The Tour of the Brookfields is Back (if a bit rained on…again!)

A quick note to start.

To my readers – this blog is titled “Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions“. I will be covering multiple topics again this year and I hope that you will stay with me. My two main hobbies are miniatures (used for tabletop wargaming) and golf. The main golf topic will be the Tour of the Brookfields. This blog serves as the main on-line source of information about the events of the Tour of the Brookfields. Also its about my wargaming stuff, so…on to golf this time.

On the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, 2025 we had our first (rescheduled) regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA. This was the April 2024 Techo Bloc Open (held in May this time). We had 76 players on 19 teams. These teams were in three divisions.

We had already rescheduled this from April 26th due to rain. Once again Mother Nature had it in for us with a mid-round monsoon that felt like a microburst. On average we got in 11 to 14 of the 18 holes before all hell broke loose. Thankfully, most everyone got in safely as the thunder, lightning, and winds hit Quail Hollow.

As a result. the committee had to make some tough calls as to calculating “winners”. Those are denoted below in the photo. The system that we used was suggested by Jim LeBlanc and we do VERY much appreciate his help. While some did not agree with our decision, we had to make a call. This was the fairest option.

We did not award any skins or “closest to the pin” on the 17th hole. Skins will roll over to the next event on May 24th.

2025 Techo Bloc Open Results

All three flights were very competitive. Note that due to the abbreviated format I am leaving off scores as they do not really say much.

In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Reece McLeod, John Desimone, Alex Morales, and Maddie Tighe came in first place all alone.

In the Player Flight, there were 5 of of 7 teams tied for first. Those were:

• Carl Fitz, Dean Malin, George Fiske, Matt McLeod
• Donnie Casey, Paul Boulette, Eddie Kosla, Joe Pagnoni
• John Markey, Brian Lacroix, Jason McCarthy, Jeff McLeod
• Chip Wetherell, Rick Gemme, Mike Mills, Lisa Persson
• Mark Shores, Bob Demaio, Doug Judd, Dick Lapierre

In the Palmer Flight, there were three teams tied for first place. Those were:

• Shane Higgins, Pete Peloquin, Sr., Darryl Furtado, Bernie Lapierre, Sr.
• Ed McLeod, Mike Kularski, Nelson Malin, Scott Bombard
• Brian Egan, Keith Drolet, Leo Egan, Travis Underwood

As we were short-handed on the Committee on that day, I do not have any photos to share. Next time!

Congrats again to the winners!

The Next Tournament and some notes

Thanks again to all the players, to Techo Bloc for sponsoring this event, and 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 coming up quickly. It will be on May 24th (Saturday). It will be the Still Harts Cafe Open. Sign ups will come down on Sunday, May 18th.

REMEMBER IT WILL BE EARLIER IN THE MORNING – Registration starts at 7:30 AM. This event will be VERY well-attended, so sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!

REQUESTS AND FYI FOR THE NEXT EVENTS

1. 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.
2. Not showing up does carry with it a likely suspension for the TOB – just a reminder.
3. 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.
4. 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.

If you have any feedback or comments on this blog post – there is a comment section that you can use below. I will continue to put up these events on Facebook – but if you are not on Facebook and want to sign up, you can use the comment section here on this blog.

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A consolidated list of 2024 Golf Posts is here.

And 2025 posts will be consolidated here.

Now I have some tanks to paint up!