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N e w s l e t t e r A u g u s t

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FROM THE GREENS

The course is doing very well despite the

extreme temperatures throughout the

past few weeks. Our fountain is under

repair and should be back in the pond

shortly. Number 2 bunker is open and

when it cools down it will be top-dressed

and reseeded. Number 9 bunker will be

undergoing a renovation. We will be add-

ing drainage, reshaping, and filling with

new sand. Thank you again for the sand

donation! The front of Number 16 green

will be shortened to help prevent balls

from rolling down into the ap-

proach. (continued on Page 2)

Pro Shop News

July brought us a busy month for tournaments and activity around the pro shop!

The month kicked off by our ever popular (23

foursomes) Veteran’s Appreciation Tourna-

ment held on July 4. The winning team of

Jack Miller, Kyle Miller, Chris Lopes and

Jesse Titus shot an impressive four -person

scramble score of -17 54 to take the title. A

special thank you to Gary Powlus for running a

great event and honoring our veteran’s after

the tournament in the banquet room. On July 8,

9, and 10 we hosted our 54th Annual Berwick

Invitational. We had a full field of 100 teams

battling it out for the prestigious crowns!

When it was all said and done, Chris Walzer

and Jason Troutman won by two shots over

Pete Coughlin and Radd Lukas by shooting

three better ball rounds of 66-64-70 (-13---

200). Bill Coiley and Carl Benjamin went

wire to wire for the win with scores of 69-69-

71 (-4---209) for a 4 shot win over Tony

Grabowski and George Jones!

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Member Salute

Tony Matucci has been a member at the

BGC for many years. Tony was part of the

“bridge crew”, and painted ceiling tiles for

hours during the renovation of the Banquet

Room. He has also volunteered as a mar-

shal during the Invitational for several

years. Thanks Tony for contributing to our

Club and for catching and releasing the

bass you catch in the pond!!

Special Thanks!

Thanks to Tom Fetterman for buying the paint and applying it to the deck on the back of the Clubhouse.

Thanks to our grounds crew, John Kocher, Sam Kuhn, Joe Felock, and Paul Ca-potosto for applying r iver stone around the Clubhouse. What an improvement!

Not seeing any weeds in the river stone around the Clubhouse? Sam Kuhn has been called “Mr. Round-up”! Thank you Sam!

Chris Lopes donated a TV for the Pro Shop. His continued donations and service is appreciated. Thanks Chris!

The newly painted railing on the deck

looks great! Thanks to Tom Fetterman,

Marty Force, Jack Wallner, Rich Slav-

ick, and Joe Felock for a job well done!

Berwick Golf Club 473 Martzville Road Berwick, PA 18603 (570) 752-6691 – Office (570) 752-2506 – Pro Shop

bwkgolf@gmail.com

www.berwickgc.com

President’s Message

I am pleased to announce we have successful-ly completed the refinancing of our current mortgage with First Keystone Community Bank. In addition to the mortgage, our Clubhouse will have installed a new HVAC system, an additional on-demand hot water heater, and funding to complete new LED lighting in all buildings as well as outside units. Our current boiler is antiquated, many of our A/C units require constant re-pairs, and our lighting fixtures are not energy efficient. The new propane heating system is 95% efficient and will save us a substantial amount of money on our heating bills. Two independent firms estimated our electricity savings at $750.00 per month using all new LED lighting. I thank our Board of Directors for their extra time to bring this project to fruition. I also thank Jason Hollaway and the Board of Directors at FKCB for working diligently on the process.

Please join me in welcoming Vito Covino Jr. to the Board of Directors. Vito will finish the term of Tom Cicini who resigned recently. Vito has volunteered in the past by organizing our annual Glow Ball event, Million Dollar Shootout, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters tour-nament, and plays in the Thursday night league. His service to these events is greatly appreciated.

Our 54th Invitational was a huge success! One hundred teams enjoyed great weather, challenging golf, delicious food, and a wel-coming atmosphere from the BGC staff. This tournament has earned a lot of respect and is known as one of the premier events in the area. Congratulations to champions Chris Walzer and Jason Troutman who com-bined for a three round score of 200. Bill Coiley and Carl Benjamin won the Senior Division with a score of 209. Thanks to Mike and the grounds crew and member volun-teers who worked for weeks to prepare for this event. Jon and his staff did a great job in the Pro Shop as did Guy and the wait staff

who provided great food and service. I also thank Steve Rudy for his help with scoring in the Pro Shop, Mike Lally for announcing, and Tony Matucci and Bill Allison who served as marshals. A great weekend for the BGC!!

Congratulations to Dick Brewington who captured the Senior Club championship, Chris Lopes on winning the Super Senior Gold Tee Division, and Tom Huntington who won the Super Super Senior Green Tee Divi-sion. The above group plays often, practice regularly, and deserve much credit for their victory. Great job guys!

The team of Kay Hoosty, Carol Vezendy, Diane Brown, and Debbie Catalano won this year’s Ladies Member-Guest with a two best ball of four score of 127. June Trudnak, Jane Kosteva, Mary Jo Kuczynski, and Rikki Nevins won the net division with a score of 137. All who played enjoyed our course, ate great food, and had a fun day! Congratulations ladies!

The month of July was a busy month for the

BGC! I want to thank our members and their

guests for continuing to support our Club.

The staff and the Board of Directors look

forward to an exciting month of August!

Gary Powlus, President

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From the Greens (continued from page 1)

I am excited by the recognition that the course conditions and our hard work have been getting. I am also very encouraged by the number of players that have golfed at our club during the many tournaments that BGC has host-ed. I am hopeful that this continues and will bring in the revenue that our course needs to continue to make nec-essary improvements.

Michael Madara G.C.S.

Pro Shop (continued from page 1)

Flight winners include:

Championship Flight: Chris Walzer and Jason Troutman

1st flight: Brian Hess and Carl Stackhouse

2nd Flight: Chris Coleman and Frank Covelusky

3rd Flight: Phil Geiser and Vito Covino Jr.

4th Flight: Jesse Titus and Kyle Miller

5th Flight: George Reimiller and Joe Mantione

The Junior Club Championship was held on Tuesday, July 19; Grant

Gronka successfully defended his Junior Club Championship title

by shooting a 78, edging out his good buddy Garrett Barilar by two

shots.

On July 23 Kay Hoosty, Diane Brown, Carol Vezendy and Debbie Cata-lano were crowned the 2 best-ball of 4 gross champions of the Ladies’ Member-Guest. June Trudnak, Mary Jo Kuczynski, Jane Kosteva and Rikki Nevins received the 2 best-ball of 4 net division honors. This year’s French Tour De Golf theme was a great success, thank you to June Trudnak and her committee for hosting and organizing a great event.

The Men’s Senior, Super Senior and Super Super Senior Club Champi-

onship were held on July 23 and 24. Hard fought battles on Saturday

kept the tournament very exciting going into Sunday play. At the end,

Richard Brewington won the lucrative title in the Senior Division

over Carl Hinkle by 5 shots shooting two rounds of 77-78---155. Chris

Lopes became the new Super Senior Champion with impressive

rounds of 78-79 (157). In the inaugural Super Super Senior Club Cham-

pion (age 80 and up), Tom Huntington came out the victor by narrowly

beating out his good friend Richard Mayo by one shot, Tom shot two

rounds of 84-83---167. Congratulations to all!! Flight winners as fol-

lows:

Senior Division:

Championship Flight: Richard Brewington

1st Flight: Joe Nespoli

Super-Senior Division:

Championship Flight: Chris Lopes

1st Flight: Joe Demelfi and Tom Kinsey (T-1st)

Super-Super Senior Division:

Championship Flight: Tom Huntington

Don’t forget to refer to the August Tournament Schedule on our new website (www.berwickgolfclub.com) and is posted in the pro shop and clubhouse. Be on the lookout for applications to all these tournaments in the pro shop and clubhouse. Highlights include:

Wed. Aug 10: President’s Day Tournament, 12:30 p.m. shotgun Sat. Aug 20: How Low Can You Go Tournament, 9:00 a.m. shotgun Sun. Aug 21: Parent-Child Tournament 10:00-12:00 tee-times

Jon

News Flash: Hole-In-One Jug now up to $400!!!

Grant Gronka

2016 Junior Club Champion

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Richard Brewington 2016 Senior (white tee) Club Champion

Chris Lopes 2016 Super Senior (gold tee) Club Champion

Tom Huntington (on right) 2016 Super Super Senior Club Champion with Dick Mayo

Membership Update

Please welcome our new members:

Social: Marty Kane, Lucille Horsefield

Golfing: Richard Benfield, Antonio Cerasoli, Josh Nespoli, Bryan Carlin

Gary Powlus, Club President, with Veteran Appreciation Tournament Champions -

Chris Lopes, Jesse Titus, Kyle Miller and Jack Miller , and Club Pro Jon Hardy

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August 2016

Sun Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 Cancer Card

Group 10:30

4 Rotary Lunch 5 6 Class Reunion

Party

7 8 JDK Manage-

ment Tournament

9 Lions Club 10 President’s

Day Tournament

11 Rotary dinner 12 Troop N Cadet

Tournament

13 Autoneum

Tournament

14 15 BOD Mtg 7pm 16 17 18 Rotary Lunch:

Unico Dinner

19 Serv Pro Tour-

nament

20 How Low Can

You Go Tourna-

ment

21 Parent/Child

Tournament

22 23 Lions Club 24 25 Rotary Dinner 26 Talon Energy

Mtg

27 Bloom Elks

Tournament; Bridal

Shower

28 Big Hearts

Tournament

29 30 31 Club Championship

Check with the Pro Shop 570 752-2506 for tournament times and course availability on tournament days.

“I’m not saying my golf game went bad, but If I grew tomatoes, they’d

come up sliced” -Miller Barber