Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church

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Season:	April 17 to September 6, 2024

Where:	Arlington Lakes Golf Course 1211 S. Wilke Rd. Arlington Heights

Tee Times:	Wednesday afternoons Walk-up and form your own foursomes from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Play alternates between nines each week (Front one week, back the next). Black tees will be used except for Seniors (ages 75 and over) who may use the white tees.

Greens Fee:	$19.00 Resident and $22.00 Nonresident

Membership Fee:	$120 Regular Membership Fee Plus $5 extra For Inclusion in “Hole-in-One” Club (prize based on number who join!) Plus $16 extra for inclusion in weekly “Closest to Pin/Longest Putt” (prize is based on number who join!). One par 3 hole for “closest” and one hole for “longest” will be part of this Club each week and the prize money is divided between them.

Registration:	Note: Membership for 2024 is closed! We have reached our limit. Forms with information for 2024 are below. Please download them and save them for reference during the season: OLW Men’s Golf Welcome Letter OLW Men’s Golf Dates and Details Please print, fill out and mail in the registration form, along with your check payable to OLW Men’s Golf League: OLW Men’s Golf Registration Form Note: We are permitting guest players again this year. Guests are not members, so are not eligible to play in the Best Ball/Dinner events, but are welcome to play golf on all other weeks. Email an officer (see below) if any questions.

Dates for Best Ball Scramble Outings:	May 29, June 26, July 24 Best Ball Fee and Cash Prizes Included in Membership Fee. Put together your foursomes with team handicaps calculated by League Statistician.

Final Dinner:	We will once again have a season-ending dinner at Arlington Lakes, August 28.

2024 OFFICERS

President:	Bill Cleary (cleary1103@gmail.com)
Past President:	Mark Mlynski (drmilesdds@comcast.net)
Statistician:	Andy Pozdol (webmaster@olwparish.org)
Treasurer:	Chuck Tomasek (KD9DH@att.net)
Food:	Eric Staffa (eric_staffa@yahoo.com) Paul Staffa (pjstaffa@gmail.com)
Prizes:	George Lynch (georgelynch0313@gmail.com) Mike Morrissey (oirish1@sbcglobal.net)
Event Tee Times:	Ed Dubiel (etdubiel@gmail.com)

The Men’s Golf League gives an annual donation to Our Lady of the Wayside as its service to the parish.

League Average for Nine Holes 2024: 47.72

Distribution of Average Scores 2024

A (<44)	25
B (<49)	46
C (<55)	31
D (<63)	11
E (63+)	0

Weekly Low Score 2024

April 17	Brian McGuire, Dan O’Grady	41
April 24	Dan O’Grady	38
May 1	Marty McHugh	38
May 8	Paul Cecchin	37
May 15	Chris Darrow	38
May 22	Paul Onischuk, Dan Stepuszek	37
June 5	Marty McHugh	34
June 12	Dan O’Grady	36
June 19	Dan O’Grady	36
July 3	Ed Lydiksen, Marty McHugh, Paul Onischuk	37
July 10	Marty McHugh	37

Closest to Pin/Longest Putt Winners 2024

April 17	Perry Gentile	Closest #3
April 17	Greg Hammarlund	Closest #8
April 17	Jim Gavin	Longest #1
April 17	Joey Kass	Longest #9
April 24	Sean Toomey	Closest #14
April 24	John Clark	Closest #17
April 24	Tom Seisser	Longest #10
April 24	Sean Toomey	Longest #18
May 1	Neal Loughery	Closest #3
May 1	Jim Gerardi	Closest #8
May 1	John Clark	Longest #1
May 1	Pat M. Ryan	Longest #9
May 8	Tim Twohig	Closest #14
May 8	Nick Candotti	Closest #17
May 8	Joe Lorenzini	Longest #10
May 8	Brek Hufnus	Longest #18
May 15	Larry Miller	Closest #3
May 15	Rick Boyle	Closest #8
May 15	John David	Longest #1
May 15	Dave Crain	Longest #9
May 22	Pete Giarelli	Closest #14
May 22	Pat M. Ryan	Closest #17
May 22	Dan Lynch	Longest #10
May 22	Doug Anderson	Longest #18
June 5	Larry Lawrence	Closest #14
June 5	John Milligan	Closest #17
June 5	Scott Longstreet	Longest #10
June 5	Mark Mlynski	Longest #18
June 12	Ed Lydiksen	Closest #3
June 12	Rick Guyon	Closest #8
June 12	Chris Darrow	Longest #1
June 12	Ed Dubiel	Longest #9
June 19	Mike Lynch	Closest #14
June 19	Bill Flood	Closest #17
June 19	Ed Racutt	Longest #10
June 19	Ed Racutt	Longest #18
July 3	Jim Gerardi	Closest #14
July 3	Chris Cass	Closest #17
July 3	Bob Flood	Longest #10
July 3	Sean Toomey	Longest #18
July 10	Mike McClellan	Closest #3
July 10	Paul Cecchin	Closest #8
July 10	Dave Fitzsimmons	Longest #1
July 10	George Lynch	Longest #9

21st Century Hole-in-One Winners

August 15, 2018	Hole #8	Bill Fitzsimmons
August 19, 2015	Hole #4 (Highland Woods)	Ed Dubiel
September 16, 2012	Hole #13 (Randall Oaks)	Dan O’Grady
June 16, 2010	Hole #2	Rick Guyon
April 30, 2008	Hole #17	Jamie Helm
July 7, 2004	Hole #2	Jeff Miller

Best Ball Winners 2024

May 29
*Longest Drive #6 Ages < 50*	Joey Kass
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 50-56*	Mike Lynch
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 57-61*	Joe Kass
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 62-67*	John Milligan
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 68-74*	Jim Cascino
*Longest Drive #6 Ages > 74*	Robert M. Smith
*Closest to Pin #3*	Mark Mlynski
*Closest to Pin #5*	Brian McGuire
*Closest to Pin #8*	Pat M. Ryan
*Longest Putt #9*	Phil Taldone

*1st Place Team/Score*	G. Deitelhoff, R.M. Smith, C. Tomasek, L. Wimberly / -5
*2nd Place Team/Score*	C. Cass, K. Noll, R. Pasko, S. Toomey / -4
*3rd Place Team/Score*	M. Giarelli, J. Lorenzini, M. Mlynski / -4

June 26
*Longest Drive #6 Ages < 50*	Paul Staffa
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 50-56*	Pat T. Ryan
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 57-61*	Dan Campagna
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 62-67*	Jim McIlwee
*Longest Drive #6 Ages 68-74*	Joe Julius
*Longest Drive #6 Ages > 74*	Ed Lydiksen
*Closest to Pin #3*	Brek Hufnus
*Closest to Pin #5*	Larry Zettlmeier
*Closest to Pin #8*	Jim Gerardi
*Longest Putt #9*	Scott Baxendale

*1st Place Team/Score*	C. Novak, P. Taldone, L. Zettlmeier / -7
*2nd Place Team/Score*	D. Giurato, M. McClellan, P. Onischuk, P.T. Ryan / -4
*3rd Place Team/Score*	C. Cass, D. Crain, C. Darrow, J. Patterson / -4