From the Golf Shop:
Our first event of July took place on Saturday the 13th with our Nine & Dine. While it was unfortunate we had to cancel the
first iteration due to a low signup count, we had no issue this time around! The turnout was impressive. Frank & Marlene Jurek fired a 29
in the two-person alternate shot format to win by two shots.
We hosted the 69th Men’s Invitational in a new, expanded three-day event format. The field was expanded to 60 teams this year
because of the increased demand over the last few years. While the weather was questionable leading up to the event, the three days of
official play were about as good as it gets. Keith Junik & Ryan Brogan outlasted Frank Trzepkowski & Bradley Vespa on a first playoff
hole following the shootout to win this edition of the Men’s Invitational. We saw a lot of great golf shots throughout the shootout
meaning Keith and Ryan certainly earned it! Flight winners are as follows:
Turnberry – Brian Jurkiewicz & Christian Quinn – 61 pts
Muirfield – Doug Babicz & Andrew Sigeti – 53 pts
Carnoustie – Rob Kline & Jeffrey Schaefer – 60 pts
Royal Troon – Rich Birdd & Mark Majewski – 70 pts
Prestwick – Chris Martin & Brian Clark – 56 pts
Royal Birkdale – Jon Zach & Matthew Fitzpatrick – 50 pts
St. Andrews – Peter Lyons & Peter Lyons, Jr. – 64 pts
Royal Liverpool – Jay Rimes & James Duggan – 58 pts
Royal St. George’s – Dave Finn & Gino Cacciatore – 66 pts
Royal Portrush – Mike Woloszynski & AJ Woloszynski – 58 pts
The following Wednesday and Thursday, our women took to the course for their 2024 Invitational. The competition was
excellent and the shootout proved that, as we had to go to an extra shootout hole to crown our champions. Donna Almeter & Marge
Starosielec managed to squeak out the victory by one stroke to win their second consecutive Invitational crown. They fired a 141 to get to
the shootout. 140 and a chip off was required for our flight winners from the Zaharias Flight, Karen Olson & Maureen Fernandez to get
to the shootout. Flight breakdowns are as follows:
Zaharias Winners – Karen Olson & Maureen Fernandez – 140
Zaharias Runners Up – Ann Woloszynski & Vaso Kroto – 140
Zaharias Flight 3rd Place – Anna Davidson & Lynn Schroeder – 140
Zaharias 4th Place – Sue Martinick & Liz Victor – 142
Berg Winners – Donna McKenna & Andrea Schroeder – 146
Berg Runners Up – Kathy Lentz & Sharon Mead – 148
Berg 3rd Place – Molly Knibloe & Gail DeWitt – 148
Berg 4th Place – Emily Bobak & Jill Pogodzinski – 149
Friday Social Golf returned to action on the 26th with arguably the most famous of formats, the dice ball scramble.
Steve & Deb Radziwon teamed up with Jay & Susan Metzger to win with a score of 27.
And the final event of the month was our Jack & Jill Championship. This is a true test of both skill on the golf course and skill
in managing relationships. It’s comically also known as divorce golf. Our couples successfully navigated the modified chapman format
and we didn’t hear any loud yelling which is a victory in itself. As far as the skill portion, the team of Ron and Karen Olson took home
the overall championship with a gross score of 80. Rich and Maura Birdd captured the runner up spot with a gross 82 while the net
winners were Rudy and Deb Ruschmann with a score of 61. Congratulations to our month of July winners.