Airways Golf League — Week 1 Recap: April 14, 2026
The 2026 Airways season kicked off on a Tuesday evening with nine brave souls teeing it up on the front nine — while six of their colleagues apparently had very important "other plans." (Sure, guys.)
The Headline: Kevin Kearns Takes the Crown
Kevin Kearns led the field with 11 Stableford points, the only player to both meet his target and post double digits. He turned in a steady round highlighted by pars on holes 4 and 6, but his real showstopper came at the closing hole — a birdie 3 on the par-4 ninth. That was the only birdie carded all night across the entire league, so Kevin can milk that one for at least a week.
The Steady Eddies
Logan Jarvis posted the lowest raw score of the day at 44 over nine holes, opening with a clean par on the first hole and closing with another par on nine. His 10 points fell just one short of his target of 11, which has to sting a little — like leaving a four-footer on the lip.
Kevin Gallagher was right behind him at 45 strokes and landed exactly on his target of 9 points, thanks to pars on holes 5 and 7 and a string of bogeys that, in Stableford, still pay the bills.
Overachievers' Club
Dave Deyette was the bonus-point king of the week, beating his target of 4 by three points (7 total). He strung together back-to-back pars on holes 6 and 7, then added another on 9 after a bogey hiccup on 8 — the kind of late-round resilience that makes you briefly consider entering the U.S. Open qualifier. Bill Gallagher also cleared his target comfortably (7 points vs. a target of 5), picking up a par on the par-4 fifth and collecting steady bogey points across five other holes.
Hole-by-Hole Standouts
Hole 7, the par-3, was the friendliest hole of the night, yielding three pars — from Dave Deyette, John Gallagher, and Kevin Gallagher. Hole 5 (par 4) also surrendered two pars, to Bill Gallagher and Kevin Gallagher. Meanwhile, holes 2 and 3 were basically a horror movie: not a single par or better was recorded on either of them across all nine players.
The Struggles
Ted Cowles had a night he'd probably rather forget, posting zero Stableford points on a target of 5. Every golfer knows that feeling — when the swing you had on the range mysteriously vanishes somewhere between the car and the first tee. Joe Alvarez scraped together 2 points (both bogeys-for-points on holes 7 and 9) but also knows the season is long.
By the Numbers
Across the field, only 1 birdie was recorded, 12 pars were made, and... well, let's just say the doubles and triples outnumbered them handily. The front nine at Airways wasn't giving anything away on opening night.
Six players sat out the opener: Tom Confrey, Hermann Keilich, Chris McKone, Len Stadnicki, Tom Wieland, and Dave Zogbaum. They'll be expected to show up and explain themselves next week.
On to Week 2.
Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Apr 14, 2026
Golfer Score Target Net Pts
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Dave Deyette 7 4 +3
Bill Gallagher 7 5 +2
Kevin Kearns 11 10 +1
Logan Jarvis 10 11 0
Kevin Gallagher 9 9 0
John Gallagher 4 7 0
Bill Oravec 4 6 0
Joe Alvarez 2 6 0
Ted Cowles 0 5 0
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UPDATED TARGETS (after this week)
Golfer New Target
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Bill Gallagher 5
Bill Oravec 6
Chris McKone 6
Dave Deyette 4
Dave Zogbaum 4
Hermann Keilich 4
Joe Alvarez 5
John Gallagher 7
Kevin Gallagher 8
Kevin Kearns 11
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 Apr 14, 2026)
(none)
SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Apr 14, 2026)
Golfer Count
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Kevin Kearns 1
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Apr 14, 2026)
Golfer Count
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Dave Deyette 3
Kevin Gallagher 2
Logan Jarvis 2
Kevin Kearns 2
Bill Gallagher 1
John Gallagher 1
Bill Oravec 1
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