Sports - Golf Roundup

Fifty-eight of the area’s best amateurs tried to qualify for 10 positions in the nine-hole shoot-out. It took a score of 76 or better to make it to the nine-hole final. It’s then when the excitement begins and it’s fun and a joy to watch.

One player with the highest score is eliminated on each hole until there are two players left coming into the final ninth hole. If there is a tie, the player moving on is determined by a chip off. The 2007 champion is Winding Brook Country Club member Jim Welch. He defeated former pro Paul Pratico from Schenectady. Also qualifying with a score of 74 is Aaron Aubuchon of Saratoga National. Failing to qualify were McGregor Links members Matt Canavan (82) and Joe Lanci (83).

The other tourney was the annual McGregor Links Country Club’s very popular member-guest tournament. A three-day event, it involves six nine-hole matches in seven different flights depending on handicap. Points are accumulated with each match and the highest accumulated score in that flight is declared the winner. The overall winner was the team of member Bill Beers and his guest, Bill Donnelly, with a total score of 32. They were in the fourth flight. Runners-up in that flight were Nick Alex and Jeremiah Mahar with 29.5 points.

McGregor Links

Member-Guest Standings

First Flight

1, Kirk Emmons and Mike Kelly, 29; 2, Mike Muller and Jim Carroll, 28.

Second Flight

1, John and J. Kelleher, 29.5; 2, Mark Farone and Josh Barney, 29.5.

Third Flight

1, Bob Strife and C.J. Strife, 31.5; 2, Paul Rineheimer and Dan Warren, 28.5.

Fifth Flight

1, Eric Messineo and John Tellstone, 29.5; 2, Bill Walbridge and Ron Fishbeck, 29.5.

Sixth Flight

1, Joe Gorman and Sean Lynch, 30.5; 2, Mike DeGrace and Tom Crowley, 29.5.

Seventh Flight

1, Matt Raco and Anthony Brogna, 31; 2, Brian Pisarski and Darryl Monast, 30.

Ballston Spa Country Club

July 15

Men’s Association

Pins - #2, Hal VanEarden, 5’11”; #6, Mike Martin, 8’6”; #9, John Monahan, 5’4”; #15, Jim Tedesco, 21’0”; #17, Matt Riggins, 2’0”.

Skins - #8, David Fizer, 3; #16, Rich VanBuskirk, 3; #18, Jim Oppedisano, 3.

Low Gross/Low Net (Par 4)

1st Gross – Jim Oppedisano, 37; 2, Larry D’Alberto, 39; Tie3, Jim Tedesco and Pete Jorgensen, 42. 1st Net – Rick Funaro, 32; 2, Bob DeMarco, 34; 3, Stan Ziobrowski, 35.

Ballston Spa Country Club

Hole in One (July 12)

#2 (140 yards –white tees) by Bob DeMarco with his 8-iron.

Witnessed by Tim Provost, Carl Jahn and Mac McCloskey

Hole in One (July 15)

#17 by Maxine Tucker

Witnessed by Fran Wayand, Kate Oppedisano and Joyce Blau

#17 by Director of Golf, Todd Manderson

Witnessed by Matt Riggins, John White and Larry D’Alberto

Airway Meadows

2 course records were recently broken

June 15 – Matthew Bradt set the new junior course record with a 72.

July 12 – Kathy Jones set the new women’s course record with a 69.