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Club Champions Winners’ Circle 34 THE MET GOLFER DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007 WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG Bridging the Gap Carol Fontana Carol Fontana first played golf at age 11 with her father at Dyker Beach in Brooklyn, but soon put her clubs away for several years due to the lack of organized junior golf programs at the course. She began playing more seriously twenty years ago, and eventually worked her Handicap Index down to between 1 and 2. Power is her big advantage: She routinely belts her drives 240 to 250 yards. That’s long, but still not long enough to carry the Narrows. So Carol takes the bridge between her two clubs, the Women’s Division of South Shore on Staten Island and the Brookridge Women’s Golf Club at Dyker Beach. Fortunately for her, Brookridge held its championship on Saturdays and South Shore on Sundays, so she didn't have to battle the weekday traffic on the Verrazano to win both titles. The MGA sent out championship forms to all member clubs. Please write to [email protected] if your club champions are not listed. Men’s Women’s Club Name Champion Champion Alpine Country Club Adam Kugler Helen Bernstein Amber View Golf Club Joe Troy Apawamis Club Michael Murr Maryanne Lynch Apple Ridge Country Club David Hoctor Barbara Amann Arcola Country Club John Earl Cherry Marshall Ardsley Country Club Peter Baglieri Yunny Geduldig Aspetuck Valley Country Club Eric Cook Fran Morris Atlantic Golf Club Perrin Arturi Amy Lane Baltusrol Golf Club Roger Hoit Debbie Bruckert Bamm Hollow Country Club Robert Kreig Sue DeKalb Basking Ridge Country Club Michael Mathis Kathy Gerndt Battleground Country Club Mark Grinberg Lori Bindler Bayonne Golf Club Ed Farr Joey Cummings Beacon Hill Country Club Richard Bohny Annette Gordon Bedens Brook Club Dave Alampi Donna Neas Bedford Golf & Tennis Club Tore Carlson Edith Tuckerman Beekman Country Club Michael Walsh JoAnn Faulds Bergen Point Men’s Club Ed Eisenberg Beth Hills Golf Club Dave Coffin Bethpage Golf Club Marc Coleman Bethpage Pro Duff Sergio Valentini Big Kahunah Golf Club Don Smith Birchwood Country Club Greg Kimmel Deb Hodes Blind Brook Club, Inc. 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Mason Rees Blue Eagle Golf Club Ed Heim Maureen Hobday Blue Hill Ladies Golf Club Yong Sook Kim Bonnie Briar Country Club Philip Dessinger Eliane Paulet Brae Burn Country Club Philip Auerbach Aimee Jackness Branton Woods Golf Club Sean Fanning Elizabeth McCollum Brentwood Men’s Club George Walsh Brentwood Women’s Golf Club Carol Evers Bretton Woods Country Club Bert Koesling Barbara Gerber Bridgehampton Country Club Jay Fritz Catherine Osborne Bridgeview James Miller Bronx/New Rochelle Elks Club Richard Slomiana Bronx River Golf Club Ray Rodriguez Brooklake Country Club Rob Lobel Liza Garrubbo Brooklawn Country Club Guy Shutt Linda Bruner Brooklyn/Marine Dunes Golf Club Frank Gallinaro The roster of 2006 club Brookridge Women’s Golf Club Carol Fontana Brookville Country Club Ken Doyle Wendy Graham Burning Tree Country Club Brian Smith Dolores Agnew champions reads like a Canoe Brook Country Club Peter Keller Sr. Katie Nolle Canyon Club Tony Procops Cavan Golf Club Jim McDonnell who’s who of Met Area Cedar Brook Club Tommy Patrice Franco Buongiovanni golf BY DR. BILL QUIRIN Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club Jeff Berkowitz Ellen Lynette Celtic Golf Club Malachy Concar RUSSELL KIRK/GOLFLINKS WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG THE MET GOLFER DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007 35 Jay Blumenfeld Roger Hoit Ron Vannelli Jersey Boys Jay Blumenfeld, Roger Hoit, Ron Vannelli, Michael Deo, Allan Small Each of these five standout New Jersey amateurs has a long list of tournament credentials, which certainly helped them win championships at their respective clubs. Three of the five (Blumenfeld, Hoit and Small) earned placement on the 2006 MGA Honor Roll, which recognizes the top 10 finishers in MGA Player of the Year points. Jay Blumenfeld of Mountain Ridge Country Club had a terrific season and was this year’s NJSGA Player of the Year. He won his 15th championship at Mountain Ridge, and also had a strong showing in the British Mid-Amateur and at the MGA Senior Open at Nassau. Roger Hoit is the 2006 Ike champion and was a semi-finalist in this year’s Met Amateur, played at his home club, Baltusrol. The 43-year-old won his fifth club championship at the storied venue in Springfield, an accomplishment made even more impressive because Hoit came to competitive golf fairly late in life. His rise to prominence was foreshadowed in 2004 when he reached match play in both the U.S. Amateur and Mid-Amateur. Ron Vannelli again dominated play at the club championship at Metuchen Golf & Country Club, and Michael Deo the 58-year-old is enjoying a renaissance on the golf course. He was the Jerry Courville Sr. MGA Player of the Year in 2005, a season during which he won the Met Amateur and tied for second in the MGA Senior Open. This year Ron tied for 6th in the Ike Championship and qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur, and also competed in the French-American Matches in October. Michael Deo, the youngest of the group, won the 2005 New York City Amateur and represented the MGA in France at the French-American Matches in October. Though he only joined Montclair Golf Club last year, has already garnered a place on the club championship plaque. Allan Small, in contrast, has his name plastered all over the walls at Fairmount Country Club. The MGA’s newly elected Vice President won his 13th club championship in a season that saw him win the New Jersey Mid-Amateur in May (20 years after his last win in the Mid-Am, in 1986) and the Hochster Memorial at Quaker Ridge Golf Club. Small also represented his club and the MGA well in national events, playing in this year’s U.S. Senior Open and winning a match at the 2006 U.S. Senior Amateur. Allan Small RUSSELL KIRK/GOLFLINKS 36 THE MET GOLFER DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007 WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG Men’s Women’s Men’s Women’s Club Name Champion Champion Club Name Champion Champion Century Country Club Mike Karger Barbara Israel Glen Ridge Country Club Steve Decker Carol Rhodes Cherry Valley Club, Inc. Steve Sloane Brook Confort GlenArbor Golf Club Ned Zacher Gail Brudner Claddagh Golf Society Des Carey Golf Club of Purchase Jeff Wilpon Clearview Ladies Golf Association Mun Hee Park Green Brook Country Club Gregg Schonhorn Jill Denburg Clearview Men’s Club Alberto Corvalan Green Fields Golf Club Sandra Rideout Cold Spring Country Club Jeffrey Guttentag Byung-Suk Greenwich Country Club Malcolm McAvity Ninna Lindquist Lindgren Hackensack Golf Club Steve Merlo Joan McKeracher Colonia Country Club Phil Bartone Pat Nardone Hamilton Farm Golf Club Anthony Spikes Mary Alice Smith Colonial Springs Golf Club Al Falussy Tejendra Bawa Hamlet Golf & Country Club Dr. David Faitell Roberta Glassman Connecticut Golf Club John Heise Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & C.C. Jerry Smith Copper Hill Country Club Erik Adolfsson Fran Gacos Hampshire Country Club Andrew Cohen Toni Leben Country Club of Darien David Brindley Sue Epstein Hampton Hills Golf & C.C. David Garrett Kaye Ziplow Country Club of Fairfield Andrew Whiteley Elly McKenna Harbor Green Ladies Club Patricia Norris Country Club of New Canaan Curtis Loop Pam Gammill Harkers Hollow Golf Club David Schaare Cindy Seiple Crab Meadow Ladies GA Joan Placek Haverstraw Golf Club Anthony Viola Liz Lonergan Crab Meadow Men’s Club Ed Choinski Haworth Golf Club Hiroyuki Fukui Hee Mun So Cranford Golf Club Bob Haggan Hay Harbor G.C. Charlie Wilmerding Harriet McNamara Crestmont Country Club Rudy Slucker Fern Epstein Hempstead Golf & Country Club Steve Tarulli Happy Rees Cu Chullain Golf Club Barry Carr Hibernian Golf Association Steve Ruffino Deal Golf & Country Club Andrew Karen Marzulli High Mountain Golf Club Arlen Haruthunian Younja Park Torregrossa Highlands Country Club Tom Conkling Maureen Towler Deepdale Golf Club Peter Van Ingen Highrise Golf Club George Gaulrapp Deer Run Golf & Tennis Club Paul Conway Janet Roarke Hollow Brook Golf Club Rob Johnson Linda Sussman Dellwood Country Club Alon Steiner Hollywood Golf Club John Allegra Marlene Duke Dix Hills Ladies Golf League Paula Tucker Hopewell Valley Golf Club Kevin DeHaven Alicia Kapheim Douglaston Men’s Club Alan Lebowitz Hubbard Heights Men’s Club Al Camillo Due Process Stable Dan Marino Hudson National Golf Club Sam Carroll Lindsay Minkus Dutchess Golf & Country Club Peter Boucher Christina DeStefano Huntington Country Club Brian McArdle T. D. Partilla Eagle Oaks Golf Club Steve Shellock Joan Gatto Huntington Crescent Club Clark Gillies Whitney Posillico Eagles Golf Club James Lynch & Huntington Senior Citizens G.C. Shelly Margolin Tracy Campbell Indian Hills Country Club Sean Hartman Jane White East Hampton Golf Club Pat Bistrian Inis Fada Golf Club Jim Matthews Echo Lake Country Club Peter Colucio Julie Hermiston Innis Arden Golf Club Russ Pruner Katie Johnson Edgewood Country Club Stuart Goldstein Lindsay Minkus Innisfail Golf Club of Westchester Dave Massey Elmwood Country Club Rick Blank Inwood Country Club Michael Blum Patty Horowitz Emerald Golf Association David Flaherty Irish American Golf Club Tom Sullivan Emerald Golf Society Liam Gleeson Island Hills Golf Club Howard Gottfried Debbie Epilone Emerald Isle Golf Club Bill Spear Islander Golf Club Vinny Raia Engineers Country Club Richard Jacklin Lisa Jame Jumping Brook Country Club Jimmy Rimo Lori Cooper Esquire Golf Club Jay Donnelly Kings Park Golf Association John Tschiember Essex County Country Club Chris Blake Anne O’Leary Knickerbocker Country Club Edward Miller Catherine Ross Essex Fells Country Club Adrian C. Aery III Gail Dunn Knollwood Country Club Matt Minerva Morgan Olds Fairmount Country Club Allan Small Linda Leahy Lake Isle Golf Club John Liscio Donna DeMarco Fairview Country Club Peter Jacobs Laurabeth Rodgers Fairway Women of Bethpage Oh Soon Chun East Ender Fenway Golf Club David Weisfeld Gwen Fisher Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club Raul Mendez Jimmy Dunne Filipino American Golf Association Arlie Cabrales Finest Golf Society Len Oechsner How’s this for a record that many Met Fishers Island Club Phil Mussor Wendy Wasson golfers would want? Jimmy Dunne played in Bingham three club championships this year, all in Forest Golf Club Pasko Camaj Southampton, and won two of them.