firehouse, the rest of you were treated to one of the most glorious days a golfer could ask for. Somebody had to work—but I would have preferred it wasn’t me!

Before we get into the action at Ravisloe, let’s talk about our World Series. Our annual World Series event tees off this Tuesday at Green Garden and anyone who finished first or second in any of our events this season qualifies.

The list of qualifiers is attached to this email, so take a look and make sure your name is there. If you believe you earned a spot but don’t see your name, contact Anthony Serritella (630-430-5742) right away so we can get it straightened out before Tuesday. 

World Series rules will accompany this week’s tee sheet email.

We’re getting a little closer to wrapping up our 2026 Club Championship Matches! Brian Miller and Ron Bazan won their matches at Ravisloe this week, claiming the top spots in their respective divisions. Congratulations to both of our newest division champions!

Frank Furman and Mo Younus also picked up wins and will advance to the finals in their divisions. A few titles are still up for grabs, and we’re looking forward to seeing who joins our growing list of champions!

After two straight weeks without anyone breaking 80, the beautiful weather at Ravisloe brought out some beautiful scores! Kevin Kennedy led the way with an impressive 78, while Frank Furman and George Les each shot 79 to join him in the 70s.

The net scores were even hotter. Bob Connors posted a terrific net 60, followed by John Bondi and Wally Botwinski at net 62 and Derek Bay at net 63.

In our closest-to-the-pin competition, Angel Nieves was the closest of the close, sticking his shot just 3 feet, 3 inches from the cup on No. 6!

As impressive as all of that was, Jeff Quilici provided a little magic of his own on No. 13. With Scott Lee in a greenside bunker waiting to hit, Jeff pulled off the old one-hop-and-drop for an eagle 3! Scott had a front-row seat for that one.

Next up is Green Garden! Along with the first round of our World Series, it’s a regular golf week with all the usuals…Daily Game, Scotch doubles, and whatever other side bets you can talk your playing partners into.

Check the attached Green Garden signup sheet to make sure your name is on it. If it’s missing, call the hotline at 815-242-1597 and get yourself signed up.

The 2026 season is winding down, and our remaining golf days are getting fewer. Don’t miss one of your last chances to tee it up with the BTC this year!

Four weeks left gentlemen. Let's make 'em count!

First day of tennis is Tuesday, November 3^rd at Park Forest Tennis Club. We will play from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. All BTC members and applicants are welcome to play.

Also, we are thinking of adding a Pickle Ball (herein after referred to as BTC Ball) component to our group to play at the same place and at the same time. I am sure there are members who don’t play tennis or bowling and who would like some activity in the winter. This may be a good option for them. However, in order to set up BTC Ball, I need to know how many people are interested in playing.

Please contact me at Baldermann@comcast.net asap so I can see if we would have enough players.

There is also a group of BTC folks and others who play tennis and hopefully Pickle Ball on Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Park Forest if anyone is interested.

Al Baldermann – Tennis Chairman