Saturday, October 18, 2014

Super's Revenge Cancelled - course conditions 10/18

Due to the wet conditions, the MGA Super's Revenge has been cancelled for today, October 18.  We are currently working on a reschedule date. 

The courses have received over 1.5" in the past few days and are unplayable at this time. We will reevaluate the course conditions around 12 noon today. 

Friday, October 17, 2014

Quail Members and Pro lead NDCL in State Golf Tournament

Quail Hollow would like to congratulate a few of our younger members who helped lead the NDCL girls golf team to a third place place finish in the OHSAA Division II State Golf Tournament this past Friday-Saturday, October 10-11.  The team finished with a two day total of 688 on the Gray Course at the Ohio State University Golf Club.

The team was led by Quail Hollow member and NDCL senior Olivia Jereb, who fired 73-76 for a two day total of 149 which was good enough for fifth place in the tournament individually.  She will move on to play for Ashland University next year, joining her sister Emily.  Also helping the NDCL ladies were members Kelsey Walton and Nora Nelson, who will both rejoin the team again next year.

We would also like to congratulate our own Toni DeSanto, who coached NDCL freshman Charlie Toman to an individual state title in the boys Division II State Golf Tournament.  In his very first year, Charlie shot rounds of 74-79 on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State and took Medalist honors in the tournament.  What a talent to have for the next three years!

Quail Hollow is proud to have so many juniors come up through our junior programs and go on to enjoy and have success in the game of golf.  Congratulations ladies, Charlie, and Toni! We look forward to many more congratulatory posts like this in the future!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

October 20th Guest Special

Take advantage of our Guest Special rate this coming Monday, October 20th.  All guest of members will receive a special $45 rate for 18 hole greens fees with cart.  Guests will also receive a complimentary sleeve of balls and box lunch with their round.  The forecast looks great, so take advantage of another chance to bring a friend or family member out to enjoy a great round at Quail Hollow!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Still time for another ace

Congratulations to Bob Lesigonich, who had a late season hole-in-one last Wednesday. Bob holed a gap wedge from 110 yards on number 11 Devlin. Congratulations Bob! 

Monday, October 13, 2014

2014 Silver Quail Cup Matches

The annual Silver Quail Cup Matches were held this past weekend.  On Saturday, October 11, twelve members and two professionals from both Quail Hollow and Silver Lake Country Clubs teed it up at Silver Lake for the day one matches consisting of a front nine two-person Best Ball match, and back nine two-person Scramble match, with each nine hole and overall 18 hole match worth 1 point.  After some well fought matches on a chilly morning, The Quail team trailed Silver Lake by four points 12.5 - 8.5 after day one.

The Quail Team then took home course advantage on Sunday, October 12th, needing to mount a comeback.  The format for day two again consisted of two-person teams playing a Shamble on the front nine, and a Chapman (Pinehurst) format on the back nine, with points given for each format and the total match. The first team of Aquila/Trent brought home 1 out of 3 points, but were followed by the team of Manno/Dryer who took home all three points.  Springer/Lesigonich followed them to the clubhouse right after with another three points, giving Quail their first lead in the event.  Team Foley/Gisondo followed that with 2 out of three points, and the men's side of the event was anchored by the team of Zappitello/Dunlap who halved their match at 1 1/2 points a piece thanks to a big 15 foot putt on the 18th green holed by Mike Zappitello after a very "confident" stroke.

With the men in a good position to cover the four point deficit, the winner of the cup would come down to the two ladies matches. The team of Felice/Brick had a tougher day two after team Felice/Angelo took home all three points on day one, which meant the day two team of Ritchie/Gorka had to take home all three points for a Quail victory. After a tough fought match, the ladies walked in from the 18th green and announced the good news.  All three points were won, and the Quail team snuck out a victory 22-20! This marked the second win for the Quail Team since the inaugural matches in 2002!

Congratulations to the victorious 2014 Quail Hollow team, and thank you to the Silver Lake team for their hospitality and camaraderie.

2014 Quail Hollow Team
Team Captain: Mike Manno
Olle Karlstrom
Zach Dryer
Kyle Trent
Pat Aquila
Craig Dunlap
Mike Zappitello
Dale Springer
Bob Lesigonich
Bob Foley
Mike Gisondo
Diane Ritchie
Lori Angelo
Giselle Felice
Jackie Brick
Barb Gorka

The 2014 Quail Hollow Team
Missing: Kyle Trent, Mike Zappitello, Giselle Felice, Lori Angelo


Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Fall Guest Rates Have Begun!

It's that time of the year again! Bring a friend or family member to get the most out of this last bit of beautiful weather before the white stuff starts flying! Starting now, our 7 day a week guest rates are:

18 hole Green Fees: $30
9 hole Greens Fees: $15

Twilight 18 hole GF (After 2 pm): $15

18 hole cart: $22 + tax
9 hole cart: 13 + tax 

It's time to take advantage of some great fall golf weather! We look forward to seeing you out here!

Saturday, September 27, 2014

LGA Shark Shootout / Player of the Year

The LGA held their annual Shark Shoot Out Sunday September 21st to determine the Player of the Year. The Top ten point winners from the Tournament Season teed it up on the Weiskopf to play for “The Shark” and the 2014 Player of the Year title. There were plenty of great pressure shots by everyone in the group, but the real drama started on hole #4 with Dr. Joanne Schoen, still in the hunt for POY, got into an elimination chip off with Barb Gorka. Joanne chipped up to 3 feet and was able to advance to the next hole.

The Ladies of the Shark Shootout

Hole #5 was another key hole. With a blue pin all the way in the back, it was going to be a difficult hole for all. Diane Ritchie, the point leader, hit her tee shot to the left of the green. Electing not to chip over a bunker she instead played safely to the center of the green some 40 feet from the hole and now having to putt up the slope she had to be concerned whether she would advance to the next hole! As she lined up the putt the crowd could sense what was at stake with her next stroke. Diane hit a perfect putt, as it came up the slope it had a little too much speed but it was dead center – it hit the back of the cup jumped up in the air and fell in for a par 3!

Hole #6 produced birdie 3’s from Diane Ritchie and Karen Shiffler. Although Dr. Joanne Schoen advanced, by virtue of the points, the Player of the Year title went to Diane Ritchie.

Diane and Joanne then survived to the 9th hole where Diane beat Joanne to win the Shark Shoot Out!

Congratulations to Diane Ritchie and everyone who participated in this year's events. We look forward to 2015!

2014 LGA Player of the Year Diane Ritchie