My April 21 column included an interview with Dave Hamby, who was about to launch a season-long contest at Rookery South. Players who try to win an Odyssey putter with a great shot on the short par 3 ninth hole also earn discount coupons for local restaurants and businesses.
Toby Richardson of Milton won the first Odyssey putter of the season June 15. His tee shot ended up 4 inches directly behind the hole.
A drawing among those who played will determine the next putter winner if no one makes a qualifying winning shot by the end of July.
Tidewater’s charity tournament
Tidewater Utilities is holding its annual charity golf fundraiser Monday, Aug. 14, at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville. This year’s proceeds benefit the Center for the Inland Bays Oyster Gardening and Oyster Shell Recycling Program.
The deadline to sign up is Friday, July 14. For more information, go to inlandbays.org/golf.
Cape Region golfers at Delaware Amateur
Congratulations to Jay Whitby of Wild Quail Golf & Country Club for his June 27 Delaware Amateur victory. He played The Rookery North in 2-under par total for the four-round tournament.
Cape Region golfers played well, with nine players making the cut for the final 36 holes. Ed Brown of Rehoboth Beach Country Club tied for eighth place with Bryce Young of Bayside. Bear Trap Dunes had four golfers in the final 36: Steven Tarulli (T-11), Michael Chanaud (16), Jakob Keidel (29) and Nick Shevland (34).
Steven Harvey of Rehoboth Beach Country Club finished in a tie for 32nd. Blake Micholas of Kings Creek Country Club finished in 35th place, just above Brian Lord of The Rookery.
The par-70 Rookery North course was in great condition and provided a good test for very talented golfers.
Kings Creek ladies win Rehoboth Cup
A team of Kings Creek Country Club ladies won their fourth straight Rehoboth Cup competition against the Rehoboth Beach Country Club ladies June 24, in a one-day Stableford format. The contest uses the best 12 of 16 scores per side. Kings Creek edged out Rehoboth, +14 to +12.
The winning team included Sawyer Brockstedt, Gale DiBona, Ana Dittel, Katie Heintz, Diane Herndon, Marilyn Hewitt, Ruth Lauver, Leslie Ledogar, Linda Outlaw, Melanie Pereira, Sherry Pie, Winnie Sewell, Deb Ward, Judy Wetzel and golf pros Brendan Blakeney and Chris Krueger.
Kings Creek ladies member-guest
A rain delay at the June 23 Kings Creek Country Club Ladies Member-Guest tournament forced a change to a 2, 1, 1 team contest, using the two best scores on the par 3s and the single best scores for the par 4s and 5s. A total of 118 players competed in three flights.
Diane Herndon, Stefanie Herndon, Laura MacDonough and Maggie Whall won overall first-place gross, with Tina Brown, Lisa Brown, Jennifer Falcone and Karen Huff winning overall first-place net.
Sue Garson, Lisa Lekawa, Donna Deely and Monica Grady won first-place gross in the first flight, and Katie Heintz, Becky Caprano, Arlyce Dubbin and Lisa Dillon won first-place net in that flight.
In the second flight, Linda Outlaw, June Allen, Joan Martin and Robbie Monkman won first-place gross, with Celeste Beaupre, Terry High, Nan Martino and Susanne Furman in first-place net.
In the third flight, Carolyn Ortwein, Trish Carroll, Ann Barry and Gina Luke won first-place gross, and Lesley Corydon, Ann Huffman, Bernie Reid and Laurie Bruner won first-place net.
Men’s Invitational at Kings Creek
The Kings Creek Country Club Men’s Invitational Tournament June 15-17 drew 120 players for a three-day, round-robin, better-ball series of five five-hole matches within flights.
The two best-scoring teams that did not win their flights were added to the flight winners, which included a tie for first in the Augusta Flight, for a total of 13 teams in the championship playoff. Chris Brown and Jason White won a sudden-death playoff for the overall championship.
Flight Winners and Wild Card qualifiers were as follows:
Augusta Flight: Chase Brockstedt and Boo White
Bethpage Flight: Chris Brown and Jason White
Congressional Flight: Bob Fulton and Michael Sobota
Pebble Beach Flight: David Spilman and Nick Nardo Jr.
Pine Valley Flight: Kevin Donovan and Ray Querey
Pinehurst Flight: Jimmy Fakler and Jon Heisler
Shinnecock Hills Flight: Leonard Iacono and Bob Suppe
Southern Hills Flight: Drew Romans and Michael McFadden
Olympic Club Flight: Harry Papaleo and Craig Fillipone
Winged Foot Flight: Chris Easton and Rich Easton
Wild Card Team 1: Howard Richardson and Jim Nau
Wild Card Team 2: Jeremy Diehl and Eric Sugrue
Local club competition results
The Kings Creek CC Ladies 9-Hole group played an individual Odd Out game June 28, in which only odd-numbered hole scores were counted.
Janie O’Connor won first place in the first flight, with Theresa Derville in second and Jeanne Drake in third.
Gail Petren won first place in the second flight, with Kathy Nave in second and Valerie Evans in third.
-
Fritz Schranck has been writing about the Cape Region's golf community since 1999. Snippets, stories and anecdotes from his columns are included in his new book, "Hole By Hole: Golf Stories from Delaware's Cape Region and Beyond," which is available at the Cape Gazette offices, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, Biblion Books in Lewes, and local golf courses. His columns and book reviews are available at HoleByHole.com.
Contact Fritz by emailing fschranck@holebyhole.com.
