Description &
Format:
It is a Two Man Net Better Ball match play
format.
The Course Handicap of
all four players is reduced by the Course
Handicap
of the player with the lowest handicap, who then plays
from scratch. All
players will play from the Blue tees. This tournament is named after
long time Men's Club member, Ike Oberman, who passed away in June of
2008. The winning team earns $40 each and second place earns $20.
Entry & qualifying:
This event is open to all Men's Club members. Sign up is on the
website.
Schedule:
Draws will be posted on the bulletin board and the
website. Players must self-arrange their matches at a mutually agreed
time to meet the deadlines published on the draw sheets. Each player
is required to promptly contact his opponent to schedule competitions.
In accordance with USGA rules 6-3 and 33-3, if a round is not
played by the scheduled date, the two players will be penalized, and
if necessary, defaulted according to the
Match Play Guide.
Ties:
Ties will be broken based on sudden death playoff. Check with the
starter before teeing off on either the 1st or 10th hole, according to
which tee causes the least disruption to play.
Tee Markers:
All players play from the blue tee markers.
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Reading The Green - Part V.
By: wpdcommunication
06/19/09
By Dan Leonard, Assistant PGA Golf Professional at the Winnetka
Golf Club
Winnetka Golf Club Likes Ike
The fireworks and pageantry of Independence Day will forever bring up
the memory of one man, Ike Oberman. Ike could be seen every 4th of
July wearing the same red, white and blue golf shirt. It was a
distinctive item of clothing worn by a one of a kind man. Ike passed
on just over a year ago. Ike left a legacy as both a golfer and an
elected official. A Winnetka resident of over 40 years, Ike made many
friends. None were more significant to him than longtime golf partner,
Mort Schur. Mort without Ike these days is like peanut butter without
jelly. The two of them played golf together for 30 years. Mort laughs
by saying, “Ike was my dear friend but he never let me drive the golf
cart. Ike claimed the world was safer that way.” As a commissioner of
the Winnetka Park Board from 1979 to 1983, Ike was behind the effort
to build the driving range at the Winnetka Golf Club (WGC). It was
dedicated while Ike was President in July 1983 and served as one of
his crowning achievements.
Ike also serves as a testament that despite all of the shanks,
tops, and the like – an ace is in all of us. As owner of Burhop’s
Seafood, Ike was a specialist on the occupants of the water. Ike
addressed his ball at WGC’s 13th hole on September 8, 1979. The par 3
features a small pond and a large green. The ball set sail over the
pond and it arrived into the bottom of the cup, not the water. Ike was
now an expert of a different kind -- golf. A hole-in-one is that sole
moment which can solidify our expertise in golf. His beloved wife,
Judy still treasures the ball, which is kept at their Winnetka home.
Ike’s memory is forever rooted at WGC. Fittingly, Ike’s memorial
tree is located on the 13th hole. It will eternally be his and ours.
We have moments in golf which can be described as being lucky. Ike
wasn’t lucky. We were to have known him. He worked hard on his game
and so should we all. While a hole-in-one may come around once maybe
twice in a lifetime, we should be reminded it isn’t the shot that
makes us feel lucky. It’s the people we share this game with, like
Ike, and other golfers at WGC. The seat next to Mort in the cart may
be empty but memories of Ike could fill a cup.
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