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ANOTHER RECIPROCAL! OSWEGO COUNTRY CLUB
The private Oswego Country Club has accepted our invitation to share reciprocal playing rights for the 2008 season. This makes twelve (12) great reciprocals for us. Oswego is a really fun layout with amazingly fast greens. I should send all of our members up there this summer so when you all come back, no one will complain that OUR greens are too fast! It is also worth noting that your favorite CEO, Wes, was the runner-up in the New York State Boys' Championship that was held at Oswego CC way back in 1994. (I choked and lost on 18! Crap!)
Oswego Country Club
IVES HILL COUNTRY CLUB ADDED AS A NEW RECIPROCAL!
Ives Hill Country Club in Watertown, New York joins the already impressive list of reciprocal courses for Rome Country Club members. Ives Hill is a semi-private club that has just remodeled its clubhouse in the summer of 2007. The original nine holes date back to 1897! Members, take a trip up to Watertown this season and be impressed!
ROME CC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HAS A NAME...
The jury has been out for weeks and they have finally come back with a verdict. "AUGUST at Rome Country Club" is the new official name of the housing development planned for expansion around Rome Country Club. "August" in its most familiar meaning is the eighth month of the year. The Naming Committee likes that this month symbolizes central New York's best weather - an average high of 79 degrees with a comfortable low of 58 degrees. (On this note, see also the naming of Greenland). Secondly, the word "august" is also an adjective meaning "inspiring or majestic." This is a great description of the planned community around Rome Country Club.
Some of you may notice that "AUGUST" was not named as a finalist. This is because a member of the Naming Committee came up with the name during the deliberations through divine intervention. Because of this, the first place prize (a gift basket of Thirsty Owl wine) will go to the group who submitted the most spirited entries... Diane Shoemaker, Chris Mercurio, Janice Sharrino, and the rest of the Community and Economic Development office who submitted many creative names.
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ROME CC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT NAMING CONTEST!
Rome Country Club's new housing development needed a name... and everyone responded! With over 240 entries, the contest has been narrowed down to eleven finalists. The winner will be chosen by January 25th and will receive a gift basket of wine from the Thirsty Owl Wine Company. The finalists are:
Parksville at RCC
The Sights at RCC
Rustica at RCC
Noir at RCC
Moose Tail at RCC
Blotto at RCC
Westend at RCC
Sacred Tree at RCC
Burning Bridge at RCC
Scarlet at RCC
Whispering Pines at RCC
NAME THAT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONTEST!
Rome Country Club's new housing development needs a name - and you can help! Click here for the official entry rules.
CLOSINSKI, VOISINE, & HALL TAKE THE 2007 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Although the format changed, the results didn't. Perennial favorites Jerry Closinski, Bob Voisine, and Janet Hall each won their respective divisions of the 2007 Club Championship despite the format change to match play. In an effort to increase participation and buzz, the club champions were not decided by stroke play for the first time in the 78 year history of the club.
In the Open Division, Jerry Closinski defended his '06 title by beating Eamon Dempsey in the semis and then outlasting upstart Tom Peters on the final hole to win the championship. In the Handicap Division, Bob Voisine needed two playoff holes to win as he beat out runner-up Gene Gehman. In the Women's Division, Janet Hall won another championship as she beat DJ Darois in her first club championship.
The 2008 Rome Country Club Championship will also be a match play format.
KATCHMAR SQUARED WINS THE 2007 MEMBER-MEMBER
Back-to-back defending champions Jerry Closinski and Dave Fay were upset this past weekend as upstarts Paul Katchmar and son Joey Katchmar hung on for a one shot victory. Three teams had it seven under through the first eleven holes, but only the Katchmars would add another birdie and finish with a 64. When speaking to the press Jerry Closinski stated, "If we won every year, it wouldn't be that fun." His dejected partner, Dave Fay, interjected... Oh, yes it would."
Paul Katchmar looks to ride the momentum of this best ball victory into this coming weekend's Rome City Men's Amateur. No one has ever won both "majors" back-to-back.
BRAD, PHIL, & HERBIE WIN THE SUMMER GOLF POOL PARTY
Brad Badolato, Phil Uvanni, and Herbie Clark staged a dramatic come-from-behind victory this weekend at the Summer Golf Pool Party. Three shots behind Team Quiet Mike at the turn, the eventual winners birdied their last three holes to win the mid-summer classic by one. Team Quiet Mike (Wes, Morgan, DQ, and Quiet Mike) sprinted out to a 29 on the front nine but ran out of gas and fired a 36 on the back - settling for second place. This was Herbie's second consecutive Pool Party victory. In a related but unconfirmed report, the winning trio was rumored to not have bought a round of drinks to celebrate their win. If this allegation is true, it would be the first time in thirty years such a travesty has taken place.
ROME COUNTRY CLUB'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT EARNS FIRST CITY APPROVAL
Rome Country Club is excited to announce it has earned "sketch plan approval" from the Rome City Planning Board for its proposed subdivision extension. The Rome City Planning Board unanimously approved the sketch plan this April for the 23-lot development. Currently there are five homes on Pinebrook Lane bringing the grand total to 28. Pinebrook Lane borders the 18th hole now and will be extended up the 17th fairway and along the 14th hole. The current five homes rest on one acre lots while the "new 23" will be a mixture of one, two, and three acre parcels. For more information on the project, please e-mail romecountryclub@hotmail.com.
FOXFIRE GOLF COURSE IN BALDWINSVILLE IS NOW A RECIPROCAL
Rome Country Club has added Foxfire Golf Course to its impressive list of reciprocals. To date, Rome CC members have eleven additional golf courses to which they have privileges. Foxfire is located in Baldwinsville and is a great test of golf. Numerous high school and amateur events are held there annually. Check out their website, foxfire247.com.
ANOTHER ORLANDO TRIP WITHOUT AN ARREST!
Seven of Rome's most infamous characters (and a very suspicious Kentuckian) traveled down to Orlando for four days and no one ended up in the clink! Ted, Wes, Tim Hogan, Bucky Bartolotti, Tony Petrelli, Herbie Clark, and rookie Morgan Bishop met up with Farmer Dale down in the sunshine state. The eight travelers tested their skills on some of O-Town's best golf courses. Ted Cupp was again MVP as he posted a 3-2 overall record and tied a winter trip single round record of a net 64 (Shayne Wild, 2004). Below are some of the photos from the trip we are allowed to release to the public and that have not been seized by the cops.
CLUBHOUSE REMODELING TAKES CENTER STAGE DURING OFF-SEASON
The Rome Country Club clubhouse will have a much different look for the '07 season. Remodeling of both locker rooms as well as the bar area has taken over center stage during this off-season. The women's locker room was first on the hit list as it was completely gutted and overhauled. New carpet, spacious wood lockers, and beautiful wicker furniture highlight the makeover. You have to see it to believe it. The bar area was next on the list as a 42 inch plasma high definition flat panel television was installed. Complete with a 5.1 LG stereo surround sound speaker system, this new addition will be tough to miss. Now we will never get these guys to go home! Finally, the men's locker room is the last of the remodeling trilogy. The entire shower area has been retiled while new wash basins and lighting systems are waiting for you.
