The top performer's from Fieldstone's Men's golfing calendar took to the links on Sunday, October 18th to determine who would take home $750  in the winner take all Tour Championship.  Ten of the season's top fifteen money winners took to the back nine and teed off in the sudden death style format.  The pressure packed format eliminated one player per hole over the first six holes.  The elite field included the past two winners ,defending champion Bert Hahn, and 2007 champion Steve Dellose.  As the players finished the fifteenth hole the field was narrowed to four players.   The final four inlcuded Bert Hahn (2008 Tour Champion), Rand Mendez (2009 Founder's Cup Champion),  Jerry Case( 2009 Play with the Pro Champion/ 2009 Member -Member Champion), and Bob Winter (2009 Member -Member Champion).  The last men standing were looking to finish their season in style and collect the richest prize in amateur golf.  The foursome played a net aggregate format over the final three holes to determine the champion.  The players played steady golf on holes sixteen and seventeen and as they reached the final tee three players ( Mendez, Winter, and Case) were deadlocked at even par, with the defending champion two shots back.  Bob Winter got up and down from the front bunker when he drained a 30 foot birdie bomb on the 18th.  His dramatic putt eliminated Case and Hahn and left six time club champion Rand Mendez with a seven foot birdie attempt to force extra holes.  Mendez's putt found the center of the hole and both player's headed back to the eighteenth tee for a sudden death showdown.  Both players found the fairway off the tee but found trouble as they approached the green.  Mendez's chances were broken in Lisa's heart and Winter smartly took the conservative route into the cup for the win.  The 2009 Champion ended the year as the leading money winner and number one ranked player in the Fieldstone's Performance Rankings. 

 

Congratulations on a great year Bob!

The 2009 Ladies Tour Championship was contested under blustery Fall conditions on Sunday, October 18th.  The shoot-out/sudden death format featuring the year's leading money winners came down to a duel between Tiny Mulvena (3rd on the money list) and Katie Ohlingher (6th on the money list).  The match ended in dramatic fashion on the second shootout hole (hole 9) as Katie's four foot attempt for the tie caught the lip but stayed out.  Tiny's victory secured her with the winner's share of $250 and the title of 2009 Fieldstone Ladies Tour Champion.

 

Congratulations Tiny!

 

 

Fieldstone hosted reigning World Long Drive Champion Jamie Sadlowski as part of a fundraiser to benefit Birdies for the Brave and the Tome School.  Those who took part in this unique event took with them memories and stories that are sure to last a lifetime.  During his trick shot show Jamie hit balls through wood, a watermelon, and drove a ball from out of it's sleeve packaging 315 yards.  His drives routinely flew 400 yards and on the golf course he drove many of Fieldstone's par 4 holes including holes 1, 4, 7, 11, 12, and 17.  The fundraiser generated more than two thousand dollars for charity.  Special thanks to members Fred Dingle, Paul Czerwin, Bernie Audet, Kevin Shields, John Sobieski, Rand Mendez, and Jeff Swalley for graciously supporting our special event.  Congratulations to the winners of our four team scramble challenge: Fred Dingle , Justin Martinson, and Dennis Barba (-17)

 

Video of Tee Shot:

 

World Long Drive Champion Jamie Sadlowski will be at Fieldstone Golf Club on June 9, 10 and 11 as part of a fundraiser to benefit Birdies for the Brave and the Tome School.  On Tuesday and Thursday Jamie will be playing with eight players each day at Fieldstone.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and we are looking for members and or their guests to bid on these spots.  The day of golf will include a pre-round clinic, signed photographs, and round of golf with Jamie.  On Wednesday June 10th, Jamie will be a part of our June Member Guest activities.Tournament participants will have a first hand look at this twenty year old hit 400 yard drives.

Interested players should contact the golf shop for bidding information.   

The team of Dr. Jerry Case and Bob Winter continued their domination of any and all four ball events at Fieldstone in this weekend's Member-Member Championship.  The two time defending Tradition Cup Champions took their flight and joined five other flight winners on the fourteenth tee to battle for the top prize in a sudden death shoot-out style playoff.  The champs were pushed to the brink of elimination on holes sixteen and seventeen but ultimately survived chip offs on each hole due to the short game wizardry of Jerry Case.  As the Case / Winter duo reached the eighteenth tee box only the team of Al Ulozas and Doug Briggs stood between them and the title.  Bob Winter set the tone off the tee box with a prodigious 280 yard blast that left him 220 yards to the green.  The champs cruised to victory with a net aggregate ten on the final hole, besting the Ulozas- Briggs tandem and further cementing their position as the most dominant men's team at Fieldstone Golf Club.

 

Flight Winners

Jones - Dennis Bernard / Ron Stewart (3rd Overall)

Hogan - Bob Winter/ Jerry Case    (Champions)

Snead - Andrew Lavelle/ Rob Siegfried

Nelson - Jack Aaron/ Rob Sutton

Sarazen - Al Ulozas/ Doug Briggs (2nd Overall)

Hagen - Tim Vlassopoulos/ Sotiere Marinis

 

On Monday May 11th, the Philadelphia PGA held their annual Pro-Pro Championship at Fieldstone Golf Club.  It was the first time in the history of the club that the PGA had conducted an event at Fieldstone.  The greens were rolling near thirteen on the stimpmeter and the course was set up beautifully by course superintendent Brad Smith and his staff.  The field of one hundred and ten professionals teed off in a better ball format which yielded several low scores and two hole in ones.  Ultimately the defending PGA Section Champion, Stu Ingraham and his partner, Bent Creek Head Professional Terry Hertzog, claimed the victory with a ten under par 61.  The regions top professionals , many visiting Fieldstone for the first time, expressed overwhelming praise during the post round awards presentation.  The PGA officials revelaed that they received an uncommon amount of commentary from players who were truly impressed by the course conditions and facilities' spectacular amenities.

For full field results visit  http://philadelphia.pga.com/popup.cfm?content=viewthenews&thenewsid=8341

The Fieldstone Ladies' tournament season officially began on Thursday, April 23rd with the annual Opening Day shamble format.  The field of  thirty braved high winds throughtout the day and although the temps were cool the golf for many was hot.   In the Ladies 18 flight, the teams of two posted numerous low scores but in the end the the team of Kim Kurey and Tiny Mulvena bested the field.   In the nine hole flight the three person team of  Kim Allen, Mary Rice, and 2008 Club Champion Linda Demharter took the honors.   The flight winners gathered after golf to crown an overall champion for the day in the traditional shootout format.  Linda Demharter's approach to the eighteenth hole secured the victory when it came to rest sixteen feet from the pin.

Congratulations!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fieldstone Golf Club Men's Opening Day Tournament was played Saturday, April 18th under near perfect weather conditions.  The field of eighty four played an ABCD shamble format with scoring that included two best balls of four on all par 4's and 5's and three best balls on all par 3's.  After the dust settled and the scores were finalized the team of Elias Chua, Ray Petrunich, Doug Ainsworth, and Pat Bagley took home the winner's purse.