The 27th Mount Nittany Medical Center Golf Classic, recently held at the Penn State Blue and White courses, raised a record-breaking $176,000.
“I think the event has been great (despite the weather challenges),’ said event director Chris Yingling during the event. ‘I feel the tournament has been going very well, despite the rain showers we experienced. The golfers are having fun … and I feel we are going to reach our goal financially.”
The MNMC Golf Classic has now raised close to $2.3 million since its inception in 1991. The fundraiser supports critical programs and equipment purchases at Mount Nittany Medical Center, benefiting patients across the region.
Proceeds from this year’s tourney will again benefit Mount Nittany Health’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab, which has seen steady growth since it first opened in April 2000. The lab’s staff has performed more than 5,950 diagnostic catheterizations and 2,400 cardiac interventions, including 780 on patients experiencing a life-threatening event requiring immediate treatment.
A much-needed renovation to the lab will include a new catheterization table with imaging system and an advanced patient-monitoring system.
During this year’s event, one registered golfer had the opportunity to either drive home in a 2017 Chevrolet Spark from Stocker Chevrolet or take $12,000 in cash as winner of a drawing held following the golfing portion of the day. The winner of the drawing was Kay Kustanbauter. who decided to take the automobile.
Individual prizes on the Blue Course included:
■ Long drive, No. 1 — women, Tracy Frey; men, Adam Corson
■ Straightest drive, No. 6 — Art Meckley, 17 inches
■ Closest to the pin, No. 4 — Kelly Grimes, 15 feet, 2 inches
■ Closest to the pin, No. 8 — Darren Williams, 8 feet
■ Closest to the pin, No. 14 — Tom Venturino, 4 feet, 4 inches
■ Closest to the pin, No. 17 — Brian Massimilla, 8 feet, 10 inches
■ Longest putt holed, No. 3 — Todd Brown, 22 feet, 2 inches.
Individual prizes on the White Course were:
■ Straightest drive, No. 1 — Edward Bell, touching the line
■ Longest drive, No. 3 — women, Kay Kustanbauter; men, Paul Berezansky
■ Closest to the pin, No. 5 — Brian Storm, 7 feet, 10 inches
■ Closest to the pin, No. 7 — Mike Sanders, 1 foot, 8 inches
■ Closest to the pin, No. 12 — Rod Hoffmaster, 5 feet
■ Closest to the pin, No. 14 — Frances Carol, 16 feet
■ Closest to the pin, No. 16 — Ed Bell, 10 feet, 7 inches
■ Longest putt holed, No. 17 — C.J. Sichler, 37 feet. 11 inches
The winning net-score teams on the Blue Course were:
■ First place — Bryan Baker, Frank Mascara, Matt Schraf and Michael Brooks, 57-card match
■ Second place — Fred Carlin, Jerry DiLembo, John Cocolin and Ben Knotts, 57
■ Third place — Andy Baysinger, Keith Dirtier, Kelly Grimes and Pam Drifter, 59-card match
■ Fourth place — Kevin Angelis, Matt Sheller, Michael Drennning and Ryan Mostyn, 59
The winning gross-score teams on the Blue Course were:
■ First place —53, Adam Corson, George McMurtry, Rob Schmidt and Scott Cohagan, 53
■ Second place — Larry Walker, Mike Chilcot, Paul Tomczuk and Tom Taricani, 54
■ Third place — Dace Howe, John Cook, John Franks and Mike Cook, 56-card match
■ Fourth place — Bo Sankey, Janine Andrews, Ted Oyler and Bill Frazier, 56
Mountain View holds Masters Invitational
The Mountain View Country Club’s Masters Invitational was contested recently, and provided a 36-hole, best-ball-of-partners format.
Winning the gross division was the team of John Dove and Chris Hlavay, carding a 36-hole round of 135. Second place was Jeff Lieb and Jamie Mullane with a 139, while three teams tied for third with a score of 142: Steve Kirby and Brian Mehalick, Matt McDougal and Bob Schubert and Michael Walker and Brian Yarnell.
Posting the winning net score of 119 was the duo of Mark Braunschweig and Rodney Davis. Second place, with a 124 score, was Jim Au and Denny Young. In third place, shooting 125, was Mike Dorsey and Mark Watt.
Men’s league results announced by Mountain View
The results from the first week of playoffs for the Mountain View Country Club Men’s Thursday Night Twilight League included No. 5 Ramada Inn defeating No. 4 Nardozzo’s Landscaping, 7-5 and No. 6 Sound Technology defeating No. 3 Blaise Alexander, 8-4.
The next matchup has No. 1 Bartley Builders facing Ramada Inn and No. 2 Wisecrackers Comedy Club battling Sound Technology.
Coming up aces
Three holes-in-one were reported recently from by the Penn State golf courses.
Steve Smith, of State College, used an 8-iron to record his second career hole-in-one from the par-3, 132-yard eighth hole on the Penn State Blue Golf Course. Witnesses to the ace were Mike Hottenstein, Guy Ostrander and Bill Whittaker.
Ron Moskalczak, of Scranton, had his first hole-in-one on the par-3, 165-yard 16th hole of the Penn State White Golf Course using a 7-iron for his ace. Playing partner Bob Montgomery witnessed the achievement.
David McAtee, of Pennsylvania Furnace, also recorded his first hole-in-one on the 16th hole of the White Course using a 7-iron. The witness to the achievement was Joe Ostrowski.
Philipsburg Elks C.C. hosts member-guest event
The annual Philipsburg Elks Country Club’s member-guest event recently was held, with the team of Gary Helsel and Michael Czap winning the overall gross division by posting a two-day total of 134, edging out Matt Johnson and Joe Tigani’s 135.
In third place was the team of Josh Muir and Kurt Kyle, with 138, followed by Arch Myers and Jason Myers, with 141, and Todd Reifer and Jake Reifer, with 142.
The overall net winners, shooting a 36-hole score of 119, were the duo of Kelly Reifer and Eric Reifer. Two teams were one stroke back with a two-day total of 120: Sam Irvin and Scott Davis and Mike Witters and Mike Neidrick. Bob Adams and Steve Turiano carded a 36-hole score of 124, and Larry Potter and Irv Myers posted a 125.
Club championships conclude at Nittany C.C.
The Nittany Country Club recently held its club championships covering several age divisions.
The overall championship flight was won by Denny Glunt, who had a two-day total score of 145 over runner-up Ron Benton’s score of 152.
First-flight winner was Scott Gray, carding a 36-hole score of 150 to beat Mike Hoy’s round of 151.
Second-flight winner was Matt McCartney, with a two-day total of 163 over a trio of second-place finishers posting 165s: Charlie Doland, Ken Bean and Rick Knepp.
Winning the 50-to-59 gross division was Gray, carding a two-day score of 150 over runner-up Benton’s 152. The net division resulted in a two-way tie, with Rick Knepp and Andrew Wiesner posting a score of 145.
The gross 60-to-69 division was won by Ray Andrews over Ken Lannan by one stroke, 159-160. Roy Reeve stopped Chuck Coder, 141-146, to win the net division.
Winning the 70-and-over division club champion was Chuck Colyer with a 36-hole score of 154, while Charlie Doland posted a 36-hole score of 131 to win the net division.
NCPGA end season at Susquehanna Valley Country Club
After two rained-out events, the NCPGA was finally welcomed with a perfect day at Susquehanna Valley Country Club on Aug. 10, where 43 junior golfers participated in the fifth and final event of the season.
In the 18-Hole Advanced division, William Knauth, of White Deer Golf Complex, won yet again in the final NCPGA event of his long junior career. Mountain View’s Kyle Snyder posted a round of 47-39–86 and Tyler Nordblom managed a round 47-43–90.
A total of 15 golfers tested their skills in the 18-Hole Intermediate division, which was won in dramatic fashion. Joseph Propheta, of Tyoga Country Club, chipped in from off the green to shoot 88 and claim his second win of the season. Propheta’s hole-out gave him a share of first place with Will Orwig, of Lost Creek Golf Club.
In the Nine-Hole Advanced division, Griffin Walizer, of Clinton Country Club, shot a 44 for his second straight victory. Shade Mountain’s Cade Crossgrove and Frosty Valley’s Ben Sohosky each brought in rounds of 46 to share the silver.
In the Nine-Hole Intermediate division, David King, of Wynding Brook Golf Club, easily claimed the title with a stellar 51, improving upon last week’s score by a whopping 16 strokes. Evan Swinehart took second place with a 58.
Eight golfers took to the links in the Five-Hole Beginner division. Karl Unger, of Tee-To-Green Golf Center, and Reese Walizer, of Clinton, shared first place with rounds of 28. Walizer carded her first-ever birdie on the par-3 third hole, hitting her tee shot over the creek to 4 feet.
