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16 COVER | 12 FUTURE PGA LEADER Malone Golf Club’s Derek Sprague is on his way to become PGA president. |
SKILLS CLINIC 5 STEP UP YOUR GAME Local golf pros share some tips to improve your skills. |
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COURSES | 8 LOOKING FOR GOLF? An directory of golf courses in NNY and areas beyond. |
FEATURES | 10 A TRUE CHAMPION Ives Hill Country Club’s Lanie Gerken-Cahill is a pro on and off the course. |
18 HONORING SACRIFICE The Support Military Golf Association helps wounded veterans hit the links. 20 FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH The Northern New York Junior Golf Tour offers a chance for summer fun. 22 SOUTHERN GRACE TI Country Club welcomes pro from South Florida. 22 INTO THE RECORD BOOK South Jeff teen pens legacy as youngest city tourney champ. LOOK-BACK | 16 TOURNAMENT GALLERY A look at 2011 tournaments in photos from the vault. |
TOURNAMENT GUIDE | 24 TEE OFF FOR A CAUSE Looking for a round of golf that also benefits a worthy mission? Take your pick. |
SCORECARD | 28 TARGETING NEW FACES Watertown Golf Club takes aim at growing membership. |
28 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT Sink a hole in one and win $10k at this annual event. TOP 100 | 29 BEST OF THE BEST Which golfers are among the Watertown Daily Times’ North Country 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time? |
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elcome to NNY Golf, your premiere golf magazine for Northern New York presented by the Watertown Daily Times and NNY Magazines. What a start to the season it has been. As the weather turned early many die-hard golfers were out in full swing early and often, attacking some of the great courses this region has to offer. Without question, as you will read in the pages that follow, our region is home to some of the most prestigious golf Thomas J. Penn courses in the Northeast and the country. Take, for example, Malone Golf Club, a veritable golfer’s paradise where the splendor of the Adirondacks surrounds two professionally designed 18-hole courses that offer play for nearly any budget. What’s more, as you’ll read in our cover story, it’s the home of Derek A. Sprague, secretary of the PGA of America. While Malone’s bucolic character offers many chances to enjoy an oasis of challenging golf, one need only travel south into St. Lawrence County where top-flight courses like Partridge Run, Cedar View, Fox Hill and Meadowbrook await. Continue the journey south to Jefferson County and a quick hop over the Thousand Islands Bridge to Wellesley Island and you’ll reach what club owner JoAnne Schwalm describes as “Northern New York’s best practice facility” in Thousand Islands Country Club. It’s here where you will find some added “southern charm” in Kevin Murphy, the club’s new PGA pro who made his move up from South Florida in May. A short jaunt down Interstate 81 from Wellesley to Watertown and the choice in
courses multiplies. As you’ll read in our features section, Ives Hill Country Club boasts one of the top women in golf with Lanie Gerken-Cahill, who’s taking steps to draw more women to the game. Lest we forget Watertown Golf Club, a cross-town favorite that’s tucked into Thompson Park where some new, creative initiatives are taking place this year to attract new members. At the park course you’ll find Chris Bigenho, a new golf pro who on page five shows readers some important steps to bolster your skills. Ken Eysaman So what about Lewis County? Some impressive courses like Turin Highlands and Carlowden are calling there, too. Without question, golf in the north country delivers fun and adventure for every age and ability. Where else can you play a challenging round of golf and explore one of a thousand islands in the same day? And, as you’ll see in our annual charity golf event directory on pages 24 and 25, the north country’s spirit of neighbors helping neighbors shines bright with more than 60 tournaments set to benefit worthwhile organizations and causes. We hope you enjoy this year’s edition and we extend our sincere thanks to our many advertisers for helping us continue this effort. We look forward to seeing you on the links. Shoot for the green and enjoy your slice of heaven.
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SKILLS CLINIC
Follow these tips for better game n From a good grip to a proper aim, north country pros offer advice to enjoy play By GABRIELLE HOVENDON
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nglish author A.A. Milne may have best summed up the sport when he said: “Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.” But whether you are brandnew to the game or a seasoned expert, and whether you find yourself experiencing fun or frustration on the fairway, Northern New York golf pros have a handful of tips to improve your game. “The single most important aspect of being a good golfer is just to understand how to aim properly,” said Christopher A. Bigenho, the new pro and golf shop manager at Watertown Golf Club in Thompson Park. “It’s pretty simple, but a lot of people fail to get themselves set up in a proper position where they’re aiming where they think they are.” Bigenho, who arrived at Watertown Golf Club this April after spending six years at Turin Highlands Golf Course in Lewis County, recommended that beginners establish their short game before moving on to longer distances. “For folks who are just getting started, the most important thing is really to start
from the hole out, and by that I mean learn how to putt and take that and learn how to chip and then move a little further out and learn how to pitch until you’re hitting long irons and woods from the driving range,” Bigenho said. “In reality, the best players learn close to the hole first.” Focusing on your short game is not just for novices, though; experienced players should also take the time to drill in the scoring area, on and around the putting green. “Practice your short game (chipping and putting) and your game will improve dramatically,” said Robert J. Peluso, golf pro and general manager at Carlowden Country Club in Denmark. “Seasoned players need to practice more than they do.” Both on the putting green and beyond, it is important for golfers to remain mindful of their surroundings and their fellow players. For Maurice D. Gionet, local pro at Highland Meadows Golf & Country Club on Route 342 in Watertown, one of the most important things a beginner can do is learn the etiquette of the game. “I see people that I wish would have to go through a short training class on etiquette before they go to the golf course and play,” he said.
Christopher A. Bigenhoe, the new golf pro at Watertown Golf Club lines up a putt on the first green.
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For this reason, a few lessons might ultimately be the best investment for beginners. “Get instruction from a PGA or LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) teaching professional to learn the correct grip, posture and setup,” advised PGA Certified Teaching Professional Kevin Maginn, who offers lessons at the Partridge Run Golf & Country
Club in Canton. “For the more seasoned players, work on your short game, short game, and short game. Great short games improve scores.” Private instruction is offered by Peluso at Carlowden, Gionet at Highland Meadows and Bigenho and Joshua Woodward at Watertown Golf Club, which also provides semiprivate lessons for groups of
If you are looking for a challenging golf course in the North Country then Cedars Golf Course is for you. You will be challenged by 15 out of 18 holes with water that comes into play. The ball will need to be placed on the correct side of the fairways and also on the correct side of the green to make it a bit easier for your score. So, keep your driver in the golf bag on a few tees to place it in the right spot to make par. Along with the challenge of the course you will admire several wildlife roaming around with a pleasant view of Tug Hill and the windmills.
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For a proper right-handed grip, the right hand should overlap the left thumb.
Maintain a balanced, athletic stance while hitting, similiar to that which is used in other sports.
While putting, your arms and shoulders should form a triangle, with the ball in the middle of your feet.
two to three golfers. For young golfers, Carlowden Country Club offers a junior clinic with skill stations for kindergarteners through high school students on six Wednesdays this summer, while Watertown Golf Club will conduct the Watertown Parks and Recreation Department’s annual junior clinic.
According to the local pros, some common errors among golfers of all ages include using the wrong tees for a particular skill level, failing to keep the head down, swinging too hard (“trying to kill the ball,” as Gionet described it) and failing to find a course management style that caters to individual strengths and
weaknesses. In Northern New York, the pros also recommended that golfers be aware of their environment. “Here in the north country, the wind is almost always a factor when we’re playing golf, and most mid-level and upperlevel handicapped amateurs undervalue the effect that wind has on all shots, even
Carlowden Carlowden Country Club is an 18-hole course nestled on the edge of the Tug Hill and has been open to the public since 2006. Carlowden offers a challenging but playable layout for golfers of all skill levels with unparalleled views of the Black River Valley and Adirondack foothills. Founded in 1925, and expanded in 1991, Carlowden has made several upgrades over the last few years, from the course to the clubhouse. Our clubhouse offers a wonderful setting for lunch or dinner and can accommodate private parties, meetings or receptions. If you have never visited Carlowden, or haven’t been back in a while, we invite you to come join us for a round of golf with the peaceful backdrop of cedar, maple and pine, and views for miles. Visit our website www.carlowden.com to view our wide range of membership, daily fee and special pass options.
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chips and putts around the green area,” Bigenho said. In terms of equipment, the consensus was that golfers should not take a one-sizefits-all approach: Although the average beginner can play with an off-the-rack set, most golfers end up playing with shafts that are too stiff for their ability level. Most of the pros agreed that golfers beyond the beginner stage should have clubs custom-fit to their swing, a service that can be found at places such as Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Salmon Run Mall and Willowbrook Golf Club on Route 37 in Watertown. “When buying clubs you should go have them fitted for your swing and body type,” Peluso said. “The common mistake is we think the clubs off the shelf work for everyone.” If your golf game ultimately involves more thrown clubs than holes-in-one, though, don’t worry. “I think the big thing is that, especially with the better play-
ers, they get frustrated when they don’t play well,” Gionet said. “They have to realize that it’s just a game and it’s meant to be fun. Some days you play well, some days you don’t, and you just have to have the frame of mind that we’re all there to have fun.” Bigenho agreed, noting that golfers with high handicaps should not be intimidated by better players on the course. “Enjoy the day,” he said. “Sometimes people tend to tie their self-worth as a person or an athlete into their score that day and how well they played golf that day. Remember, it’s just a game. It’s something for fun and recreation.” And if all else fails, golfers can always follow the advice of legendary pro Arnold Palmer. “I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone’s golf game,” he once said. “It’s called an eraser.”
Use parallel and perpendicular clubs to line up your stance with the ball and help guide your driver straight.
A wider view of how to use parallel and perpendicular clubs to line up your stance with the ball.
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COURSE DIRECTORY JEFFERSON & LEWIS AREAS Adams Country Club 315-232-4842 www.adamscountryclub.com Alexandria Bay Municipal Golf Course 315-482-2127
Rustic Golf and Country Club 315-639-6800 www.rusticgolf.com
Langbrook Meadows Country Club 315-375-6372 www.langbrookmeadows.com
Bluff Point Country Club 518-563-3172 http://www.bluffpoint.com
Thousand Islands Golf Club Lake Course 315-482-9454/800-928-TICC www.ticountryclub.com
Madrid Golf Course 315-322-0502
Cobble Hill Golf Club 518-873-9974 www.elizabethtown-ny.com/Local Activities.htm
Malone Golf Club 518-483-2926 www.malonegolfclub.com
Bedford Creek Golf Club 315-646-3400
Thousand Island Golf Club Old Course 315-482-9454/800-928-TICC www.ticountryclub.com
Bay Breeze Golf Links 315-649-4653 www.baybreezegolflinks.com
Watertown Golf Club 315-782-4040 www.watertowngolfclubinc.com
Massena Country Club 315-769-2293 www.massenacountryclub.com
Carlowden Country Club 315-493-0624 www.carlowden.com
Wellesley Island State Park Golf Course 315-482-9622 nysparks.state.ny.us/golf-courses/7/details.aspx
Meadowbrook Golf Course 315-389-4562
Cedars Country Club 315-376-6267
Willowbrook Golf Club 315-782-8192 www.willowbrookgolfclubwatertown.com
Clayton Country Club 315-686-4242 www.claytoncountryclub.com C-Way Golf Course 315-686-4562 / 1-866-CWAYRST www.cwayresort.com Elms Golf Course 315-387-5297 Highland Meadows Golf & Country Club 315-785-0108 www.golf342.com Ives Hill Country Club 315-775-4653 www.iveshill.com LA Golf Club 315-686-3748
ST. LAWRENCE AREA Cedar View Golf Course 315-705-4566 Clifton Fine Country Club 315-848-3570 www.townoffine.org/content/Parks/View/1 Emerald Greens 315-541-4854 www.emeraldgreensgolf.net Fox Hill Golf Course 315-764-8633 www.foxhillgolfonline.com Gouverneur Country Club 315-287-2130 www.gouverneurcountryclub.com
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Partridge Run Golf & Country Club 315-386-4444 www.partridgerun.com
Lake Placid Country Club 518-523-2556 www.lakeplacidcp.com
Potsdam Town and Country Club 315-265-2141 www.potsdamgolf.com
North Country Golf Course and Resort 518-297-5814 www.northcountrygolfclub.com
Raymondville Golf Course 315-769-2759 St. Lawrence University Golf Course 315-386-4600 www.stlawu.edu/athletics/slgc Twin Brooks Golf Course 315-388-4480 www.c360.ca/ny/waddington/tb/hole6.html
Saranac Inn Country Club 518-891-1402 www.saranacinn.com Tupper Lake Golf Club 518-359-3701 www.tupperlakegolf.com
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Skyridge Golf Course 315-687-6900 www.skyridgegolfcourse.com
Bellevue Country Club 315-475-5151 www.bellevuecountryclub.com
Sunnycrest City of Syracuse Golf Course 315-473-2674 www.syracuse.ny.us/parks/sunnycrest GolfCourse.html
Burnet Golf Club 315-487-6285 www.syracuse.ny.us/parks/burnet GolfCourse.html
Tanner Valley Golf Course 315-492-8113
Cazenovia Golf Club 315-655-8573 www.caz-cc.com
Tecumseh Golf Club 315-445-0963 www.tecumsehclub.com
Drumlins Country Club www.drumlins.com
Turning Stone Casino and Golf Course 315-361-5140 / 877-748-4653 www.turningstone.com/golf
Erie Village Golf Course 315-656-4653 www.golferielinks.com
Wa-Noa Golf Club 315-656-8213
Foxfire Golf Course 315-638-2930 www.foxfire247.com
FINGER LAKES / ROCHESTER Canandaigua Country Club 585-394-4370 / www.canadaiguacountryclub.com
Lafayette Hills Golf Club 315-469-3296 www.lafayettehillsgcc.com Links at Sunset Ridge Golf Course 315-673-2255 www.linksatsunsetridge.com Liverpool Golf and Country Club 315-457-7170 www.lgpcc.com/course.htm
Geneva Country Club 315-789-8786 / www.gccgenevany.com Greystone Golf Club 585-234-4653 / www.rochestergolfcourses.com Mark Twain Golf Course 607-737-5770 www.cityofelmira.net/mark-twain-golf-course
Pearl Lakes Golf Club 315-685-6799 www.pearllakesgolf.com
Skaneatelas Country Club 315-685-5759 / www.skaneatelescc.com
Pompey Club 315-677-3559 /www.pompeyclub.com
Trumansburg Golf Club 607-387-8844 / www.trumansburggolf.com
Tuscarora Golf Club 315-673-2679 / www.tuscaroragolfclub.com
Iroquois Golf Club 613-652-4367 / 877-397-4653
Watkins Glen Golf Course 607-535-2340 / www.watkinsglengolfcourse.com
Lombard Glen Golf & Country Club 613-283-5318 / 800-554-0285 www.lombardglen.com
Willowcreek Golf Club 607-562-8898 / www.willowcreekgolfclub.com
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Morrisburg Golf Club 613-543-3282 www.morrisburggolf.ca
Brockville Country Club 613-342-2468 www.brockvillecountryclub.com
Nationview Golf Course 613-989-5633 www.ottawagolf.com/nationview
Brockville Highland Golf Ltd 613-342-7883 www.brockvillehighlandgolf.com Cedar Glen Golf Course 613-535-2323 / 888-861-0660 www.c360.ca/williamsburg/cg Cloverdale Links Golf Course 613-774-0076 www.cloverdalelinks.com Gananoque Golf & Country Club 613-382-1670 www.gangolfclub.com Glengarry Golf & Country Club 613-525-2912 / 888-499-4653 www.glengarrygolf.ca
Prescott Golf Club 613-925-5370 www.prescottgolfclub.ca Sandy Row Restaurant and Golf Club 613-989-2588 www.sandyrowgolf.com Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course 613-659-4999 / 800-268-4536 www.smugglersglen.com Summerheights Golf Links 613-938-8009 www.summerheightsgolf.com Sunnidell Golf 613-498-0775 www.sunnidell.com
Glen Lawrence Golf Club 613-545-1021 www.glenlawrence.com
Upper Canada Golf Course & Restaurant 613-543-2003 / 800-437-2233 www.uppercanadagolf.com
Greene Acre Golf 613-382-4653 www.greeneacregolf.com
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Lanie Gerkin-Cahill is the head golf pro at Ives Hill Country Club and a veteran of the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association tour.
The gem of Ives Hill
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f you’ve ever played the greens at a north country golf course, chances are the name Lanie Gerken-Cahill has swished past your ears. If not your ears, then your lips, as you discussed the victories she accumulated on her way to making her dream of touring with the LPGA come true. She never made the cut, but that’s yesterday’s news. Today’s story is that she still is an icon. But more than that, she’s a champion, and not just on the course.
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Gerken-Cahill started digging divots early as a young girl. She wasn’t quite 10 when she and her sister began swinging clubs with the rest of the family. “We just followed along,” Gerken-Cahill said. “My sister and I were at least ten years younger than my brothers when we started playing and were about 8 or 9 years old. They had already been going at it for some time. We just joined in with the family and it grew from there.” Her first big win came when she was 15. It was 1978 and she won the Watertown City
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Women’s Golf Tournament, the youngest champion in competition history. She kept going, pulling seven more city victories under her belt. “I guess I hit the ball a little further than the average person and did quite well,” she said. “I did some state events after that and even played in college. I knew the next step was to try and make the LPGA. I started my first (qualification) school in 1987. But I missed my tour card by one stroke in the final stage.” That didn’t mean it was over. She was in her mid-20s and there still was plenty of
time to qualify. And then as it so often happens in life, she met someone and everything changed. She married Jim Cahill in 1989 and moved out of the states to Canada. She kept moving forward with golf, eventually winning the 1993 Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association Women’s Championship. She played three more Canadian tournaments after that. Gerken-Cahill also was the head golf pro at Brockville Country Club in Ontario and things were going well in her career. So well, that she decided to go for another
F E AT U R E S 100 Greatest North Country Athletes of All Time Lanie Gerken Cahill n In 1978 Cahill won the Watertown City Women’s Golf Tournament at just 15 years of age. Her 9 and 8 victory made her the youngest champion in the history of the city tournament. Gerken followed up that victory with seven more city crowns in consecutive years up to 1985. After her first city triumph in ’78, Gerken nearly brought home a state title. She made it to the final of the 16th Annual NYS Junior Girls Championship at Ives Hill. She went on to attend Longwood College in Farmville, Va., eventually becoming one of the school’s most successful golfers. As a senior in 1985, she became the fifth player in Longwood history
professional accolade. “I still had game between working in the pro shop and teaching,” she said. “My goal in life was to make the LPGA and play tournament golf. By this time I had already played in four Canadian opens. Now I wanted play the U.S. Open.” And so she did. It was 1995 when she competed in the U.S. Women’s Open in Colorado. She played in two rounds before missing the cut. Yet she forged on, playing several more events in the Futures Tour until the early 2000s. Her hunger for the LPGA tour never subsided, and it was after the unforgettable events of Sept. 11, 2001, that she decided to go after it one more time. But once again, life had a different plan for her. “When 9-11 happened, I recognized that life is too short. I decided to be selfish and give the tour another try in 2002. I was playing at the Canadian Open that summer when we learned that Jim was ill. The doctors didn’t know why. He was in and out of hospitals and they were trying to figure out what was going on with him. Eventually he was diag-
to achieve first-team All-American status. Gerken turned professional in 1987 and competed in various tournaments around the US, Canada and Asia. She won the 1993 Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association Women’s Championship, but the highlight of her career came in 1995 when she competed in the U.S. Women’s Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. She played in the 1999 duMaurier Classic and the 2001 and 2002 LPGA Bank of Montreal Canadian Women’s Open tournaments. She appeared in 39 events on the Futures Tour between 1994 and 2003. Gerken served as head pro at Brockville Country Club from 1997-2001 and a teaching pro since 2005.
nosed with ALS.” ALS is the acronym for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “My husband was in good shape at first. I did make it to the final stage of Q School, but didn’t play that well. So in 2004 I gave up my job to take care of him. He passed in 2005.” Today she is back home, working as the head pro at Watertown’s Ives Hill Country Club. Her dream to make the tour has passed, but it doesn’t keep her from shaping the lives of others as they hit the greens. In 2009 she formed a ladies league at the club, watching as the sport continues to expand and attract more and more women. “Women are definitely getting more involved in it for sure,” she said. “The league I started began with 50 players. Now it’s up to 100 players. It’s a low-key, fun league. It’s basically about women getting out on their own for a change and having some fun. It’s not just a sport for men anymore. Women can come out and have their time on the golf course, too.”
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Derek A. Sprague, secretary, the PGA of America at Malone Golf Club where he is also a golf pro.
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erek A. Sprague grew up on the safest playground in America. “My mother didn’t have to worry when I was out on the golf course,” he said. More than 35 years later, Sprague and his wife are raising two children alongside the same sprawling fairways in Malone where he first learned how to swing a club. It’s also the same course where he fell passionately in love with a sport that has taken him places that few young boys ever dream of during recess. Today, Sprague is the general manager and head golf professional at Malone Golf Club. He grew up on the first hole of the present East Course and now lives in a house on the fourth hole of the West Course. “My commute is pretty short and I get to drive a golf cart to work,” he said. But if leading a club that has been in business since 1903 and boasts two professionally designed 18-hole courses isn’t enough, just wait — in two short years he will be elected president of the Profes-
sional Golfers’ Association of America. His enthusiasm for the game is palpable, and for good reason. His election to a two-year term as PGA president in November 2014 means that he will be the face of the largest working sports organization in the world when it celebrates its centennial four years from now. “It’s a huge election for me,” Sprague said during an interview at his golf club on a day in late April when several inches of freshly fallen snow covered the course. Sprague’s rise through ranks of the PGA to national office began 14 years ago in leadership posts at the section and national levels. But more than decade earlier, in 1989, he turned professional, beginning his career at Malone Golf Club. He was elected to PGA membership four years later. In 1998 he served on the Northeastern New York PGA Board of Directors, and as section president from 2003 to 2004. From 2007 to 2010, he was District 1 Director on the PGA Board of Directors. He was elected to a two-year term as his PGA sec-
retary, his present position, on Nov. 6, 2010. The timing of his progression is priceless. Another milestone that will occur during Sprague’s term as PGA president the sport’s return as an Olympic contest during the 2016 summer games in Brazil, something that hasn’t happened since 1904 when Canada beat out the United States for the gold. “For many years there just weren’t many countries that could field a golf team,” Sprague said. “I’m sure the PGA will be quite involved with the Olympics when it happens.” That all spells good news for an organization charged with promoting the game of golf to everyone, everywhere. With 27,000 men and women golf professionals who are experts in teaching, growing and managing golf, attracting new players at any age helps build momentum for the sustainability of the sport. “We always have to do a better job promoting the sport,” Sprague said. And who wouldn’t agree? With competition as fierce as ever to hook consumers with extra cash in their wallets, main2012 SEASON | NNY GOLF
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COVER STORY The Derek A. Sprague file AGE: 45 HOMETOWN: Malone JOB: General manager and head golf professional, Malone Golf Club; Secretary of the PGA of America EDUCATION: Bachelor of business administration in marketing (1988), James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. Also competed on the golf team. FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; daughter, Alexandra, 17; son, Davis, 15 COMMUNITY SERVICE: Board member (since 2003) Malone Central School District; board member (since 2005) Greater Malone Community Fund. TURNED PRO: 1989; elected to PGA membership in 1993 AWARDS: 2005 and 2008 Northeastern New York PGA Golf Professional of the Year. Four-time (2000-03) Section Bill Strausbaugh Award recipient; two-time Section Merchandiser of the Year for public facilities (1998-99); 2006 President’s Plaque for outstanding contributions to player development.
taining an edge over other activities is something the golf community has done remarkably well. Nationally, golf is a $176 billion industry that employs two million people. In New York state alone, some 60,000 people make a living in some capacity in golf and its economic impact across the state tops $15.3 billion. Since Sprague’s club is so close to Canada, it’s no wonder that his top two customer bases are Ottawa and Montreal. But that doesn’t mean he or his staff doesn’t pursue domestic clientele just as aggressively. “We have a great product here and that makes it easier to sell,” Sprague said. “Success breeds success. We continue to invest in our core business and consumers realize that.” In Malone, the 36 championship holes are divided into two golf courses that were so impressively designed by acclaimed golf architect Robert Trent Jones that Golf Digest
recently awarded the club four and a half stars and it received a “Good Service” seal for its East and West courses. The East Course, a par 72, boasts a front nine that Donald Ross and Willard G Wilkinson originally designed in the 1930s. Golf Week Magazine in 1991 ranked it the “Best Pure Classic Nine” in the world, citing its “fabulous Redan, a rollercoaster short par-five, and pure-links style bunkering.” According to the club’s website, the West Course, a par 71, “calls for the best in concentration and execution” with “a diverse layout of rolling treelined fairways” and “strategically placed, massive white sand traps.” A New York Golf magazine article described the Robert Trent Jones' layout as one where “the challenges are numerous: strong wind effect, major water hazard, serious trouble behind the green and sand bunkers ringing the putting surfaces.”
“If you enjoy championship golf Malone is your place,” Sprague said. Despite the treasured assets that are Malone’s two golf courses, Sprague makes no bones about the fact that he is running a business that must also succeed in business. The club is membership owned by more than 700 non-equity members. “Golf courses need smart business management and marketing,” he said. “I utilize my business and marketing skills.” Sprague also has dedicated himself to community service, following the lead of his late father who served on the school board for 10 years. Since 2003, he has been an elected school board member for the Malone Central School District and for the past seven years, he has served on the board of the Greater Malone Community Fund. “It’s good to give back to your community,” he said.
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Clockwise from top, photos by Justin Sorensen
Clockwise from above, John Pezdek of St. Lawrence Golf and Country Club chips onto the green during the first round of the Northern New York Golf Association 6-man tournament on Aug. 6, 2011. Bob Hughes reaches to remove the flag from the 12th Hole at Ives Hill Country Club during Watertown’s City Golf Championship on July 10, 2011. Andrew Marks, left, sinks a putt on the third hole as Dan Mullin, center, and Al Davis watch during the City Golf Championship on July 10, 2011. Rick Berkman putts on the second green during the second round of the NNYGA 6-man tournament on July 10, 2011, at Watertown Golf Club. Jeff Fallon of Ives Hill Country Club chips onto the second green during the second round of the NNYGA 6-man golf tournament at Watertown Golf Club. on July 10, 2011.
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Honoring military on the course n Salute Military Golf Association gives veterans hope for active future By JOLEENE DESROSIERS
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e’ve all seen them from time to time, the wounded warrior, back from a tour overseas. We never really know what they’ve been through on the other side of the world, despite what we may surmise after seeing them without a leg or an arm. Many times, their injuries are that evident. But many more times, they are not. We often think the limbs they’re missing or the brain injuries they’ve suffered will forever keep them from experiencing many joys of life. But that’s not true. Thanks to the big hearts of the Salute the Military Golf Association, wounded warriors are learning that all things are possible even with any part of them that has been compromised. In 2004, Maryland golf pro Jim Estes founded the association with a simple goal: teach wounded warriors the art of golf. The program made its way to the north country after Frank Dorchak, a Malone resident and veteran, decided to donate some golf bags to the Wounded Warrior Project. “At one point, I used to sell military items,” Mr. Dorchak said. “One of the items was a golf bag embroidered with a branch of service. I had a half dozen left over in storage. I wasn’t doing anything with them, so I called the Wounded Warrior Project. But they didn’t have a use for them. So the woman I was speaking with on the phone put me in touch with Jim Estes. I sent
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From left, Sgt. Anthony B. Stephens, Staff Sgt. Andrew L. Montgomery, and Staff Sgt. Michael Ray take a break on the course at Watertown Golf Club in Thompson Park.
the clubs to him and he asked me if I wanted to get more involved in the association. I said yes, and today we are the first chapter in New York state and the entire organization.” That one phone call changed everything for Dorchak. Starting with money from his own pocket, he began to build an eight-week program for soldiers who never thought a golf swing was possible — before or after their injury. Staff Sgt. Andrew Lyle Montgomery is one of those soldiers. On April 26, 2011, Montgomery stepped on an explosive device that permanently injured his right shoulder, knee and spine, eventually causing degenerative joint disease. He also suffered a brain injury. Last year he took a chance on the SMGA golf clinic and got hooked.
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“My right shoulder doesn’t go much past parallel and my knee makes it hard to walk. But I was determined to do it. I used to be a football player and intended to pursue football after I was done with the service,” he said. “But I can’t now. So I thought, ‘What sport can I play?’ Now I know.” Montgomery got so hooked, that he’s entertaining a golf
career after he is discharged. He’s already been accepted at a golf academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. It’s stories like Montgomery’s that keep Dorchak passionate about what he does. “Golf has an entirely different meaning for me now,” he said. “I can no longer serve, so this is the way I give back to those who have served for me. When these men and women are overseas, they can be subjected to some awful things. But when they’re on a golf course, they have peace and quiet and green grass. The birds are chirping and the sun in shining. It’s very therapeutic, which is the primary reason golf is so effective for these people.” Such is the case for Montgomery. “It’s just plain relaxing,” Montgomery said. “If I want to shoot a good score, I have
to completely forget about any stress in my life and just think about the next shot. It really is great therapy.” Dorchak participates in the clinics that teach amputees and other injured veterans how to play the game, despite any physical limitations. And while many clinics and golf tournaments are expensive,
this one boasts the best price tag of all: free. “This program doesn’t cost them a thing,” he said. “All of the equipment is provided for them. They also end up with a set of tailor-made golf clubs.” Thanks to the generosity of the clubs that are part of the tour and those who help support it, the association is
able to completely fund the program. If at anytime money is not available, Dorchak says the main office in Maryland always comes through. The bottom line is that no wounded warrior in the north country need worry about financing what can ultimately become something that will reignite
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their passion for life, and remind them of all that they are capable of. “My eventual goal is to have the entire state involved in this,” Dorchak said. “We could have some good sectional tournaments and have a really good, competitive spirit going. These warriors deserve it.”
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Youths hit the links on junior tour
n Summer program helps young players hone skills, gain experience By JOLEENE DESROSIERS
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hey say they’ve got to start somewhere, and when it comes to golf it’s the same story. For more than three decades, the Northern New York Junior Golf Tour has been grooming young golfers for the game. Jack Hammond is the tour coordinator and has been for the past 20 years. Thanks to the support from 11 golf clubs throughout the north country, the tour is growing in a fantastic way. “We’ve learned an awful lot over time. We used to have kids join who were 12 and younger, but that changed one day during a tournament at Willowbrook,” Hammond said. “We were watching the kids tee off on the first tee. Beyond that, there is an incline toward the creek where players go out of sight. I was standing there chatting with another and when we looked up, we didn’t see the kids. “We figured they just moved quickly. So we sent the next group. Well they disappeared over the hill, too. We became alarmed, jumped into a golf cart and drove down to the creek bed where we found eight golf bags, but no kids. My heart stopped, but only for a moment. Just about 200 yards upstream we saw the kids, all of them chasing frogs in the stream.” Mr. Hammond laughs at the story, which ultimately helped shape the tour into what it is today. Boys and girls, ages 12 to 17 are the present demographic, and they play up to
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Jack Hammond, shown here at Watertown Golf Club at Thompson Park, is tour coordinator for the Northern New York Junior Golf Tour.
eight rounds during June, July and August. With many high schools slicing their budgets and cutting out golf programs, Hammond believes youths are losing the opportunity to learn and play the game. Cutting the sport hasn’t yet impacted the tour, but that doesn’t mean that it will eventually. “We haven’t seen a decrease in involvement because of the cuts,” Mr. Hammond said, “at least not yet. Most of the kids are playing because of their parents involvement or their grandparents involvement.” To keep school-aged youths aware of the junior tour, Hammond says he delivers applications to local high school golf coaches and asks them to distribute them to interested teens. He takes the applications to local golf courses, too. Last year, close to 80 applica-
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tions trickled in. Of those applicants, roughly 40 to 60 youths actually showed up to play the tournament games. “Kids these days have lots of things going on,” he said. “While we encourage them to play the entire tour, it’s not always possible. But for the most part, they do. And we’re grateful for that.” For just $20, interested golfers between the ages of 12
and 17 play different courses throughout the north country, enjoy lunch after every game and earn prizes and rewards for playing. Tournaments are sponsored, which enables participants to join for minimal cost. Hammond says the tour doesn’t teach the kids how to play, but merely guides them and gives them an opportunity to experience competitive golf with their peers. The downside, he says, is the lack of encouragement to participate from high school coaches who still field golf teams at their respective schools. “I’m a little disappointed that the high school golf coaches haven’t really embraced this,” Hammond said. “It would be nice see them come out and encourage the golfers who do play in school. And now that some schools
are cutting golf, lack of encouragement is a concern. But that is one of the reasons Hammond is involved with the junior tour. “We feel it’s important that these kids play. It’s a short season to begin with,” he said. “If students only play during the high school golf season, they can miss out. We want this program to reinforce their skills by playing in a regularly scheduled event once a week.”
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If students only play during the high school season, they can miss out. We want this program to reinforce their skills. — Jack Hammond, coordinator, NNY Junior Golf Tour
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he north country is very fortunate when it comes to its share of golf professionals as more and more talented pros from across the country now call this corner of the world home. From Lanie Gerken-Cahill at Watertown’s Ives Hill Country Club to Derek Sprague at Malone Golf Club, Northern New York’s treasured talent is nurturing other golfers, instilling in them a love for the game with diplomacy and integrity. Now add to the list of seasoned golf pros Kevin Murphy of McArthur Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla. A Massachusetts native, Murphy is making the trip to
Wellesley Island this summer to pump new life into the game at Thousand Islands Country Club. “I’m excited about this opportunity,” Murphy said. “McArthur closes for three months during the summer, so this will be a good move.” Murphy and his family have never seen the likes of the world-renowned Thousand Islands. So how does a Floridabased professional become the head golf pro at a club nearly 2,000 miles north? “Thousand Islands Country Club owner JoAnne Schwalm is a member at my South Florida club,” Murphy said. “She was looking for a new golf professional. We chatted, and with me not having any work here during the sum-
mer months, we decided I just might be a perfect fit.” Schwalm says it’s not unusual for golf pros in the south to migrate north for off-season work. And thanks to that migration, the club will have what she says is one of the best pros in South Florida. “I feel very fortunate to have him on staff,” Schwalm said. “Kevin brings an exciting new dimension to the golf operation in Northern New York’s best practice facility. He is a real people person and he makes everybody feel comfortable when he teaches. His enthusiasm, his customer service and his personality are top notch.” Strike up a conversation with Murphy and that enthusiasm is evident. And because of
his relationship with Schwalm, he is eager to energize golfers in the north country. “JoAnne is very passionate about the club,” he said. “She’s gotten to know me over the years and thought my presence would bring something different to the club. Not to mention that summers in Florida can get brutally hot. So when McArthur is closed, it’s tough for me to just sit around. I’m a high-energy guy.” That high-energy has enabled Murphy to bring a fire to the game that can only benefit golfers here. It’s a fire he’s carried for a long time, starting with his days as a young boy on the course. “Growing up in Sitchuit, Mass., I played a lot of hockey during the winter and a lot of
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F E AT U R E S golf during the summer,” he said. “My family has always golfed and we were lucky enough to belong to a club. So the sport was a big part of my summers growing up. I continued to play in high school and college.” His passion for the game never faded, even after he graduated from college in Florida. He returned to Massachusetts where the head golf pro at the course his family frequented offered him a job. It was just the beginning of a swinging career. “He hired me to work as an assistant pro. So I did that for the first six months out of school. Then I came back to Florida to work the winter months as an assistant pro at Bear Lakes Country Club. I went back and fourth between both jobs for about two years before I decided to stay in Florida year round.” Murphy picked up his PGA membership in Florida and before long, became a top golf
pro. For the past 25 years he’s been teaching the game, and says he will continue to do so for as long as he can. “My passion for golf makes it easy for me to love what I do,” he said. “I really enjoy teaching all aspects of the game, from beginner to advanced skills.” Once he settles, Murphy hopes to put his stamp on the Thousand Islands. “I would like to create junior clinics and ladies clinics, and further infuse the energy of golf into the club. I want to make it an even more fun place to go.” Murphy’s adventure began May 24. He and his family plan to move back to Florida in mid-September. “This is what I do. I wake up everyday to the world of golf and I love every second of it,” he said. “I’ve heard great things about Thousand Islands Country Club and the area. I’m really looking forward to it. It sounds like a great adventure.”
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June 8
Malone Minor Hockey Civic Center Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
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June 9
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
Brantingham Golf Course
Brantingham Golf Course, 348-8861
June 10
Holy Family School Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
Malone Golf Club, 1 (518) 483-2926
June 14
Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce
Massena Country Club
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June 15
Gary Ashe Memorial
Willowbrook
Willowbrook, 782-8192
June 15
Converse Memorial Tournament
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
June 16
Brain Cancer Research Fundraiser
Willowbrook
Barb Trainham, 583-6455
June 16
Sam Millich Sr. Memorial
Carlowden
Sam Millich Jr., 773-8134
June 18
Kinney Drugs Foundation Tournament
Thousand Islands Country Club
TI Country Club, 482-5017
June 23
Salute Military Golf Association
Highland Meadows
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June 24
Dick Kobel Memorial Golf Tournament
Ives Hill Country Club
Jodi Ramos, 788-4670
June 27
American Red Cross Fundraiser
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
June 29
Hospice of the North Country Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
Malone Golf Club, 1 (518) 483-2926
June 29
Lewis County Hospital Foundation
Turin Highlands Golf Club
Tim O’Connor, 376-5110
June 29
Hazelton Memorial Scholarship Tournament
Massena Country Club
Massena Country Club, 769-2293
June 30
Elks 4 Club Tournament
Highland Meadows
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June 30
Sgt. David F. Lamoree Memorial Tournament
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Lyle Simser Memorial Tournament
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July 7
Robbie Horton Memorial Tournament
Highland Meadows
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July 8
South Jeff Pee Wee Wrestling Fundraiser
Willowbrook
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July 9
Junior Elks Golf Tournament
Watertown Golf Club
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July 13
Association of the Blind Fundraiser
Highland Meadows
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July 13
Alice Hyde Medical Center Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
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July 14
Dick Doe Memorial Tournament
Highland Meadows
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Laverty Memorial Golf Tournament
Willowbrook
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July 19
Ladies Invitational Tournament
Highland Meadows
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July 20
Indian River Alumni
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
July 21
Michelle Salisbury Memorial
Willowbrook Golf Club
Elaine, 779-3119
July 21
Carthage Elks Tournament
Carlowden
Adam Fuller, 778-8413
July 24
Heather A. Freeman Foundation Tournament
Watertown Golf Club
Watertown Golf Club, 782-4040
July 27
Carthage Area Hospital Fundraiser
Carlowden
J. Zando, 493-0456/ 777-2246
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Fort Drum – Military of Engineers
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
Aug. 3
Samaritan Medical Center Foundation Tournament
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
Aug. 3
A.U.S.A. Fundraiser
Willowbrook
Willowbrook, 782-8192
Aug. 3
Democratic Party Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
Malone Golf Club, 1 (518) 483-2926
Aug. 4
Roger Fuller Golf Outing
Carlowden
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Aug. 8
Route 37 Lumber Tournament
Highland Meadows
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Aug. 8
Ladies Memorial Tournament
Carlowden
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Aug. 10
St. Regis Health Services Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
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Aug. 10
Dan Rose Memorial Scholarship
Massena Country Club
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Aug. 11
Peluso Memorial Golf Tournament
Willowbrook
Willowbrook, 782-8192
Aug. 12
Price Chopper-MDA Fundraiser
Willowbrook
Willowbrook, 782-8192
Aug. 13
Golden Crescent Golf Classic
Bay Breeze Golf Links
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Aug. 13
7th annual Children’s Home Fundraiser
Ives Hill Country Club
Tracy Hart, 788-7430
Aug. 17
NNY Builders Exchange Golf Tournament
Watertown Golf Club
Terry Petrie, 788-1330
Aug. 18
Smok Memorial Golf Classic
Clayton Country Club
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Aug. 18
Towles & Eveleigh Golf Tournament
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
Aug. 19
Six Women Tournament
Highland Meadows
Highland Meadows, 785-0108
Aug. 20
Sacred Heart Golf Event
Watertown Golf Club
Paul DiFabian, 523-0587
Aug. 23
YMCA Fundraiser
Malone Golf Club
Malone Golf Club, 1 (518) 483-2926
Aug. 23
Massena Memorial Hospital
Massena Country Club
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Aug. 24
Frederic Remington Golf Classic
SLU Golf and Country Club
Debbie Ormasen, 486-2799
Aug. 25
Hope for Haiti Fundraiser
Willowbrook
Willowbrook, 782-8192
Sept. 8
Golf-O-Rama
Thousand Islands Country Club
River Hospital Foundation, 482-4976
Sept. 9
Gouverneur Business Women Fundraiser
Gouverneur Country Club
Connie Stowell, 287-3575
Sept. 15
10th annual Steve Brennan Memorial
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South Jeff golfer made history
n Ryan Clark youngest ever to win Watertown City Men’s Tournament Editor’s note: The 2011 Watertown City Men’s Golf Tournament was one for the record books as a 17-year-old South Jeff golfer putted to victory at Ives Hill Country Club. Watertown Daily Times sportswriter John Day covered last year’s action. The following is his story that appeared in the Times on July 18, 2011.
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yan Clark's legacy in the City Men's Golf Championship is now firmly established. As the youngest winner in tournament history, the 17-year-old South Jefferson senior figures to have many more chances to add to his resume if he so chooses. But what he did in the 2011 city tournament won't soon be forgotten. After qualifying with a 71, Clark capped off a brilliant week of golf by defeating 2003 champion Joe Tufo 3 and 1 in the championship flight final at Ives Hill Country Club. When Tufo conceded a birdie to Clark on the 35th hole after hitting his tee shot in the hazard right, Clark not only breathed a deep sigh of relief after almost squandering all of a 5-up advantage, he also showed a bit of emotion as he gave his dad, Clint Clark, a big hug. “It's a good thing I had that 5 up lead or I would have been in trouble at the end,” was Clark's initial reaction to his first city championship. “But I hit the ball [well] pretty much all week and played really well today. Joe made a great run to get back in the match. The last thing I wanted was it to come down to the final hole.” Clark took a 2-up lead after the morning 18 holes, then stretched that to 5 up in the afternoon when Tufo bogeyed three consecutive holes (3-5). Tufo was still four holes down heading to the final nine holes, but started making his charge with a birdie-4 out of the greenside bunker on the par-5 11th hole. Tufo also birdied No. 13 with a super shot out of the bunker to a foot, and made a 5-foot downhill putt for a birdie-3 on the 14th hole to creep back to within a hole. “I was on a pretty good roll and I thought I could win 15 when he chipped it way past the hole,” Tufo said.
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Ryan Clark tees off on the 16th hole at Ives Hill Golf Course during the 2011 City Golf Tournament. Clark became the youngest golfer in tournament history to win it all.
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But Clark, who putted superbly all day, drained a 25-footer to save par on 15 and Tufo left his par putt just short after a chip past the hole. That putt by Clark came on the heels of a dramatic par-saving, sharp breaking 20-footer to halve 10 with a par after he had suffered his first bogey of the afternoon on No. 8. They halved 16 with pars, making Clark dormie with a 2-up lead and just two holes to play.
Unfortunately, Tufo hit one of his poorest shots of the week off the tee on 17, going way right into the deep grass. After a drop, he hit his third shot over the green. Clark hit another of his mammoth drives and chipped to three feet, where Tufo conceded. “It was just a poor time for my worst swing of the week,” said Tufo, who has now made six finals. “I guess you learn something each time you're here, but it's disappointing. However, Ryan played
F E AT U R E S really well and I just kept watching putts roll in today.” Clark had the flat stick working superbly on the front nine in the morning, needing just 13 putts as he shot 1-underpar 34 and seized a 4-up lead. Tufo recorded three birdies on the back side and got back to within a hole after 17 before drawing a bad break on 18 and chunking an impossible bunker shot and settling for a bogey-5. “I was pretty happy to be just 2 down after the morning,” said Tufo, who shot even-par 72 for the first 18 holes to Clark's 70. “For awhile, I never thought he was
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Joe [Tufo] made a great run to get back in the match. The last thing I wanted was for it to come down to the final hole. — Ryan Clark on winning the 2011 Watertown City Golf Tournament
going to miss a putt.” Tufo hit his tee shot on the par-3 third way left in the afternoon and could only manage a bogey. He knocked his second shot into the hazard left on No. 4 and lost to a Clark par, and settled for a bogey-5 on the fifth hole after a Clark two-putt par. “I didn't want to start being conservative with a big lead, but to just continue to play my game,” Clark said. Clark remained 4 up after that key par-saving putt on 10, but couldn't birdie the par-5 11th from just in front of the green. Tufo again worked his shortgame magic with a clutch bunker shot to within a foot to get back to three holes down. After 12 was halved with pars, Clark three-putted for the first time in the match after hitting the par-5 13th hole in two. Tufo was again bunkered, blasted to three feet and made another birdie. Then after Clark missed a short birdie putt on 14, Tufo made his and the match was on again. 2012 SEASON | NNY GOLF
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Watertown Golf Club sets sights on new members By GABRIELLE HOVENDON NNY Golf
WATERTOWN — It’s the rare case of a golfer aiming for a high score: With the help of a new marketing strategy, Watertown Golf Club hopes to reach 200 members. Using templates designed by golf marketing firm CourseTrends, the club is compiling an email database and sending special offers targeted to its various demographics. “I think it’s going to be really, really helpful,” said Jeffrey W. Kimball, board member and chairman of marketing and advertising at the Watertown Golf Club. “We have an aging membership, and at the pace that we were going, if we didn’t start getting new membership the club would be in a lot of trouble. We were losing more members every year than we were gaining because of age.” As part of the marketing strategy, the club is offering several new membership options, including special military discounts, a free membership for children of parents with full memberships, and a half-price membership for the spouse of someone with a full membership. It has also instated a new monthly payment plan, with text-messaging communica-
Foundation golf event boasts sports auction LOWVILLE — The Lewis County Hospital Foundation’s 5th Golf Event, Cookout and Sports Auction is set for Friday, June 29. Presented by AmeriCU Credit Union, the event takes place on the beautiful and challenging Turin Highlands course, Turin. A 9:15 a.m. tee-off and four¬-person captain and crew format aims to speed play with a finish timed for a late lunch. A $10,000 cash prize will go to a hole-in-one on the 153 yard 9th hole, sponsored by Lowville New Car Dealers. Also this year, a special bragging rights competition for those the financial services industry will introduce a travelling trophy to the low gross team. Last year’s low-gross team, Community Bank, will fight to defend this unique
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tions and online tee-time booking slated for later this year. Several new members-only events will also be introduced this season, including a spring golf mixer, a “Meet the Pro, Beat the Pro” competition, a June 30 member-member tournament, and a Patriot Golf Day fundraiser for Labor Day Weekend. For the second summer in a row, the club’s food will be provided by the Black River Valley Club, which goes by the name of Thompson Park Clubhouse and operates from May to September (weather pending) at the golf course. So far, the new marketing efforts seem to be paying off: Last year, the club saw a total of 139 members, while this year it is already at 150 and counting. “It’s been probably the best year in a while for the golf course,” Kimball said. “It’s a great place to play, and things are going well. …We’re really trying to focus on the service end, making sure the members are enjoying their money’s worth so they come back next year.” To receive the club’s special email offers, register on their website at www.watertowngolfclubinc.com or visit the club in person at 1 Thompson Park. honor for 2012. The popular sports auction returns for post-golf festivities, with items ranging from game tickets, autographed memorabilia and some surprises. Bidding is restricted to event golfers and luncheon guests. Call the hospital foundation, 376-5110, for more information or to register. All prepaid applications by June 1 will be included in a special prize drawing.
‘Golf for Betterment’ tournament set
ALEXANDRIA BAY — The 4th annual “Golf for Betterment” tournament is set for Friday, July 27, at Alexandria Bay Municipal Golf Course. Tournament format is a two-person scramble. Call Mary Lou Williams, 836-5452, for more information or to register.
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Golfers grace ‘North Country’s 100 Greatest’
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he following golfers are among a few named to the Watertown Daily Times’ North Country 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time, a, weekly series the Times published from December 2007 to November 2009.
Lois Galloway
Lois took home her first crown in 1947; she placed second in the tournament in 1991. Overall, she registered a record total of 18 victories, including seven in a row from ’47 to ’53 and six in a row from ’63 to ’68. Her final two championships came in ’73 and ’86. She was runner-up 12 times. She made two holes-in-one on the fifth hole at WGC and appeared in five state amateur tournaments. Galloway honed her golf skills while living in Morrisburg, Ontario, her father’s hometown. After a move back to the US, Gallo-
way and her mother each went on to become members of the Watertown Golf Club.
Mary Lawrence
While at Canton high school in 1973, Lawrence captured the NYS Junior Championship. In 1977, she was a NYS Women’s Champion and an All-American in Miami, where she helped lead the Hurricanes to a pair of national championships. She also was the individual champion of the prestigious Ryder Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship. Lawrence played on the LPGA Tour from 1978-1983 and won five professional events. She played in nine US Opens and participated in the 1994 Women’s British Open. She’s also played on the Women’s Senior Golf Tour. She was hired as head coach for SLU’s fledgling golf program and both the men’s and women’s teams went to the NCAA Divi-
sion III tournament in their fourth year of existence. She was named Northeast Coach of the Year in 2006. Lawrence is a teaching professional and director of golf at the St. Lawrence University Golf Course.
Bob Hughes
A 1979 graduate of Watertown High School, Hughes played his first city tournament in 1977. His first win came in ’81, with others following in ’86, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, ’01 and ’02. His 11 titles are the most in history of the men’s event. He also holds the record for most medalist honors in the history of the Northern New York Golf Association 6-Man Tournament (10). Hughes is a fourtime runner-up in the NNYS Amateur and a two-time competitor in the US Amateur. In the 1992 US Amateur at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, Hughes advanced to the
round of 16, where he lost 4 and 3 to eventual champion Justin Leonard, now a veteran of the PGA Tour. Hughes holds the record for lowest round at three area courses; 61s at Ives Hill Country Club and Watertown Golf Club and a 62 at the Rustic Golf Course on Pillar Point.
Bernard “Bun” Quinn
Considered Watertown’s Mr. Golf for many years, beginning in the late 1930s he ruled the game in the city for nearly 20 years. At 18, Quinn won his first of seven city golf titles. At the time, Quinn was the youngest city golfer to win the title. In 1935 a year before he won his first title, Quinn competed and won the city junior title. Quinn also won the city title in 1940, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1953. No doubt Quinn would have won more city tournaments had it not been for WWII.
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