2024 Birchbank Ladies' Club Closing Scramble

On Sunday, September 29th, 36 ladies club members played "Las Vegas Scramble with a Twist" to end the season. It was beautiful fall weather and we all enjoyed the day. The Bistro served a fabulous turkey dinner and we were joined by 7 guests. Below are pictures of the gathering:

    

Unfortunately we didn't get pictures of the winning teams but if you play "Find Waldo", you should be able to pick them out from above lol.

1st Place        Sandy Wallace, Cheryl Kerby, Carolyn Caron, Barb Zinio (76)

2nd Place       Gerianne Hanik, Sheila Johnson, Darlene Jones, Gail Rebelato (77R)

3rd Place        Sophia Park, Lynn Pachkowsky, Beth Robinson, Doreen Campbell (77)

4th Place        Vivian Oh, Flori Valentine, Libby Weaver, Mary Larmour (79)

We gave out "Casino" golf balls to the teams who had the most "twists" who hadn't won a game prize: 

Most reds (negatives)   - Terry Van Horn, Jeri Santarossa, Pat Gagne, Jackie Drysdale (8)

Most greens (positives) - Rose Katnich, Ilo Shubert, Mary Lynn Trozzo, Eileen Holm (10)

Best net (greens - reds) - Maureen Elliott, Pam Clermont, Carol Babcock, Eilleen Gallamore (+8)

After recognizing accomplishments our golfers made thru the season, Jeri presented pin awards to the following who hadn't received them yet (note this full document has been posted on bulletin board): 

Pat Chernenkoff & Terry Van Horn

Eagle Pins - 2023

Michelle Hansen - Eagle Pin 2024

Cheryl Kerby - Hole-in-One 2024

Rhonda Baldwin - Low Net Club Championship

Some pins were posted on the bulletin board for the players who were not at the closing:

Michelle Shankland - Eagle pin 2023

Teresa Zimarro - Hole-in-one 2024

Debbie Wallace - Hole-in-one 2024

Year End Prizes were presented:

Crystal Cup Champion - Colleen DeRosa

Runner Up Crystal Cup - Sandy Wallace

Side "B" Winner Crystal Cup - Maureen Elliott

Side "B" Runner Up Crystal Cup - Ilo Shubert

Ringer Board Overall Winner - Sandy Wallace (60).  Sandy also won the Most Improved (Eclectic score) by bettering her first game by 50 strokes!

Flight Winners:

Flight 1 - Jan Hollett (missing) (61)

Flight 2 - Ilo Shubert (65)

Flight 3 - Jeri Santarossa (74R)

Flight 4 - Eilleen Gallamore (77)

Flight 5 - Mary Larmour (82)

Flight Runner Ups:

Flight 1 - Flori Valentine (63)

Flight 2 - Pam Clermont (68)

Flight 3 - Carmela Livolsi (74R)

Flight 4 - Pat Gagne (81)

Flight 5 - Doreen Campbell (83)

Monthly Competition: The overall net winner was Jan Hollett (66.4) and we hope to get a picture of her with her trophy when she is back. She also won the May (63) and September (65R) months. Other winners were Michelle Hansen - June (63) and Anita Cameron - August (65). Joan Ferguson won July (63) but she was unable to attend and we will try to get a picture of her another time.

Jan Hollett also won the Most Improved Handicap Factor (1.141) and we will get a picture of her with the plaque at a later date.

Rose Katnich awarded the Birdie and Chip In awards (her chocolate treats):

Birdies: 1st Place - Sophia Park (5); 2nd Place - Sandy Wallace (3); 3rd Place Ties (2) - Rose Katnich, Gerianne Hanik, Pam Clermont

Chip Ins: 1st Place Ties (3) - Mary Larmour, Ilo Shubert, Sunny Byun (missing); 2nd Place Ties (2) - Anita Cameron, Maureen Elliott, Gerianne Hanik, Michelle Hansen, Carmela Livolsi, Cathy McAlpine (missing), Sophia Park

And thanks to Carmela Livolsi and her usual partner Karen Hubert for looking after the social draws on Sunday and throughout the season:

Thanks to all the ladies who supported the ladies club during the season. Our numbers were down this season for a number of reasons and the Executive and Volunteers will be meeting later this month to discuss, so if you have any ideas, suggestions, etc. please speak with one of them or send an email to bbladiesclub@gmail.com. We look forward to a great season in 2025!

2024 Eclectic Tournament

2024 - 36th Kay Buna Memorial Eclectic tournament held September 7th and 8th

We had 27 golfers compete, plus two additional ladies golfed on Sunday. The weather was perfect and the competition was close on many flights. Dana Haas, Karen Hubert, and Barb Secco joined us for dinner along with several Buna family members who also golfed after the ladies. The Bistro served a delicious ham and scalloped potato dinner. Saturday would have been Kay's 99th birthday and Ilo Shubert made lovely birthday gift bag floral centerpieces to mark the occasion. We sang happy birthday to Carmela Livolsi whose birthday was on Sunday.

Saturday net results had Gerianne Hanik with a 69, followed by Liz George with a 71, and Jeri Santarossa with a 72 and they were the final group on Sunday. Gerianne improved several holes to maintain the lead and won the Eclectic trophy with a 2-day eclectic net score of 61. Below is Gerianne being presented with the 2024 Keeper trophy by Lorne Buna, Gord Buna and Donna Buna. Gerianne's name will be engraved on the plaque Gord is holding.

The runner-up with a 2-day eclectic net of 62 was Darlene Jones. Gord Buna, Darlene, Lorne Buna, and Donna Buna presenting her prize:

The lap prize is awarded to the person with the best net score on Saturday who doesn't win a prize on Sunday and this year's winner was Lynn Pachkowsky with a net 73 on Saturday. She was presented the 2024 divot tool by Lorne Buna:

Flight winners are below:

Low Net Winners: Flight A: Sandy Wallace (66); Flight B: Rhonda Baldwin (66R); Flight C: Anita Cameron (64R)

2nd Place Low Net: Flight A: Pam Clermont (68R); Flight B: Jeri Santarossa (66); Flight C: Cathy McAlpine (64)

3rd Place Low Net: Flight B: Liz George (67); Flight C: Marnie Devlin (65); Flight A: Michelle Hansen (68)

Saturday Skill Prizes: Sophia Park - KP #2 and KP #7; Pam Clermont - Long Putt #9

Deuces - Sunday: Gerianne Hanik #14; Darlene Jones #2; Saturday - Sophia Park #7

Social draw was won by Lorne Buna! And he donated $100 back to the Ladies Club! Huge thanks to Lorne and also Carmela Livolsi and Karen Hubert for looking after our social draws all season.

Thanks to the Buna family and all the golfers who participated in one of our most popular tournaments. 

Our season is nearing the end with only the Closing tournament and year end prize awards ahead. Hope to see many of you there....

Jeri

2024 101st Blaylock Club Championship - August 10th and 11th

The number of competitors was down from past years, but the 20 golfers who competed in the tournament enjoyed nice weather, two great days of golf, a wonderful chicken cordon bleu dinner and lots of prizes. We were joined by representatives from the Blaylock and Buchanan family: Judy Davidson (S.G. Blaylock's granddaughter) and Janis Bower (Elsie Buchanan's daughter) who presented the trophies. Dana Haas also joined us for dinner and everyone was pleased to see how well she is recovering from her recent knee replacement. She'll be in fine form for 2025!

Although we missed the annual competition between Sophia Park and Terry Van Horn, Sophia golfed great over the weekend and was a deserving champion, winning the Blaylock Bowl for the 6th time with a two day overall low gross score of 166. The winner of the Elsie Buchanan plaque with the overall low net score of 138 (by retrogression) was Rhonda Baldwin. Rhonda broke 100 for the first time with a 99 on Saturday, so another milestone.

Judy Davidson presenting Sophia Park with the Blaylock Bowl and Rhonda Baldwin with Elsie Buchanan plaque presented by Janis Bower

Rhonda receiving her “Break 100” pin from Jeri Santarossa 

The runner up low gross was Colleen DeRosa with a two day score of 189. Below is a picture of Maureen Elliott, Tournament chair with Colleen and the plaque.

Anita Cameron won the Frances Lauriente Rose Bowl for least putts over two days with 61. No putt off required this year! 

Flight winners below:

Flight A - Gerianne Hanik - Low Gross (193); Sandy Wallace - Runner Up Low Gross (196); Ilo Shubert - Low Net (152); Jan Hollett - Runner Up Low Net (153)

Flight B - Pam Clermont - Low Gross (203); Jeri Santarossa - Runner Up Low Gross (209); Anita Cameron - Runner Up Low Net (150); Cathy McAlpine - Low Net (138)

Skill Prize Winners:

Jeri Santarossa - KP #7 Sunday; Anita Cameron - Long Putt #9 Saturday; Carol Babcock - KP #17 Saturday; Sophia Park - KP #2 Saturday and KP #14 Sunday; Jan Hollett - Long Putt #18 Sunday

Deuce Pot winners (Saturday only): Ilo Shubert #7; Maureen Elliott #7 

Door prize winners below:

Rhonda Baldwin, Carol Babcock, Mary Lynn Trozzo, Jeri Santarossa, Gerianne Hanik and Maureen Elliott

After all the prizes were awarded, everyone else received a Callaway golf ball - see the fun pictures below:

We are optimistic that next year, the 102nd Blaylock Bowl Club Championship will have a bigger field. We expect a number of our golfers who were out for various reasons this year will be back. And a little birdie told me Terry and Jim Van Horn will return as Birchbank members.  And with the increasing skill level of a number of our golfers we can expect a stronger competition for the champion. I hope those of us who would need a miracle to win will still consider taking part and join the fun! Until then….