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Gentlemen of the BTC

October 23, 2025

NEW GOLF HOTLINE

815-242-1597 as of 9/7/25

Well, it was not a great day for golf at Naperbrook, but we had quite a few golfers. In my opinion, the rain out at Green Garden when we only had 9 players was much better weather, but what do I know. Still, even with the weather, we had some decent scores. F. Kossman lead the way with an 83, Tony A 86, J. Boyle 86, J. Lopez 86, Grecek 87, myself 87, Konopacz 87, N. Radcliffe 87, R. Samoska 87, and R. Carioti 88.

There were also some good handicap scores as well. D. Samoska 89/66, J. Eppolito 107/71, Schaefer 95/72, R. Connors 99/73, Podlasek 96/74, D.Tomkins 93/73, J. Bonarigo 97/74, W. Janda 95/75, G. Lewis 95/75, B.Miller 91/76, M. Seebock 112/76.

The Ageless Wonderclub only had two players. B. Long 110/81 and Gar Ward 111/92.

It was very windy and cold if you shot anywhere near what you usually do, it was a good round. Our last week of golf is this week 10/28 at Silver Lake, shotgun start 10:00 a.m., dinner afterwards.

Bowling starts 11/4, I am looking for a team to bowl on as my team only has 3 guys: me, J. Heatter and Tom Ollenburger so they are looking to bowl somewhere too. I am an ok bowler, just have problems with the 10 pin.

Your secretary,

P.S. Nice going Bears, now beat Baltimore.

October Birthdays:

Larry Konopacz (1), Larry Garetto (4), Frank Kossman (15), Hal Eberling (16), Larry Gramith (16), Jack Heatter (17), Steve Ostrowski (17), Chuck Dinolfo (18), Jim Eppolito (22), John Bondi (23), Randy Samoska (25), Jerry Jasinski (26).

Please let us know if we missed any birthdays.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:

Hope all is well. Sorry for the late notice, I thought I sent this last week. I would like to hold a membership meeting 10/28 at the golf dinner. Applicants up for membership are listed below:

Leon Kosek, sponsored Baldermann/Kahlhammer

Tony Clementi, sponsored Les/McDermott

Bruce Clark, sponsored Schroeder/Schaeffer

Julian Lopez, sponsored Day/Serritella

Sincerely,

Jerry Jasinski, Chairman

(CLICK HERE for the Dues Notice) (Click Here for Online Payment Link).

TEXT and EMAIL updates of golf course cancellations, etc are available, but each member has to sign-up, and it only takes 2 minutes . Click on this link, http://builderstee.com/TextMessageSignup.html, and follow the instructions.

Chairmen, Greg Lewis & Rich Schroeder, can issue the notices, so contact one of us, when needed. If it's a general notice, it will also appear on our website, near the top of the current newsletter page. On occasion, a notice may need to refer you to the website, for more information, as the text notice is limited to 100 characters. Let Rich know if additional information needs to be posted to the website. Currently there are 139 members signed up for Golf notices thru this service.

SOMETHING NEW FOR OUR MEMBERS - We are going to put a video, etc. on the web site, that's "in the news" or good for your tennis game (Click Here) or for the bowlers (Click Here). Here's also the bonus link, to help get your golf game in shape for next season. If anyone has photos or videos to share, of our Club in action, please email them to Webmaster@builderstee.com. If your screen ever displays out-dated information, try to Refresh your PC first (F5 key). The website has recently been updated to be more "mobile-device friendly". Try visiting us from your tablet or smart phone, and send us your feedback.

Also, remember to check the "Other/Fleamarket" page for golf-related equipment for sale & upcoming golf events from our members. Advertising here is FREE, for members only. Click HERE for bowling scores & stats. Click HERE for current golf handicaps & Full Season Golf Schedule. Last year's financial report as presented by our Treasurer (click here). Click Here to sign up for Rained-Out text messages (click here for instructions).

(CLICK for the 2023-2024 Bowling season rules)

The 2025 ITALIAN DAY PHOTOS have been published to BuildersTee.com. To see them CLICK HERE or go toEvents, Event Pictures, from the website menu at the top of this page.

Tennis Report – Al Baldermann

The BTC golf season ends October 28^th. We will begin playing tennis on Tuesday, November 4^th. The arrangements have been made with the tennis club. We will play from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, as always. You must have a Park Forest Tennis Club membership to play. The court time cost is $12.00 per week including tennis balls. Bring your racquet and tennis shoes. Looking forward to seeing you on November 4^th!

Also, Chuck DiNolfo asked me to remind everyone that our semi-annual GIO trip is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11^th. All are invited. Please let me know if you are attending so that we can make the reservation.

Bowling News

We are looking for individuals and/or full teams to join. There is room for everyone. Bowling, just like golf, is handicapped based on your skill level, which allows all skill levels to compete on a level playing field. If you are new to the BTC, or did not bowl last year, please do not hesitate to call or text me at 708-912-8831. I will find you a spot. If you would rather email, please do so at keith@burroakbowl.com.

Bowling Secretary,

Keith Tadevich

Golf News

Unfortunately, below normal temps, high winds and a few rain drops scared off quite a few of our golfers this week. We had more than 70 signed up to play and ended up with just 52. The last few holes especially got kind of rough. The overall scores seemed to be affected by the weather. There were some pretty big numbers out there by almost everybody. Daily Game results are attached.

Tuesday was the second and final round of this year’s World Series. The results are posted in an attachment to this newsletter. Congratulations to Tony Alexander and Dennis Samoska Sr. Tony and Dennis were the overall winners in their respective divisions.

Also attached is the sign-up sheet for the final week of the 2025 Golf Season. We will be wrapping things up at Silver Lake on Oct 28^th. It will be a 10:00 shotgun start. Golf will be followed by a dinner at the golf course. All active BTC members and applicants are welcome to attend the dinner.

Take a look at the attached sign-up sheet. If you plan on golfing and your name isn’t checked off call the hotline (815-242-1597) right away. Also call the hotline if you haven’t secured your foursome yet. On the sign-up sheet names in red font have already been called in as part of a group. The sheet is up to date including any hotline messages received by 2:15pm Thursday Oct. 23^rd.

New Hotline Number (815) 242-1597

Your 2025 Golf Guys,

Scott Lee (312) 340-4171

Anthony Serritella (630) 430-5742

2025 GOLF SCHEDULE

(subject to change)

Oct	7	Green Garden Blue	9:00	Split Tee Times
Oct	14	Water’s Edge	8:30	Split Tee Times
Oct	21	Naperbrook	TBD	Split Tee Times
Oct	28	Silver Lake	10:00	Shotgun Start

There are extra handouts for sale from this year’s event. Cigars are also for sale, 5 for $20, before & after golf this week. Free cigar with every sale, while supplies last. See Rich after golf each week or send a text to 708-878-3913 with your order.