Gene Sarazen Flight Page 31-32
Sam Snead Flight Page 33-34
Byron Nelson Flight Page 35-36
Dear Members and Guests:
Welcome to the 2024 4th Annual Milk Run Invitational. Please take a few minutes to look over the information in this booklet. In it you will find the schedule of events, tournament information, special events, rules of play, 2023 Champions, and a list of all of the teams and flights competing this year.
Best of Luck and enjoy the Milk Run,
The Ruth Lake Golf Committee & Ruth Lake Professional Staff
Thursday, August 1st
Tee Times all day for Optional Practice Round Tournament
Please call/email the Golf Shop to arrange tee times & pairings
Favor Pickup: Outside the Golf Shop
12-6. If you do not pick up on this day then you can pick it up on Friday.
Calcutta: JC Phelan’s House, 5810 S. Bodin St.
*We encourage players to Uber, walk from Ruth Lake. Jim Collins will leave his gate open behind 17 Green or park opposite side of the street from JC’s.
Please try to carpool as there will be limited parking.*
6:00 pm - Cocktails, Appetizers, Shot Across The Lake Contest to #10 Green Contest
7:30 pm - Auction begins
Friday, August 2nd
7:30 - 9:15 am - Registration, breakfast, warm-up on range, and betting
9:30 am - 1st Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
12:00 pm - 2nd Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
2:30 pm - 3rd Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
6:00 pm - Men’s Stag Night - 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 beginning 5:30pm.
Saturday, August 3rd
7:30 - 9:15 am - Breakfast and warm-up on range 9:30 am - 4th Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
12:00 pm - 5th Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
3:00 pm - Shootout begins for Flight Champions
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
Saturday
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 June 9th. 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.
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 from the II tees: Any player wishing to use any other set of tees may do so and their Handicap will be adjusted.
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
• 4th - If all Tie Breaks Tie then it will be a coin flip
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).
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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.
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.
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
Overall Champions
Kevin Wozniak & Ken Wroblewski
Runner-Up
John R. Yedinak & Oscar Blanco
Third Place
Sahil Patel & Ryan Jasinski
2022 Overall Champions
Steve Baird & Chris McKone
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Cumming & Luke Penskar
Tiger Woods
Conor Real & Dan Walsh
Lee Trevino
Peter Elliott & Zack Eilliott
Ben Hogan
Jeremy Johnson & John Urban
Bobby Jones
John R. Yedinak & Oscar Blanco
Arnold Palmer
Kevin Wozniak & Ken Wroblewski
Walter Hagen
Wally Fikri & Pat Landrosh
Gene Sarazen
Tony Benish & John Burke
Sam Snead
Mike Dunbar & Ray Sullivan
Byron Nelson
Sahil Patel & Ryan Jasinski
Member Guest Club
Mike Agema
Steve Baird
Jack Berkery
Martin Brotschul
Kevin Brower
Leo Brubaker
John Bucheleres
Dave Burt
Greg Bynan
Chris Catalano
Andy Davet
John Dean
Derek DeLaMater
Tom Driscoll
Mike Dunbar
Michael Dunn
Ed Dunphy
Peter Elliott
Marc Gantar
Steven Groetsema
Charlton Gronlund
Adam Machones Northland CC, Minnesota
Chris McKone Crystal Downs CC, Illinois
Tom Eiseman Medinah CC, Illinois
Martin Kelly Harborside International, Illinois
David Gervase Bolingbrook GC, Illinois
Jeff Clennon Riverside GC, Illinois
Keith Medick USGA Wisconsin GC
Steve Burt Firethorn GC, Nebraska
Mike Franko Lost Dunes, Michigan
Mike Mittelstadt Butterfield CC, Illinois
Mark Slocum Arrowhead GC, Illinois
Robert Weber Long Beach CC, Indiana
Ryan DeLaMater Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Rich Zajeski Butterfield CC, Illinois
John Egofske Crystal Tree CC, Illinois
Mike Passananti Butterfield CC, Illinois
Mike Parrillo Butterfield CC, Illinois
Zack Elliott
Andy Smith
Matt Bolt
Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Spring Lake CC, Illinois
Oak Brook GC, Illinois
Gary Scalise Oakmont CC, Pennsylvania
Member Guest Club
Grady Hamilton
Mike Higgins
Kelly Isenhart
Tom Keefe
Tim Kessler
Doug Knoch
Doug Kramer
Paul Lozanoski
Mike McCurry
John McGowan
Bob McGrath
Sam Meyer
Jason Montrie
Jeff Newcom
Kevin O’Rourke
Dan Owens
Lucas Pain
Sahil Patel
JC Phelan
Kevin Phelan
Chris Pirrera
Mike Earley Butterfield CC, Illinois
Tyler Metcalf Beverly CC, Illinois
Clint Coghill Butler National GC, Illinois
Steve Palmitier Morris Park CC, Illinois
Yale Dieckmann Westmoreland CC, Illinois
John Grivetti River Forest CC, Illinois
Dan Cole Fresh Meadow GC, Illinois
Andy Kofoid Palatine Players GC, Indiana
Len Austin Medinah CC, Illinois
Justin Harris Country Club of Lincoln, Nebraska
Kurtis Holle CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Ryan Keefe CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Bill Montrie Plum Creek GC, Indiana
Jeff Mulder Winnetka GC, Illinois
Eric Workman Cress Creek CC, Illinois
Brent Kleinjan Riverwood GC, Florida
George Pain Shell Point GC, Florida
Ryan Jasinski Crystal Springs GC, New Jersey
Stan Smagala Butterfield CC, Illinois
Lewis Neill Butterfield CC, Illinois
Prasant Gondipalli CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Member Guest Club
Tim Quirk
Mike Ratcliff
Conor Real
Duffy Callahan Ridge CC, Illinois
Mike Graves Royal Fox GC, Illinois
Dan Walsh
Pat Roxworthy Joe Vozar
Nathan Saegesser Liam Rhatigan
Jim Schiavitti
Dave Schwalb
Barry Schwartz
David Slark
Jerry Steinborn
Kyle Stern
Dave Stott
CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Seven Bridges GC, Illinois
CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Paul Gennuso Itasca CC, Illinois
Lou Panos McDowell Mountain GC, Arizona
Doug Laux
Tim Nolan
Phillip Brooks
Butterfield CC, Illinois
Beverly CC, Illinois
Long Cove Club, South Carolina
Joe Stern Petalum Golf & CC, California
Mike Stott Austin CC, Texas
Scott Strausser Saif Nazir Crystal Tree CC, Illinois
Ryan Sullivan
Todd Tabachka
Vijay Thangamani
Raghu Velamati
Matt Vranicar
Mike Wierzbicki
Kevin Wozniak
Brian Tkach Chicago District GC,
Jack Tabachka Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Charles McKenna Cantigny GC, Illinois
Chris O’Keeffe
Mark Vranicar
Charlie Sleezer
Ken Wroblewski
Medinah CC, Illinois
Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Black Sheep GC, Illinois
Beverly CC, Illinois
10A Dave Stott / Mike Stott vs. Raghu Velamati / Chris O’Keeffe
10B JC Phelan / Stan Smagala vs. Tim Quirk / Duffy Callahan
11A Dan Owens / Brent Kleinjan vs. Sam Meyer / Ryan Keefe
Round 4
1A Dan Owens / Brent Kleinjan vs. Raghu Velamati / Chris O’Keeffe 1B Sam Meyer / Ryan Keefe vs. Tim Quirk / Duffy Callahan 2A Dave Stott / Mike Stott vs. JC Phelan / Stan Smagala
Sam Meyer / Ryan Keefe
Dave Stott / Mike Stott 10B Dan Owens / Brent Kleinjan vs. Tim Quirk / Duffy Callahan
11A Raghu Velamati / Chris O’Keeffe vs. JC Phelan / Stan Smagala
Ryan Sullivan (0.9) & Brian Tkach (7.9)
Isenhart (4.8) & Clint Coghill (4.2) Grady Hamilton (8.0) & Mike Earley (1.3) Dave Burt (7.4) & Steve Burt (3.1) Mike Higgins (5.2) & Tyler Metcalf (6.4) Todd Tabachka (2.6) & Jack Tabachka (9.7)
2B Kelly Isenhart / Clint Coghill
Grady Hamilton / Mike Earley
3A Ryan Sullivan / Brian Tkach
Mike Higgins / Tyler Metcalf
3B Todd Tabachka / Jack Tabachka vs. Dave Burt / Steve Burt
Round 1
11B Ryan Sullivan / Brian Tkach
Todd Tabachka / Jack Tabachka
12A Kelly Isenhart / Clint Coghill
Mike Higgins / Tyler Metcalf
12B Grady Hamilton / Mike Earley
Dave Burt / Steve Burt
11B Mike Higgins / Tyler Metcalf vs. Grady Hamilton / Mike Earley
12A Todd Tabachka / Jack Tabachka vs. Kelly Isenhart / Clint Coghill
12B Ryan Sullivan / Brian Tkach vs. Dave Burt / Steve Burt
Round 4
2B Ryan Sullivan / Brian Tkach vs. Grady Hamilton / Mike Earley
3A Dave Burt / Steve Burt
Kelly Isenhart / Clint Coghill
3B Mike Higgins / Tyler Metcalf
Todd Tabachka / Jack Tabachka
11B Dave Burt / Steve Burt
Mike Higgins / Tyler Metcalf
12A Ryan Sullivan / Brian Tkach vs. Kelly Isenhart / Clint Coghill
12B Grady Hamilton / Mike Earley vs. Todd Tabachka / Jack Tabachka
17A Ed Dunphy / Mike Parrillo vs. Kyle Stern / Joe Stern
17B Greg Bynan / Mike Franko vs. Chris Catalano / Mike Mittelstadt
18 Doug Kramer / Dan Cole vs. Mike Weirzbicki / Charlie Sleezer
8A Doug Kramer / Dan Cole vs. Kyle Stern / Joe Stern 8B Mike Weirzbicki / Charlie Sleezer vs. Chris Catalano / Mike Mittelstadt 9 Ed Dunphy / Mike Parrillo vs. Greg Bynan / Mike Franko
17A Mike Weirzbicki / Charlie Sleezer vs. Ed Dunphy / Mike Parrillo
17B Doug Kramer / Dan Cole vs. Chris Catalano / Mike Mittelstadt 18 Kyle Stern / Joe Stern vs. Greg Bynan / Mike Franko
Jack Berkery / Tom Eisman
Dean / Robert Weber
Tom Driscoll / Rich Zajeski
Brubaker / Jeff Clennon
Driscoll / Rich Zajeski
Kevin Brower / Dace Gervase
/ Lewis Neill
Brubaker / Jeff Clennon
1A John Dean / Robert Weber vs. Kevin Phelan / Lewis Neill
1B Tom Driscoll / Rich Zajeski vs. Kevin Brower / Dace Gervase
2A Jack Berkery / Tom Eisman vs. Leo Brubaker / Jeff Clennon
Round 4
10A Jack Berkery / Tom Eisman vs. Kevin Phelan / Lewis Neill
10B Leo Brubaker / Jeff Clennon
Kevin Brower / Dace Gervase
11A John Dean / Robert Weber
Tom Driscoll / Rich Zajeski Round 5
1A Leo Brubaker / Jeff Clennon vs. John Dean / Robert Weber
1B Jack Berkery / Tom Eisman vs. Kevin Brower / Dace Gervase
2A Kevin Phelan / Lewis Neill vs. Tom Driscoll / Rich Zajeski
2B Jerry Steinborn / Todd Brooks vs. Andy Davet / Mark Slocum
3A Mike Dunbar / John Egofske vs. Tom Keefe / Steve Palmitier 3B Kevin Wozniak / Ken Wroblewski vs. Jim Schiavitti / Paul Gennuso
Tom Keefe / Steve Palmitier
Kevin Wozniak / Ken Wroblewski
Andy Davet / Mark Slocum vs. Mike Dunbar / John Egofske
Jerry Steinborn / Todd Brooks vs. Jim Schiavitti / Paul Gennuso
11B Jerry Steinborn / Todd Brooks
Kevin Wozniak / Ken Wroblewski
Jim Schiavitti / Paul Gennuso
Mike Dunbar / John Egofske
Tom Keefe / Steve Palmitier
Andy Davet / Mark Slocum
Jim Schiavitti / Paul Gennuso vs. Tom Keefe / Steve Palmitier 3A Jerry Steinborn / Todd Brooks vs. Mike Dunbar / John Egofske
Kevin Wozniak / Ken Wroblewski
Andy Davet / Mark Slocum
/ Kurtis Holle
8B Jason Montrie / Bill Montrie vs. Stephen Baird / Chris McKone
9A Matt Vranicar / Mark Vranicar vs. Marc Gantar / Andy Smith
9B Sahil Patel / Ryan Jasinski vs. Chris Pirrera / Prasant Gondipalli
Round 4
17B Sahil Patel / Ryan Jasinski vs. Stephen Baird / Chris McKone
18A Chris Pirrera / Prasant Gondipalli vs. Marc Gantar / Andy Smith
18B Jason Montrie / Bill Montrie vs. Matt Vranicar / Mark Vranicar Round 5 8B Chris Pirrera / Prasant Gondipalli vs. Jason Montrie / Bill Montrie 9A Sahil Patel / Ryan Jasinski vs. Marc Gantar / Andy Smith
9B Stephen Baird / Chris McKone vs. Matt Vranicar / Mark Vranicar
