Author: Corina Collier

We welcome all of our certificate holders, playing members, employees to challenge their golf skills through friendly competition in our annual Club Championship Tournament!

BRACKETS — FINAL RESULTS

RULES

In Match Play, the game is played by holes. A hole is won by the player which holes their ball in the fewest amount of strokes. The reckoning of holes is kept by the terms: so many holes up or all square, and so many to play. A player may concede a hole or a match at any time prior to the conclusion of the hole or the match. Concession of a stroke, hole, or match may not be declined or withdrawn. This is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament.

Time frames and match pairings for each round will be posted in the clubhouse and emailed. In each round, you must arrange to play your matches on or before the date stated. Any matches not completed in the time frame posted will result in a double forfeit. First round of matches will begin Friday, June 24th, with the finals on Sunday, August 14 starting at 8:40 AM.

• The Championship Division will play from the Black Tee Markers with no handicap involved.
• The Handicap Division will play from the Blue Tee Markers with handicaps playing off the lower of the two handicaps — using 75% of established handicaps.
• The Senior Division (60-70 years) will play from the White Tee Markers — using 75% of established handicaps.
• The Super Senior Division (71+ years) will play from the Gold Tee Markers — using 75% of established handicaps.

_{The Divisions playing with handicaps require an established handicap; IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE ACTIVE GAM GHIN HANDICAP LIST, ONE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR YOU FOR $39 (using your club credit if applicable, or charged to your club account). By signing-up in to play these Divisions, you are accepting these terms. An email will be sent from GHIN letting players know the login info for their account profile; this will allow you to post scores from any course from your phone or computer, and keep up with your handicap all season long!}

ROSTER

Click the roster link to view all participants name and contact info. Please reach out to your opponents to schedule your matches on or before each round’s date.

Our 2022 Oceana Best Ball “Joe Foster” Open Champions are Robert and Ryan Oosting with a two-day total of 136 (71 & 65). The Oosting brothers also earned the title in 2015.

Placing first in the remaining flights: FIRST Jacob Polanyi / Eric Ruthkoski (138, third lowest score of the day), SECOND Chris Sherburn / Glen Kastelic (146), THIRD Andy Hanichen / Frank Lundell (155), and FOURTH Bob Oosting / Nick Oosting (166).

SUMMARY

Wow! What a weekend of golf at Oceana Golf Club! We hosted the 49^th Annual Oceana Best Ball Tournament, better known as the “Joe Foster” Open. The weekend was full of steady 25mph winds out of the southwest, sun, cooler than normal temperatures, and throw in a little rain for good measure on Saturday, and you have some tough conditions here. Don’t take our word for it, check out the scores! Day one there were only 17 out of the 112 teams of two coming in under par; with the low score of 68 (-5) shared by three teams (Joe Balaskovitz / Jeff Hopkins, Grant Norris / Connor McEvoy, Nic Morano / Joe Sherburn) after day one it appeared to be ready for a shootout on Sunday. Day one also yielded 3 skins; only two eagles were made all day on holes #1 and #6 that held out, along with a solo birdie on #11. 

Sunday was a much better scoring day. A foggy start gave way to plenty of sunshine, a slight breeze out of the north, and perfect temperatures in the high 60s/low 70s most all the day. With a low of 68, and several teams bunched in closely behind, there were multiple teams that had a legitimate shot at the title if scoring difficulties remained similar. While trailing in the Championship flight after day one three shots back from the lead, the 2022 Champions emerged Sunday with a birdie on the last hole to shoot a 65 (tied for the lowest round from the weekend). Robert and Ryan Oosting were also Champions in 2015 and have closely contended most all of the six years between.

ON-COURSE GAMES

SATURDAY ($25 club credit)

• Proxy #5 Norm Talmadge
• Proxy #7 Andy Spears
• Proxy #12 Ed Wesseldyk
• Proxy #17 Jim McCamant

SUNDAY ($25 club credit)

• Proxy #5 Bernie Stiller
• Proxy #7 Keaton Inglis
• Proxy #12 Ryan Oosting
• Proxy #17 Ben Coon

SKINS ($2,180 cash)

SATURDAY ($1,090 pot)

• Hole #1 (3) 7:20 AM Lewis/Grooters
• Hole #6 (3) 6:40 AM Shunsky/Dawson
• Hole #11 (3) 12:20 PM Balaskovitz/Hopkins

SUNDAY ($1,090 pot)

• No skins, pot will carry over to 2023

Congratulations to Andrew Taylor for winning our giveaway of a 3-day, 2-night stay at Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort, in a random draw! Please contact the pro shop to redeem your voucher.

Thank you to all participants, volunteers, staff, and the Foster family for making this weekend another wonderful event! This is a special and favorite tournament of ours to host. Reviews of the golf course were overwhelming, thank you! The new front nine layout was well received and enjoyed by all the golfers this weekend.

FINAL RESULTS

All winners (within flights and of on-course games) are paid in golf shop prize merchandise credit to golfers’ club accounts on file, balances accessible by email. Please contact the pro shop to inquire about your winnings. Skins are paid in cash, redeemable in the pro shop. Ties within flights broken by Saturday’s card, lowest handicapped hole, low score wins.

After our first day of play, the field of 112 teams have been placed into the following flights:

Championship 68-71 (13 teams)
First 72-75 (24 teams)
Second 76-80 (22 teams)
Third 81-84 (26 teams)
Fourth 85+ (27 teams)

Saturday’s skins: Hole #1 (3) 7:20 AM Lewis/Grooters, Hole #6 (3)6:40 AM Shunsky/Dawson, Hole #11 (3) 12:20 PM Balaskovitz/Hopkins.

Tee times will remain the same for tomorrow.

Congratulations to the team of Greg Greiner, Steven Greiner, Shane Tanner, and Garrett Tanner for taking first place in the 2022 Crystal Valley Care Fund Scramble in a tiebreaker with a score of 62! Second place to Brent Worth, Colton Brown, Nathan Brown, and Gannon Moss with a 62. Third place in a tiebreaker to Leanny Castillo, David Castillo, Cody Castillo, and Megan Supernaw with a 63.

Congratulations to the team of Spencer Peters, RJ Pretty, Trent Felt, and Joe Panfil for winning the 1st Annual Shelby Touchdown Club Golf Scramble in a tie-breaker by shooting a 62! Second place to Kurt Burmeister, Donnie Anderson, David Boothe, and Matt Chapman with a 62; and third place to Jen Flanery, Brian Flanery, Shannon Johnson, and Brent Johnson with a 63.

The weather was perfect as the teams played to fundraise over $6,000 for the Touchdown Club to help support the Tiger Football Program, a portion of which will go towards purchasing new jerseys this season.

ON-COURSE GAMES

Longest Drive, Men #6	RJ Pretty
Longest Drive, Ladies #13	Jess DeBruin
Closest to Pin, Men #5	Garan Dean
Closest to Pin, Ladies #12	Michelle Ball

SKINS ($260 cash pot)

Hole #4 (2)	1B Spencer Peters RJ Pretty Trent Felt Joe Panfil
Hole #11 (3)	6B Andy Fortier Devin Mussell Tell Sutton Andrew Diehl
Hole #14 (3)	13A Lisa Felt Ed Felt Mark Mussell Sue Mussell
Hole #16 (2)	1B Spencer Peters RJ Pretty Trent Felt Joe Panfil
Hole #17 (2)	11A Tom Brozek Matt Quinn Jerry Campbell Sam Wheeler

In the case of a tie, cards are compared hole-by-hole starting with the lowest handicapped hole.

Congratulations to the team of Lincoln Hills (Dan Contreras, Aaron Mitzelfeld, Erica Reed, and Dave Wojcicki) for bringing home the cup in the 28th Annual Corporate Cup Challenge! It was a beautiful day for golf! Thanks to all who played.

SKINS ($380 pot)

• Hole #18 (2) Benona Shores
• Hole #13 (3) E&A Grocery

GAMES ($10 each)

• Long Drive #9 Rod Wyns
• Long Putt Made #18 Mike Rumey
• Proxy #7 Ken Taylor
• Proxy #12 Shawn Pranger
• Proxy 2nd Shot #3 Ken Taylor
• Proxy 2nd Shot #15 Johnny Z.
• Random Draw The Gimmes

Oceana Golf Club has kicked off our 60th anniversary season with the Shelby Rotary Club!

Congratulations to the team (pictured) of Fred Sanford, Joe Balulis, Erik Sanford, and Stan Sanford for enduring some wild weather to take home the title and hardware of the 2022 Shelby Rotary Club 4-Person Scramble by shooting a two-day total of 118 (59 and 59), a combined 28 under par. Placing 1st in the First Flight is John Monette, Glen Klomp, Rich St. Denis, and Charlie Mays with a 126; and 1st in the Second Flight is Leanny Castillo, David Castillo, Cody Castillo, and Logan Hernandez with a 132.

This was Oceana Golf Clubs initiation and first tournament with our newly designed holes! We appreciate all 232 golfers for breaking in our new #5 and #8 holes, they each saw many birdies.

The weather certainly may have determined some of the scores. With a chilly 20-30 mph wind, rain, and temperatures struggling to get into the 50s, all the golfers are commended for their battle to raise funds for the Rotary Club to fund youth activities all around the area… you never know what you’re going to get with Spring golf in Michigan!

Thank you to the Shelby Rotary Club for allowing us to host this wonderful tournament! This year marks 37 years of this scramble which is also one of the Rotary Club’s largest fundraising programs to benefit the various community projects they sponsor.

RESULTS

ON-COURSE GAMES

Saturday

• Proxy #5 Erik Sanford
• Proxy #7 Dick Silverwood
• Proxy #12 Ross Falkowski
• Proxy #17 Ross Finlan

Sunday

• Proxy #5 Paul Inglis
• Proxy #7 Fred Sanford
• Proxy #12 John Monette
• Proxy #17 Mike Smigiel

SKINS

• Hole #10 (3) Hord Team

Per the rules sheet, "In the case of a tie, Saturday’s cards will be compared hole-by-hole starting with the lowest handicapped hole from the black tees."

All winners (within flights and of on-course games) are paid in golf shop prize merchandise credit to golfers’ club accounts on file, balances accessible by email. Skins are paid in cash, redeemable in the pro shop. Please contact the pro shop to inquire about your winnings.

After the first round of play, and some unbearable rain, wind, and chill, here are the standings:

FLIGHTS

• CHAMP 58-62 (8 teams)
• FIRST 63-67 (22 teams)
• SECOND 68+ (26 teams)

Champ places 1st-3rd, and First and Second place 1st-5th.

View the full Day One Hole-by-Hole results below.

ON-COURSE GAMES — DAY ONE

• Proxy #5 Erik Sanford
• Proxy #7 Dick Silverwood
• Proxy #12 Ross Falkowski
• Proxy #17 Ross Finlan

SKINS — AFTER THE FIRST DAY

• Hole #4 (2) Shriver Team

Reminder that the skins game is combined so tomorrow’s scores have the chance to cancel!

Tee times will be the same tomorrow! Day two will consist of placing 1st-3rd in the Championship Flight and 1st-5th in the First and Second Flights.

All winners (within flights and of on-course games) are paid in golf shop prize merchandise credit to golfers’ club accounts on file, balances accessible by email. Skins are paid in cash, redeemable in the pro shop. Please contact the pro shop to inquire about your winnings.