Rock Ridge CC

 

Ladies 9-Hole Tournament Winners, July 14: Low Net – 1. Susan Portnoy and Nancy DiPerrio.

Men’s Thursday Night Quota, July 15: Low Net – 1. Frank Gavel, 2. Tom Meyer and Mike Fuori, 3. Paul Hyland, 4. Mike Portnoy and Matt Klein, 5. Tim O’Connell and Mark Gregoire.

Ladies 18-Hole Tournament Winners, July 15: Low Net – 1. Barbara Taylor, 2. Laurie Gavel, 3. Nancy Werner.

Kickers Winners, July 17: Low Gross – 1. Tom Bartram and Graham Fyffe (71); Low Net – 1. Anthony DeCredico and Eric Klein (59): 2. Matt Klein and Andy Klein (59); 3. Ed Sherrick and Len Calbo (60); 4. Len Calbo and Joe Golden (60); 5. Bob Tendler and Spencer Beard (60).

Men’s ABCD, July 18: Low Net – 1. Jeff Sobieraj, Jason Campbell, Jay Higham and Sam Sirkin (121), 2. Paul Hyland, Dave Thomann, Gary Horvath and Jack Duffy (123), 3. Frank Gavel, Dean Harvey, Len Calbo and Brian Cleary (126), 4. George Trudell, Peter Wallace, Dave Fletcher and Charlie Grant (130), 5. Tom Bartram, Marty Gersten and Spencer Beard (133); Closest to the pin – 1. Bob McDonald, Tim O’Connell, Peter Spanedda and Bob Tendler (5-10), 2. Marty Gersten, Tom Bartram and Spencer Beard (6-7), 3. Jack Duffy, Paul Hyland, Dave Thomann and Gary Horvath (15-6.5).

Women’s ABCD, July 18: Low Net – 1. Carol Kantor, Jayne Dubraski, Debra DeRoo and Kerry Cleary (52), 2. Donna Horvath, Lorie Gavel, Susan Wallace and Joan Calbo (59), 3. Anne Schneider, Pam Campbell, Carol Piorkowski and Pat Denlinger (62); Closest to the pin – 1. Debra DeRoo, Carol Kantor, Jayne Dubraski and Kerry Cleary (19-0).

 

Buick Championship

 

PGA Tour players Kenny Perry and Fred Funk have committed to play at the 2004 Buick Championship at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell. Perry is currently fifth and Funk ninth in the Ryder Cup standings.

Other players previously committed include Nick Prive, Stewart Cink, Stephen Leancy, Brad Faxon, Peter Lonard, Zach Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Billy Andrade, Heath Slocum and Connecticut natives Tim Petrovic, JJ Henry, Casey Wittenberg and Bill Haas.

“Fred Funk has worked very hard this year to maintain his position on the Ryder Cup points list,” said Tournament Director Dan Baker. “It is fun to watch a player like Fred, who interacts with the crowd and feeds off their energy. Golf is much better off with guys like Fred Funk and Jay Haas.”

Perry won back-to-back events last year at the Colonial Invitational and the Memorial to propel him to seventh on the money list with $2.8 million. He will be making his 17th appearance at the tournament, formerly known at the Greater Hartford Open.

Funk will be making his ninth appearance at the tournament. He has won five events and made more than $13 million in his 15-year PGA Tour career. Funk, 48, is trying to earn his first spot on the US Ryder Cup team this September.

For further information on sponsorships, volunteer opportunities, and tickets visit www.buickchampionship.com on the web.

 

Area Golf Tournaments

 

Monday, August 16 – B’Nai Israel will host its first annual Golf and Tennis Classic on Monday, August 16, at the Country Club of Waterbury. Call Susan Commike at 1-203-267-4594 if you would like to participate. There are plenty of sponsorship opportunities and golf/tennis slots available.

Monday, August 16 – The 10th annual VFW Post 308/American Legion Post 202 Timothy Powell Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, August 16, at Pomperaug Golf Club in Southbury. The tournament will be an 18-hole shotgun scramble, held rain or shine. Fee is $90 per golfer and includes golf with car, steak barbeque at the VFW Hall, refreshments, trophies and cash prizes. For further information, call George A. Powell Jr at 426-4004 or Dan Winsett at 459-9634.

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.

Monday, September 13 – The Special Olympics Connecticut Southwest Region Golf Tournament will be held Monday, September 13, at the Yale Golf Course in New Haven. Registration will begin at 7:30 am and the tournament – with a shotgun start – will begin at 9 am. Registration fee is $250 and all proceeds will benefit local Special Olympics athletes.

For a registration form and more information, call (203) 380-9990.