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Long Island Golf News Volume VIII Spring 2005
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Spring 2002 | Summer 2002 | Spring 2003 | Summer 2003 | Fall2003 | Spring 2004 | Fall 2004 |
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Golf Digest published its 2005 America's 100 Greatest rankings in its May edition. This biannual ranking was very special this year and long anticipated. 2005 was a year in which Golf Digest changed the formula ; they removed the category of Bonus Tradition which had long been criticized as giving too much emphasis to older august courses at the expense of newer designs. This change resulted in a high degree of turnover and many newer courses have made the top 100. Interestingly enough, Long Island's own, National Golf Links of America, one of the most tradition bound courses to be found anywhere, broke through and made it to the top ten for the first time since the inception of these rankings in 1985. National Golf Links now ranks ninth. The Grand Seven
The categories are as follows:
Golf Digest has a subset ranking of the 100 Greatest Public Courses in America. There is only one Long Island course in this list - Bethpage Black.
Bette Ann Valick shot a 78 at Rockville Links to take honors at the Womens Cross County Golf Association's 24th Phebe Dempsey Memorial Tournament. This is Bette Ann's fourth triumph at the Phebe Dempsey. Her previous wins were in 1989, 1993 and 1995.
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Bob Rittenberger, of the Garden City Golf Club, shot a remarkably consistent 67, 69, 68 on the Bethpage Red course for his second win at the Long Island Golf Association's Long Island Open. Bob's previous win was in 2002. The Long Island Open attracted 150 players to this year's field. The field was cut to 40 players after the first day's round. This unique format called for the players to go around Bethpage Red for 36 holes on the second day. This year's purse was $40,000 and the winner's share was $7,000. In a scene that could have been right out of prime time on the PGA tour, Bob's wife Paige and his three children, ages 6, 4 and 2 ran out to the 18th green with some outstanding congratulatory hugs when Bob finished his wire to wire 7 shot win..
Chris Case is the 2005 Long Island PGA Match Play Champion. Chris defeated Mark Mielke 1 up on May 5th at the Garden City Country Club. Thirty Two of Long Island's best professionals qualified for this match play event through an 18 hole stroke play qualifying round. Chris is a PGA professional from The Creek. |
The PGA of America in association with Golf Digest, Golf for Women and The Golf Channel, is offering free 10 minute lessons during the month of May 2005. Long Island PGA professionals who are participating are listed below:
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