Once a year, every year, everyone on the golf course in Sabal Springs dons their finest green leprechaun socks, their twinkling shamrock earrings, and their shirts of green with matching green hats and makes their way onto the links to take part in the St. Patrick’s Day Couples’ Golf Tournament. Even though the sport of golf was founded in Ireland’s neighboring country of Scotland, most Irishmen like to take the credit for its inception. But no matter your heritage, everyone becomes Irish for the day and enjoys corned beef and cabbage, soda bread and beer, lots of beer, and a round of golf on St. Patrick’s Day, hoping luck is in their favor to score the pot of gold at the end of the round.
On Saturday, March 15, eight couples did find that pot of gold, without the aid of a rainbow or leprechaun magic, but simply with their golf prowess. The winners for the day were as follows:
1st Place — Wayne & Cathy Piper and Jeff & Linda Charlesworth
2nd Place — Leo Pierson & Arlene Roy and Keith & Karol Bunch
3rd Place — John & Sandy Cocca and Brian & Jane Ward
4th Place — Dave & Robin Fritz and Peter & Kathy Kwaak
5th Place — Ron & Coleen Birmingham and Bob Connelly & Liz Jurocko
6th Place — Greg Rood & Linda Hood and Terry & Cara LaValley
7th Place — Roger & Charley Frantz and Bob & Kathy Carpenter
8th Place — Mark & Mary Vargo and Tom & Sherry Triptow
As always, there are certain holes specified for individual contests, where driving your ball and landing it closest to an object in the fairway or placing it closest to the hole will win you a monetary prize as well. Those winners were as follows:
Hole No. 1 Closest to the Pin Men’s Gold Tee — Tom Triptow
Hole No. 2 Closest to the Pin Women — Charley Frantz
Hole No. 3 Closest to the Windsock Men — Sid Cegelski
Hole No. 3 Closest to the Windsock Women — Jane Ward
Hole No. 13 Closest to the Leprechaun Flag Men — Bob Pirello
Hole No. 13 Closest to the Leprechaun Flag Women — Karol Bunch
Hole #17 Closest to the Pin Men White Tee Player Brian Ward
Time to put the green attire back into the closet until next St. Patrick’s Day.
A special thanks to the committee of Mary Maher, Ron and Coleen Birmingham, Don and Joyce Rhodes, Sid and Yvonne Cegelski, Bill and Laurie Simkins for another successful and fun-filled St. Patrick’s Day golf outing.
