On Monday, June 30th the Oswego CC’s annual Summer Scramble officially took on corporate sponsorship with Step One Creative. Besides this exciting news, the tournament also posted its largest turn out and lowest winning score. From a field of 26 teams (104 golfers) Team Carpenter (Chris Carpenter) shot a 15-under par 56 on the Oswego CC par 71 layout. Finsihing in second was Team Babcock (Joe Babcock) with a 57. Following in third was Team Stepien (Shane Stepien) with another 57. Rounding out the Top 5 with scores of 59 & 60 were Team Callen and Team Murney.
Tom Roman Jr., Gary Pace, and Bill Farden were Closest to the Pin winners, with Dan Rose recording the Longest Drive on #9.
Tournament director, Ed Fayette, thanked Jon Fowler and Will Weimer along with their staff from the pro shop, Scott Peters and his grounds crew, and new tournament sponsor- Step One Creative, for a successful day of golf. Step One Creative has signed on to sponsor the event for the next three years, with exciting plans already in the works for the 2009 tournament.
A reminder: Teams that had their picture taken on Tee #2 can request a copy of the picture by emailing efayette@twcny.rr.com .
Saturday July 12 - 1:00pm “shotgun start” followed by buffet dinner and Calcutta.
Sunday July 13 - 8:00am “shotgun start” followed by lunch and Calcutta playoffs on #9.
Format - 2 man better ball with handicap. Contestants allowed 90 percent of their Blue tee handicaps.
Tees - Contestants will play from combined Blue/White tee settings both days. Contestants age 70 and over will play Gold tees set at normal White tee distances.
Prize Money Payout - Prize money will be awarded to the lowest scoring teams after 2 days of play. Ties will be broken by matching cards in the following manner - 1) Lower front side score. 2) Match cards starting with hole #1. 3) Coin flip.
Cost - $150.00 per team (Skins included for both days) - $20.00 additional for scratch division payout.
Calcutta - Teams will be flighted based on Saturday’s performance. The computer will randomly place teams into equal flights. Calcutta payoff will be based on a particular team’s 2 day total score. 1st place receives 50% of total pot, 2nd get 30%, and 3rd gets 20%. All betting will be in $20 increments and the last two remaining teams in each flight will be auctioned off as a pair.
Calcutta playoffs on hole 9 - Any ties for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in any particular flight will be decided by a playoff on hole #9. A combined score for both golfers will count for the playoff with strokes being allowed accordingly.
Sign up in the Pro Shop. You will NOT be allowed to pay with cash. Checks will be made out to O.C.C. for $150.00 ($170.00 for Scratch division contestants). Carts will be arranged through the Pro Shop and will be charged to your accounts.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 in News |
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Starting Friday June 27th. Normal hours daily 12:00 NOON - 8:00 PM.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:00 am
Severe thunderstorm strikes Central NY.
Oswego CC not spared.
This is a sample of some of today’s storm damage. The front took the worst
of it. The back is open and the front will be Wed AM.
-Scott
