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From
the Locker Room • Tiger Tom's
Tournament has been set for July
31-Aug 1st at Benson Park Golf
Course. This time honored
tournament brings in some of the
old golf professional's like Joe
Edwards from his home base in
Phoenix, Arizona. This is a
fun-filled two-day event with
plenty of food, beverages, and
now a new and improved Tiger
Tom's Lounge. This one will fill
up fast, so get your money in
early to reserve your spot. Call
Tiger's at 572-8400 for
information. • Speaking of
Tiger. If Tiger Woods thinks that
he his close to finding out the
problem with his swing, I have a
bridge to sell him in Kuwait. Who
is he kidding? I used to think it
was just his driver; now it seems
to be just about every club in
his bag, including his putter. I
mentioned before that I thought
he needed to get back with Butch
Harmon, however, after
Shinnecock, I don't think that
will be possible. So Tiger, get
someone to help you. You need it
and to deny that fact will not
only cost you monetarily, but,
maybe some of your
fans. • Congratulations
to Mark Stovie for winning the
Omaha Junior Golf Championship
played at Elmwood Park Golf
Course. The St. Roberts School
eighth-grader shot a par 68 in
the boys 13-14 year-old division.
Dianne Narzinski's reputation
must have preceded her since she
was the only one of three
finalists to play in the girls
Championship series and
ultimately won her third
consecutive title. • Scott
Gutschewski remains in contention
in each and every Nationwide Tour
event he plays in as of late. I
for one am looking forward to
seeing him play in the Cox
Classic in Omaha, August 2nd thru
the 8th. Be there to wish him
luck. • Susan Marchese
won her tenth Nebraska Women's
State Stroke Play title when rain
cancelled the final round of
competition at the par-72 Wayne
Country Club. Four inches of rain
fell in just over two hours,
forcing the championship to be
based on player's two-day,
36-hole total. Marchese, who
carded rounds of 75-76--151, won
by seven strokes over second
place finisher Leigh Sutton
(79-79--158) of Lincoln. Sara
Sackett of Cambridge and Nancy
Pflug of Kearney finished in a
tie for third place in the
championship flight, one stroke
behind Sutton. The 2004 Women's
Stroke Play title is Marchese's
seventeenth state championship
and follows her 2003 victory at
the Women's State Match Play
competition. • York's Anthony
Bediant carded rounds of
77-71--148 to finish as medalist
at the 2004 U.S. Amateur Public
Links Sectional Qualifier, played
at Arbor Links Golf Course in
Nebraska City. Bediant's round of
1-under-par 71, the qualifier's
second-lowest score, came under
extremely windy conditions.
Thirty-nine golfers entered in
the 36-hole qualifier to compete
for one spot in the USGA
Championship event, which will be
played July 12-17 at Rush Creek
Golf Club in Maple Grove,
MN. • Kristen Kosch
of Bellevue, Katherine Morell of
McCook, Krista Hrdlicka of Wahoo
and Leigh Sutton and Rachel
Byleen, both of Lincoln, have
been selected to participate in
the 2004 Girls' Four-State
Competition, which will take
place June 27-29 at St. Joseph
Country Club in St. Joseph, MO.
Teams from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri will compete in the
two-day, stroke-play tournament.
Nebraska last captured the trophy
with a win at Firethorn Golf Club
in Lincoln in 2003 • Joe Kubick
finally accomplished what no
other golfer has been able to do
in the fifteen-year history of
the Nebraska Junior Match Play
Championship: He successfully
defended his title. Kubick came
alive on the second eighteen
holes of the 36-hole final Friday
at McCook's Heritage Hills Golf
Course to defeat Phil Hranac of
Kearney 3 and 1. SUPERINTENDENTS
CORNER By Bob Hall, There is a
misconception that golf course maintenance
employees don't like golfers. On the
contrary, we appreciate golfers very much.
Without golfers we wouldn't have jobs .At
a private club or public course, there has
to be some interaction between workers and
golfers. Every job can not be done before
players get out on the course. I'm sure
that most of you reading this are the
friendly people we see daily. A wave or a
smile is nice. Unfortunately there is
always that grumpy golfer who just hit a
bad shot and maybe the worker was too
close or too loud. This situation can be
compounded by a grumpy maintenance worker.
Two wrongs don't make a right. Some times
just waiting a few seconds (by either
person) can make a big difference. All
golf course superintendents train their
staff to be as courteous as possible. We
want you to enjoy your round of golf and
we hope you will come back. Some things to
consider: 1. If a mower runs over
your ball, he or she probably did it on
purpose 2. All maintenance
workers try to get in your way as much as
possible 3. Contrary to popular
belief we do not carry guns and knives,
just knives 4. We hate bunkers as
much as you do 5. We are not all deaf
but may be wearing ear plugs 6. All golf course
workers are mind readers 7. Sometimes we did see
where that ball went…….we just
won't tell you 8. Sprinklers can have
a mind of their own 9. The guy who set the
hole location should get an "assist" for a
hole in one 10. Frost delays and
rain are not fun for us either Seriously, it is a
challenge to maintain a golf course. One
that we accept gratefully. Our courses are
here for your enjoyment. Play well and
thank a maintenance worker
occasionally. |
