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Round 1 Member-Guest

Two days, two courses, one team leaderboard.

2026 Member-Guest: Day 1

Friday, July 31, 2026 Ballyowen

Opening round at Ballyowen, followed by the evening reception and putting competitions at Crystal Springs.

Day Schedule

Schedule details
10:45-11:45 AM

Check-In and Warm-Up

Members and guests should check in, drop bags, change, mingle, warm up, and roll putts before announcements.

Ballyowen Bag Drop and Practice Areas
11:50 AM

Brief Announcements

Brief announcements before players head to their starting holes.

Ballyowen Practice Green
12:00 PM

Round 1 Shotgun

The tournament opens sharply at noon with Team Best Ball on holes 1-9 and Shamble on holes 10-18.

Ballyowen
4:45-6:15 PM

Heavy Appetizers and Drinks

Heavy appetizers and drinks are provided inside the Ballyowen clubhouse after Round 1.

Owens Pub
6:45 PM

Putting Competition

The group relocates to main property for the 18-hole putting course outside Grand Cascades Lodge.

Crystal Springs Putting Course
7:45-8:00 PM

$5,000 Putt-Off

The low member and low guest from the putting contest each get one 50-foot putt for the grand prize.

Crystal Springs Practice Green

Tournament Scoring

Team net scoring

36-Hole Multi-Format Team Net

Member-Guest scoring uses four 9-hole formats across Ballyowen and Crystal Springs. Each day page highlights the formats for that round.

Holes 1-9 Ballyowen

Team Best Ball

  • Both players play their own ball for the entire hole.
  • The lowest individual net score is used for the team score.
Holes 10-18 Ballyowen

Shamble

  • Both players tee off.
  • The team picks the best result.
  • Both players play their own ball for the rest of the hole from that spot.
  • Use at least 3 tee shots from each player during the 9 holes.
Leaderboard

Tournament Standings

Leaderboard will be posted once scores are available.

Teams

16 teams
Tony Alfano 14G / Andy Alfano 4G
HCP Avg 9.0
Randy Collins 12B / Al Collins 9G
HCP Avg 10.5
Joe Gorberg 15B / Matt Freidman 23B
HCP Avg 19.0
Jeff Grubb 8G / Brandon Kinsella 9G
HCP Avg 8.5
Mike Guidice 21W / Gerard Nicoletti 12G
HCP Avg 16.5
Rob Horton 21G / Bryan Powell 15G
HCP Avg 18.0
Eric Maier 11B / David Drogon 7G
HCP Avg 9.0
Tom Marinaro 21G / Mike Haley 13G
HCP Avg 17.0
Mark O'Brien 14B / Keith Noblin 13B
HCP Avg 13.5
Marc Padula 4G / Shane Ross 15G
HCP Avg 9.5
Jim Paterson 7G / Ron Hughes 25G
HCP Avg 16.0
Ryan Sheehy 8G / Derek Longo 5G
HCP Avg 6.5
Brad Sparta 11G / Paul Dotti 7G
HCP Avg 9.0
Scott VanEs 21G / John DePinto Jr. 19G
HCP Avg 20.0
Brian White 16G / Cameron White 16G
HCP Avg 16.0
Rich Whitley 18B / Kevin Whitley 22G
HCP Avg 20.0