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Thendara Club Championship winners announced

The Club Championship Tournament at Thendara Golf Club was held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 9, 10 and 11th.

Overall champion in the Women’s Division was Shelia White.

In the Women’s A Flight, Mary Ellen Bennet came in first place and Linda Salin took second.

In the Women’s B-Flight,  Jeanette Thorne took first place and Laurie Donnelly placed second.

Overall champion in the Men’s Division was Bob Philipson.

In the Men’s A Flight, Joe Johnston Jr. came in first, Robert Risley placed second, Scott deCamp took third, and Pat Donnelly placed fourth.

Men’s B-Flight winners were Doug Criss in first place, Lou Salin in second, George Meeker in third, and James Holt in fourth place.

Men’s C-Flight winners were Bud Bennett in first place, Bill Slater in second, Bill Buckley III in third place, and Micheal Kilcher took fourth.

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Muriel Cohen Memory Celebrations support golf clinics, scholarships

Lexie Haehl, Bryan Townsend, and myself, all recent Town of Webb School graduates, were awarded scholarships on Monday, July 30th at the Thendara Golf Club.

The scholarships were made available through the fund created by the Muriel Cohen Memory Celebration.

The scholarships were earned through our connection with the game of golf which instills in young people values such as integrity, honesty, and community.

Scholarship winners Colin Chris and Lexie Haehl and Thendara Golf Pro Rich Chapman (back row, from left) with participants in the 2013 Junior Golf Camps. Missing from photo is Scholarship winner Bryan Townsend

Scholarship winners Colin Chris and Lexie Haehl and Thendara Golf Pro Rich Chapman (back row, from left) with participants in the 2013 Junior Golf Camps. Missing from photo is Scholarship winner Bryan Townsend

Rich Chapman, head professional at Thendara Golf Club, is the catalyst for this growth in our community’s young people.

Rich has a rare talent for teaching the game as well as the life lessons attached to the game, for young and old.

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Thendara golf tourney winners determined by one-hole playoff

Michael Kilcher and Gene Bullis were the winners of the 2013 Men’s Member Guest Tournament at Thendara Golf Course on Saturday, July 20th.

The Team of Kilcher and Bullis

The Team of Kilcher and Bullis

After winning their flight, they competed against five other flight winners in an exciting one-hole playoff.

Surrounded by an audience of 60 players and spectators, Kilcher and Bullis competed in the alternate shot format and went on to make par on the first hole to win the contest.

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Photos & story by Peggy Rotton

Ted Riehle, Tim Harwood, Doug Criss, and Wayne Beckingham

Ted Riehle, Tim Harwood, Doug Criss, and Wayne Beckingham

The opening scramble for Thendara Golf Club was held on Sunday, June 2. Eighty participants played 18 holes of golf through showers, sunshine and wind to compete for a variety of prizes.

Despite the conditions, there was only one rain delay—and a few bugs to make it interesting. Continue reading

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