February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
The fifth annual charity golf tournament in aid of the Northwest Hospice for the terminally ill in Ireland will take place Aug. 22 in Pleasantview Lodge, Freehold, N.Y., in the Catskills. Tee time is 11 a.m. and the Calloway system will be used.
The entry fee of $100 per person ($400 per foursome) covers green fees, electric cart, light lunch and refreshments and full course awards presentation dinner. For those attending dinner only, the cost is just $25.
Fees must be received before Aug. 15. Checks should be made payable to Northwest Hospice. Tee sponsorship ($100) and prizes to be awarded are also sought.
For information, call John Foody at (914) 359-1386, John Cawley at (914) 623-6416, Ira Goldman at (914) 476-9385, Willie Reynolds at (914) 963-9472, Joseph Flannery at (718) 672-8567, John McDermott at (914) 949-6931, Ray Conlon at (718) 278-5871 or Martin Brett at (718) 762-0887.
Bergen Irish Classic
The Bergen Irish Association will hold its first golf outing on Monday, Aug. 24, at Darlington Golf Course in Mahway, N.J. The rain date is Sept. 21. Greens fees and awards dinner is $100 per person.
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For further information, call John Gilmore at (201) 489-6065, Marty Moylan at (201) 569-3100, Ed Reilly at (201) 384-8259, Jim O’Reily at (201) 845-9217 or Jim Whelan at (201) 385-3855.
Spellman Outing
The 6th annual Cardinal Spellman Golf Outing will take place Sept. 14 at the Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford, N.Y. The $250 contribution includes locker room, green fees, golf carts, brunch, cocktails, dinner, tournament prizes and door prizes. Proceeds from the event will benefit Cardinal Spellman High School, its students and educational programs. For information, call (718) 547-4732.
Emerald Society
The Emerald Society of the Queens Private Bus Lines, Inc., will hold its first benefit golf outing on Sept. 26, with tee off at noon, at the Douglaston Golf Course.
The price per golfer will be $90, which includes golf, golf cart, beverage and hot dog at the turn. All golfers will receive prizes at the course and prizes at the awards buffet afterwards. After golfing there will be a three-hour open bar and hot buffet at the Joyce Kilmer Knights of Columbus, 35-79 160th Street, Flushing. There will be a 50-50 drawing at the awards dinner. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the open bar and buffet for $20. There will be trophies presented for low net, low gross, closest to the pin and for longest drive.
Hole sponsors’ names will appear on a sign at the tee and proceeds will be donated to Calvary Hospice. Hole sponsorship costs $100, half a hole is $50. There will also be raffle with 200 chances sold at $5 each. For information, call Mike Scally at (718) 886-9713 or Eugene Wynne at (516) 698-8169.
Irish Way Outing
The Irish American Cultural Institute’s Second Annual Irish Way Golf Outing wiil be held on Monday, Oct. 5, at Rock Spring Country Club in West Orange, N.J.
The price per golfer is $200 and the day’s program includes gifts, barbecue lunch, greens fee, golf cart, cocktails, awards, dinner, and prizes.
All contributions will benefit the Irish Way: the Irish American Cultural Institute’s five week summer program for American high school students to tour and study in Ireland.
Tournament, awards dinner, lunch, refreshment cart, and hole sponsorships are available for from $500-$5,000. For information, call the Irish American Cultural Institute at (973) 605-1991.
Crof in Mahopac
The third annual golf tournament to benefit Crof, the West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation, will take place Sept. 11 in Putnam Country Club in Mahopac, N.Y. Shotgun start is at 9:30 a.m. entry fee is $175 per person and $700 for a fourball. These prices cover green fees, cart, breakfast, lunch, dinner with 3-hour open bar, attendance at awards presentation ceremony and entry to Crof’s special auction. Among the items on the block is a 1963 Bentley. , payable to Crof, should be mailed to Brian Nolan, 561 Wendel Pl., Oradell, NJ 07649 with your current GHIN number or mark Calloway. For information, call (718) 278-5728 or (201) 599-2351.