Bob Hennefer

Head Golf Professional

With some of Golf’s Majors behind us, the US Open, PGA Championship, Women’s KPMG Championship, there was some terrific golf on display! July is no different here at Laurel Creek with our upcoming Club Championships.

Men’s Club Championship Qualifying is July 8th and Match Play starts on the 9th and then continues the following weekend July 15th and 16th. We have four different flights based on your handicap to compete

Women’s Club Championship is July 15th and 16th and is a 36 hole stroke play competition with flights based on handicap.

The “Ken Zimmer Junior Club Championship” will take place July 22nd and 23rd. This year we will have different divisions by age and both male and female competitions similar to the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour.

Sign ups for all of these events are in Golf Genius on the App and are open to any full golfing member including eligible Junior Golfers. We encourage all interested members to participate in these fun yet competitive events.

June was filled with many exciting tournaments for our lady golfers. Our Member-Member was held over two Wednesdays and ended with an awards luncheon. Thank you to Eileen Burke and Eileen Ramasamy for doing a wonderful job chairing this event. The lunches were fantastic, and the champagne toast on the course was a nice surprise! Congratulations to the following winners:

18 HOLERS

Overall winners: 1st place Stephanie Mocchia/Susan Kaufman.

2nd place Christine Blessing/Kelly Redcay.

Week 1 overall winners: 1st place Stephanie Mocchia/Susan Kaufman.

2nd place Eileen Burke/Eileen Ramasamy

Week 2 overall winners: 1st Chrissy Duman/Lynne Demmerly.

2nd place Stephanie Moccia/Susan Kaufman.

Closest to the pin: Donna McHugh. Longest drive-Christine Blessing.

9 HOLERS:

Overall winners: 1st place Sue Studley/Mary Heselton - 2nd place Rita Gordon/Joanne Seltzer.

Week 1 winners: Lillian Van Koughnett/Noelle Noyes. Closest to the pin-Heidi Bourke.

Longest drive-Jacquie Ebert.

Week 2 winners: Jacquie Ebert/Donna Colabella. Closest to the pin-Rita Gordon.

Longest drive-Noelle Noyes.

The Ramblewood 9 Hole Invitational was this month, and we are proud to announce that Dana Phipps was on the 1st place team and Joanne Seltzer helped her team place 2nd. Nice work ladies!

On June 16th The Laurel Legends completed their last match play event against the seasoned Medford Lakes Country Club team. Our incomparable Julie Knowles won her match against her opponent and our fearless leader Sue Studley tied hers with the rest of the team sustaining fair and enjoyable losses. Thank you Sue for taking the lead in getting our 9 Holers back into the Match Play League. Congratulations on a successful first year!

Please be on the lookout this month for an invitation to the 2023 Ladies’ Member-Guest which will be held on Wednesday September 27th. This event is open to all ladies with full golfing privileges. You may sign up via the LC app.

It’s not too late to join the LCWGA this season. If interested, please email Kelly Redcay at kellyanneredcay@ hotmail.com

Rules Tip Of The Month

Q-Can you remove a red penalty area stake or a white out of bounds stake if it interferes with your swing?

A-Boundary objects, such as a white stake defining out of bounds are not obstructions and cannot be moved. Free relief is not allowed. This is under Rule 8.1 and a breach of penalty is 2 strokes. If you remove an out of bounds stake and then make a stroke, you’ll get the general penalty of two strokes. If you however realize your mistake before you make a stroke and put the stake back, there is no penalty. Red stakes are allowed to be moved if they interfere and free relief is allowed