21st New Lenox Open
For this year’s New Lenox Open we brought back a version of the UFO logo that was used years ago and put it on soft shirts and Swirly S-Line TDs, card winners received stamped leather koozies so they could brag that their round was ‘out of this world’. Some of you asked the significance of the UFO logo, the truth is out there…
It was loud all weekend, the 17 year cicadas were out in full force, their exoskeletons littered the base of every tree trunk and the red-eyed dudes would fly haphazardly around while disc golfers dodged the incomings. Saturday was a perfect weather day and Sunday we had to navigate a lighting delay which set everyone back about an hour and a half but spirits remained high and sun returned for the afternoon rounds. This is an am only event and we run 4 different shotgun tee times throughout the day. We aren’t used to all the down time while everyone is playing and it was a lot of fun to be able to watch everyone and listen for aces. We got in a few rounds of Gaga Ball with Kathy Crick, I was ale to do a Ranch Frostie run with the ladies and Mike and Sean spent all day trying to “ace” the practice basket from the pavilion only for Caleb Hasselbring to do it on his second try after his playoff for 3rd place. A record 8 aces were hit!
Notable moments: (add yours in the comments, I know I’m missing some)
Roger “Photo Guy” Tranowski wins MA60 by 14 strokes
Rob Jokubauskas hits his first ever ace during round one on hole 6 White to A Pin after predicting he’d hit 6 Red to B (hope you bought a lotto ticket, Rob)
Ted Lancaster takes home his first hardware after a playoff for 3rd place in MA40
Hot round of the weekend goes to Ray Sosnowski and Dylan Trudeau with a -13
Marc Post and Brett Muzzy playoff for 1st in MA40 and Posty takes it on the first hole
Gianna Losito shot 95 points above her rating to win FA3
In MA3 Ryan Hallerberg and Jon Koch tie for first and go into a 5 hole playoff, Ryan came out on top
Machely Lopez shot 97 points above her rating to win FA1 by 9 strokes
Huge thanks to the New Lenox Park District for making the course pristine for the event, they put in a lot of work to make sure it was beautiful for everyone. Thanks to Ryan “Big Cat” Stilson and Auston “Lil Flip” Kap for working in the shop all weekend. Thanks to our sponsors Redemption Disposal & Recycling and Sunteck tts. Thanks to Truckin’ Delicious for serving food on Saturday and even though they couldn’t make it on Sunday due to generator problems they brought FREE hot dogs and chips while we were stuck under the pavilion for the rain delay! Anthony Guzzo and Everyday brought the merch, coffee and vibes. The LEMMAnade stand is officially open for summer!
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Winners and results below!
Aces
Rob Jokubauskas 6 White to A
Matt Rokita 4 Red to B & 1 White to A
Machely Lopez 1 Red to B
Owen Schroeder 9 White to A
Xavier Hughes 4 Red to B
Andrew Wherry 5 Red to B
Jimmy Frederick 3 White to A
ctps
MA1 - 3 White to A - Jimmy Frederick
FA1 - 2 White to A - Shara Cochrane
MA40 - 3 Red to B - Noel Meekma
MA50 - 1 Red to B - Jim Vock
MA60 - 6 White to A - Roger Tranowski
MA2 - 8 Red to B - Will Ravetto
MA3 - 9 White to A - Nick Totten
MA4 - 7 White to A - Owen Schroeder
FA3 - 9 Red to B - Gianna Losito
FA4 - 6 Red to B - Alexis Herman
Winners
FA4
1st - Jessica Matlock
2nd - Helen Handschuh
3rd - Rima Jokubauskas
MA4
1st - Tyler Sinclair
2nd - Eli Kitchel
3rd - Barry Woodrow
FA3
1st - Gianna Losito
2nd - Laverne Shaw
3rd - Kathy Crick
MA3
1st - Ryan Hallerberg
2nd - Jon Koch
3rd - Steve Schuman
MA2
1st - Dylan Trudeau
2nd - Noah Feil
3rd - Liam Kingsbury
MA60
1st - Roger Tranowski
2nd - Rob Jokubauskas
3rd - Bruce Kroger
MA50
1st - Steve Shields
2nd - Bert Johnson
3rd - Jim Vock
MA40
1st - Marc Post
2nd - Brett Muzzy
3rd - Ted Lancaster
FA1
1st - Machely Lopez
2nd - Erin Havok
3rd - Ashley Vicich
MA1
1st - Ray Sosnowski
2nd - Nick Behrens
3rd - Caleb Hasselbring
-Sheila on behalf of Sean, Ryan and Mike, catch y’all at the next one!
