Welcome to the Men’s Invitational Page 1
Player Favor Page 2
Schedule of Events Page 3-4
Tournament Information Page 5-8
Format Page 5
Rules of Play Page 5
Handicaps Page 5
Special Events Page 7-8
Past Champions Page 9
2023 Flight Winners Page 10
Dear Members and Guests:
Welcome to the 2024 26th Annual Men’s Invitational. Please take a few minutes to look over the information in this Player Packet. In it you will find the schedule of events, tournament information, rules of play, past champions, and a list of all of the teams competing this year.
of Luck and enjoy the Invitational,
Player Favor sponsored by Stitch Golf
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Thursday, July 11th
Tee Times all day for Optional Practice Round Tournament $50 cash entry per Team.
Please call/email the Golf Shop to arrange tee times & pairings
Friday, July 12th
7:30 - 9:15 am - Registration, breakfast, warm-up on range 9:30 am - 1st Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
12:00 pm - 2nd Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
Lunch will be served on North Patio adjacent to the 10th Tee
2:30 pm - 3rd Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
6:00 pm - Men’s Stag Night; Steak dinner & Pool Shot
Pair your cigar from Arlington Cigar Lounge with a tasting from Blue Run Bourbon or Mijenta Tequila! Tables will be set up outside the golf shop for you to stop by and sample from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.
Saturday, July 13th
7:30 - 9:15 am - Breakfast and warm-up on range 9:30 am - 4th Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
Lunch will be served on North Patio adjacent to the 10th Tee
12:00 pm - 5th Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
3:00 pm - Shootout begins for Flight Champions and Wild Cards
6:00 - 9:00 pm - Cocktails, scoring, awards, with spouse or special guest near first tee and east patio; dinner to follow in the Ballrooms
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Tournament Format
The format is better ball of pairs match play. Each team will play five nine-hole matches (three on Friday and two on Saturday) in flights of six teams per flight. Flights are arranged by total team handicap index; we are using the lowest index of the past 12 months for all players; handicaps taken from July 1st. Players receiving 90% of handicap.
The Committee reserves the right to alter flights in any way; expanding the field, creating “Open Flights” for teams with more than 10 handicap index stroke spread (teams with a 9 handicap index stroke spread may be added to fill in Open Flights), or anything else deemed to be in the best interest of the Event.
Should there be an odd number of teams due to changes, the extra team will be put into the open flight.
Rules
For each nine-hole match, players will receive one half of their handicap. Each match will be handicapped off the lowest handicapped player in the foursome. Half shots will apply.
Scoring of matches will be as follows: 1 pt. for winning a hole, 1/2 pt. for halve of hole, and 0 pts. for loss of hole.
After all five nine-hole matches have been played, the team with the most points will be declared the winner and qualify for the Shootout.
All play will be played from the II Tees
Exception: Any player whose handicap is established from a set of tees other than II Tees, may choose to play those tees and have their handicap adjusted accordingly.
In the event of a tie for 1st Place in a flight, we will be following a three step process:
• 1st - Head to Head Match
• 2nd - Most Wins
• 3rd - Most Final Day Points
Wildcard: 2 Wildcard Teams that do not win their flight but have the most overall points will make the Horse Race.
There will be a Shootout to determine the Overall Champion. The format for the playoff will be True Alternate Shot. Five teams will be eliminated on Hole #1, Four teams will be eliminated on hole #17, and the final three teams will play #18. Ties will be broken by a chip off from a designated spot chose by the Head Professional. Combined distance will determine the winner. Shots apply where they fall. All play will be from the same set of tees you played during the tournament.
Pari-Mutuels
Minimum wager is $5 across the board ($15) and all increments must be in $5. There will be three separate betting options: A) Friday play, B) Saturday play, and C) Overall play. For Friday play and Saturday play, there are 2 races each day; Flights 1-5 (teams 1 -30) and Flights 6-10 (teams 31-60). For the day money you are only competing against the teams in your race, for the overall money you are competing against every team in the field. Day 1’s Race and the Overall race bets must be made before the first shotgun on Friday. Day 2’s races will be available for betting on Saturday Morning.
Coyote Number
Both Friday and Saturday there will be a random point total chosen. All teams that reach that point total for the day will split the entries collected. $100 cash entry per team covers you for both days. Winning coyote number will be published at the end of the day on the scoreboard.
Overall Champion Flight Pool
$50 cash entry per team. All money collected will be paid out equally to all teams in the flight of the team that wins the Grand Champion Shoot Out. Ex. As long as every team entered, the $3,000 prize would be split 6 ways ($500 to each team in the flight).
‘Goldrush’ Cash Raffle
100 chances numbered 1 to 100 will be sold for $100 each. You may buy as many as you wish and put yours, your guests or either spouses’ names on the chance. We will be eliminating numbers (10 at a time/ in waves of 30) during dinner on Saturday night. For every ten numbers drawn out, we will draw one of those ten for a consolation prize ($100 golf shop certificate). The ten finalists will be announced and called up to the stage. We will eliminate five more names (another consolation prize will be raffled off). The five finalists will then be eliminated one at a time until we reach the final two. At that time, if the final two wishes to split they may, but if one person wants to continue, we will. The grand prize is $9,000 in cash!
Golf Shop Raffle
There will be a golf shop raffle available Friday and Saturday (#1 tee); squares may be purchased on both days. All money taken will be raffled off in merchandise Friday and Saturday night (there will be separate raffles for each day). Cost of raffle squares are 3 for $20, 10 for $50, and 30 for $100.
Beat the Pro (Friday, #14, first 18 holes)
$10 to $100 wager. Test your skills against a member of the Ruth Lake Golf Staff. You hit first, Golf Staff hits last.
Payouts are as follows: Hit the Green- DOUBLE YOUR BET
Hit the Green & Inside Golf Staff- TRIPLE YOUR BET
Miss Green- LOSE YOUR BET
Route 83 Shoot-Out (Saturday)
Hole #14, each player for a $20 cash entry, may enter a “winners take all” closest to the pin contest. A member of the Ruth Lake Golf Staff will sign you up on the tee. After the entire group hits their shots, they will go with you to the green and take measurements of the balls closest to the hole. They will not reveal any other information. The winners will be announced Saturday night. The split will be 1st –60%, 2nd – 30%, 3rd – 10%.
PAYOUT WILL BE IN CASH.
2023 ~ Darin Boddicker & Daryl Boddicker
2022 ~ Mike Dunbar & Ray Sullivan
2021 ~ Dan Real & Mark Harrison
2020 ~ Chris Pirrera & Raghu Velamati
2019 ~ Jim Collins & Mark Collins
2018 ~ Chris Catalano & Mike Mittelstadt
2017 ~ Chris Catalano & Mike Mittelstadt
2016 ~ Brad Stevens & BJ Bohne
2015 ~ Tom Driscoll & Rich Zajeski
2014 ~ Warren DeMaio & Doug Lipke
2013 ~ Brian Chung & Stephen Chung
2012 ~ Bruce Litt & Clint Hickman
2011 ~ Mike Glawe & Brad Burn
2010 ~ Mike Glawe & Brad Burn
2009 ~ Art Bradley & Ron Kogut
2008 ~ Jim Collins & Jim Collins
2007 ~ Dave Salb & Skip Roffi
2006 ~ Information not available
2005 ~ Greg Meyer & Richard Rothman
2004 ~ Ed Pfister & Wes Mellow
2003 ~ Information not available
2002 ~ Roger Hendrick & Alan Zable
2001 ~ Roger Hendrick & Alan Zable
2000 ~Information not available
1999 ~Information not available
George D. Ostrum
Ryan Sullivan & Brain Tkach
William O’Neill
Darius Gill & Rodger Albrecht
W. Frank Krohn
Ken Lies & Andrew Lies
A.P. Lytle
Jeff Tolbert & Bruce Litt
A.F. Cook
Greg Bynan & Mike Franko
Herbert W. Reel
Chris Bertschy & John Bunutto
Robert M. Clubb
J Maggio & James Maggio
Frank G. Wheeler
Darin Boddicker & Daryl Boddicker
Herbert L. Noble
Vivek Iyengar & Venu Reddy
John P. Lawton
Dave Peluso & Matt Stacy
Member
Guest Club
Ray Anderson Ed Neveril Ironwood CC, California
Brad Angeletti Matt Jones CDGA Club, Illinois
Lou Baldo David Iacono Chicago Highlands, Illinois
Chris Bertschy John Bonutto Mission Viejo CC, Arizona
Darin Boddicker Bob Bode TPC Prestancia, Florida
Jay Boddicker David Rohrbach CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Blake Bonyko Rich Palombo Falmouth CC, Maine
Brian Chung James McCoskey Oak Brook CC, Illinois
Jim Collins Mitch Taube Hallow Brook CC, New York
Jack Cumming Chris Happ The Club at Boot Ranch, Texas
Mike Devine Grant Haggard Edgewood Valley CC, Illinois
Tom Estey Tim Buzard Cog Hill GC, Illinois
Wally Fikri Pat Landrosch CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Brock Furlong John Hatherly Scottsdale National, Arizona
Bruce Gilbert Marty Flaska Butterfield CC, Illinois
Member Guest Club
Darius Gill
Dave Healy
Roger Albrecht Eagle Brook CC, Illinois
Rick Jones The Club at Bear Dance, Colorado
Andrew Hendrie Justin Simon Rolling Rock Club, Pennsylvania
Angelo Iantosca David Iantosca Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Vivek Iyengar Vijay Iyengar Austin Golf Club, Texas
Scott Kauffman
Brian Kirkendall
David Knoch
Dan Krueger
Mike Labedz
Brent Boyens CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Mike Nejedly Fleur De Lis Clubs, Kentucky
Mike Mcloone Chicago Golf Club, Illinois
Danny Krueger Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
John Denning The Hills CC, Texas
Ryan Lawrence T.F. Meagher Bigfoot CC, Wisconsin
Ken Lies Andrew Lies Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Al Lin Ben Chiu Kokomo CC, Indiana
Dan Logan
Matt London
Jim Meixner Winnetka Golf Club, Illinois
Chris Larsen St. Charles CC, Illinois
Member Guest Club
J Maggio James Maggio Copperleaf GC, Florida
John Martin John Quinn Army Navy CC, Virginia
Rocco Martino Richard McNamee Long Beach CC, Indiana
Matt McGovern Mike Adams USGA GC, Florida
Jim Murphy Joe Hogan CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Jim Noth Matt Lawton Castle Pines CC, Colorado
Mark Oliverio Joe Giacalone CDGA Members Club
Vic Orler Ken Anderson Butler National GC, Illinois
Ted Pagonis Lou Palermo Old Oak CC, Illinois
Jonathan Palmer Dan Paganelis Stonebridge CC, Illinois
Dave Peluso Matt Stacy Cantigny Golf, Illinois
John Perkowski Mike Blaskovich CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Joe Peterchak JF Lafontaine CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Art Peters Mark Tansey Royal Troon CC, Arizona
Gene Petrie Tim Holcer Butler National GC, Illinois
Member Guest Club
Tom Plouff
Dan Real
Dave Salb
Joe Shanahan
Ted Shepherd
James Sobieraj
Ross Sprovieri
David Stang
Rich Timmons
Jeff Tolbert
Jim Weil
Bill White
John R. Yedinak
Larry Zabinski
Tom Zimmerman
Tom McCarty LaGrange CC, Illinois
Mark Harrison CDGA Member’s Club, Illinois
Skip Roffi Superstition Mountian CC, Arizona
David Christensen Old Wayne CC, Illinois
Brian Gold The Cliffs CC, South Carolina
Jim Nawrocki Barton Creek Resort & CC, Texas
Todd Martin Chicago Highlands, Illinois
Rick Schimpf Ivy Hills CC, Ohio
Don Keprta Bermuda Dunes CC, California
Larry Ward Medinah CC, Illinois
Mick Kane Desert Mountian, Arizona
Mark White Wilshire CC, California
Oscar Blanco Oak Brook CC, Illinois
Mark Gralen LaGrange CC, Illinois
Jeff Lambert Oak Brook GC, Illinois
John R. Yedinak (5.2) & Oscar Blanco (11.3) Dave Salb (7.7) & Skip Roffi (9.3) Blake Bonyko (6.9) & Rich Palombo (10.2)
Gene
(7.7) & Tim Holcer
