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Despite weather predictions area golfers had a star spangle weekend
By Dick Nelson
Independence!
With the exception of the word “golf”, no other word in the history of the world has created such a revolutionary outcome. The difference between the two, is the game of golf began in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1456, some 320 years before the founder’s finally agreed on the wording of a document declaring our independence from England.
So it is conceiveable that if King George hadn’t been such a tyrant, the battle for independence could have been settled on the golf course — although as somewhat of an American history buff, I don’t recall reading anything about, John Adams, Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson and George Washington having ever played together in a four-ball scramble.
On the other hand, I do remember reading about a time when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks. Back then it was called "witchcraft," today it is called golf, and nowhere in this great country of ours is the game of golf more revered (no pun intended) then in Greene and Columbia counties. I only wish that on this historic weekend, weather forecasters would have been more patriotic.
Unlike rough and tumble sports such as soccer and football, the game of golf is dictated by the weather. Sure they sell golf umbrellas, and some folks will go out regardless of conditions. But for the most part, the game comes to a screeching halt when the sky opens up, and if there is a prediction for rain, people have a tendency to leave their clubs in their bag.
Traditionally, Memorial Day had ranked as the busiest golf weekend of the three summer holiday weekends. But with the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, I’m willing to bet my best hybrid that more people were on the links this weekend, then anytime since General Washington led the Continental Army across the Delaware River to tee-off on British and Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton.
Much the same as baseball, barbecues and fireworks, golf is considered a rite of summer; although most people who play the game don’t usually come into their own until the fall hues turn the landscape in a colorful array of orange, red and gold.
In any event, there is still a lot of play left between now and then, and good, bad or ugly, there’s nothing more invigorating than getting a couple of people together for a round of golf — nothing perhaps other than getting a hole in one and from reports coming across this patriot’s desk a couple of area golfers have been as hot as a firecracker.
Tannersville’s Danny Powell is one of those golfers. According to Eric Leach, head pro at Christman’s Windham House Powell got his first hole-in-one over the weekend when he hit a 4-iron off the 194-yard 3 hole. The ace was witnessed by Mike McCarthy, Jerry August and Don Murray.
Butch Howard scored a hole-in-one on Meadowgreens 115-yard par 3, 8th hole hitting a 52 degree wedge. That shot was witnessed by Smokey Schools, Fran Blake and Dave Ames. Ironically, it was the same hole Howard's son Chris aced a few weeks ago.
In any event, Leached also tells us that a record 55 players turned out for last weeks Men’s League, with Joe Clancy leading the field with a low gross 39. Mike Drumm shot a low net 32. Bob Pelhan was Closest to the Pin (CTP) on 7, while Jarred Lane was CTP on 3.
Meanwhile, trick shot golfer Dennis Walters will put on an exhibition at Christman’s on Saturday, July 19th at 1 p.m. According to Leach, it’s all part of the two-day Tech Valley Drive, Chip and Putt weekend open to youngsters ages 7-14. For more information call 518-734-4230.
As for Meadowgreens, Bob Conte was off somewhere in New Jersey on Tuesday, but we did learn that Joe Keeler shot a 44-8-36 to take A-Flight honors, Dave Ames posted a 44-9-35 in Flight B; Ed Pollack’s 54-19-35 put him ahead in Flight C, and Tim Lentz 49-15-34 was tops in Flight D.
n Coming in with a 7 under par, Rick Rieth, Ron Rice, Maurice Ferland finished first in the Senior Men’s Golf League at ThunderHart Golf Course. However we have no information on how much food the winning team consumed during the barbecue cookout.
We do know that Gary Vanderzee, Larry Hyslop, Al Robinson and Bob Darling finished two strokes behind the leaders, while Bill Bigelow, Tom Fitzpatrick, Vic Carrk and Wally Eccleston shot a 3 under par picking up the third spot, but only after matching cards with two other teams.
Fourth place with 3 under went to Howie Engel, Nils Backlund, Bill Bassotti and Bob Recene, while Ken Ogden, Dick Harple and Bill Finke finished fifth.
Now you would think that shooting a two under par would have landed Gil Molella, Wes Smith, Horace Stott and Rene Laurent closer to the lead, but everyone seemed to be on their game this day and the foursome had to settle for sixth
Jim Stalker’s team had CTP honors on 5, while Ron Priester’s team was CTP on 17.
During Mix League play at ThunderHart’s par 37 back nine, Cliff Spencer shot a low gross 40, Dick Farrigan and Jim Stalker posted a 42, George Carroll shot a 43 and Bob Vogel ended with 46.
In net play, Paul Colvin shot a 32, Cliff Spencer, Dick Farrigan and Trudy Smith each shot a 33 and Wally Schiffmann shot a 34. Smith was CTP on 3 (9-inches), Farrigan was CTP on 7 (5 inches), and Nick Frantjeskos was CTP on 5 (15 inches).
Stalker had the fewest putts (13), followed by Spencer (14) and Tom Savage (15).
Pat Farrell reports that Pam Rybka sparkled during the Flag Tournament at Winding Brook Country Club, with Barb Rosenthal finishing second, Jackie MacDonald third, Meg Atkinson; fourth, Farrell fifth and Marietta Friess and Kathy Larsen tying for sixth.
In the Women's Open Tournament, Kathy Larsen shot an overall gross 82. Liz Paone and Mary Kay Longo tied for first in the 1st Flight with 66, while Paula Sancomb and Barb Rosenthall tied for third with 67.
Second Flight overall low gross went to Pam Rybka with 96; Johanna Pino was first with 70; Donna Barosso finished second with 72 and Jean Burns was third with 73.
Bill Zeeh, Charlie Matazazza, Ray Riboch and Greg Dunn, teamed up to win Best Ball at Rainbow Golf Club, with Zeeh, picking up a skin on 9. Jim Van Auken picked up a skin on 6, Carry O’Loughlin picked up a skin on 8, Joe Malanga picked up a skin on 11, and Jack Wennstrom picked up two — one on 4 the other on 17.
John Recchia of Copake Country Club tells us that due to the annual Tom Kelly outing on Friday, and a Member guest on Saturday, the course will be closed to walk-ins on Friday until 2 p.m., and on Saturday after 10 a.m. — something to think about as you plan for the weekend.
In the meantime, keep your head down.
With the exception of the word “golf”, no other word in the history of the world has created such a revolutionary outcome. The difference between the two, is the game of golf began in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1456, some 320 years before the founder’s finally agreed on the wording of a document declaring our independence from England.
So it is conceiveable that if King George hadn’t been such a tyrant, the battle for independence could have been settled on the golf course — although as somewhat of an American history buff, I don’t recall reading anything about, John Adams, Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson and George Washington having ever played together in a four-ball scramble.
On the other hand, I do remember reading about a time when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks. Back then it was called "witchcraft," today it is called golf, and nowhere in this great country of ours is the game of golf more revered (no pun intended) then in Greene and Columbia counties. I only wish that on this historic weekend, weather forecasters would have been more patriotic.
Unlike rough and tumble sports such as soccer and football, the game of golf is dictated by the weather. Sure they sell golf umbrellas, and some folks will go out regardless of conditions. But for the most part, the game comes to a screeching halt when the sky opens up, and if there is a prediction for rain, people have a tendency to leave their clubs in their bag.
Traditionally, Memorial Day had ranked as the busiest golf weekend of the three summer holiday weekends. But with the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, I’m willing to bet my best hybrid that more people were on the links this weekend, then anytime since General Washington led the Continental Army across the Delaware River to tee-off on British and Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton.
Much the same as baseball, barbecues and fireworks, golf is considered a rite of summer; although most people who play the game don’t usually come into their own until the fall hues turn the landscape in a colorful array of orange, red and gold.
In any event, there is still a lot of play left between now and then, and good, bad or ugly, there’s nothing more invigorating than getting a couple of people together for a round of golf — nothing perhaps other than getting a hole in one and from reports coming across this patriot’s desk a couple of area golfers have been as hot as a firecracker.
Tannersville’s Danny Powell is one of those golfers. According to Eric Leach, head pro at Christman’s Windham House Powell got his first hole-in-one over the weekend when he hit a 4-iron off the 194-yard 3 hole. The ace was witnessed by Mike McCarthy, Jerry August and Don Murray.
Butch Howard scored a hole-in-one on Meadowgreens 115-yard par 3, 8th hole hitting a 52 degree wedge. That shot was witnessed by Smokey Schools, Fran Blake and Dave Ames. Ironically, it was the same hole Howard's son Chris aced a few weeks ago.
In any event, Leached also tells us that a record 55 players turned out for last weeks Men’s League, with Joe Clancy leading the field with a low gross 39. Mike Drumm shot a low net 32. Bob Pelhan was Closest to the Pin (CTP) on 7, while Jarred Lane was CTP on 3.
Meanwhile, trick shot golfer Dennis Walters will put on an exhibition at Christman’s on Saturday, July 19th at 1 p.m. According to Leach, it’s all part of the two-day Tech Valley Drive, Chip and Putt weekend open to youngsters ages 7-14. For more information call 518-734-4230.
As for Meadowgreens, Bob Conte was off somewhere in New Jersey on Tuesday, but we did learn that Joe Keeler shot a 44-8-36 to take A-Flight honors, Dave Ames posted a 44-9-35 in Flight B; Ed Pollack’s 54-19-35 put him ahead in Flight C, and Tim Lentz 49-15-34 was tops in Flight D.
n Coming in with a 7 under par, Rick Rieth, Ron Rice, Maurice Ferland finished first in the Senior Men’s Golf League at ThunderHart Golf Course. However we have no information on how much food the winning team consumed during the barbecue cookout.
We do know that Gary Vanderzee, Larry Hyslop, Al Robinson and Bob Darling finished two strokes behind the leaders, while Bill Bigelow, Tom Fitzpatrick, Vic Carrk and Wally Eccleston shot a 3 under par picking up the third spot, but only after matching cards with two other teams.
Fourth place with 3 under went to Howie Engel, Nils Backlund, Bill Bassotti and Bob Recene, while Ken Ogden, Dick Harple and Bill Finke finished fifth.
Now you would think that shooting a two under par would have landed Gil Molella, Wes Smith, Horace Stott and Rene Laurent closer to the lead, but everyone seemed to be on their game this day and the foursome had to settle for sixth
Jim Stalker’s team had CTP honors on 5, while Ron Priester’s team was CTP on 17.
During Mix League play at ThunderHart’s par 37 back nine, Cliff Spencer shot a low gross 40, Dick Farrigan and Jim Stalker posted a 42, George Carroll shot a 43 and Bob Vogel ended with 46.
In net play, Paul Colvin shot a 32, Cliff Spencer, Dick Farrigan and Trudy Smith each shot a 33 and Wally Schiffmann shot a 34. Smith was CTP on 3 (9-inches), Farrigan was CTP on 7 (5 inches), and Nick Frantjeskos was CTP on 5 (15 inches).
Stalker had the fewest putts (13), followed by Spencer (14) and Tom Savage (15).
Pat Farrell reports that Pam Rybka sparkled during the Flag Tournament at Winding Brook Country Club, with Barb Rosenthal finishing second, Jackie MacDonald third, Meg Atkinson; fourth, Farrell fifth and Marietta Friess and Kathy Larsen tying for sixth.
In the Women's Open Tournament, Kathy Larsen shot an overall gross 82. Liz Paone and Mary Kay Longo tied for first in the 1st Flight with 66, while Paula Sancomb and Barb Rosenthall tied for third with 67.
Second Flight overall low gross went to Pam Rybka with 96; Johanna Pino was first with 70; Donna Barosso finished second with 72 and Jean Burns was third with 73.
Bill Zeeh, Charlie Matazazza, Ray Riboch and Greg Dunn, teamed up to win Best Ball at Rainbow Golf Club, with Zeeh, picking up a skin on 9. Jim Van Auken picked up a skin on 6, Carry O’Loughlin picked up a skin on 8, Joe Malanga picked up a skin on 11, and Jack Wennstrom picked up two — one on 4 the other on 17.
John Recchia of Copake Country Club tells us that due to the annual Tom Kelly outing on Friday, and a Member guest on Saturday, the course will be closed to walk-ins on Friday until 2 p.m., and on Saturday after 10 a.m. — something to think about as you plan for the weekend.
In the meantime, keep your head down.
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