Airways Golf League — Week 13 Recap: July 14, 2026
The tenth and final official week of the first half
Coming into Tuesday, John Gallagher led the first-half bonus-points race by a single point: 23 to Logan Jarvis's 22. Bill Gallagher sat in third at 17. Len Stadnicki lurked at 16. One week to settle it — well, sort of. July 7 was rained out, pushing the finale back a full week and giving everyone an unexpected fourteen-day break to think about what was on the line.
Real money on the line. $100 for first, $65 for second, $35 for third.
Ten players teed it up on the back nine — Tom Wieland notably absent from the leaderboard chase — and by the time the group reached the eighteenth green, the first-half championship still hung in the balance.
Then Logan Jarvis holed it for birdie.
The Comeback
Here's how tight it was: through 17 holes, Logan had 11 Stableford points on a target of 13. He needed his birdie on the closing par-4 eighteenth just to meet his target — anything less and he was going to finish the round at 12 points or below, earn zero bonus, and hand the first-half title to John Gallagher.
Logan hit the green. He read the putt. He made it.
Birdie 3 on the par-4 eighteenth. Four Stableford points on the hole. Final tally: 15 points on a target of 13, 2 bonus points, and — critically — two more bonus points than John Gallagher's zero on the night. Logan Jarvis: 24. John Gallagher: 23. Logan wins the first half by a single bonus point, earned on the single most important stroke of his season.
If any putt in the season deserved gravity, it was this one. Logan had already turned in three sub-40 rounds this year — including two of his last three — but every one of them had been about margin. This one was about survival. Miss and lose. Make and win. He made.
First-Half Championship Standings
| Place | Player | Bonus Points | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st | Logan Jarvis | 24 | $100 |
| 🥈 2nd | John Gallagher | 23 | $65 |
| 🥉 3rd | Bill Gallagher | 17 | $35 |
Congratulations to Logan on the come-from-behind win, to John on a runner-up finish that would have been the story of the season in almost any other year, and to Bill Gallagher on a bronze-medal first half that felt earned — seven of ten weeks in the target-met column, including his monster 12-point round on June 2 and a birdie in Week 12.
The Night's Best Round: Logan (Naturally)
Logan shot 39 — his third round at that number this season and a three-way tie for the lowest score anyone has posted all year (all three belong to him). He parred four holes on the back nine — 11, 12, 13, and 16 — added bogey points on four more, and closed with the season-defining birdie on 18. He collected at least one point on eight of nine holes, blanked only on the par-3 tenth to open. Everything after was masterclass.
Kevin Kearns Turns in a Strong Runner-Up
Kevin Kearns had the round of the night besides Logan's — 9 points on a target of 7, 2 bonus points, and a 44-stroke round (the second-lowest of the night). He parred holes 13 and 14, collected six bogey points, and finished the season with a 10-bonus first half and target met in 7 of 10 official weeks. Kearns is quietly one of the most reliable players in the league; he just doesn't have Logan's ceiling.
Chris McKone Meets His Target Again
Chris McKone posted exactly 6 points on a target of 6 to meet his target — his 5th target-met week in 6 official appearances. He parred hole 12 and hole 18, then endured an ugly stretch (7, 6, 4, 9, 7) in the middle. That 9 on hole 16 was a season-worst on the hole for him, but even it couldn't derail him. His first half: 6, 5, 6, 11, 4, 6. Consistency, sprinkled with one absolute crusher of a Week 11.
Joe Alvarez Finally Meets His Target
Genuine progress story. Joe Alvarez, who through his four prior official appearances had never met his target (going 4, 1, 2, 3 on targets of 5, 4, 4, 4), came in Tuesday with a target of 2 — a target set to reflect his season-long struggles — and posted 5 points. Three bonus points, target met exactly for the first time this year. He bogeyed six holes, kept the ball generally in play, and did not, as far as we can tell, leave the course due to weather or catch any tree ricochets. A clean, honest, target-meeting round from a player the league had almost given up on. Well done, Joe.
Alex Fisher's Return
Alex Fisher, who had played sporadically in the first half (three appearances before Tuesday), was back and posted 6 points on a target of 7 — missed by one. He parred hole 16 (his second par on that hole in as many appearances) and closed with a par-bogey-bogey run on 16-17-18. A solid outing after his 9-point breakout on June 30.
The Struggles
Kevin Gallagher had a rough finale — 4 points on a target of 7. His only par on hole 11, along with two bogeys, but two 8s (on 14 and 16) and 7s on 12 and 13 dragged the round down. He shot 56 — his highest stroke total in weeks. Not the note he wanted to end the first half on.
Len Stadnicki also had a difficult week — 3 points on a target of 7. Two bogeys and a bogey on 18, with a lot of doubles and worse in between. He finished the first half in 4th place on the bonus-point list (16), narrowly outside the money.
Ted Cowles capped a rough late-first-half by posting just 2 points on a target of 4 — his third consecutive target miss. From his 5-for-5 start to a 2-3 finish. That's the sport.
The Hole 15 Story
The par-3 fifteenth became one of the busiest scoring holes of the night. John Gallagher parred it for a 3, seven players bogeyed it with 4s (Alex Fisher, Bill Gallagher, Chris McKone, Joe Alvarez, Kevin Gallagher, Kevin Kearns, Logan Jarvis), Len Stadnicki doubled with a 5, and Ted Cowles triple-bogeyed with a 6. Eight of ten players scored at least a bogey point — the most of any hole on the night.
Where the Pars Came From
Fifteen pars on the night across eight holes:
- Hole 12: Bill Gallagher, Chris McKone, Logan Jarvis (3)
- Hole 16: Alex Fisher, Bill Gallagher, Logan Jarvis (3)
- Hole 11: Kevin Gallagher, Logan Jarvis
- Hole 13: Kevin Kearns, Logan Jarvis
- Hole 14: John Gallagher, Kevin Kearns
- Hole 10: Ted Cowles
- Hole 15: John Gallagher
- Hole 18: Chris McKone (plus Logan's birdie)
Logan Jarvis: 4 pars and a birdie. Everyone else: 2 or fewer.
By the Numbers
Ten players, 1 birdie, 15 pars, 25 bogeys, 4 targets met. The season's twelfth birdie — and half of them belong to Logan Jarvis, who finishes the first half with 6 birdies to his name. No other player has more than two.
Attendance Watch
Six absent. The three players who never appeared in 2026 (still gone). Bill Oravec absent again — his last appearance was way back on 5/26. Dave Deyette out for the finale, which meant no chance for him to move up the bonus board. And Tom Wieland absent — a costly miss, as another target-met week would have put him at 15-16 bonus points and squarely in the third-place mix.
Half One Is In the Books
Logan Jarvis takes home $100 and the first-half championship. John Gallagher earns $65 for a magnificent runner-up. Bill Gallagher pockets $35 for a rock-steady third-place finish.
Honorable mentions: Len Stadnicki (16 bonus, one point off the podium), Tom Wieland (13 bonus, missed the finale), Dave Deyette (11 bonus, Bogey-Whisperer emeritus), Kevin Kearns (10 bonus, the epitome of consistency).
Looking Ahead: The Reset
Next Tuesday marks the beginning of the second half of the season. All standings reset to zero. The bonus board is wiped clean. Every player starts even.
For Logan, that means the target he's been playing to all first half — 13, 14, 12, 11, 10 — will likely climb higher again as the league recalibrates. For John Gallagher, it means another shot at the title. For everyone else, it means all the ground you lost is forgiven, and all the ground you gained is gone.
The back nine got tougher again this week, as it did the week before. But the birdie on 18 was struck. The money changed hands. And a champion was crowned.
On to the second half. Clean scorecards, clean slates.
SEASON STANDINGS (through Jul 14, 2026)
# Golfer Rounds Avg Pts Pts
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1 Logan Jarvis 10 12.5 24
2 John Gallagher 10 5.2 23
3 Bill Gallagher 10 6.8 17
4 Len Stadnicki 9 4.8 16
5 Tom Wieland 8 4.1 13
6 Dave Deyette 8 5.5 11
7 Kevin Kearns 10 7.5 10
8 Kevin Gallagher 9 6.1 9
9 Chris McKone 6 6.3 8
10 Ted Cowles 8 4.0 6
11 Joe Alvarez 5 3.0 3
12 Alex Fisher 4 5.8 2
13 Bill Oravec 2 2.5 0
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Airways Golf — Weekly Stableford Report
Date: Jul 14, 2026
Golfer Score Target Net Pts
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Joe Alvarez 5 2 +3
Logan Jarvis 15 13 +2
Kevin Kearns 9 7 +2
Bill Gallagher 7 9 0
Alex Fisher 6 7 0
Chris McKone 6 6 0
John Gallagher 6 7 0
Kevin Gallagher 4 7 0
Len Stadnicki 3 7 0
Ted Cowles 2 4 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 7
Dave Zogbaum 4
Hermann Keilich 4
Joe Alvarez 3
John Gallagher 6
Kevin Gallagher 6
Kevin Kearns 7
Len Stadnicki 7
Logan Jarvis 14
Ted Cowles 4
Tom Confrey 12
Tom Wieland 5
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SEASON LEADERS — EAGLES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Jul 14, 2026)
(none)
SEASON LEADERS — BIRDIES (since Apr 13, 2026, through Jul 14, 2026)
Golfer Count
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Logan Jarvis 6
Bill Gallagher 2
Alex Fisher 1
Chris McKone 1
John Gallagher 1
Kevin Kearns 1
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SEASON LEADERS — PARS (since Apr 13, 2026, through Jul 14, 2026)
Golfer Count
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Logan Jarvis 34
Kevin Gallagher 24
Kevin Kearns 24
John Gallagher 15
Bill Gallagher 14
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