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 
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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       
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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          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         
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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 
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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       
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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          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         
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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        
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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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