Monthly Archive: June 2012

As Independence Day in the USA approaches, here are a few bargoons that our generous sponsors wish to float your way. Head out to Arrowhead and Seneca Hickory Stick (mentioned below) or any of our other sponsor locales for great golfing deals.

James Blackwell…David Marin…Joey Savoie…Matt Van Niekirk. One of these four will earn the title of 2012 East Aurora International Junior Masters champion. The first two won by 4&3 scores, while Savoie claimed a 2&1 victory and Van Niekirk scratched out a 1 Up triumph.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (June 28, 2012) – Nike Golf’s non-stop innovation is in full swing as its footwear team continues to thrive on inspiration from Nike Athletes. The most recent idea born from Nike Athlete input is the new men’s Nike Lunar Swingtip shoes that pay homage to the classic wingtip design.

The championship bracket was whittled down form 32 to 16, with medalist James Blackwell and third seed Luis Medina moving on. Fourth seed Jake Kreuz lost his first round match and will compete in the consolation bracket.

Chestnut Hill in Darien Center fired off an email blast today, announcing the release of its first-of-its-kind smartphone golf course app. Available for IPhone and Android operating systems only, the application features gps for the Chestnut Hill course, a scorecard, hole descriptions, Facebook link for bragging and much more.

A local lad wrote the first red number on the leader board at East Aurora Country Club. James Blackwell’s two-under 69 staked him to a single-shot advantage over Luis Medina. Another stroke back is western New Yorker Jacob Kreuz, the 2012 All-Catholic champion.

Monday, June 25th, 2012~Dwayne Randall and Chris Stoddard inked their scorecards for 68 blows, claiming low pro scores at the 2012 Chautauqua Pro-Am. Marlene Davis penciled 71 of her own to accept the low female pro citation. Click Here for Results

When you mix sand and water, you don’t always get a sand castle. Sometimes you get a golf hole with loads of penalty-stroke potential.

There is a dominant public club in Buffalo-Niagara and it is Sheridan Park. The men from two-mile creek swept first and second spots in both the A and B divisions of the WNY Public Links Golf Association’s two-man better ball championships.

Is there a topic more polarizing in golf than pace of play? Golfers who wish to play quickly seek to excommunicate slow players from the church. Those who prefer an overly-leisurely pace are either immune to the criticism or oblivious to the delay they cause. Walkers criticize cart-riders and vice-versa. Is there a solution?