Published on: February 9, 2023 | by uwdecatur
Welcome to the Inaugural United Way Open ... an indoor golf tournament played on the golf simulator at The Caddy Shack Golf Pub in Downtown Decatur ...
CURRENT STANDINGS
(Scores are against the Par 36 on the Front & Back of St. Andrews Old Course and has been modified using 75% of each player's CDGA Handicap Index ... any player without a CDGA Handicap can only receive a max of 15
Scores are through 2/7/23 at 5 p.m.
T1 ... JUSTIN HAMPTON (-5) ... 31 (Shot a 35)
T1 ... JOSH 'Donut' MAHON (-5) ... 31 (41)
3 ... J.B. MILLER (-3) ... 33 (36)
T4 ... NICK GRACE Even ... 36 (41)
T4 ... SCOTTY MASON Even ... 36 (39)
T4 ... GRIFFIN SPARKS Even ... 36 (39)
T4 ... MICK YELOVICH Even ... 36 (36)
T8 ... EDMUND FREEMAN +1 ... 37 (43)
T8 ... BENNETT JACKSON +1 ... 37 (40)
T8 ... RYAN 'SkyPants' McSHERRY +1 ... 37 (43)
T11 ... TOM BRINKOETTER +2 ... 38 (41)
T11 ... LAURA MAHON +2 ... 38 (48)
T11 ... MATT SYKES +2 ... 38 (38)
~~~~~~~~~ CUT LINE ~~~~~~~~~
14 ... AARON TELFORD +3 ... 39 (45)
T15 ... JOEY BRINKOETTER +5 ... 41 (46)
T15 ... ZACK DAY +5 ... 41 (47)
T15 ... BRANDON MARSH +5 ... 41 (47)
18 ... BLAKE ALLISON +8 ... 44 (47)
19 ... JEFF RUSK +10 ... 46 (50)
20 ... JACKSON ALLISON +13 ... 49 (55)
21 ... BRANDON DRAWEN +29 ... 65 (71)
(Other players did participate and did not register their final scores)
Prize Purse is $1,500!!!!
Qualifying will run between Tuesday, January 10th & Wednesday, February 22nd, with the Championship Round to be played on Sunday, February 26th
This inaugural tournament is presented by Decatur Earthmover Credit Union, and also sponsored by:
Country Financial Agents Ludwick & Young
The FourNine
The Law Office of Andrew S. Erickson
Blake-A-Palooza LLC
& Neuhoff Media
The Caddy Shack Golf Pub is the host for all qualifying rounds, and the Championship Round ... and are located in Downtown Decatur at 231 North Main Street ... Simulator hours are 2 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday & Noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Call (217-422-4444) or Book a tee time online (https://iframe.uschedule.com/caddyshack/booking)
A qualifying round is 9 holes of play on the simulator's Old Course at St. Andrews, and may be qualified on the front OR back nine holes
For your nine-hole round to be eligible to qualify for the Finals, you must sign-up BEFORE playing (sign-ups available at the bar)
Cost is $10 for each qualifying attempt of each nine-hole round, which is a full donation to The United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois ... this donation is in addition to the normal hourly Caddy Shack rates of $30/hour per group
After finishing play, a Caddy Shack professional will check your score and enter it with your entry on the sign-up form
This IS a handicapped event, so ANYONE CAN WIN ... We will use 75% of CDGA Handicaps, and if you do not have an official golf handicap, a regular handicap of 15 will be used
12 Finalists will advance to play in the Championship Round, nine holes at a simulated course announced that day ... phone calls will begin at the top of the list on Wednesday, February 23rd, when top scorers may choose their tee time at the Finals on Sunday, February 26th, at either Noon, 2 p.m., or 4 p.m. (4 players each tee time)
Anyone who qualifies, but can't attend the Finals, will have to be by bypassed to the next name on the list ... there is no limit to number of attempts to qualify, but each player may only qualify once for the Championship Round
For any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Aric Lee at the United Way (217-433-4279)
United Way of
Decatur & Mid-Illinois
201 W. Eldorado St.
Decatur, IL 62522
Phone: 217-422-8537