Men’s Thursday Quota League Winners, May 20: First Net – Graham Fyffe; Second net – Bob LaMarche, Dean Harvey, Joe Strasser; Third net – Dave Sigovich, Tony DiPerrio.

Kickers Winners, May 22: First net – John Piorkowski and Dave Sigovich; Second net – Dean Harvey and Russ Melita; Third net – Graham Fyffe and Paul Hyland

Ladies ABCD Winners, May 23: First net – Janet Duffy, Laurie Gavel, Pat Denlinger; Second net – Donna Horvath, Amy Tamburri, Sue DeSanto, Debra Gersten; Third net – Ann Leach, Sarah Roman, Kerry Cleary; Closest to the pin on #9 – Sue DeSanto, Donna Horvath, Amy Tamburri, Debra Gersetm 33-0.

Men’s May ABCD Winners, May 23: First net – Frank Gavel, John O’Connor, Tony DeCredico, Matt Klein; Second net – Tim Rahr, Pete Spanedda, Gary Horvath, Mike Boyle; Third net – Paul Hyland, Vincent Palumbo, Jim Walsh, Charlie Grant; Fourth net – Mike Spicci, Dave Sigovich, Bob Tendler, Jack Duffy; Fifth net – Bob LaMarche, Jim McDade, Joe Strasser, Brian Cleary; Closest to the pin on #9 – 1. Tim Rahr, Pete Spanedda, Gary Horvath, Mike Boyle (10-9), 2. Pat McLaughlin, Roger Smith, Mike Elliott, Len Calbo (11-3).

First Aces

 

Joseph Feher, 73, of Newtown carded his first hole-in-one ever on the 126-yard, par-3 eighth hole at Minnechaug Golf Course in Glastonbury. Mr Feher used a nine-iron to achieve the ace and had Archie Smith of Rockville and Jerry Smith on Glastonbury on hand to witness the feat.

Pete Samoskevich of Newtown carded a hole in one on the 145-yard, par-3 11th hole at Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club in Conway, South Carolina. Pete used a 7-iron to record his first ever hole in one and had Joe Guevara, Ed Giannacore and Dustin Colter on hand to witness the feat.

Golf Tournaments

 

Tuesday, June 1 – The Junior League of Greater Waterbury will hold its Women’s Golf Classic, Luncheon & Fashion Show on Tuesday, June 1, at the Watertown Golf Club on Guernseytown Road in Watertown. Registration will open at 10:30 am with lunch and fashion show to follow from 11:30 am to 1 pm. The tournament will commence with a shotgun start at 1:30 pm and will include hole-in-one, closest to the pin, and longest drive prizes. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails awards reception will follow at 6 pm. Feel is $180 per player and include golf, the fashion show and lunch, and the awards reception. Sponsorships are available from flag ($200) to major sponsor ($5,000). Call the Junior League of Greater Waterbury, Inc., at 1-203-596-7399 for further information and to register. The tournament will benefit its Multiply Your Options (MYO) project. Each year, the Junior League provides scholarships to high school students and last year presented one to Newtown senior Caitlyn Elf.

Monday, June 7 – The Housatonic Valley Waldorf School will hosts its second annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, June 7, at 9 am, at Candlewood Valley Country Club in New Milford. Fee of $135 includes breakfast, greens fees, cart, lunch, full dinner and prizes. A $10,000 hole-in-one contest will be held as will raffles and a silent auction. Call Stacey Seis at 203-775-8419 for further information.

Monday, August 23 – The Newtown Junior Women’s Club will hold its second annual golf tournament on Monday, August 23, at Whitney Farms Golf Course in Monroe. All proceeds from this event make it possible for NJWC to sponsor all of their major town wide service programs, such as Back-to-School Backpacks; Tag-a-Gift; Discovery, Science, Math & Technology Workshops; their new Field Trip Fund; and other charitable causes. NJWC is actively recruiting sponsors and players now, so please contact tournament co-chairs, Kim DiDomizio at 426-4917, or Kathryn Wolf at 270-0307. For as little as $100, any interested sponsors can advertise their company, and support our efforts. Please send all information, along with your tax-deductible donation to P.O. Box 217, Botsford, CT, 06404.

Saturday, June 19 – The 20th annual Tex Alex Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 19, at Fairview Farms Golf Course in Harwinton. It will be a scramble tournament with an 8 am shotgun start. The tournament is held in honor of the legendary educator and coach who died of cancer in 1984. Register by contacting Matt Adams at mattadams422@aol.com or by calling 1-401-848-9690. Greens fees will be $95.