What an absolutely gorgeous day we had at Ravisloe this week. It was a welcome change from the nightmare weather we've been having.  We were able to catch up on a lot of our matches that the weather has caused us to fall behind on.  You also have the option to play Club Championship matches at Italian Day.  More details on how to do that are in the Italian Day section of this newsletter.

Gene Banas and Arnie Carlstrom advanced in the two-man.

 Club Championship winners included Frank Furman, Ray Bruno, Jack Parisi, Bob Stanford, Rob Elliott, Brian Miller, Anthony Serritella, Ben Tutka, Mo Younus, Jeff Quilici, and in a Clash of the Titans it was Bob Kennedy getting the best of Frank Kossman.

 To go along with the great weather there was some great individual golf happening as well.  Bob Kennedy had the low round of the week of (75). Jim McDermott (79), Steve Ostrowski (80) and Jeff Quilci (82) also had very good days. Arnie Carlstrom had the best net score of the week with an astonishing 58. He was followed by Mike Gaynor’s 60 and a 61 from Lee Kaz.

Our closest “closest to the pin” this week belonged to Brian Miller.  Brian stuck it just 2 inches from the cup on hole #6 just missing his second BTC hole in one.  Brian has the most recent BTC hole in One.  That happened at Naperbrook.  I Believe it was in October of 2024.

In The Square:  After Italian day next week, we will be at Deer Creek on September 8th. We will be making a second attempt at the “In the Square” tournament that was rained out previously.

Deer Creek Info:  Sept. 8^th at Deer Creek isn’t just for “In-The-Square”.  It is still a regular golf week just like any other week including a Daily Game.  Just because not everybody plays the  “In-The-Square”, is no reason why we shouldn’t still have the same large Deer Creek turnout that we usually have.  Just make sure when you are signing up for Sept. 8^th, only sign one of the sheets.  There is one for “In-The-Square” and one for those that are not playing “In-The-Square”.

 The links above include daily game results and match play results.  Please note there are 2 signups for Deer Creek.  One is for those who will be participating in the “In-the-square” tournament and the other is for those who will be golfing Sept. 8th but will not be participating in the “In-the-square”.

Hopefully we will have some decent weather for this year’s second attempt at Italian Day.  10 AM SHOTGUN START!, Registration opens at 8:30.  Use of the putting green and range are included in your ticket price.  Click HERE to see your group and starting tee.

There are still plenty of spots open (20) if you care to join us for Italian day this Tuesday September 1st at Glenwoodie (will fill in groups that are less than 4). Contact Rich by this Sunday if would like to play.  We also need 2 volunteers (male and/or female) to be on the course during play: 1 to take group photos at the 12^th green & the other (or 2) to play “witness” on the 14^th hole for the main $20,000 hole-in-one prize.  Dinner is included for these volunteers.  Contact Rich Schroeder (708-878-3913).  Good Food, Good Golf and Good Company.

Matches that need to be played, can be played at Glenwoodie during Italian Day, and the event price will be discounted $15 since you will not be included in the Shamble Prize Pool.  The golf/dinner/handouts and other contests will be included for a total cost of $100.  Match players will only play with other match players in their foursome.

Unfortunately, we will be missing one of our more popular mainstays of Italian Day, the pepper and egg sandwich for breakfast. The always generous George Les once again was more than happy to provide pepper and egg sandwiches for us this year on the original date August 18th. Unfortunately for us though, George is currently in Greece and will not be able to provide sandwiches for us on the make-up date.  Larry Garetto has agreed to arrive early with Beggars Pizza slices for those starving golfers.

In The Square:  The weather washed out our In The Square tournament that was supposed to be July 28^th.  We have re-scheduled the In The Square for Sept. 8 at Deer Creek.  There will be a sign-up sheet on the board at the golf courses for the next couple weeks.

Deer Creek Info:  Sept. 8^th at Deer Creek isn’t just for In The Square.  It is still a regular golf week just like any other week including a Daily Game.  Just because not everybody plays the In The Square, that is no reason why we shouldn’t still have the same large Deer Creek turnout that we usually have.  Just make sure when you are signing up for Sept. 8^th, only sign one of the sheets.  There is one for In The Square and one for those that are not playing In The Square.

Sandy Pines:    Jim McDermott asked me to extend a Sandy Pines invitation to BTC members.  Contact Jim if you would like to join his group on August 27th for a 9:00 shotgun start at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte Indiana. I finally got my first look at Sandy Pines a couple weeks ago.  I fell in love with the place.  

Golf Tip Of The Week:  If you're having trouble breaking 90, it's probably because you're taking too many strokes to get the ball in the hole…….I hope this helps.