Old York Road Country Club

www.OYRCC.com
Around the Club
Peter Clearkin, President
House
Chairman
Bob Donoghue
Publisher
Sandi Sutton
Editor
Jim Carnahan
In this Issue
Around the Club
Manager’s
Minutes
Golf News
Announcements
The Board of Governors monthly meeting was held
on Tuesday May 31st. The Finance committee reported that April was a good month; growth in revenue is attributed to an increase in third party
events. Expenses for the month were higher than
the same period last year but below budget. Golf
rounds for the month were 1,861 vs 1,837 last year.
Drew Goehler and the Green department welcomed
a new assistant Mike Davis to the green staff. Mike
has previously worked at Lookaway GC. and Manufactures GC. Mike is well versed in the operation
of the department and brings with him an extensive
knowledge with respect to trees, he is a welcome
addition to our club. You may have noticed red
marks on several trees throughout the course. These
trees have been identified as unhealthy or poor
quality trees which potentially will cause problems
for the course. The Greens department is evaluating trees throughout the property and will address
them in the near future.
Many of the capital projects approved for the year
have been completed and paid for. These projects
included; renovations to the ladies locker room, a
retaining wall at the 1st Tee, landscape lighting at
the 1st Tee, Manor House Landscape lighting and
Stone work and lighting at the entrance to the Proshop. Renovations to the practice area will begin in
September; the Greens Committee will provide
more details in the coming months.
The July 4th celebration at the club is quickly approaching. The weekend includes the Red White &
Blue and the Jack & Jill tournaments followed by
Picnic and Fireworks. This weekend is always popular, please be sure to make reservations as early as
possible.
Membership continues to be strong. The House
category is full yet openings exist in both Family
and Dining categories. If you are aware of anyone
interested in joining OYRCC, please contact Alex
Cifelli for more information.
Membership Appreciation Day will be on Sunday
July 17th. Complimentary lunch including hot
dogs, hamburgers, soda and beer will be served in
the Halfway House from 11am to 3pm
June 2016
Manager’s Minutes
James Carnahan, Club Manager
It appears Summer has arrived early and the pool will be
open with full time hours beginning Tuesday, June 7th.
Daily hours will be 10:00 AM—7:00 PM, Tuesday
through Sunday. There is a $5.00 fee for guests over the
age of 6. The Snack Shop will be open daily from 11:00
AM to 4:00 PM, with extended hours on Fridays and
Sundays when the Snack Shop will be open until 7:00
PM. After 4:00 PM on the aforementioned days, beverages and snacks will be available, just ask the Lifeguards.
Beverages, snacks and food service must be purchased
from the Club. Food and drink is not to be brought from
outside the Club. Be sure to check the monthly calendar
for early closures of the pool due to member events.
The Pool is included with all classes of membership except for Dining. If you wish to join the pool you can call
Sandi or Janet in the office and they will sign you up.
The Family membership is $535 for the season or $475
for a single membership.
We will be having our annual Picnic and Fireworks on
Monday, July 4th. Since seating on the patio is limited you will need to get your reservations in early. We
will have a DJ and “Tiki” Bar at the pool with extended
hours from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. The Manor House will be
closed for Lunch. See Sandi’s Flyer in newsletter.
It would be appreciated when entering the Terrace from
the outside for Lunch or Dinner to please come inside
and check with the person at the Hostess Desk so they
know you have arrived and will need menu’s. When
making your reservation you need to decide where you
would like to sit, we cannot accept reservations for inside
and outside seating for the same reservation. During this
busy time of the year, reservations are appreciated.
Check the monthly social calendar for time constraints
for dinner reservations on the Terrace when a large event
is being held.
It’s never too early to book Birthday Parties, Graduations, First Communions, Christenings, Holiday parties
and any other event you wish to hold. We want to make
sure we can accommodate the membership by giving you
first choice, Please plan accordingly and call Donna
Andreoli, Director of Catering for help in planning your
event.
Have a great Summer!
MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT
MAY 30, 2016
MEMORIAL DAY
JACK & JILL
MAY 30, 2016
1ST
ERIK HALSTROM—STAN ELWELL
130
REBECCA PIEPER—MARGERY BLACKBURN
2ND
BOB WRIGHT—ALICE PIEKIELSKI
SUSAN STROCK—KARYN KOERWER
133
3RD
GERALD STROCK—HILARY BROWN
134
HELEN WRIGHT—SUZANNE HALSTROM
4TH
JIM HAAS—DICK BOOTH
137
GAYE STEELE— BARBARA MCCAMMON
Congratulations to the Following Members
For their Eagles
Pat Delaney
#12—May 14, 2016
Kevin Quinn
#15 - May 14, 2016
Ed Enoch
#15—May 14, 2016
Tom Meehan
#2—May 19, 2016
1ST LOW GROSS
ED KELLY
72
1ST LOW NET
BILL MILLER
65
2ND LOW NET
FRANK BROWN
67
3RD LOW NET
GLENN MARVIN
67
TEAM B/B GROSS
1ST
MICHAEL BLASEK—DAN COLL
PAUL KEEHN—JIM PASKILL
TEAM B/B NET
1ST
BRYAN MARVIN—GLENN MARVIN
ED KELLY—KEVIN KELLY
137
126
2ND
ERIC WHORRAL—GERALD STROCK
PAT COLL—HAL ALWOOD
127
3RD
PETER IERARDI—DOUG ZEIDERS
KEVIN WALL—JOHN WIEGAND
130
4TH
MIKE GRAMLICH—JOHN MACARTNEY
MARK SCHMIDT—MARK STRANG
130
5TH
RICK KIDRON—GLENN YOUNG
MARK SCHMIDT—MARK STRANG
130
Joe McHugh
#8—May 19, 2016
Bob Hillman
#15—June 1, 2016
John Wiegand
#9—June 3, 2016
CONGRATULATIONS TO
PAT COLL
FOR HIS HOLE-IN-ONE ON #3
APRIL 5, 2016
PRO SHOP
FATHERS DAY SALE
JUNE 14TH TO 19TH
25% OFF ALL MENS SHIRTS
2016 JUNIOR GOLF
THURSDAY LADIES TOURNAMENT RESULTS
We are quickly approaching the kick-off of our
Junior Golf season which will begin on Monday,
June 13, 2016 at 6:00 PM.
MFG @ OYR
MAY 21, 2016
Registrations forms are available at the club’s
website at oyrcc.com. In addition, you can find
other important information on the website
such as the schedule guidelines and suggestions
on how we can bring the Juniors a wonderful
experience.
The 2016 Junior Golf Fee is $75.00 per child for
Children of Family Unlimited members. The
fee for all other Children and Grandchildren is
$125 per child.
1st
2nd
Step Aside Scramble
Kathy Kirsch, Nancy Mayor
Suzanne Ries, Jane Delp
90
Cathy Bart, Linda Graeff
Nancy Hassold, Lisa Brown
Closest to Line #7
94
OYR Nancy End
MFG Jane Delp
Longest Drive in Fairway #17
OYR Bernie DeMarco
MFG Linda Graeff
GOOD FRIENDS TOURNAMENT
JUNE 2, 2016
KATHY KIRSCH
81
In the meantime if you have questions before
the meeting, please contact one of the Junior
Golf Committee chairman, Chris Clark and
Mark Schmidt.
BABY CORNER
Any questions, let us know.
First Grandchild for
Lucy and Tony Chiaverelli
2016 JUNIOR GOLF CLINIC
DATES
TIME
SATURDAY
JUNE 11
2:00 PM
TUESDAY
JUNE 14
12:30 PM
SATURDAY
JUNE 18
1:30 PM
TUESDAY
JUNE 21
12:30 PM
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 22
2:00 PM
5-45 MINUTE GROUP LESSONS WITH
DAVE MCKENZIE AND RICKY KROFLICH
COST: $45.00 PER CHILD
SIGN UP IN THE PRO SHOP
SHOULD THE CLASS EXCEED 15 JUNIORS, THERE
WILL BE TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES. EVERYONE
WILL BE NOTIFIED IF THIS OCCURS. WE WILL TRY
TO ACCOMMODATE WHICH TIME SUITS YOU
Arianna Jane
Born March 28, 2016
8 Lb. 6 oz.
Parents are son,
Nick and his wife Sarah
We would like to express our condolences to the
Families and Friends of Members that have
Passed away recently
Mary Schmidt passed away on May 14, 2016, she was 93
years old and an over 50 years member at Old York Road
and
Janet Wimley Gruber passed away on May 29, 2016. She
was a long-time member at Old York Road. She is survived
by her husband, Richard Gruber of 17 years
P. DAVID MCKENZIE
MEMBER-MEMBER
MAY 14 AND 15, 2016
MEN’S CHALLENGE MATCH
May 7, 2016
HOME
OYRCC 1
VS
RIVERTON 1
AWAY
TOTAL
14.00
16.50
30.50
10.50
13.00
23.50
OYR would like to congratulate the Men’s first team on
successfully winning all 3 of their GAP Team matches
and their challenge match, earning advancement up to
Division A. OYR outscored their opponents with a total
of 145.5 points to 70.5 points, while winning all 4 of their
matches both at home and away.
The team looks forward to again successfully competing
and representing OYR in the 2017 GAP Team matches.
Members who played on the winning first team for OYR
are:
Ryan Beck, Paul Carbone, Jr., Dan Clark, Brendan
Clearkin, Jr., Brian Clearkin, Greg Day, Ed Enoch,
Michael Gramlich, Peter Ierardi, Ed Kelly, Jr. Bryan
Marvin, Jim Rosenbaum, John Samaha, Brian Skrip and
Kevin Wall
MEMBER-GUEST
MAY 25, 2016
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
PAT COLL & GERALD STROCK
1st Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Mike Gramlich—Phil Goodwin
Pete Clearkin—Tom McCartin
2nd Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Jack Yoast—Mike Yoast
10
Jim Rosenbaum—Dennis O’Donnell 10
3rd Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Kevin Quinn—Brett Alvare
Eric Halstrom—Kevin Wall
4th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Ruth Averback—Christy Traenkle 17
Jim Clearkin, IV—Dan Clearkin
13.5
5th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Gerald Strock—Pat Coll
Ed Roberts—Pete Valts
6th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
George Macort—George Steele 14.5
Robin Roberts—Pat Delaney
13.5
7th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
John Gerngross—Mark Craney
John Zabinski—Bob Gomberg
8th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
Ken Roy—Mark Palardy
16
Jim Senderling—Angelo Migliorini 14
Joel Mayor—Stan Elwell
Paul Carbone—Pat Buckley
GROSS
1st
Brian Skrip—Jonathan Frank
2nd
Brian Skrip—Steve Lorber
3rd
Brian Skrip—Stephen Staugaitis
72
73
73
9th Flight
Champions:
Runners Up:
NET
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
63
63
64
64
65
66
66
67
67
Wildcard (Most Points Sunday)
Ken Arobone—Glenn Young
72
72
72
72
73
SKINS
Kyle Olson—Chris Kowalczyk
Bryan Marvin—Jim Muller
Brett Alvare—Justin Alvare
Brian Skrip
Chris Honigman—Michael Slovin
Bob Grundy—Pete Morris
Jim Myrtetus—Kieran Logue
Matt Kelly—Scott Conti
John Jim—Bill Damico
John Macartney—Don Mackey
Bill Kane—Rich Sommer
Art Tilson—Jesse Rendell
Jim Paskill—Kevin Coccetti
CALLAWAY
1st
Brett Alvare & Justin Alvare
2nd
Phil Goodwin—Bill Callahan
3rd
Phil Goodwin—Dennis Pitts
4th
Kyle Olson—Chris Kowalzcyk
5th
Jim Clearkin—Chris Gauman
14
10.5
17
6.5
13
10.5
8
MEMBER-GUEST (continued)
May 25, 2016
Hole 1
Hole 11
Hole 13
Hole 16
13.5
6.5
11
5
WOMEN’S TEAM MATCHES
MAY 10, 2016
OLD YORK ROAD 1
VS
MANUFACTURER 1
3
OLD YORK ROAD 2
VS
PHILLY CRICKET 3
0
OLD YORK ROAD 3
VS
MANUFACTURERS 3
2
4
7
5
The 21st Annual
HELEN BOREN OPEN
Open to
ALL OYRCC WOMEN GOLFERS
(With Established Handicap)
Saturday, June 11, 2016
1:30 Shotgun
Better Ball of Partners
Sign-up Sheet in the Ladies Locker Room
Pick a Partner and Make Your Own Foursome
2015 Defending Champions
Tykie Knight and Alice Piekielski
CONGRATULATIONS TO
KASEY LUCARD
FOR HER EAGLE ON #7
JUNE 1, 2016
Please Stay for Refreshments and
Awards Ceremony
Immediately Following the Tournament
Contact Event Co-Chairs with Questions:
Barbara Osinski, Barbara Elwell,
Colleen Booth, Janice Rieker
osinski4@comcast.net; barbara_elwell@comcast.net
cpb8015@verizon.net; janicerieker@verizon.net
Tournament Fee—$10.00
WEDNESDAY LADIES TOURNAMENT RESULTS
May 11—Best 9 Holes
1st
Hilary Brown
2nd
Vicki Shortall
Sue Langbein
27
28
28
May 18—Individual Gross & Net
Hilary Brown
low gross 95
Margie Blackburn
low net 76
Tie for 2 Low Net
Jean Rice
Bonnie Murphy
2nd low net 77
low net 77
May 25—Wednesday/Thursday Mixer
Wednesday Girls
1st
Maribeth Schmidt
Net 72
2nd
Bonnie Murphy
Net 75 (match of cards)
Thursday Girls
1st
Judy Olshin
2nd
Anna Marie Croney
Net 64
Net 92
SAVE THE DATE
WEDNESDAY LADIES
MEMBER-GUEST
June 22, 2016
12:30 PM Shotgun
Dinner to Follow Golf
The Largest and Most Fun Event of the Year
Sign-up Sheet in Ladies Locker Room
If you have Questions, Contact
Patty Coll, Susan Strock, Lisa Thackray
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
BUFFET menu
Cheese & crudités with Crab Splash
Chips, Salsa, Pico De Gallo and Guacamole
Soup and SALAD BAR WITH
ASSORTED CONDIMENTS
Whole roasted pig
Chicken & beef kabobs,
OYRCC Maryland Crab Cakes
HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS
BBQ chicken and ribs
corn on the cob
Baked beans, potatoes
DESSERT
ICE CREAM SUNDAE BAR
TIME: 5:30 PM
PRICE: ADULTS—$29.95
CHILDREN (3-10) $14.95
(Menu Subject to Change)
Dj music anD “Tiki bar” aT The Pool
CALL SANDI IN THE OFFICE FOR RESERVATIONS
First come first serve for terrace seating—215-643-0180
Spectacular Fireworks show at dusk
Bring your own chair
This event will sell out
The driveway will close at 8:15 pm
June 2016
Sunday
5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
6
7
8
St. Alphonsus
11:15 AM (150)
CLUB CLOSED
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
Kirk Shower
12:00 PM (40)
Immaculate
Conception
Golf Outing
12:30 PM Shotgun
Bridge
Member-Guest
11:30 AM
Wyncote Women
11:30 AM (40)
Mullen Graduation
12:00 PM (50)
Property Meeting
7:00 PM
Thursday
9
Friday
10
GMA Luncheon
12:30 PM (80)
Cheltenham Track
Banquet
6:30 PM (70)
Men’s League
5:00 PM
Ballard Dinner
6:00 PM (11)
Einstein Witzke
Dinner
6:30 PM (40)
Saturday
11
Stableford
8:30 AM Shotgun
Helen Boren Open
1:30 PM Shotgun
Wiegand Shower
11:00 AM (35)
Provins/Johnson
Reception
4:00 PM (80)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Knight Bridal Shower
11:30 AM (70)
CLUB CLOSED
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
Barr Mtg & Lunch
10:00 AM (8)
McLaughlin Lunch
11:30 AM (8)
Rotary Outing
1st Tee Closed
12:00 PM—1:00 PM
ALS Luncheon
12:00 PM (12)
Junior Golf
Course Closed
Until 9:00 AM
McClinton Bridal
Shower
11:00 AM (60)
Bridge Intra-Club
Dinner
5:30 PM (72)
19
HAPPY
FATHERS DAY
Catch Inc
Golf Outing
10:00 AM Shotgun
Junior Golf
Course Closed
6 :00 PM
20
CLUB CLOSED
CNI Golf Outing
7:15 AM Shotgun
12:30 PM Shotgun
Wissahickon HS
Retirement
3:00 PM (80)
Membership Meeting
6:30 PM
22
23
24
25
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
Histon Birthday
6:00 PM (20)
Bridge Lessons
LLR 9:15 AM
Ladies
Member-Guest
12:30 PM Shotgun
Junior Golf
Course Closed
Until 9:00 AM
Moyer/McClure
Reception
(170)
26
27
28
29
Comly Birthday
11:30 AM (30)
CLUB CLOSED
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
Morrison Bridal
Shower
1:30 PM (80)
Jr. Golf
Course Closed
6:00 PM
Twilight Golf
21
Junior Golf
Course Closed 6:00 PM
Arcadia Golf Outing
1:00 PM Shotgun
Men’s League
5:00 PM
MCAB Luncheon
11:30 AM (15)
Member-Guest
1:30 PM Shotgun
Men’s League
5:00 PM
House Meeting
7:00 PM
30
DVIRC Meeting
11:00 AM (100)
Boyd Rehearsal
5:00 PM (20)
1 JULY
Private Party
6:00 PM (20)
2
Junior Golf
Course Closed
Until 9:00 AM
Ragonesi Birthday
6:00 PM (60)
Men’s League
5:00 PM
Board Meeting
7:00 PM
3
4
5
Red-White-Blue
8:30 AM Shotgun
Jack & Jill
1:30 PM Shotgun
Club Closed
For Lunch
Picnic 5:30 PM
Fireworks at Dusk
CLUB CLOSED
6
7
BNI Breakfast
7:00 AM
9
8
Junior Golf
Course Closed
Until 9:00 AM
Men’s League
5:00 PM
Private Party
8:00 PM (50)
Twilight Golf
Hoover Ceremony
and Reception
4:00 PM (150)
McKeon Dinner
6:00 PM (16)
Steve Probst
Hopefully by now most of our members have had a chance to read the recent article in GAP magazine about
Steve Probst who in 2017 will celebrate 30 years as assistant golf professional here at Old York Road. In case
you missed the article you can find it at the Golf Association of Philadelphia website www.gapgolf.org click
on GAP Chat: Steve Probst.
Virtually the entire article deals with Steve’s prowess in tournament golf which to put it mildly is very impressive. Without question Steve in his prime was one of the most accomplished golfers in Philadelphia History.
In this column we hope to fill in the blanks as it were and cover the whys and wherefores of Steve’s life off the
golf course. We’ll discuss how he got into golf, factors that contributed to his success, some frustrations and
disappointments, and finally whether it was all worth it.
For Steve it all started when his next door neighbor gave him a cut down set of used golf clubs. He was 8 years
old at the time and enjoyed as Steve puts it” any kind of sport that involved a ball.” Up until then his favorite
was baseball, but as he got more and more into golf that was about to change.
The fact that Steve’s parents, Lou and Kathryn, were members of Manufacturers Country Club provided Steve
with the opportunity to take lessons from the club’s legendary golf pro, the late Bud Lewis. According to
many, Bud was one of the finest teaching professionals, not only in the Philadelphia area, but according to an
article at the time in Golf Digest one of the best on the East coast.
Under Bud’s guidance reinforced by many hours on the practice range Steve’s game steadily improved to a
point that he was becoming a consistent factor in some of the more prestigious local, and even some national
tournaments. There are far too many of these tournaments to cover in this short article, but one in particular
came up during my interview with Steve.
In 1961 at age 16 Steve qualified for the United States Junior Amateur Championship played that year at the
Cornell University Golf Course in the beautiful town of Ithaca New York. He roomed with GAP hall of famer,
Jay Sigel. When they compared their results after the second round Steve reported that he shot two over par,
but unfortunately lost. Sigel, on the other hand said he shot close to 80 and won. As Steve phrases it today
“such is match play”
During the long hours Steve and Bud worked together on Steve’s game I’m sure neither of them realized that
many years later when Steve, himself, would become a golf professional he would incorporate many of Bud’s
unique teaching concepts when instructing his students. This does is not by any means that Steve did not have
ideas of his own or that he was Bud’s clone. Far from it. It’s just that they spent so much time together that
part of Bud’s modus operandi was bound to rub off and it did. It also explains why they would become such
good lifetime friends on and off the course.
On a personal note except for some lessons from Dave McKenzie virtually all of my golf instruction came
from either Bud Lewis or Steve. This worked out very well for me because of their similar teaching styles.
They had an interesting common denominator which can only be described an almost irresistible compulsion
to teach. While in the middle of a lesson on one tee without notice they might temporarily abandon that pupil
and begin an impromptu lesson to a struggling golfer on another. Observing a golfer flailing away with a
swing they felt was correctable was apparently just too repugnant for them to ignore.
Returning to Steve’s teen age years, as his game continued to improve he found that his baseball swing was
negatively effecting his golf game so he gradually discontinued the sport. This left him with his two remaining
favorites, basketball and golf, both of which he selected to fulfill the requirement of all 8th grade students at
William Penn Charter School that they actively participate in at least two sports.
Steve, however, was cautioned against taking golf. Apparently there was very little room in an already formidable lineup composed almost entirely of seasoned upper classmen. Undeterred, however, Steve stayed with
his decision, and as it turned out not only did he make the team, by the end of the season he was the number
two player.
Penn Charter, as part of the elite Inter-Academic league, was privileged to play the cream of the crop of private
clubs in the Philadelphia area. Their home course was Huntingdon Valley, a tough track for any golfer let
alone a bunch of high school kids. Playing courses of this caliber, however, sharpened Steve’s game because
of the need to play a wide variety of difficult shots often under tournament pressure. Steve tells us that after all
these years Huntingdon Valley is still one of his favorite courses.
To be continued next month. For questions or comments or to recommend someone including yourself to be
the subject of a Member Profile please contact me by e-mail at tmccrea1090@comcast.net or by telephone at
215 646 6398
Tom McCrea