The second regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA was held on the morning of Saturday, May 24th, 2025. This was the May 2025 Still Harts Open. We had 100 players on 25 teams in three divisions. Yet again rain came in – but nothing like we have seen earlier – so it was playable weather.
I’ll share the results below and I actually got a few photos is so I will share those too.
2025 Still Harts Open Results
Fortunately, we had a very competitive day across all three flights/divisions.
In the Nicklaus Flight, we had a playoff between two teams that finished at -9. These team were: the team of Cameron Fahey, Connor Fahey, Ben Doros, and Darryl Miner; and the team of Dan Mitchell, Jim Gregoire, Jason McCarthy, and Paul Wyman. Both battled it out in a playoff on the 18th hole in the rain, with Cameron Fahey’s team acing first place with a birdie. Congrats to both for a hard-fought round! This group was very tight with only 4 strokes separating the bottom team from the top.
In the Player Flight, the team of Donnie Casey, Mike Kularski, Tom Savage, and Mike McCarthy came in first place at -10. This was the lowest score in the tournament, so big kudos there! In second, two strokes back at -8, was the team of Tom Orszulak, Brian Lacroix, Brian Leveillee, and Lynn Morin.
In the Palmer Flight, there was yet another close win – this time a 1-stroke victory by the team of Jack Dorman, Rich Johnson, Bob DeMaio, and Susan Benoit. They came in at -8, narrowly edging out the team of Ron Allen, Rich Casault, John Desimone, and Chris Waugh, who shot -7. Well done!
As for skins, we only had two! With the carryover from the Techo Bloc Open, there was a nice skin pool. These were shared by the teams of:
- Jack Dorman, Rich Johnson, Bob DeMaio, and Susan Benoit with an Eagle on hole number 3.
- Dan Mitchell, Jim Gregoire, Jason McCarthy, and Paul Wyman with a birdie on hole number 18 in regulation play.
Lastly, on hole number 17, Rob Peterson threw a dart and ended up a on the green a mere 6′ 1″ from the hole! Wow!
Here are all of the results.
Congrats again to the winners and thanks to all the players!
The Next Tournament and some notes
Thanks to Still Harts for their longstanding sponsorship of this event. Also, as always, special appreciation to Carl Fitz, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.
The next tournament is just a few weeks away on Saturday, June 21st, 2025. It will be the Toomey-Lovett Classic. This event will also be VERY well-attended, so sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!
Sign ups will come down on Sunday, June 15th. Registration on June starts at 7 AM, please arrive before 7:30 AM.
REQUESTS AND FYI FOR THE NEXT EVENTS
- We need you to arrive WELL-BEFORE the shotgun start time. If you are showing up at 7:55 AM for an 8 AM shotgun – YOU ARE LATE!!! This is very inconsiderate, and just not fair to the committee members at the sign-in desk. PLEASE you MUST arrive BY the registration time – we have a lot of players to sign in.
- Not showing up does carry with it a likely suspension for the TOB – just a reminder.
- No one should be practice putting or chipping on a green before a hole is complete. Even afterwards, this is discouraged for pace of play reasons.
- A reminder, once a ball is holed out, that score counts – so if you tap in a ball at the edge of the hole before another player gets his turn to putt, the hole is over.
Now for some photos!
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Lastly, in my last report, I did say I had some little tanks to paint up. Here are a few I rebased (for my non-golf audience) for my upcoming project. These are French tanks that fought in early WWII. I The bases are 1′ wide by 1.5″ long for perspective. They are 15 mm (1:100 scale). Now I have even more tanks to paint up…
Mark A. Morin 