As is the yearly custom during the playing of The Masters in Augusta, Ga., the Philipsburg Elks Country Club held its Masters 2017 event. A player in Philipsburg is paired with a PGA Tour player at Augusta for scoring purposes.
In the net division, Gary Bryon (paired with Martin Kaymer) and Randy Way (Sergio Garcia) tied for first place, posting scores of 139. Al Herr (Rory McIlroy) won the gross division by five strokes while posting a 142.
Ray Miller (Rory McIlroy) and Drew Tocimak (Rory McIlroy) finished third in the net division, posting rounds of 143, followed by four teams carding rounds of 145: A.J. Czap (Rory McIlroy), Al Anderson (Rickie Fowler), Doug Detwiler (Jordan Speith) and Andrew Mann (Jordan Speith).
Payton Guelich (Rory McIlroy) finished second in the gross division with a round of 147. Matt Johnson (Jordan Speith) finished third with a 151, while three teams posted a round of 152 for fourth: Tyler Singer (Rickie Fowler), Bob Mitchell (Rory McIlroy) and Carter Fischer (Jon Rahm). Doug Goss (Jon Rahm) placed seventh with a 153.
COMING UP ACES
Tom Matis and Tim Flanagan each recorded a hole-in-one April 10 at the Skytop Mountain Golf Course outside Port Matilda.
Matis had a hole-in-one on the par-3, 90-yard fourth hole, using a pitching wedge, while Flanagan aced the par-3, 136-yard sixth hole using a 9-iron.
Steve Hutton and Robert Walter witnessed Flanagan’s hole-in-one, while no one was listed as Matis’ witness to the ace.
SKYTOP NOTES
Skytop has begun Scramble Sundays, where players can play anytime by booking a tee-time with a minimum of three players and rotating the fourth shot.
Tuesday evenings at Skytop, the Ladies’ Golf League will be played beginning Tuesday, May 2. Any female golfer wanting to have fun — and possibly sip some wine — is welcome. Teams and games will vary every week and all games are designed to be fun and pressure free.
The league will use a 5:30 p.m. shotgun start. There is a $40 one-time fee for the league; to ride is $21. Contact the pro shop at (814) 692-4249 or email at info@skytopgolf.com
