
5    Logan Jarvis          5         11.8      6  
6    Bill Gallagher        4         9.3       4  
7    Chris McKone          5         6.4       4  
8    Len Stadnicki         5         4.6       3  
9    Bill Oravec           3         3.7       3  
10   Dave Deyette          5         6.0       2  
11   Joe Alvarez           2         4.0       2  
12   Dave Zogbaum          1         3.0       0  
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts 
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Len Stadnicki         6         4         +2      
Kevin Kearns          6         9         0       
Dave Deyette          5         6         0       
Ted Cowles            3         5         0       
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
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Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        9           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          6           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        9           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          9           
Len Stadnicki         5           
Logan Jarvis          12          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 15, 2026)

  (none)

SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 15, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        4         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
Kevin Kearns          2         
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 15, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          51        
Kevin Kearns          30        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
John Gallagher        27        
Bill Gallagher        23        
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2026 - Week 15

Airways Golf League — Week 18 Recap: September 8, 2026

The fifth week of the second half

After a two-week gap — September 1 washed out by rain — the league returned to Airways on Tuesday to find a familiar-looking course and an unfamiliar-looking roster. Only seven players teed it up on the back nine, the smallest field of the second half. The absences were significant, the birdies were nonexistent for the second straight week, and the second-half bonus race got shaken up by both what happened on the course and what didn't happen off it.

Kevin Gallagher Likely Done for the Season

Word arrived this week that Kevin Gallagher, co-leader of the second-half bonus race coming into Tuesday, has started a new job — one that is expected to keep him off the golf course for the rest of the season. Given the length of the Airways season and the demands of a new position, Kevin's league year is likely over.

That's a significant development. Kevin G. had been tied with his brother John at 11 second-half bonus points. He sits third on the season par leaderboard (28) behind Logan Jarvis and Kevin Kearns, and his 13-point breakout on August 18 was one of the biggest single-week bonus hauls of the second half. Congratulations on the new job — golf will miss you.

The immediate result: John Gallagher takes the sole lead of the second-half bonus race with a target-met round on Tuesday, and Kevin's 11 points sit locked in place, possibly for good.

John Gallagher: Sole Second-Half Leader

John Gallagher was the story of the night — the man who inherited the second-half lead by process of both his own play and his brother's absence.

He posted 10 points on a target of 9 — one bonus point, target met, and a 45-stroke round, the lowest of the night by three strokes. He parred three holes (10, 15, and 18) and picked up bogey points elsewhere. His scoring stretch from hole 10 through hole 13 was par, bogey, bogey, bogey — five points banked in the first four holes, essentially locking up his target early.

John's second-half scoring line: 11, 5, 10, 11, 10 — four target-met weeks out of five. He now sits alone at the top of the second-half bonus race with 12 points.

Logan Jarvis Has a Rough One

Logan Jarvis shot 48 — his highest stroke total in nearly two months — and posted 6 points on a target of 14. Missed by eight. That's the largest target miss of anyone all second half, and his second-largest target miss of the entire season.

His scorecard: bogey, double, par, bogey, +3, double, bogey, bogey, double. One par (hole 12) and four bogey points (holes 10, 13, 16, 17) — five scoring holes total. Two doubles on the two par-5s hurt, and a triple on hole 14 sealed it. The Logan mystique has taken a small hit here — three of his last five official weeks have now been target misses, and his second-half bonus tally stays at 6.

Whether this is a run of bad rounds or something more meaningful will become clearer next week, but for now: the target-based system is doing exactly what it's designed to do to a player who set the bar so high for himself.

Joe Alvarez: Two Target-Met Weeks in a Row

The Joe Alvarez arc continues its unexpected redemption. After a spring of struggles (four consecutive target misses to open the season) and famously non-golf-related departures, Joe has now met his target in all three of his most recent appearances. Tuesday: 5 points on a target of 3, two bonus points, and a 49-stroke round — his lowest of the season.

The scoring was built around a stretch of four consecutive bogey points on holes 11 through 14, capped by a fifth bogey point on 18. No pars, no big numbers when it counted. The Joe who left the course after one hole in the rain and the Joe who sat in his car during light drizzle now feels like a distant memory. Whatever clicked in July has clicked to stay.

Dave Deyette: One Point Short

Dave Deyette posted 6 points on a target of 7 — missed by one, no bonus. His only par came on hole 18, and four bogey points elsewhere (10, 11, 13, 14) got him most of the way there. A double on 15 and an 8 on 17 kept him from crossing the target line. The Bogey Whisperer was, in fact, whispering — just not quite loud enough.

Chris McKone Has a Mixed Bag

Chris McKone posted 5 points on a target of 7 — missed by two. But his round had two pars in it (holes 12 and 15) plus a bogey point on 18. The middle of his card — a triple on 13 and a quadruple 9 on 16 — was the damage. He's now met his target in eight of eleven official appearances this season, still one of the most consistent performers in the league even with the miss.

Len Stadnicki Meets His Target on the Nose

Len Stadnicki posted 4 points on a target of 4 — hit the number exactly, no bonus. He parred hole 11 (the friendly par-5), added bogey points on 10 and 18, and grinded through some rough stretches in the middle. It's his second consecutive target-met second-half week, quietly getting back into the flow.

Ted Cowles Misses Again

Ted Cowles posted 4 points on a target of 5 — missed by one, his second consecutive miss after starting the second half three-for-three. He collected four bogey points (10, 13, 14, 15) but couldn't manage a par or cover for triples on 16 and 18. The Cowles staircase has hit a small landing.

Where the Pars Came From

Just eight pars on the night across five holes — a low count reflecting both the small field and the tough day:

• Hole 12: Chris McKone, Logan Jarvis
• Hole 15: Chris McKone, John Gallagher
• Hole 18: Dave Deyette, John Gallagher
• Hole 10: John Gallagher
• Hole 11: Len Stadnicki

John Gallagher led with 3 pars. Chris McKone had 2. Logan, Deyette, and Stadnicki had 1 each.

Second Straight Birdieless Week

For the second consecutive week — and only the second time all season two weeks in a row have gone without a birdie (the first was 4/21 to 4/28 in the preseason) — nobody made better than par. Season total holds at 21 birdies.

The Back Nine's More Modest Night

The back nine averaged 5.7 Stableford points across the seven players — its lowest average since the June 30 recap. Whether that's the smaller field (fewer strong players present) or the course reasserting itself is up for interpretation. The back nine hasn't fully "given up," but the extraordinary averages of June and August have moderated.

Second-Half Bonus Race After Five Weeks

• John Gallagher: 12
• Kevin Gallagher: 11 (likely stuck here — new job)
• Ted Cowles: 7
• Kevin Kearns: 7
• Logan Jarvis: 6
• Bill Gallagher: 4
• Chris McKone: 4

John Gallagher takes the sole lead, one bonus point clear of his brother, with Kevin now unlikely to add to his total. Cowles and Kearns tied for third, five points back. Logan just one behind them. It's still a race — but the leader is now more clearly identified.

Attendance Watch

Nine absent this week — one of the largest missed-list totals of the season. Bill Gallagher, Bill Oravec, and Kevin Kearns — three of the most consistent target-meeters — all sat out the same week. Kevin Gallagher's absence is now presumed long-term. Tom Wieland missed his sixth consecutive week. Dave Zogbaum's cameo remains a one-time appearance. Bill Gallagher and Kevin Kearns skipping the same night eliminates two players who could otherwise have shaken up the bonus race.

Small field. No birdies. John Gallagher inherits sole possession of the second-half lead. And congratulations to Kevin G. on the new job — the league appreciates the pars.

SEASON STANDINGS (through Sep 8, 2026)

#    Golfer              Rounds    Avg Pts    Pts 
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1    John Gallagher        5         9.4       12 
2    Kevin Gallagher       4         8.3       11 
3    Kevin Kearns          3         10.0      7  
4    Ted Cowles            5         5.4       7  
5    Logan Jarvis          5         11.8      6  
6    Bill Gallagher        4         9.3       4  
7    Chris McKone          5         6.4       4  
8    Bill Oravec           3         3.7       3  
9    Dave Deyette          4         6.3       2  
10   Joe Alvarez           2         4.0       2  
11   Len Stadnicki         4         4.3       1  
12   Dave Zogbaum          1         3.0       0  
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Sep 8, 2026

Golfer                Score     Target    Net Pts
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Joe Alvarez           5         3         +2     
John Gallagher        10        9         +1     
Dave Deyette          6         7         0      
Logan Jarvis          6         14        0      
Chris McKone          5         7         0      
Len Stadnicki         4         4         0      
Ted Cowles            4         5         0      
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)

Golfer                New Target  
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Alex Fisher           6           
Bill Gallagher        9           
Bill Oravec           3           
Chris McKone          6           
Dave Deyette          6           
Dave Zogbaum          3           
Hermann Keilich       4           
Joe Alvarez           4           
John Gallagher        9           
Kevin Gallagher       7           
Kevin Kearns          9           
Len Stadnicki         4           
Logan Jarvis          12          
Ted Cowles            5           
Tom Confrey           12          
Tom Wieland           5           
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 8, 2026)

  (none)

SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 8, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          8         
Bill Gallagher        4         
John Gallagher        3         
Kevin Gallagher       2         
Kevin Kearns          2         
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Sep 8, 2026)

Golfer                Count     
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Logan Jarvis          51        
Kevin Kearns          29        
Kevin Gallagher       28        
John Gallagher        27        
Bill Gallagher        23        
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