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2003 Tournament Handicap Results
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Robert Ritch – MDGA Champion
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- Robert
Ritch, from North Carolina, claimed his first MDGA championship by three
strokes over defending champion William Tonigan. Ritch is the second
golfer in history to win both the MDGA and SEDGA tournaments in the same
year. Roland Stetson in 1980 was the first to do so.
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- After two
rounds, Ritch had a three-stroke lead over Darrell Hovinen from
Michigan. There were three other golfers within 8 shots of the leader.
Blankenburg was 6 behind. Bosworth and Tonigan both were 8 behind.
Tonigan had the advantage because he was not in the final group, the
same situation as Doug Schnoor in 1999.
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- The final
day, on the first hole, a short 320 yard par 4, Hovinen hit a horrible
tee shot, lost the ball in the woods and made double-bogey. Ritch
three-putted for bogey. Blankenburg and Bosworth both also made bogey
after missing the green. It was obvious all four golfers were feeling
nervous.
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- After nine
holes, Ritch (with 40 strokes) led Hovinen (39) by two shots.
Blankenburg and Bosworth both shot 44 to fall back. Tonigan shot 36 his
first nine holes, so he was only four shots behind. Hovinen then played
the next six holes in 8-over par to fall out of it. With two holes to
go, Tonigan, the only golfer left for Ritch to beat, was just two shots
behind. Ritch parred the last two holes to finish off his hard-earned
win.
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Flight Champions
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- Bryan
Jendra from Illinois won the First Flight by five strokes with a
wonderful final round of 79. It was the first time he broke 80 in MDGA
tourneys. Tim Tesner from Ohio was the first flight runner-up. John
Kaleta, from Wisconsin, won the Second Flight by one stroke over Terry
Henderson from Indiana. Both golfers played well on the last day,
Kaleta with 86 and Henderson with 87. David Costa from Illinois claimed
the Third Flight championship for the THIRD year in a row. He won by
two shots over Gary Johnson from Ohio, who was penalized two strokes on
the last day because he hit the wrong ball.
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- Arthur Gendreau from Minnesota won his fourth straight Senior
Flight championship, this time by 20 shots over runner-up Pete Wahl from
Arizona. Lester Arnold from Tennessee shot a final round of 89 to come
behind and win the Senior First Flight championship by three shots over
Donald Phelps from Maryland.
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Handicap Champions
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- The first handicap champions in MDGA history were Mark Venz
from Wisconsin and Hubert Ruessman from Michigan. Venz shot three
rounds under 90 to win by ten shots over Patrick Arnold from Indiana.
Venz had never broken 90 in the MDGA tourney before. Ruessman won by
just one shot over Dale Johnson from Minnesota and Harry Larson from
Maryland.
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50 Straight
Tournaments!
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- Arthur
Gendreau from Minnesota just played in his 50th straight MDGA
tournament. He has never missed an MDGA tourney since 1954. Jack Kunz
is the only other golfer to hit the half-century mark. Kunz played in
52 straight tournaments from 1948 to 1999. Dale Johnson has the second
longest current streak with 25 straight years since 1979. 50 straight
years may never happen again.
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Most Amazing Round of
MDGA Golf – Maybe all of Deaf Golf, too?
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Wilbur Sawhill from Iowa took 83 shots on the Eagle Creek -
Sycamore golf course in the second round. Why is this a "most amazing"
round, you may ask? It is because Wilbur is 83 years old himself. He
is most definitely the oldest golfer in MDGA history to shoot his age.
He might be the first golfer in MDGA history to shoot his age. Does
anybody else remember anyone shooting his age in MDGA tourneys? What
about other deaf tournaments?
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New MDGA Hall-of-Famer
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Congratulations to Marvin Tuttle from Iowa who was elected to the MDGA
Hall of Fame. He is now the 47th member out of more than 860
golfers since 1947. Marvin participated in 16 tournaments since 1958.
He was the tournament chairman and Vice-President in 1987. Since 1999,
he has been one of the delegates from Iowa.
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Hall of Fame
State-by-State Information
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- This counts
only the original (home) state of each Hall of Fame member. The state
of Wisconsin leads with 17 members. Minnesota follows with 10, then
Illinois with 7, Iowa with 4, Michigan with 3, Missouri with 2 and
Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska and Ohio with 1 each.
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Third Annual MDGA
Putting Contest
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- 65 golfers
entered the contest this year. Eight golfers won three matches the
first day to advance to the second day. Remember that prize money goes
to the Elite Eight putters only. The Elite Eight putters were Rick
Aylesworth, Dan Blessing, Bob Dramin, David Froehle, Bob Graf, Darrell
Hovinen, Gerald Lentini and Richard Sarkisian.
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- There was a
new twist in this year's contest. The matches on the second day were
based on double elimination. This did not happen the first two years of
the putting contest. Before the matches on the second day, Bob Dramin
made a prediction that "Bob" was going to win the putting contest for
the third straight year, either himself or Bob Graf. Bob Dramin won two
years ago and Bob Graf won last year.
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- Hovinen won
three matches, beating Lentini, Froehle and Aylesworth to await the
survivor of double elimination. Lentini and Sarkisian both lost their
first two matches. They faced off in a match for 7th place,
won by Sarkisian. Blessing and Graf faced off in a long and tough
opening match, won by Blessing. Unfortunately, Blessing lost his next
three matches to finish in 6th place. Blessing admitted that
the first match with Graf wore him out.
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- Graf beat
Sarkisian, lost to Dramin, and beat Blessing for 5th place.
Froehle won his first match over Dramin, then lost to Hovinen, beat
Blessing, then lost to Dramin for 4th place. Aylesworth won
his first two matches over Sarkisian and Blessing, then lost to Hovinen
and Dramin to finish in 3rd place. Bob Dramin earned the
right to face Darrell Hovinen in the final match and try to make his
prediction come true.
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- The final
match was over very quickly. Hovinen three-putted the first hole to
lose the first match and send it to one last match. Dramin then
three-putted the first hole of the final match to finish in 2nd
place.
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- Bob Dramin,
Bob Graf and Darrell (not Bob) Hovinen all made their second appearance
in the Elite Eight. In addition, Dramin and Hovinen made their second
appearance in the championship match. In three years, a total of 21
golfers have made it into the Elite Eight. This putting contest should
be around for a long time since anybody can be the putting champion.
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Future Golf
Tournaments
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Lincoln, Nebraska will host in 2004.
Red Wing, Minnesota (southeast of Minneapolis) will host in 2005.
Gaylord, Michigan will host in 2006. Springfield, Illinois will host in
2007. Where will we go in 2008?
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- 2003 MDGA Tournament Results
- Eagle Creek (Sycamore) Golf
Course – Indianapolis, Indiana
- 106 golfers (69 regular, 37
seniors)
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Championship Flight |
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First Flight |
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| 1. Robert Ritch (NC) |
75 - 72 - 79 =
226 |
1. Bryan Jendra
(IL) |
89 - 87 -
79 = 255 |
| 2. William Tonigan (MD) |
78 - 77 - 74 =
229 |
2. Tim Tesner (OH) |
94 - 83 -
83 = 260 |
| 3. Darrell Hovinen (MI) |
78 - 72 - 81
= 231 |
3. Mark Gessinger
(IN) |
93 - 89 -
84 = 266 |
| 4. Curtis
Blankenburg (IL) |
78 - 75 - 84
= 237 |
4. Stephen Coppock
(IA) |
90 – 93 -
84 = 267 |
| 4.
David Bosworth (MD) |
77 - 78 - 82
= 237 |
4.
John Dyreson (WI) |
90 - 89 -
88 = 267 |
| 6. Patrick Arnold
(IN) |
81 - 78 - 79
= 238 |
6. Jeff Prince
(OH) |
89 - 88 -
93 = 270 |
| 7. Robert Graf
(WI) |
83 - 80 - 77
= 240 |
7. Wallace Riege
(WI) |
90 – 89 -
92 = 271 |
| 8. Cory Horan (IN) |
86 - 78 - 79
= 243 |
8. David Froehle
(IA) |
89 - 89 -
95 = 273 |
| 9. Robert Dramin
(IL) |
82 - 81 - 82
= 245 |
9. Lewis Fowler
(KY) |
93 – 91 -
92 = 276 |
| 10. Mark Venz
(WI) |
82 - 87 - 80
= 249 |
10. Tom Bachtel
(OH) |
93 - 92 -
93 = 278 |
| 11. Thomas Perkins
(IN) |
81 - 82 - 87
= 250 |
11. Mark McAlear
(MN) |
89 - 95 –
94 = 278 |
| 12. Greg Gantt
(IN) |
81 - 85 - 87
= 253 |
12. Willie Miller
(IA) |
90 - 91 –
97 = 278 |
| 13. Michael Lewis
(WI) |
90 - 83 - 82
= 255 |
13. Barry Froehle
(IA) |
95 - 87 -
99 = 281 |
| 14. Troy Anderson
(MN) |
82 - 84 - 91
= 257 |
14. Andrew Lisac
(OH) |
99 – 87 -
102 = 288 |
| 15. Charles Peckham
(IL) |
88 – 82 - 92
= 262 |
Dick Chadwick (MN) |
87 - 89 = WD |
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Stephen Blair (MI) |
88 = WD |
- Long Drive – Robert
Dramin
- Closest To Pin – Cory
Horan
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Lowest Putts
– Mark Venz – 30
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- Long Drive – Mark
Gessinger
- Closest To Pin – Mark
McAlear
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Lowest Putts
– David Froehle – 30
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Second Flight |
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Third Flight
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| 1. John Kaleta
(WI) |
92 -
95 - 86 = 273 |
1.
David Costa (IL) |
95 –
103 - 96 = 294 |
| 2. Terry Henderson
(IN) |
95 -
92 - 87 = 274 |
2.
Gary Johnson (OH) |
99 -
99 - 98 = 296 |
| 3. Joseph Otis
(WI) |
96 -
91 – 90 = 277 |
3.
Mike Rentschler (NE) |
98 -
105 - 96 = 299 |
| 4. Bill Stricklen
(IL) |
95 –
94 - 89 = 278 |
4.
Clayton Claiborne (IA) |
103 - 101 –
101 = 305 |
| 5. Bill McGee (OH) |
93 –
97 - 90 = 280 |
5. Robert Ryan
(IL) |
107 – 92 –
107 = 306 |
| 6. Charles
Crandall (KY) |
92 –
95 - 94 = 281 |
5. Ethan Sachs
(MI) |
100 – 99 –
107 = 306 |
| 7. Richard
Sarkisian (NJ) |
95 -
95 - 92 = 282 |
5. Charles Schwan
(IN) |
102 - 99 -
105 = 306 |
| 8. Tim Anderson
(MN) |
98 –
93 - 93 = 284 |
8. James Todd Sr
(IL) |
99 –
107 – 103 = 309 |
| 8. David Catt (IN) |
94 -
94 - 96 = 284 |
9. David Sommers
(WI) |
105 - 105 -
100 = 310 |
| 10. Ronald Swartz
(MI) |
102 – 90 -
93 = 285 |
10. Gerald Lentini
(MD) |
114 – 99 -
100 = 313 |
| 11. Bernard Newman
(WI) |
92 -
98 - 97 = 287 |
11. Mitchell
Russell (IL) |
114 - 101 –
100 = 315 |
| 12. Edwin Carlson
Jr. (IL) |
94 -
96 - 98 = 288 |
12. Robert Hagman
(WI) |
107 - 107 -
106 = 320 |
| 13. Daniel Kriesel
(IN) |
103 - 89 -
97 = 289 |
13. Robert Lawson
(IA) |
104 - 104 -
113 = 321 |
| 14. Chris Burhart (OH) |
96 -
98 - 98 = 292 |
14. Robert Lilac
(NY) |
109 - 98 -
117 = 324 |
| 15. Richard
Aylesworth (MI) |
96 –
98 - 99 = 293 |
14. Alan Kayser
(MN) |
109 - 102 -
113 = 324 |
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14. John McPhee
(MN) |
102 - 112 -
110 = 324 |
- Long Drive – Bill McGee
- Closest To Pin –
no winner – mistake – wrong flight
- Lowest Putts – Bill
Stricklen – 32
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17. Ricky Kraus
(IL) |
118 - 104 -
107 = 329 |
| 18. David Buntin
(WI) |
109 - 121 -
101 = 331 |
| 19. Steve Kaufmann
(OH) |
112 - 117 -
103 = 332 |
| 20. Bobby Locke
(IA) |
117 - 121 -
102 = 340 |
| 21. Carlos
Martinez (IL) |
114 - 108 -
124 = 346 |
| 22. Dan Blessing
(OH) |
128 - 108 -
115 = 351 |
| 23. Jim Butler
(IL) |
111 - 122 -
125 = 358 |
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- Long Drive – Ricky Kraus
- Closest To Pin – Robert
Hagman
- Lowest Putts – David
Buntin – 30
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Senior Championship
Flight |
Senior First Flight |
| 1. Arthur Gendreau
(MN) |
80 - 79 -
81 = 240 |
1. Lester Arnold
(TN) |
105 - 95 -
89 = 289 |
| 2. Howard Wahl
(AZ) |
87 - 85 -
88 = 260 |
2. Donald Phelps
(MD) |
102 - 96 -
94 = 292 |
| 3. Wilbur Sawhill
(IA) |
93 - 83 -
88 = 264 |
3. Robert Scribner
(MD) |
99 –
102 - 94 = 295 |
| 4. Harry Larson
(WI) |
89 - 83 -
93 = 265 |
4. Richard Caswell
(MD) |
105 - 94 -
97 = 296 |
| 5. David Bailey
(IN) |
93 - 91 -
90 = 274 |
5. Roger Dempewolf
(IA) |
104 - 96 -
105 = 305 |
| 5. Patrick Sweeney
(OH) |
94 - 88 -
92 = 274 |
6. Richard
Appleyard (MI) |
100 – 103 -
105 = 308 |
| 7. Dale Johnson
(MN) |
96 - 88 -
93 = 277 |
6. Fred Sund (MN) |
107 - 100 -
101 = 308 |
| 8. Warren Downey
(MD) |
97 - 88
- 99 = 284 |
7. Robert Byington
(WI) |
103 - 108 -
105 = 316 |
| 9. James Potter
(MN) |
96 - 97
- 93 = 286 |
8. Patrick
Cleveland (WI) |
112 - 109 -
99 = 320 |
| 10. Ronald Deschler
(MI) |
99 - 97
- 100 = 296 |
9. Lee Frazier
(WI) |
117 - 97 -
109 = 323 |
| 11. Floyd Malone
(TN) |
95 - 101 -
102 = 298 |
10. Guy Kelly
(WI) |
102 – 108 -
114 = 324 |
| 12. Delbert Boese
(NE) |
98 - 99
- 109 = 306 |
11. Marvin Tuttle
(IA) |
108 - 111 -
106 = 325 |
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12. Hubert Ruessman
(MI) |
109 - 108 -
113 = 330 |
- Long Drive – David Bailey
- Closest To Pin – Dale
Johnson
- Lowest Putts – Dale
Johnson – 30
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13. Robert Wollard
(MI) |
111 - 115 -
109 = 335 |
| 14. Leonard Peacock
(WI) |
107 - 112 -
117 = 336 |
| 15. Joe Siudzinski
(IL) |
112 - 113 -
118 = 343 |
| 16. Alex Rubiano
(WI) |
118 - 124 -
126 = 368 |
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| Lowest
Putts – Lester Arnold – 32 |
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Senior 9-Hole Flight |
Third Annual Putting
Contest Results |
| 1. Larry Baker
(IN) |
48 - 50 -
46 = 144 |
1. Darrell Hovinen |
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| 2. Bill Lawson
(OH) |
53 - 47 - 53
= 153 |
2. Robert Dramin – 2001 Putting
Champion |
| 3. Howard Davis
(WI) |
56 - 52 - 53
= 161 |
3. Richard Aylesworth |
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| 4. Ken Murray (IN) |
53 - 60 - 51
= 164 |
4. David Froehle |
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| 5. Francis
Thompson (MN) |
53 - 55 - 57
= 165 |
5. Robert Graf – 2002 Putting
Champion |
| 6. William Reineck
(WI) |
52 - 52 - 64
= 168 |
6. Dan Blessing |
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| 7. Ted Myhre (IN) |
60 - 56 - 58
= 174 |
7. Richard Sarkisian |
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| 8. Roland LeDuc
(WI) |
61 - 53 - 61
= 175 |
8. Gerald Lentini |
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State 4-Man Team Competition Results
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- Champion:
Indiana
(984) – P. Arnold (238), C. Horan (243), T. Perkins (250), G. Gantt
(253)
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- Congratulations
to the golfers from the Hoosier State! Indiana claimed its 1st
MDGA State Team title.
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- Runner-up:
Illinois (999) – C. Blankenburg (237), B. Dramin (245), B.
Jendra (255), C. Peckham (262)
- 3rd
Place:
Wisconsin (1011) – R. Graf (240), M. Venz (249), M. Lewis (255), J.
Dyreson (267)
- 4th
Place:
Maryland (1015) – W. Tonigan (229), D. Bosworth (237), H. Larson
(265), W. Downey (284)
- 5th
Place:
Minnesota (1052) – A. Gendreau (240), T. Anderson (257), D. Johnson
(277), M. McAlear (278)
- 6th
Place:
Ohio (1082) – T. Tesner (260), J. Prince (270), P. Sweeney
(274), T. Bachtel (278)
- 7th
Place:
Iowa (1082) – W. Sawhill (264), S. Coppock (267), D. Froehle
(273), W. Miller (278)
- 8th
Place:
Michigan (1105) – D. Hovinen (231), R. Swartz (285), R. Aylesworth
(293), R. Deschler (296)
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Medalist
– Darrell Hovinen and Robert Ritch both shot 72 in the second round.
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Most Improved Golfer
– Mark Venz, who improved 33 strokes (From 282 to 249)
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- The Medalist
award goes to the golfer who shot the lowest score in the tournament.
The Most Improved Golfer award goes to the golfer who improved the most
from last year. Only those golfers who scored 299 or better last year
are eligible for the award this year.
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Golfer Shooting His Age
– Wilbur Sawhill, 83 years old, shot 83 in the second round.
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