Rock Ridge CC

 

Kickers Winners, August 7: Low Gross – 1. Sean Patrick and Peter Wilson; Low Net – 1. Mike Spicci and Spencer Beard, 2. Matt Klein and Charlie Grant, 3. Len Calbo and Bill Caso.

Kickers Winners, August 8: Low Gross – 1. George Trudell and John Anderson; Low Net – 1. Tony DiPerrio and John Geschwind, 2. Mike Spicci and Graham Fyffe.

Ladies Tuesday Night Scramble, August 10: Low Net – 1. Janet Duffy, Susan Wallace, Estelle Zimmer and Kerry Cleary.

Men’s August 1-Day Member/Guest, August 13: Low Net – 1. Ron Molles, Joe Cronin, John Muller and Ken Muller; 2. Gary Horvath, Rick Weber, Ken Throupe and Ken Throupe, Jr.; 3. Mike Fuori, Bill Fuori, Marty Gersten and Arthur Berry; 4. John Geschwind, Jeff Schaper, Frank Terkelsen and Chris Cappo; 5. Matt Klein, Tom Kahl, Dean Harvey and Len Volpe; 6. Mike Spicci, John Davis, Frank Gavel and Mark Ciferri; Closes to the Pin on #9 – 1. (10-3) John Muller, Ken Muller, Ron Molles and Joe Cronin; 2. (10-7) Sean Patrick, Chuck Shambelan, George Trudell and Mike Sowa.

 

Buick Championship

 

Comedian Bill Murray – a 2004 Golden Globe winner best remembered for his role as Carl the greenskeeper in Caddyshack – will return to the St. Paul/Traveler’s Celebrity Pro-Am at the 2004 Buick Championship next week at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell.

“We put the full court press on with Bill this year,” said tournament director Dan Baker. “Between Chris (Berman) and Scott (Simpson), Bill decided he wanted to see the back nine because he was only able to play the front last year in our rain-shortened pro-am. We could not ask for a better celebrity to promote the tournament.”

Musical artists Michael Bolton and Aaron Lewis (of Staind) have also committed to play in the pro-am, along with former New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan.

LPGA star Suzy Whalley had originally committed to participate in the pro-am, but she will be competing in the Betsy King LPGA Classic in Pennsylvania next week.

“Aaron Lewis and Staind have sol more than eight million albums worldwide,” said Baker. “Aaron is an avid golfer who grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts playing the game. We thought he would be a great addition for our young fans, who turn out in the thousands to see Staind play music. So we hope to see them turn out to see Aaron play golf.”

As far as the tournament goes, the list of committed players includes Billy Andrade, Woody Austin, Briny Baird, Notah Begay III, Mark Brooks, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, KJ Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Robert Damron, Chris DiMarco, Trevor Dodds, Brad Faxon, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Bill Haas, JJ Henry, Tim Herron, Scott Hoch, Lee Janzen, Jerry Kelly, Matt Kuchar, Hank Kuehne, Peter Lonard, Corey Pavin, Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, Justin Rose, Gene Sauers, Joey Sindelar, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Hal Sutton and Casey Wittenberg.

The charities –

The Buick Championship is the sole fundraiser for the Greater Hartford Jaycees, who for more than 50 years have supported hundreds of community organizations throughout Connecticut.

Here are just a few of the organizations that benefit from the Buick Championship: 

AIDS Project of Hartford; The After School Program; Alzheimer Association; American Heart Association; American Lung Association; ARC of Greater Enfield; Boys and Girls Club of Greater Hartford; Camp Rising Sun/American Cancer Society; Capital Area Foundation for Equal Justice; Center City Churches; Chariots of Hope; Children’s Home of Cromwell; The Children’s Law Center; Christmas in April – Manchester; Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Society; The Connecticut Institute for the Blind; Connecticut Radio Information System; Connecticut Waterfowl Trust; Epilepsy Summer Camp; Equistrides Therapeutic Riding Center; The Family Center; Families in Crisis; Felician Adult Day Care; Foodshare, Inc.; Hartford Wildcats Youth Football; Jaycee-Courant Baseball League; Leadership Greater Hartford; Literacy Volunteers of Middletown; March, Inc.; The Mark Twain House; Middletown Youth Center; Network Against Domestic Abuse; Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Oddfellow’s Playhouse; Special Olympics of Connecticut; St. Ann AmeriCares HomeFront; St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center; University of Hartford’s Educational Main Street; VNA Health Care; Wadsworth Atheneum; YMCA of Greater Hartford; and YMCA of New Britain.

 

Area Golf Tournaments

 

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. 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.

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