Through 11 rounds • The back nine of the season begins
Eleven rounds in and this race refuses to settle down. Todd and Tom finally played each other. Jeff Kardas got humbled. Orlando's ghost showed up to play Jason Maxwell again. And Kevin Nicholson — who's played exactly twice all season — walked off with two prizes. Let's get into it.
📊 Week 11 Results
Jeff Kardas
7.0
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Andy Dean
3.0
Brian Shields
6.5
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Jimmie Rains
3.5
Brit Harvey
6.0
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Thomas Jaramillo
4.0
Paul Rael
7.0
–
Doug Baird
3.0
Orlando Flores
5.5
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Jason Maxwell
4.5
Jeff Hunt
6.5
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Kevin Nicholson
3.5
Todd Sewell
7.0
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Tom Pehr
3.0
🏆 Prizes
🎯 Closest to Pin — Hole 2: Kevin Nicholson (only his second appearance of the season — walked in cold and sniped the pin)
🎯 Closest to Pin — Hole 8: Jeff Hunt (low gross AND a pin, because why do things halfway)
⭕ Longest Putt — Hole 9: Kevin Nicholson (two prizes in two rounds played — the audacity)
🔥 Nuggets
Kevin Nicholson showed up and immediately became a problem. Two rounds played, two prize wins — CTP on Hole 2 AND Longest Putt on Hole 9. He lost to Jeff Hunt 6.5–3.5, so his match record isn't pretty, but his wallet left happy. If Kevin plays more often, someone is going to regret it.
Todd Sewell put Tom Pehr back in his place. Last week Tom fired a 39 gross and climbed to 6th. This week Todd answered with a tidy 7–3 win, dropping Tom back and extending his own lead in the standings. Todd is now 5th at 57.5 and these two have been circling each other all season — this one was clean.
Orlando beats Jason again — but the gap barely moved. This was their second meeting. Jason won the first 6.5–3.5 back in May. Orlando flipped it this week, 5.5–4.5. Orlando holds the lead at 62.0, Jason is right behind at 60.0. Two points, eleven rounds, and they've split the head-to-head series 1–1. The rematch has to happen.
Jimmie Rains took a gut punch. He beat Orlando last week and was within striking distance of the top. Then Brian Shields came in and went 6.5–3.5 on him. Jimmie drops to 4th at 58.5. He's still very much in this — but he gave away 6 points in two weeks against players he probably should've handled. Every week matters now.
Jeff Kardas quietly passed everyone again. A 7–3 win over Andy Dean moves Kardas to 3rd at 59.0 — one point behind Jason, three behind Orlando. He's played all 11 rounds, he's got the 3rd-best points-per-round average in the league at 5.36, and if you haven't noticed him yet you're about to.
📈 Standings (Through Week 11)
1
Orlando Flores
62.0
2
Jason Maxwell
60.0
3
Jeff Kardas
59.0
4
Jimmie Rains
58.5
5
Todd Sewell
57.5
6
Tom Pehr
51.5
7
Paul Rael
48.5
8
Brian Shields
48.0
Full standings and stats at the league site.
Top 5 are separated by just 4.5 points. This race is going to the wire.
👀 Matchups We Still Haven't Seen
Eleven rounds in — these pairings need to happen:
Jimmie Rains vs Jeff Kardas — #4 vs #3, never played. Jimmie got taken apart by Brian Shields this week. Kardas is creeping up the board with a 7–3. These two are a point apart and haven't faced each other all season. This matchup is overdue.
Jason Maxwell vs Jeff Kardas — #2 vs #3, never played. The top 3 has Orlando at 62, Jason at 60, Kardas at 59. Orlando and Jason have played twice. Kardas hasn't played either of them. At some point that math catches up with someone.
Orlando Flores vs Todd Sewell — still never played live. They've played via card (Orlando's card round counted against Todd back in May), but they haven't actually been on the tee sheet together. Todd is 5th at 57.5. Orlando leads at 62.0. That's a matchup with real leaderboard implications.