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Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament
Jeffrey Vinick Memorial fights cancer
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By Steve Kelly
When Jim Sadowsky, Stu Meyers and Myron Skolnik raised $2,500 for the Jimmy Fund by staging a golf tournament many years ago they were pleased.
"We thought we were doing great," Sadowsky recalled. "We had one course and 92 players."
That was in 1980.
Sadowsky's mother had just died of cancer and his wife Barbara had cancer a few years earlier.
"A light bulb went off. I just had to do something," Sadowsky said.
So with Meyers and Skolnik ("probably over a beer after golf," Sadowsky said) he decided a golf tournament was the way to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institution and the Jimmy Fund.
"We got the tournament going that same year. One of three families is affected by cancer," Sadowsky said.
In the second year the event at Twin Hills Country Club raised about $10,000 and by the third year a second course (Crestview Country Club) was added and $17,500 was raised for the charity.
The annual event was an easy sellout and a third course was added. Then a fourth. Now there are five courses involved and it is now the second largest Jimmy Fund Golf Program on the East Coast with an official name of 23rd Annual Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament/Jeffrey Vinick Memorial.
Last year the 22nd annual event raised $310,000.
"It shows you that people's hearts are in the right place," said Anthony Frasco.
Sadowsky, president of Williams Distributing Corp., and Frasco, director of marketing, are two of the main forces behind the event which has earned a reputation for running smoothly.
This year Frasco is serving as senior co-chairman of the event, which will be staged on June 17 at Crumpin-Fox Club, The Orchards GC, Twins Hills, Crestview and The Ranch Golf Club followed by a dinner at Chez Josef in Agawam.
When the Ranch became available Sadowsky and Frasco jumped on the offer.
There are 600 openings for golfers - 120 at each course - and because it is new and because many of the entrants haven't yet played it The Ranch's tee times went fast.
"Basically the day is sold out but we could slide one or two players in," Sadowsky said.
Among those who will be playing The Ranch is former Boston Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg.
Lonborg, like many members of the Red Sox and other New England pro sports teams, has long supported the Jimmy Fund.
"It started as a celebrity event and they didn't get paid," Sadowsky said.
Over the years Ted Williams, Frank Malzone, Dick Radatz, Rico Petrocelli, Gordie Howe, K.C. Jones and many others have come to do their part.
"A lot of Red Sox people get behind it but the celebrities are not the key. Running a quality golf tournament is the key," Sadowsky said.
That's why the field is limited to 120 at each course.
"We spend a lot of time making sure it's a quality day. That's why people come back," Frasco said.
Over the years the core group of 35 or so volunteers and about an equal number who pitch in annually have learned how to do things right and there are no six-hour rounds of golf as play in the modified scramble keeps moving and the dinner starts promptly at 5:30. Following the annual auction people are on their way home at a reasonable hour.
The auction is another arm of the fund-raising day and master of ceremonies Dave Madsen and auctioneer Bill Firestone know how to keep things moving.
Among the auction items are trips to Puerto Rico and Colorado and skybox tickets to a Red Sox vs. Yankees game. There is also plenty of sports memorabilia to be sold.
Last year the silent auction raised $17,000 and the live auction raised $42,000.
There are other ways money comes in to the Jimmy Fund, some of them surprising.
"One year Ted Williams spoke briefly and on the way out he handed me a check," Sadowsky said.
For several years the people who work at Chez Josef have donated their tip money on Jimmy Fund day.
Frasco, who lives with his family on the seventh hole at The Ranch GC, said his children Alexa, 9, and Joey, 6, find and sell golf balls during the year and donate that money to the Jimmy Fund.
"We have a passion for the Jimmy Fund. It's our (Williams Distributing) thing," Sadowsky said. "The Dana Farber Cancer Institution is a special place. It's important that the money ends up there. You should see how people are treated there . . . . children and adults with cancer," Sadowsky said.
Barbara Sadowsky, cancer free for over 23 years, can testify to that.
The Jimmy Fund, a New England phenomenon, deserves credit and the Jeffrey Vinick Memorial Golf Tournament can certainly take a bow, too.
"We should do better than last year, despite the economy," Sadowsky said.
Among the area businesses that always come through is Spalding, which provides prizes, golf balls, equipment and goodie bags.
American Airlines, Dunkin' Donuts and Community Newspaper Company are also umbrella sponsors this year. There are dozens of other corporate sponsors who donate from $10,000 to $500.
If you want to take a shot at joining the fund raising there might still be a spot on a golf course for you. Call 567-9471. Cost for the day-long affair is $225 per golfer and it is partially tax deductible.
You couldn't join a better cause.
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Sergio to make first GHO appearance
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Sergio Garcia of Castellon, Spain the 5th ranked player in the world has committed to the 2002 Canon Greater Hartford Open. Garcia with over 6 million in career earnings and a winner of the Mercedes Championships at Kapalua, Maui, HI opening event in January of this year. Garcia who turned pro in April of 1999, was the first player since Tiger Woods to win in his first effort at this event. His victory was sealed in an 18th hole sudden death playoff against David Toms.
Sergio has won three times on the PGA tour. Beside his win at Kapalua, he recorded his other two victories in 2001 at the MasterCard Colonial and Buick Classic. He has 4 European Tour titles. Garcia joins these previously announced commitments: Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, John Daly, Paul Azinger, Shigeki Maruyama, Chris DiMarco, Mark Brooks, Mark Calcavecchia, Steve Elkington, Jeff Sluman, Corey Pavin, Steve Jones, David Frost, Olin Browne, Peter Jacobsen, KJ Choi, DA Weibring, Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar, JJ Henry, Brad Faxon, Billy Andrade, Ian Leggett, Kevin Sutherland, Jerry Kelly, Brent Geiberger, Jay Williamson and Jeff Julian. These committed players have won a combined 193 tournaments.
Joe Durand and Kirk Triplett are also late entries to the GHO.
Defending Champ is Phil Mickelson who shot 61 last year on Saturday and won by a single shot. A record 318,000 fans witnessed the 2001 event |
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Local golfers ‘tee up’ for nation’s No. 1, No. 3 killers
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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Calling all golfers. The American Heart Association is looking for golfer enthusiasts for its 24th annual Open Heart Open Monday, Aug. 12, at the Crestview Country Club in Agawam, Mass.
Participants can tee off in the scramble format, starting at 7:45 a.m. If the afternoon works better, people can start their round at 1 p.m. in a best-ball format. The cost for individuals is $200, which includes green fees, golf carts, lunch and a dinner banquet. For those not looking to hit the links, but want to support a worthy cause, they can attend only the banquet. The cost for the banquet is $50 and starts at 5:30 p.m.
Throughout the years, this tournament has grown to be one of the most anticipated charity golf tournaments in Western Massachusetts. The Open Heart Open has a reputation for its competition, tradition and uniqueness, making this a very special event for a very worthwhile cause.
Since its inception, the tournament has contributed more than $800,000 to life-saving research and community education for our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers – heart disease and stroke.
The event hosts a field of more than 200 golfers, including many of Springfield’s corporate and civic leaders, and annually gains support from more than 250 Western Massachusetts businesses.
As a donor/player, participants will help in the fight against heart disease and stroke, while receiving great exposure to the Western Massachusetts corporate market at a first-class event. All are invited to be part of the 24th annual Open Heart Open through participation or volunteering.
The American Heart Association spent about $382 million during fiscal year 2000-2001 on research support, public and professional education, and community programs. Nationwide, the organization has grown to include more than 22.5 million volunteers and supporters who carry out its mission in communities across the country. The Association is the largest nonprofit voluntary health organization fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, which annually kill about 960,000 Americans.
For more information about the 24th annual 2002 Open Heart Open, to register for the event or to volunteer, call the AHA at (800) 392-4909.
For more information about 24th annual 2002 Open Heart Open, call Dean C. Nash at (413) 827-0400 or (800) 392-4909, or e-mail him at dean.nash@heart.org. For more information about heart disease and stroke, call (800) AHA-USA1 or visit our Web site at americanheart.org.
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DOWN THE FAIRWAYS/By Steve Kelly
Juli Wightman's
plans call for
stepped up driving
It's been hard enough for anyone she plays against to stop Juli Wightman, 16, this year.
She won the MIAA Girls Individual Golf Championship on May 6 at Woodlawn CC in Auburndale then won her second straight Western Mass. high school title at The Ranch GC on June 5.
Well, wait until Aug. 11. Then there will be no stopping her.
On that day she'll take her driving test, surely make the cut, and be in possession of a Massachusetts driver's license.
Now we know she's a strong driver with a metal wood but have never seen her drive a car. However, if she does that anything like she drove it at The Ranch when she won the high school title she'll be fine.
"I actually played it safe off the tee, for once," she said. "I'm usually one to take it over water or try to hit it through the trees. I pretend I have those trick shots. But this time I hit an iron off the tee six times."
"I was pretty satisfied with my game but I lost confidence with my putting after a good start and I had five three-putts," she said.
Wightman had 37 putts but still produced a 4-over par 76 (38-38) for a seven-shot win over friend Whitney Wolejcko of Smith Academy.
That might be Wightman's lucky number this year as she also shot 76 in the MIAA event.
She won't get out of school at Chicopee High, where she is a sophomore, until June 18 but starting in July she has a big schedule ahead. On July 1 she'll try to qualify for the U.S. Girls' Junior (qualifying is at Belmont CC) and July 16-19 she'll be playing in the Junior World in San Diego. She was medalist for that one in qualifying in Rhode Island.
Maybe for her next trick she should record a hole-in-one where there's a car offered as a prize. But for now the plan is to use Mom's
ALISTAIR CATTO of South Hadley, the well-traveled competitor who holds memberships at The Orchards GC and Amherst GC, has joined senior nation. Catto, just 50, played in his first senior event on June 6 in the New England Senior Open at CC of New Hampshire. The two-day event was reduced by rain to 18 holes and he finished with a 1-over par 73, six shots behind the low score. So how did it go with the older guys? "It seemed like they all spent most of their time talking about their injuries and knee replacements and when I hit a good shot one guy said 'nice shot, kid.' It was amusing," Catto said with a laugh. Catto also gave the long putter a whirl and found it worked well enough. A lesson in how to use the new tool from Hickory Ridge pro Rick Fleury helped, sort of. "He told me, like everyone else, I was using my arms too much. He told me to use my shoulders," Catto said. "Now I'm using a combination of both styles." Catto had it going and was 2-under though 12 before a hooked second shot from 175 yards led to a bogey on the par-5 13th and another second shot, from 140 with an 8-iron, at the 16th that he pull-hooked really hurt. His ball jumped off the side a bank near the green into an unplayable lie and after a stroke and distance penalty he had a double bogey six. Catto said he liked the new field of competition but thinks the tees are set too far forward. Leave it to the "kids" to complain. Catto's next senior venture was to be U.S. Senior Open qualifying at Marlboro CC on June 12. The day before that he was entered in Massachusetts Amateur qualifying at Hickory Ridge (so he'd better putt with his shoulders when Fleury is watching) . . . . Amateur Bill Barry Jr. of Elmcrest was obviously well rested and he posted a 71 in the NE Senior Open. The scoreboard at CC of New Hampshire listed "Elmrest" as his club. Former Hampden CC and Longmeadow CC pro Geoffrey Lyons, now a teaching pro in Connecticut, also played in the NE Senior Open and he posted a 72 and Tom Sullivan of Wyantenuck shot 73. Joe Grochmal of Springfield CC shot 79 in the 70 and over division . . . . Northampton native Connie Wilson has been promoted and her new title with the LPGA Tour is director of media relations. She began working for the LPGA Tour in 1991, left for a few years to work for a sports management company, then returned to the LPGA Tour several years ago. She is a Wheaton College grad . . . . Allen Parker of Gateway Regional shot 75, 3-over, to win the Western Mass. Div. II title at Crumpin-Fox Club on May 29. Brett Gilmore of Mohawk Regional was second with 76. John Kildahl of Mount Greylock and Marc Jemilo of Gateway each had 77 followed by Mike Hillman of Greenfield with 79. Mount Greylock (327) won the team title when a tie-breaker was used. Gateway also posted 327 with its four low scorers. Matt Gajda of Mount Greylock had 87 as the fifth man and that proved to be the ticket to the title . . . . Dan Lapierre, now a part-time assistant pro at Springfield CC as he plays a heavy tournament schedule, led the way at The Ranch Golf Club in qualifying for the Massachusetts Open, to be played June 17-19 at Longmeadow CC. Lapierre shot 69, 3-under. Others from the area making it were Jack Kearney, the Atlanta-based pilot who plays out of Elmcrest, with 71, Larry Nuger of Crestview with 71, Ted Perez Jr. of East Mountain and Bill Barry Jr. of Elmcrest at 72, Andy Drohen of St. Anne at 72, Flynt Lincoln of Longmeadow CC , Joe Trosky of Elmcrest and Bill Rosenblum of The Orchards at 73, Doug Folsom of The Orchards and Paul Nunez Jr. of Longmeadow at 74. Kevin Kennedy of Franconia GC had 74 and is an alternate . . . . Arnold Palmer is 72 now and if he can shoot his age that's a good day. And maybe he can do it on a friendlier layout than that mean Augusta National. Those horrid scores from this year's Masters tournament will be long forgotten when Arnie makes his third straight appearance in the FleetBoston Classic, the Senior PGA Tour event to be staged at Nashawtuc CC in Concord July 26-28. On July 24 Palmer is scheduled to be present for a day of ceremony at TPC Boston. His firm designed the new TPC Boston layout in Norton and it is expected that the PGA Tour will bring an event there in the near future.The course is scheduled to open for members on June 28. The Massachusetts Golf Association, The Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts, the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, The Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England will all be housed in the still to be completed clubhouse at TPC Boston. .. . . . . Billy Downes of Springfield tied for 4th place in the Green Mountain National Open held June 6-8 in Killington, VT . Downes shot 66 in the opening round and finished 73, 69 for a three day total of 208 which earned him $2,950. This was the first New England Pro Tour event of the year. Matt Donovan of Pittsfield, MA tied for 24th place and won $775. |
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Drink your way to par
 By Bob Reed
Okay, I suppose I should explain the title pretty quick before someone gets the wrong idea. Proper fluid intake during any sporting activity is an essential key to good performance. As the weather gets warmer., your fluid needs increase with physical activity and the risk of dehydration increases. as the risk of dehydration increases, so does the risk of fatigue, decreased performance and injury.
Exercise activity, including golf, increases your body temperature. In order to get rid of the excess heat, you sweat. The sweat evaporates and helps to cool you off. Through this process, you lose fluid (water). As your available water reserve decreases through sweating, your exercise performance decreases and you increase the risk of heat illness.
"But," you say, "I always drink when I am thirsty. Besides, everybody know you have to drink more when it is hot." That's good, but is it enough? Research has shown that a water loss of 2-4% of your body weight reduces your aerobic power (performance) level by 48%. And, if you have lost as little as 1% of your body weight in water, you are in a dehydrated condition. Your body's thirst mechanism kicks in when you have lost 2% of your body weight, so relying on drinking when you feel thirsty is not enough. By that time, you are already dehydrated.
To keep hydrated you should drink 6-8 cups of water a day whether you are thirsty or not. Here are some suggested guidelines for fluid intake during activity:
• About 15-30 minutes before exercise drink 1-2 cups of water
• Drink one cup of water every 15-30 minutes during exercise
• Drink 2 cups of water beyond feeling thirsty, after exercise
Cool water is good, some sports drinks too. Fluids with high concentrations of carbohydrates (sugars) like soda, soft drinks, or some juice drinks, should be avoided.
Alcohol and caffeine drinks can contribute to dehydration.
Remember, proper fluid intake (hydration) reduces the risk of fatigue, which helps to reduce the risk of injury. This helps to maintain your performance, which leads to more enjoyment of your game and , possibly, to lower scores. |
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Dan Lapierre By Jay Nomakeo
They say if you want to play on the PGA Tour you must first beat all the players in your area. He Did. Then you must find out where the best competition is and beat them. He almost did. You have to have the confidence in your game to help you get to the next level. He does. We're talking about Dan Lapierre who in a span of two weeks played some pretty impressive golf. He first took on the challenge in the 35th Western Mass Open where he birdied the last three holes on Tuesday, the final day, to win by two strokes. The next day Dan won the first tournament of the year on the North Atlantic Tour beating his brother Dave by a shot. He also won on Thursday, May 24 a continuation event on the North Atlantic Tour shooting 68 at Westover to edge Dave Gunas who shot 67. On Friday it was off to Triggs Memorial GC to play in the Providence Open where he faced his stiffest competition. Dan was at 3 under par and only one shot back of Buy.com tour player Brad Adamonis. He was thinking birdie to tie but instead finished with bogey and a third place finish. Dan came back on Sunday to compete in the Home City Open hoping to knock off five time defending champion Billy Downes. Birdies on 5,6,7,9 and 12 and a lone bogey on eight, put him at 4 under par through 12 holes. His tee shot on 13 wound up behind a tree where he explains " I wanted to hit it over the tree with a draw and it hit a branch and went out of bounds." That led to a triple bogey. Dan confessed that the smart move would have been to pitch out and try to make par "but that's not my game" Then Dan lost his concentration and bogeyed the par 5 14th to get back to even. A 17th hole birdie put him in red numbers at one under. After seven days he had accumulated almost $5,000 in winnings. He knows he has a lot to learn and added " When I add up all the money it cost me I will learn eventually". Dan has been caddying at Longmeadow CC in anticipation of qualifying for the Mass Open that will be played there June 17th -19th. A 3 under par 69 back at The Ranch gave Dan medalist honors and a spot in the Open. He plans to take time off to get married to Kat Jenczar on June 2nd and the honeymoon will be in Rhode Island, site of another North Atlantic Tour event. The couple plans to visit Italy in the winter for their official honeymoon. When Dan is on the course he counts on Travis Equi, his caddy and co worker at Springfield CC. " I'll play in state opens and hopefully a couple New England Pro Tour events and try to stay sharp leading up to Q -school" said Dan. Last year he missed the first stage of Q school by 6 shots but added " Now I have the confidence in my game. On a scale of one to ten my game is now a seven". His goal is to make it to the third stage of Q-school and if not the PGA Tour then the Buy.com Tour. |
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Big, Bigger, Biggest?
By JIM CLINE
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There was the usual array of equipment at Bucky O’Brien’s golf show at the Greenfield Country Club this spring. Woods, irons, wedges and putters were there for the consumer’s perusal. But the consumers, as usual, were perusing one particular type of club more than any other, that of course being the drivers that were on display.
That should come as no surprise. We drive for show, therefore drivers are the stars of the show. As it turns out, Calloway was on to something years ago when it came out with the Big Bertha, to be followed by the Great Big Bertha to be followed by the Biggest Baddest Bertha you ever did see. Bigger is better, or so we’re told. And big just keeps getting bigger.
Let’s travel back in time about half a dozen years. The Great Big Bertha titanium driver was 250 cc. This was not the biggest driver at that time. According to my records, Yonex topped all the other companies with a 300 cc Super ADX. By comparison, Wilson had the Invex driver that John Daly was smacking all over St. Andrews. It checked in at 175 cc. The Invex Titanium that replaced it was still just 210 cc.
Ping then topped everyone with a 323 cc number, the TiSI that quite a few of the ladies were using at the Friendly’s Classic. Some of the older members of the tour were grousing that this club was too long. Little girls were knocking it past them.
The Ping is not the big kid on the block any longer. (And if there’s a pun there it is strictly by accident.) TaylorMade came out with a new driver last year that came in 3 sizes: 300, 320 and 360 cc. The 300 is supposed to be more of a player’s club, but all 3 sizes are used on tour. Ernie Els liked the 320 and Larry Nelson hit the 360. TaylorMade has a steel driver now that is 275 cc. That’s bigger than the Titleist Titanium 975D which was 260 cc. The 975D has been replaced by the 975J which is 20 percent larger at 312cc. The new Cleveland Launcher is 330 cc. Mizuno’s new T-Zoid Blue Rage drivers come in 310 and 350 cc sizes. Adams claims to have one of the largest club heads on the market at 363 cc. But the appropriately-named Hippo Giants is bigger at 400 cc. Yonex, which used to make the biggest of the big, checks in with the V-Mass 400 at 410 cc and Orlimar‘s biggest is 420 cc. Then there‘s the King Cobra SS427, named after a car from the 60‘s. Yes, 427 cubic centimeters. And right there on the bottom it tells you the C.O.R., or coefficient of restitution is .825. That means it was just barely legal, as opposed to Calloway’s ERC driver which did not conform to USGA rules until about a month ago. The C.O.R. has just gone up for all us weekend golfers which means next year’s drivers have another way to be new and improved.
Bigger, of course, is not necessarily better. Calloway’s newest offering is the C4 which has a 360 cc head made of carbon composite and not titanium.
The hottest new equipment at the shows this year belongs to Nike. Here’s a company that’s just getting into the club business and they hired Tom Stites to design their clubs. Tom worked for Ben Hogan for many years. The irons are forged muscle backs, made for better players, lower handicappers. The perimeter-weighted versions will be out soon. There are 4 wedges: 53, 56, 58 and 60 degrees. There is a 275 cc driver that comes in one loft and a 350 cc in 4 lofts and a 400 cc that is hitting the market this month. Nike didn‘t get into the golf business because it knew how to make a great club. Nike knows how to market.
The best thing about these big drivers is the confidence you get hitting the ball. It really is hard to miss. And once you play with one, it’s going to be hard to go back to something considerably smaller. But your best bet is to hit a few before you buy, and by all means try some different shafts because that part of the club will probably help or hurt you more than anything else.
Where will it all end? A year and a half ago, the USGA came up with a proposal to limit driver size to 385 cc. The manufacturers weren’t buying it. So the USGA came up with a new proposal of 470 cc. How did that fly? It didn’t. Not at Integra where they now make a SoooLong driver that is 600 cc. It remains to be seen how many people will buy something that big. And that may be the ultimate test.
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| Wilbraham’s new nine |
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By Jim Cline
The Country Club of Wilbraham has been around since the 20’s. Willie Ogg was the original designer. Geoffrey Cornish reworked the 9-hole course back in the 80’s. But Wilbraham is now an 18-holer. It has a brand new 9 that opened for play in May. And when you make the turn, you can throw the driver in the trunk of your car.
The membership decided to build a new nine in the early 90’s. It took awhile, but two years ago, the course was completed. Last year was a growing season. No one was allowed on, even though everyone was chomping at the bit to get out and play it. Now it’s open and Wilbraham has two very different nine’s. The front is relatively wide open. It’s the greens that are the most difficult. They slope from back to front and it’s important to stay below the hole. The back is much tighter. You’ll hit fairway woods and irons off the tee. The greens are hard right now but they should be fine in another month. They’re not as severe as those on the front. They’re bigger and frankly, a bit more fair.
Rowland Armacost of Hinsdale designed the new nine. He was recommended by Cornish. What he had to work with was woods and wetlands. That’s what defines the holes which have names such as Red Pine, Wet Lands, Oaks Landing and Whispering Pines. Red Pine is the 13th. Those red pines behind the green were planted there by the Civil Service Corps during World War II. It’s not the most difficult hole, but it’s certainly one of the most scenic.
Daril Pacinella, the head pro, says he’s only had a chance to play the course a couple of times.. He likes the 17th the best. It’s an uphill par 4. He also likes the fact that it’s very tranquil back in the woods. All of that foliage tends to muffle the sounds from the road. There is no course record yet, perhaps because the pro hasn’t set one yet. He does hold the record on the old course. It’s a 61, if you‘re wondering. Now that Wilbraham is 18 holes, the club will be hosting a few more tournaments. The Division One High School tourney will be played here this fall. The MGA-Father Daughter is already on the schedule. The club will also host some outings now, something that was difficult to do as a 9-holer.
The course plays 6380 yards from the blue tees. If the right tournaments are lined up, it shouldn’t take long to come up with a good course record.
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Oleksaks win 4-Ball
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By Jay Nomakeo
The first time the father and son duo of Mike Oleksak and Andrew J. (A.J.) played in the MGA Father and Son Tournament, they shot 68 and won the tournament. The first time they paired up in a 4-Ball event they also won. Mike and A.J. beat Pete Longhi and Walt Niejadlik to win the Annual Warren Barker Memorial Open 4-Ball at Oak Ridge Golf Club in Feeding Hills. For A.J., a sophomore at Agawam High School, it was his inaugural 4-Ball win. For Mike it has been several. This was dad's fourth Oak Ridge title in four decades.
He teamed to win with Bill Boulet in '78, Larry O'Toole in '87, Steve Mihalek in '95, and now his son in '02. In their semifinal match against Chris Rousseau/John Molta the Oleksaks overcame a 1 down deficit at the turn by shooting 4 under on the back nine to win.
On a rainy and cool Mother's Day, a seventh hole birdie by Walt Niejadlik offset an early bogey to even the match. The next break came on the 176 yd. 13th hole. After watching their opponents both hit the green A.J. knocked his tee shot to within two feet. Mike followed by nearly hitting the stick but the ball backed up four feet. When Pete and Walt missed, A.J. put his team one up by making his two footer. An Oleksak bogey on 15 brought the match back to even. On 16 neither Pete nor Walt could get up and down from just off the green and conceded A.J.'s five footer for birdie. Walt Niejadlik, with 12 career holes in one, nearly had number 13 on 17. His tee shot missed by inches and the tap in tied the match. A bogey on 18 by Niejadlik and Longhi gave the Oleksaks the title. |
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On in Two/By Jay Nomakeo
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NBC Sports TO DO FOLLOW-UP OF STORY FIRST REPORTED IN WMG MAGAZINE
In our April issue of WMG magazine Catherine Forrest Bein did a story on Jay Taylor of AON corp. who took the day off from his job at the World Trade Center, on September 11th, to play golf. NBC picked up the story when filming segments for the upcoming Greater Hartford Open. They were given a copy of the magazine by Paula Fisher, director of marketing for the TPC Riverhighlands. Paula invited Jay and his playing partners that fateful day to come back and enjoy the golf course under tournament conditions. NBC Sports will be there filming a segment of Jay as he plays. At the conclusion of golf Paula will present Jay with a replacement set of logo golf balls from all the TPC courses across the country. Jay had collected the balls as he played the different courses and proudly displayed them on his desk in his office at the World Trade Center.
CINDY JOHNSON, OF FRAN JOHNSONS Inc., HONORED AS WEST SPRINGFIELD SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
CINDY JOHNSON, president of Fran Johnsons Inc., was honored by the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield as West Springfield small business of the year. She was feted for her contributions to the community as well. Cindy is a regular contributor to many charities through her golf store. Fran Johnsons is a major sponsor of the Womans Fund golf tournament and the Womens Conference at Bay Path. Cindy and Sue Duquette founded the Springfield chapter of the Executive Womans Golf Association.
4TH ANNUAL FRIENDS OF MARK BELANGER GOLF TOURNAMENT
A tournament was held recently at the Berkshire Hills Country Club in honor of Mark Belanger, who played 16 years in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. Mark passed away in October, 1998. Mark's brother Al wanted a way to gather the family and Mark's friends and what better way than to hold a tournament at Mark's home course.
Mark was involved in the players union as a player rep for the Orioles. He took over as Oriole player rep. when Brooks Robinson retired.
After retirement from baseball Mark worked in NYC for the Major League Baseball Players Association. Steve Rogers, who pitched for 12 seasons with the Montreal Expos was on hand as a late replacement for Don Fehr, Executive Director of MLBPA. Steve first remembered working with Mark to help forge the 1980 baseball agreement. This will be the first negotiations since Mark's passing.
The golf tournament pairs Berkshire Hills members and guests and raises money for the Alliance for Lung Cancer and awards a scholarship to a Pittsfield High School student/athlete. Todd Perrault is the 2002 recipient
GRIP IT AND RIP IT
Very few people get to work at something they enjoy. Many of us are held prisoner by our work but dream of the day we can venture out and start our own business. After 27 years working for a company (Country Curtains Lee, Mass) Brian Pratt, called it quits to start his own business, Grip It and Rip It, located just down the street from Greenock Country Club at 152 Park Street. Brian's store will offer custom clubmaking and club repair work.
In November Brian attended the Golfworks school for clubmaking and repair to further hone his skills. He has been making clubs in his basement for the past ten years. Added Brian "If I Don't do it now, I will never do it " speaking of the business. Brian is an accredited member of the Golf Clubmakers Association.
Spirit of Springfield Mayor's Pro - Am
After being rained out on May 14th, Springfield's 366th Anniversary, the Spirit Of Springfield Mayor's Pro - Am took place on June 4th at the beautiful Ranch Golf Club in Southwick. This is the first year with the Pro - Am format and a limited field of 120 players. Now in its tenth year, the tournament is the only fundraiser for the Spirit of Springfield. Proceeds are used for such programs as Brightnights, Pancake Breakfast, Taste of Springfield, and the Balloon Parade. Tony Kelley beat Mike Grigely in a playoff to claim top honors in the Pro division. They both shot 71. Team Gross went to Tom Dirico, Tony Cyran, John Vurovicz, and Roger McMinn. The team of Jeff Van Mourik, William Leonard, Peter Karalekas, and James Shriver took low net honors. In the scramble division Jim Selvie, Bill Dyke, Paul Cambo, and John Ruttman shot 61 and won a match of cards for the victory.
5TH ANNUAL LUKE LEARY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Southwick Country Club was the setting for the 5th Annual Luke Leary Memorial Golf Tournament played June 1st. A full field including Aislinn Leary who travelled from Oxford, North Carolina and thirteen golfers who made the trip from the Lowell Lodge Of Elks #87 participated. The proceeds of the tournament go to the American Diabetes Association. Both the first place team and the last place team are engraved on the trophy. Dale Kratochvil recruited three good golfers in Randy Simoneau, Ken Auclair and Skip Finley to shoot 58 and claim first prize. Trevor Wilder led his team to a second place finish.
DICK MCGRATH JOINS WMG AS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Dick brings with him a 35 year career in sales and will be in charge of new sponsors. Dick can be reached by calling 533-1327. He will be developing a marketing strategy to put your business in front of the golfing community.
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Playing the WSGT is a breeze–sometimes
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By Alice Ritzman
The September 2001 issue of Western Mass Golf Magazine contained a nice preview article by Steve Kelly on the Fidelity Investments Classic planned for Sept. 22 - 23, featuring the Women's Senior Golf Tour. Then, of course, September 11 came, and everything changed, including the Fidelity event.
Also in that issue last fall, Kelly introduced me, Alice Ritzman, to you golf fans as a member of the WSGT, and someone who might write about the experience of revamping and revitalizing a golf career during a different stage of my life. Not only did he convince me to write this story, but he helped in the process by being my caddie in the recently held event.
The venue would change from Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton to Waverly Oaks Golf Club in Plymouth. When I traveled full-time for the 20 years that I was on the LPGA Tour I could pack in my sleep, and have everything I might need for every weather situation. For this trip, I over-looked the fact that Plymouth was where the Pilgrims landed, hence close to the Atlantic Ocean, hence subject to wind and, more importantly, "wind chill." I realized my mistake as my plane was rocking and rolling on the landing into Providence. It became even more obvious as I teed off in a practice round the following morning in a 25-mph "breeze" that I was told was much better than the "wind" from the day before.
Between the time change (3 hours) and wrestling with luggage, I was striking the ball less than solidly, and when you're not hitting a golf ball solidly and the wind is blowing, your errors are magnified. I wasn't too optimistic as I left the course that day. But Friday, pro-am day, dawned with the sun shining, and the wind at a manageable 5-10 mph, and I found the clubface for the first time in two days and was feeling much better heading into the weekend tournament. He won't say it, but so was Steve.
We had parties both Thursday and Friday nights, and these are key to the success of our events. People were having cocktails with members of the LPGA Hall of Fame like Patty Sheehan, Amy Alcott, Pat Bradley, and JoAnne Carner. These are players that not only are recognizable by golf fans everywhere, but who don't need to be told how important interaction with these fans is to the success of this venture. Get two or three of these players together, and the stories alone are worth the price of admission.
I have discovered that weather prediction is a less than exact science through the years, but unfortunately, this time they got it right. Saturday didn't so much dawn as it poured in. The wind was blowing quantities of rain sideways, and our tee times got backed up the first time as I was getting the first of my all-important two cups of coffee. With only 40 WSGT players total in Plymouth, we pretty much took over the Comfort Inn, and most of us were waiting in the lobby when the second postponement came.
Some people never went closer to Waverly Oaks that day. I happened to go out to the course when my niece, Debbie Marien, and her family arrived from north of Boston where it was snowing. I guess Plymouth wasn't so bad. Soon after, Saturday's play was cancelled and the decision made to play the 36-hole tournament all on Sunday.
This was possible because of some rules modifications: (1) we would be able to ride in carts with our caddies, (2) we could clean the mud and moisture off the golf ball when in the fairway, and weather improvement - the wind was moderate, and after a short frost delay the sun even made an appearance.
Lori West would be the leader after the morning round with a 4-under par 68, and yours truly was in pretty good position with an even-par 72.
After grabbing a quick bite to eat and give the officials time to re-do the pairings, we were back for Round 2 of Groundhog Day. A 2-under par 70 left me tied for 6th place, 4 shots off the winning score of 6-under par posted by winner Shelley Hamlin. I had a nice crowd of troopers following my group the entire way around, and no, they weren't all related to me. There was a nice crowd, especially watching the final action at the 18th green, and I know the Fidelity Investments people heard many nice comments about the event. It's particularly gratifying that Fidelity recognizes that women invest just like men do - some of us even have Fidelity accounts!
While the golf is a little more relaxed on the course than during an LPGA event, the practice leading up to it is no different. Every player has a tremendous amount of pride, and no one wants to play in an event with anything less than their "A" game. As we line up more of these events the scores will get lower as the players play more competitive golf. Whether you plan to play once, or for several weeks in a row, you have to be ready to play, and that requires the same amount of effort regardless of the number of events.
The beauty of the WSGT is that it brings some of the best-known names in women's golf together with the golf fans they grew up with. Both groups love the game, and local charities are the big beneficiaries. When you've done nothing but play golf and be involved with the game for the biggest part of your life, it's hard to find a passion that compares in some other field. The opportunity to continue a career in this maddening but rewarding game is too tempting to pass up. Watch for us next , the week of June 11-16, from Des Moines, Iowa!
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Ritzman rediscovers her competitive spirit
By Steve Kelly
PLYMOUTH - When I first met Alice Ritzman she was a second-year player on the LPGA Tour and she had talent. It was 1979 and her talent was raw.
I had caddied for her a few times back then and she was one of the few women pros who carried, and used, a 1-iron. She could blast that thing off the tee, too.
Ritzman, at 5' 5 1/2", slim and wiry, was a dynamo. She liked basketball, was a softball standout, played tennis and was a skier.
She came from Kalispell, Montana, snow country. Somehow she chose golf.
She had determination. And grit.
If she had told me that she was a rodeo rider or a cowgirl I'd have believed her. Maybe she was but kept it to herself.
When I caddied for her way back then I thought she hurt herself by gripping the club too hard. But she could hit some cracking shots and she was a tenacious putter.
There was a little temper in there, too. In one tournament in Florida she had laid up all week on the 18th hole, a par-5 with a pond in the middle of the fairway, with that 1-iron. In the final round things had gone sour by the time she reached that hole. I took out the 1-iron and held it out for her. She grabbed it. But then slammed it back into the bag and took out her driver.
Whack!
She smoked it. Right into the pond.
"There. Now I can go home." she said.
Tommy Bolt surely would have smiled had he been there.
In Sarasota, Florida golf writer Jim Auchenbach did a nice piece on Ritzman and what might be called her unique swing. There was a Jimmy Ballard influence. There was power. But early in her career there were usually trees around, too.
After 1980 I'd see her here and there as she plied her trade on the LPGA Tour. She worked hard and became an accomplished player and she came close, so close to being one of the top players in the middle portion of a 20-year career.
In the 1997 European Open at Sunningdale in London she pulled off an amazing feat by making three eagles in one round, and she did it in a 7-hole stretch (holes 10, 12, and 16). She also had 15 pars for a 6-under round.
In the 1989 season she made 2 holes-in-one.
In her career she finished second eight times. She earned about $1.5 million without ever winning a tournament. Once she needed to two-putt the 18th hole to win. Once Betsy King shot a 63 in the final round and beat Ritzman in a playoff.
If the LPGA had added basketball to it's events, or fly fishing, or running for all you were worth Ritzman would have some titles.
I can imagine her taking the basketball like Jason Kidd of the Nets and in a flash have it in the basket at the other end.
To me it is a sad thing that Ritzman doesn't have a title. Some players without her ability managed to win one along the way.
"Would I trade what I did for twenty years, the consistency, for a win? No," she said recently while competing in the Women's Senior Golf Tour event at Waverly Oaks Plymouth.
Again I served as her caddie. I hadn't seen her (except on ESPN when she worked as a reporter for LPGA Tour events) since she told me she was going to quit while preparing to play in one of the Friendly's Classic events at Crestview CC in the late 1990s.
She did quit the tour life.
She wanted to try writing. She had a piece published but found it tough to catch a break.
Then ESPN called and she became a broadcaster, walking the holes with the players and waiting to get the call to speak.
"It's just like golf. You have to find a rhythm. If you don't get called on early or often it's tough to get comfortable," she said. She wanted to excel in her new line of work.
Ritzman was comfortable. ESPN paid her $4,500 a tournament. She had done well in the stock market, until Cisco Systems crashed and her paper fortune was slashed.
That made her mad.
Then the WSGT finally got going and suddenly tournament golf was back in her life at the age of 48 in 2000.
She came here without expecting much, having played sparingly this year.
On the practice tee the first day there weren't enough sharp shots. Too many clunkers. Ritzman, who has homes in Phoenix and in Montana, told me that she owned three hand guns.
It occurred to me that maybe I should look in her golf bag to see if I could find one, then shoot it so we'd both hear the pistol-shot sound of a well-hit golf ball.
It also occurred to me that I'd better do a good job as her caddie or she might take a shot at one of my toes.
In the pro-am her shotmaking was returning and it was clear that she was close to finding the groove.
Rain had forced the entire 36 holes of the Fidelity event to be played on Sunday. We started at 7:40 and it was cold. It was going to be a tough day for the players, who were going to have to go 36 holes, but a change in the rules allowed them to ride all day.
Since I drove the cart all day I was in pretty good shape after 36 holes and felt like I probably could have driven one or two more.
When the tournament started she nearly birdied the first hole, the putt just slipping past the edge.
Then she stuffed a second shot for an easy birdie at the second and stung a 6-iron tee shot to about seven or eight feet at the third. She made that putt and was 2-under.
Ritzman looked like a youngster. She had a hop to her step. You'd never guess that she was 50.
Then a blocked tee shot into the trees cost her a shot at the par-5 fifth and it wasn't all that easy in a tough wind the rest of the way. But she got in at even par in the morning and the 72 had her in good position.
The afternoon wind was strong and coming from the opposite direction. It was tricky.
Ritzman drove the ball well in round two. She was finding the middle of the clubface on her iron shots and they were sailing through the wind. When she made a birdie putt of about five feet on the final hole she was in with a 70 and that was good for a tie for sixth and a nice listed payday of $13,000 (the WSGT takes a 10% cut).
We both read that last putt for an inside right line. It was downhill and had to be hit softly. She pulled it a snitch but it just slipped into the cup on the left side.
That was, I think, a well-deserved break.
The 1-iron is gone. So are the 2 and 3 irons. There are four metal woods (1, 3, 5, 7) in the bag.
So some things have changed.
She now uses the cross-handed putting style and was putting a good roll on her Precepts.
And, she handles tough breaks a lot differently now then she did all those years ago.
The cowgirl has tamed that temper.
During the week she was gracious with her time for her pro-am team and with spectators.
"I was pretty happy with my golf - especially considering that I hadn't played a lot. I love competition, and it's the thing other than my friends that I missed the most when I wasn't playing, so to get those competitive juices flowing again is great," she said.
There are two more WSGT events this year and maybe by 2003 there will be a larger schedule.
When I watch Alice Ritzman play competitive golf I see a winner. I hope I'm there with all of my toes when it happens.
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Shelley's
wonderful
world of golf
By Steve Kelly
PLYMOUTH - There are a couple of things Shelley Hamlin can do in expert fashion at golf tournaments.
She can play.
And she can talk.
It's hard to say if she's a better at talking or playing. She can get going on the course and when she's done playing she's always happy to talk about it.
And talk about it some more.
When she made a five-foot putt for birdie on the 36th and final hole at Waverly Oaks on May 19th she claimed the title in the Women's Senior Golf Tour Fidelity Classic, the $50,000 top prize, a trophy and the right to talk about it.
"It means I'm a viable player again," she said in answering one question on what her first win on the the WSGT means.
After a few more questions followed by her l-o-n-g answers, she looked at Boston Herald golf writer Joe Gordon, who was holding a small tape recorder, and asked "Have I used up all of your tape yet?"
She won three times in her LPGA Tour playing days but due to recent "inactivity" she was removed from the LPGA Tour's 2002 media guide.
That's fair as far as she's concerned since she doesn't play that tour these days.
"When I got to be as old as the players' mothers it was time to stop. They don't want me out there anyway. They are too serious now. I talk to much for them," Hamlin said.
She is a survivor of breast cancer (radical surgery) and after a brief spell of despair, she'll talk about that, too. She tells all that it's not the end of the world - which was one of her first thoughts.
Her golf world hadn't quite come to an end but it had slowed considerably until the WSGT came along with two events in 2000 and 2001. This year there are three scheduled tournaments and Hamlin claimed the first one.
The two-day event was switched to a one-day, 36-hole Sunday affair after torrents of rain fell on Saturday.
Hamlin shot 70-68 for 138 (six-under) to edge Lori West, another long-time LPGA Tour regular, by a shot. West shot 68 in the morning and was the leader. But Hamlin, playing in front of West, followed a three-putt bogey at the par-3 17th with her closing birdie.
West smacked her second shot some 30 feet past the final hole and had to settle for a par and second money - $30,000.
That was pretty much OK with West, who talks a good game, too.
Though in a talkoff Hamlin would have to be favored. Hamlin talks, and talks. Almost nonstop. West talks, sips on a beer, and talks.
"She did it for the trophy. I did it for the money," West said while flashing a huge grin.
"This check for $30,000 (minus 10% that goes to the tour) means I won't have to look for a job. I'm really dedicated to playing golf. I practice a lot and it's all I want to do," West said.
West has never won on the LPGA Tour or WSGT but she is one of those that enjoys the lifestyle and she's a personable type with a sense of humor.
West is also thrilled that the WSGT has finally hit the scene.
"It's just great to play with all of these great names like Sheehan, Carner and Stephenson and it's great that they are back in front of the public," West said.
West, who now lives in Atlanta, said she was plugging along by playing in those one-day pro-ams found across the land. She said they pay from $1,000 to $3,000 and the food and drinks are good. That keeps her going during the longs waits between WSGT events.
Hamlin, who lives in Phoenix, said she was having a good time teaching the game. "Manuel de la Torre taught me how to be a teacher and I'm pretty good at it now," Hamlin said.
But at the age of 51 there seems to be a lot of golf left for her.
The WSGT had hoped to have up to five events by this year but finding sponsors in today's economy isn't easy.
This year the age for eligibility is 44 and next year it will be 45. The tour hopes to stage a maximum of 10 to 12 events yearly if everything falls into place.
The events in Des Moines, Iowa and Green Bay, Wisconsin in the past two years have proven that fans will come out to share memories and watch the still healthy play of Hall of Famers like Nancy Lopez, Pat Bradley, Hollis Stacy and Kathy Whitworth.
It's a fan-friendly tour and autographs and photos are easy to obtain.
Though some nasty weather (rain, wind and cold) during the week and then again on the weekend limited the attendance numbers, those that came to watch (maybe 3,000 on Sunday) sure got their money's worth for a $10 grounds ticket.
The WSGT sets its courses at about 6,000 yards so the scoring is about on par with an LPGA Tour event. Waverly Oaks was listed at 6,010 on the scorecards but it called for so many layup shots that length was almost irrelevant.
The short, par-4 ninth hole was played by many contestants with a 6-iron tee shot because the tee used was so far up that a pond on the left was menacing and there wasn't too much room left in the fairway on the sweeping, uphill dogleg left.
Many players also laid up with 7-wood tee shots on other par fours to avoid the bunkers waiting to gobble up off-line driver shots.
The fierce winds in Plymouth also made it tough to pick the right club. At times it was, say, a full 8-iron shot into a green from around 100 yards. Two clubs more into the wind was usually the ticket.
In Sunday's all day finale, the wind switched so the holes that played short in the a.m. were playing long in the p.m.
The greens, while in nice shape, were puzzling in that on some downhill putts the balls would run out while on others they didn't. Sometimes the grain had an effect, sometimes it didn't.
But while some players criticized this, or didn't care for that, on the whole it was a grand affair for the Women's Senior Golf Tour.
Just ask Hamlin. For her it was wonderful.
Her previous best finish on the WSGT was a tie for fifth at Des Moines, Iowa.
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Bertolaccini works WSGT
Silvia Bertolaccini of Wilbraham, the former LPGA Tour star and co-owner of Mill Valley Golf Links in Belchertown, put in a full week of work in the WSGT Fidelity Investments golf tournament at Plymouth last month.
Bust she didn't use her golf club. Bertolaccini is eligible to compete on WSGT but says she no longer wishes to compete.
She served as a tournament official at the event and she has plenty of experience in that category having served as Tournament Director of the LPGA Tour Friendly's at Crestview CC from 1995-1998
Leslie Shannon, the former Curtis Cup player and captain who is now a second-year assistant pro at Longmeadow CC, entered the 2-spot qualifier at Plymouth but shot 8-over par 80. It took a score of 72 to gain entry to the event.
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Letter from the editor
The season is now in full swing with several tournaments a day. Make sure to submit your tournament information for inclusion in the magazine.
Mother nature has provided its own irrigation system that has left us with some of the best course conditions we have seen. I have had the pleasure to play East Mountain, Southampton, Edgewood, The Ranch, Ledges and Berkshire Hills in some great conditions.
Just a thought: I pay my 20 bucks in the pro shop at Southwick CC. I duck hook my monster drive on the first hole and find my ball in the second fairway of the Ranch. I continue playing at a deep discount.
If you like to travel to play, try out Brattleboro CC in Brattleboro VT, or Pistol Creek in Berlin Ct. Pistol Creek is in its first full season and Brattleboro has added a new nine holes.
I think its time for Phil Mickelson to step up and win a major. I think he will putt lights out at Bethpage. The course sets up well for him and if he can control the driver down the stretch he will be a factor.
Complaint dept: Every now and then you hear the pros complain about conditions at the US Open. Remember when John Daly hit the ball as it rolled back to him and then proclaimed he would never play another open. What if one of the shorter hitters fail to reach the 499 yd par 4 in two? The 12th hole is a dogleg left par 4 with a giant trap at about 270 yds. If you lay up you have to kill a wood to get home. It is about 300 yds to carry the trap. And the wind. They tell me it is always windy.
Tournaments on the horizon : Mark Jamrog July 6 & 7 Chicopee CC, Ryder Cup June 29-30 Franconia GC, Amherst Open June 26 Amherst CC, Greenfield Open July 13th -14th CC of Greenfield.
Can't touch this: The tournament of giants long drive competition is slated for Sunday July 28th at Greenfield CC. Last year a drive of 342 yds would have left you in fourth place. Josh Hillman won with a bomb of 360 yds.
Fun to watch: Have you ever witnessed a playoff in a four ball to decide a scratch or handicap division? It seems everyone forgets how to play golf at the same time and usually triple bogey wins.
Time to move: Is there any better association than the Allied Association in Berkshire county? Fourteen clubs belong to the Allied and seven championships are decided on some of the best clubs in the Berkshires. Players get to play Taconic, Pittsfield CC, Berkshire Hills, Wahconah and Wyantenuck for 25 beans and all the money is returned in pro shop credit.
A special thanks to the pros at Oak Ridge, Amherst, East Mountain, Chicopee, Ledges, Worthington, Stockbridge, Greenfield, Tekoa, and Wyckoff who regularly provide us with golf information.
I'm off to play the TPC Riverhighlands. I think I can break 97, my score at Bethpage Black.
Have a great season
Jay
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