PORT MATILDA – The 2016 Skytop Mountain Classic, using the best ball of two low-gross 36-hole total, will take place Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. Flights will be based on low handicap and prizes for low gross and net team score for each day will be rewarded.
There will be an optional skins game and shoot-out pool available. The shoot-out will be held after completion of Sunday’s round, with winners of each flight competing in a net shoot-out for the overall champion.
The cost of the event is $160 per player and includes prizes, lunch on Saturday and Sunday and a steak dinner Sunday.
For more information, contact the pro shop at (814) 692-4249 or info@skytopgolf.com.
Men’s Masters Tournament set for Mountain View
Mountain View Country Club hosts the 2016 Men’s Masters Tournament from Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7. The event will be a 36-hole best ball of partners, with gross and net divisions using 90 percent handicap.
The cost of the event is $280 per team, with an optional $40 skins per team per day. Everyone is eligible for both gross and net divisions, but only a team can win the higher prize.
There will also be a gold tee option for those who qualify. Gold-tee golfers will be eligible to play from thetees with the USGA recommended deduction and would not be eligible to participate in the skins portion of the event.
The Ramada of State College will be offering a special room rate of $72, plus tax, for overnight guests. Call (814) 238-3001 before Friday, July 15, and mention code CG05MO to make reservations.
The tourney’s entry fee includes a practice round on Friday (cart not included), carts for Saturday and Sunday, lunch on Saturday and Sunday, a tee gift and tournament prizes. Prizes will be presented at the completion of Sunday’s round. Entries are limited to amateur men 16 or older with a USGA handicap.
The prize payout is based on 50 teams for gross and net and will pay 33 percent of the field to the winning teams as follows: first place, $600; second place, $500; third place, $400; fourth place, $300; fifth place, $200; sixth place, $150; seventh place, $100; and eighth place, $50.
For more information, contact the pro shop at (814) 466-7231.
Coming up aces
Using a pitching wedge, Randy Czekaj recently recorded a hole-in-one on the 110-yard No. 2 hole at Mountain View Country Club. The ace was Czekaj’s third hole-in-one. Playing partners, and witness to the ace, were Tom Bruce, Denny Bonson and Bill Frazier.
Bob Lestochi recorded his first ace when he had a hole-in-one on the 150-yard hole No. 16 using a 5-iron to accomplish the feat. Witnesses were playing partners Steve Franks, Denny Fink and Byron Hummel.
Mountain View announces women’s weekly results
The Mountain View Country Club Women’s League recently conducted its weekly event with a game of blind partners.
The winners of the event were Tracey Pletcher and Flossie Dunlop, with a team net score of 73.
The club also hosted the women’s member-member better ball net score event with Judy Bechman and Christy Miller claiming first place with 65. Janine Andrews and Kathy Knechtel placed second, shooting a 68, while Bev Vender and Patty Brackbill were third with a round of 69.
The on-course events were longest putt on No. 7, won by Donna Merrill; closest to the pin on No. 2, won by Sue Sheetz; and closest to the pin on No. 16 and longest drive No. 14 taken by Janine Fudrow.
Inaugural Sports Hall of Fame tourney scheduled
The Centre County Sports Hall of Fame will hold its inaugural golf tournament Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Nittany Country Club in Mingoville, rain or shine. The field is limited to 64 golfers.
A shotgun start will be used. Registration is at 8 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. A lunch and awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of play and refreshments will be available during the day.
There will be a post-tournament pig roast luncheon, the cost of which is included in the entry fee.
Prizes include $10,000 for a hole-in-one. There will also be prizes for the longest drive and closest to the pin. First-place prize is a $200 pro shop credit, second place receives a $160 pro shop credit and third receives a $100 pro shop credit.
Cost is $85 per player or $340 for a four-man team. That includes green fees, cart, food, tournament prizes and a raffle. Deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 7, or until 64 golfers are registered.
All golfers are welcome. Tournament officials will make foursomes for individuals and groups of three or fewer.
Send entry checks made out to “Centre County Hall of Fame” to John Wetzler, 1026 Airport Road, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 or Bucky Quici, 208 Washington Ave., Bellefonte, PA, 16823. Please include a phone number on the check.
Philipsburg Elks hosts Osceola Mills Open
The Philipsburg Elks Country Club played host to the Osceola Mills Open as an added feature of the 94th annual Firemen’s Parade. The proceeds from the event will be donated to the Osceola Mills Historical Foundation.
The event used a two best balls-of-four modified shamble with a 70 percent handicap. In a game of shamble, each player tees off and a player picks his best shot then plays his own ball from that spot. A modified shamble is where a player only does the shamble on par 4s and 5s and plays his own ball on the par 3s.
Patty Rodgers carded a round of 58 to win the net division, followed by Drew Tocimak and Ron Eiler carding 59s. Rob Earnest and Rob Bressler tied for fourth shooting a 60.
Winning the team net, carding a round 111, was the foursome of Gary Byron, Ron Eiler, Carter Fischer and Payton Guelich. Two groups were one shot back with a score of 112: Rob Bressler, Craig Danko, Dan Danko and Charles Diffy and Halle Herrington, Sandi Myers, Ryan Nartatez and Patty Rodgers.
In fourth place, shooting a 115, was the group of Gabi Barnett, Andrew Mann, Nancy Moskel and Jon Whitman. In fifth place, shooting a 116, was the foursome of Chip Branthoover, John Harpster, Max Miller and Drew Tocimak. And last, but not least, finishing 25th and posting a score of 144, was the group of Tracy Branthoover, Callie Tocimak, Maureen Tocimak and Brian Wood.
On-course prizes went to Georgiann Way, John Whitehead, Jack Vesnesky, Bob Smith, Payton Guelich and Tim Ronan.
Results announced for Blue Course ladies event
The Penn State Blue Course Ladies League held a five-club, 18-hole event recently with Maribel Lies winning over Nancy Rodgers and Genny Vanemon. Second-flight winner was Linda Echard, while Fiona Adams placed second.
The nine-hole event had Sally Kennedy winning the first flight, while Connie McLaughlin finished second.
Second-flight winner was Marge Johnson, with a three-way tie for second by Nancy Guild, Janet Black and Karen Wheeler. Third-flight winner was a tie by Linda Hood and Fran Cooley.
Gibbons wins Philipsburg Flag Tournament
The Philipsburg Elks Country Club held its Flag Tournament this past weekend, with Father John Gibbons winning the event by getting within 25 feet of the cup on hole No. 3.
The premise of the event is that each player uses their handicap plus the course par and when the player hits that number shots for the day, they place their American flag in the ground.
Max Miller was the tournament record holder in 2007, and holed out on hole No. 3. Larry Potter and Gabi Barnett were the defending champions.
Finishing second was Jim Gilham, 9 feet from the No. 2 hole cup, while Bob Smith was third with 43 yards from the No. 2 hole cup. Fourth was Scott Nelson at 90 yards from the No. 2 hole cup, and Dick Wood was fifth at 101 yards from the No. 2 hole cup.
Placing sixth, by placing his shot in hole No. 1, was Andy Reifer, while seventh was Mike Healey at 4 feet from the hole No. 1 cup. Terry Smith finished eighth at 5 feet from the hole No. 1 cup.
Jarrod Wood placed ninth at 7 feet from the hole No. 1 cup and John Burns, at 21-feet from the hole No. 1 cup, finished 10th.
The ladies flight was won by Sandi Myers, who got the ball in the hole on No. 18, while Tracy Branthoover finished second at 20 feet from the cup on No. 18.
