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
2024 Flight Winners Page 10
Dear Members and Guests:
Welcome to the 2025 27th 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.
Best of Luck and enjoy the Invitational,
Thursday, July 10th
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 11th
7:30 - 9:15 am - Registration, breakfast, warm-up on range 9:30 am - 1st Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
Lunch will be served on West Patio adjacent to the 10th Tee. Stop by the Lucky One ‘Lemonade Stand’ during lunch and grab a refreshing hard lemonade to cool off from the heat!
12:00 pm - 2nd Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
2:30 pm - 3rd Round Matches
(Shotgun Start)
6:00 pm - Men’s Stag Night; Steak dinner & Pool Shot
Pair your steak with a taste of Horse Soldier Bourbon. Tastings will be available from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in front of the clock tower. If interested in purchasing a bottle, orders will be taken at the table night of!
Saturday, July 12th
7:30 - 9:15 am - Breakfast and warm-up on range 9:30 am - 4th Round Matches (Shotgun Start)
Lunch will be served on West 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 on West Patio; dinner to follow in the Ballrooms
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; because of CapPatrol system we will use current indexes as of July 6th for Members and the lowest index of the past 12 months for all guest. 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. Guest are allowed to move tee if Age and Handicap are greater or equal to 80.
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 Grand Champion Shootout to determine the Overall Champion. The format for the playoff will be True Alternate Shot. Five teams will be eliminated on Hole #17, four teams will be eliminated on hole #18, and the final three teams will play #10. Ties will be broken by a chip off (No Putting Allowed) from a designated spot chose by the Head Professional. Combined distance will determine the winner. Flights 1-2 will play from the Lake Tees, Flights 3-7,10 will play from the II Tees, Flights 8 & 9 from the III Tees. No Handicap Strokes will be used for the Shootout.
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
$100 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.
2024 ~ Brock Furlong & John Hatherly
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 ~ Bruce Litt & Mike Yazbec
George D. Ostrum
Ryan Lawrence & T.F. Meagher
William O’Neill
John Martin & John Quinn
W. Frank Krohn
Darin Boddicker & Bob Bode
A.P. Lytle
Jeff Tolbert & Larry Ward
A.F. Cook
J Maggio & James Maggio
Herbert W. Reel
Ted Pagonis & Lou Palermo
Robert M. Clubb
Matt London & Chris Larsen
Frank G. Wheeler
Brock Furlong & John Hatherly
Herbert L. Noble
Art Peters & John Tansey
John P. Lawton
Dan Real & Mark Harrison
Member
Guest Club
Ray Anderson Ed Neveril Ironwood CC, California
Lou Baldo John Iacono Chicago Highlands, Illinois
Blake Bonyko Rich Palombo Val Halla CC, Maine
Brian Chung
Jim Collins
James Hill Bolingbrook GC, Illinois
Mark Collins Sugar Mills CC, Florida
Steve Cook Trevor Cook Colorado State GC, Colorado
Phill Cornies
Jim McGregor Quail Village GC, Florida
Mike Devine Jim Wong Butterfield CC, Illinois
Tom Estey Tim Buzard Cog Hill GC, Illinois
Brock Furlong John Hatherly Scottsdale National, Arizona
Rik Geiersbach Chris Seiber Mesa Verde GC, California
Darius Gill
Roger Albrecht Eagle Brook CC, Illinois
Grady Hamilton Jeff Brennan Butterfield CC, Illinois
Angelo Iantosca David Iantosca Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Kelly Isenhart
John Carolan La Grange CC, Illinois
Member Guest Club
Vivek Iyengar Chirag Patel Westmoreland CC, Illinois
Jeremy Johnson Jay Johnson Tanglewood GC, Michigan
Tom Keefe Tom Waun Walloon Lake CC, Michigan
Brian Kirkendall Mike Nejedly Fleur De Lis Clubs, Kentucky
David Knoch Mike Mcloone Chicago Golf Club, Illinois
Doug Knoch John Grivetti River Forest CC, Illinois
Dan Krueger
Bill Kunkel
Stephen Welsch CDGA Members Club, Illinois
John Hartnett Medinah CC, Illinois
Ryan Lawrence T.F. Meagher Bigfoot CC, Wisconsin
Ken Lies Andrew Lies Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Al Lin Ben Chiu Kokomo CC, Indiana
Anu Mahajan Rajeev Khanna Rich Harvest Farms, Illinois
Dave Moore John Martin The Country Club, Massachusetts
Bill Murnighan Jimmy Bach Abacoa GC, Florida
Jim Murphy Joe Hogan CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Member Guest Club
John Neidig Dan Weber Wisconsin GC, Wisconsin
Eric Niedzwiecki Brett Niedzwiecki Flossmoor GC, Illinois
Mark Oliverio Joe Giacalone CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Steve Olson Jeff Hucek Butterfield CC, Illinois
Vic Orler Tom McCarthy Butterfield CC, Illinois
Ted Pagonis Lou Palermo Old Oak CC, Illinois
Mitch Parse Grant Labedz Ruth Lake CC, Illinois
Sahil Patel Ryan Jasinski Crystal Springs GC, New Jersey
Dean Patzer Andrew Desmarais Morris County GC, Illinois
Dave Peluso Troy Bernstein Royal Fox CC. Illinois
John Perkowski Mike Blaskovich CDGA Members Club, Illinois
Joe Peterchak JF Lafontaine Oak Brook GC, Illinois
Art Peters Mark Tansey Royal Troon CC, Arizona
Gene Petrie Tim Holcer Butler National GC, Illinois
Dan Real Mark Harrison CDGA Member’s Club, Illinois
Member Guest Club
Dave Salb
Mayur Shah
Joe Shanahan
Ted Shepherd
Alex Singla
James Sobieraj
Brian Sodikoff
David Stang
Scott Strausser
Jeff Tolbert
Jim Weil
Bill White
Justin Wolfe
Kevin Wozniak
Larry Zabinski
Skip Roffi Superstition Mountian CC, Arizona
Ankur Kishore CDGA Member’s Club, Illinois
David Christensen Old Wayne CC, Illinois
Brian Gold The Cliffs CC, South Carolina
Dave Rogero Butterfield CC, Illinois
Jim Nawrocki Barton Creek Resort & CC, Texas
Anthony Spatara CDGA Member’s Club, Illinois
Adam Latts White Deer Run GC, Illinois
Saif Nazir Crystal Tree CC, Illinois
Bruce Litt Butler National, Illinois
Mick Kane Desert Mountian, Arizona
Mark White Wilshire CC, California
Jim Zimmer Mattoon Golf & CC, Illinois
Kenneth Wroblewski Beverly CC, Illinois
Mark Gralen LaGrange CC, Illinois
8B
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