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….