2026 TOB Schedule: Key Dates & Changes You Need to Know

2025 was a great year for the TOB. The Committee is very happy with how we were able to get our events in – despite losing 1 tournament entirely and one curtailed due to rain. Many of you are new players and many have been playing for years – and we have a great group.

While my golf season is over, and my “wargame season” is now happening, I needed to give you all this TOB update. To my hobby and wargame followers – most of whom do not golf – I’ll be posting hobby and wargaming stuff here very shortly too, so keep looking here!

So what’s up for next year for the TOB? Well, we will have a few changes, and with my saying that, please understand that the changes I am announcing here are in themselves subject to change if the committee wants to do so. But, I am pretty sure these are settled issues, so I am sharing them with that caveat.

First, the dates – we may have some changes with our sponsors for specific tournaments, so I’ll leave that off for now. I don’t expect many issues with those.

Also, ALL OF THE 2026 EVENTS will be on SATURDAYS. No Sunday events are scheduled at this time.

2026 Dates for The Tour of the Brookfields

April 25th, registration opens at 8 AM, arrive by 8:30 AM, shotgun start at 9 AM
May 23rd, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
June 13th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
July 11th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
August 1st, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
August 29th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
September 24th – Draft Night for FINALS. STARTS at 7 PM at Quail Hollow. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
September TBD – Sign up closes for FINALS
September 26th – FINALS, registration opens at 8 AM arrive by 8:30 AM, shotgun start at 9 AM

Please put on your calendars! To qualify for the FINALS, you must play in 3 events – though more is better.

Entry Fees

Years ago, the TOB was generally held at both Bay Path Golf Course in East Brookfield and at Quail Hollow, alternating between the two. When held at Bay Path, members got a discount to play in the TOB. Carl Fitz has now renewed that tradition of a discount for full Quail Hollow members in 2026 (not those who are just weekday members) !

The entry fees will be as follows:

Monthly Events:

Non-Members: $85
Full Quail Members: $65

FINALS:

Non-Members: $200
Full Quail Members: $180

Entry fee covers cart, golf, skins, and the player pools. Skins will continue to be run by flight.

Want to join Quail Hollow as a full member?

This fee change makes full Quail Hollow membership an even better deal, so if interested call the course at 508-882-5516 and join the club! The club can let you know what full memberships cost.

What if I know an interested new player?

If you know a new player who is interested in playing in the TOB, great! We’d love to have them, but we need to have some control to both protect the field and to make sure we don’t have any no-show issues that hurt an entire team. Here are our guidelines:

Any NEW players themselves must sign up on one of the sign up sheets (at Quail Hollow or Still Harts Cafe) or on the TOB Facebook page. Others cannot sign someone else who is new up. Telling a Committee member is great – but NOT foolproof. Get them to sign up! Then, there is more to do (see below).
We need to vet any potential new players. We need to know their name (obviously!), age, and golf handicap (if any). If a new player has no handicap, we need to know where they play, what scores in general they have, and any other play info that would help. Typically, that needs to be shared live with a member of the Committee – and those are George Fiske, Brad Earle, Mike Kularski, Ed McLeod, Matt Desimone, and myself (Mark Morin). Connect via phone or the Facebook page.

For now, that is all – the Committee will be considering any rules changes before April’s event. Expect the sign ups for that event to show up in late March.

To all of you, from the entire Committee, please have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas season! As always, I invite you to follow this blog (see at the end of the post to follow) – and to give me any feedback here in the comments section.

Gareau Team Tops Nicklaus Flight, Kettles Team Wins in Player Playoff, and Pierce Team Annihilates the Palmer Division!! The 2025 Tour of the Brookfields FINALS Results

What an amazing final we had for the 2025 Tour of the Brookfields! It was held on Saturday, September 27th at Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Oakham, MA. We had 107 golfers. on 27 teams in 3 different flights. Let’s get into the results!

In the top flight, the Nicklaus flight, the team of Tom Gareau, Nelson Malin, Jared Danitis, and Lisa Persson won. They secured the victory by two strokes by coming in at a super 12-under par. Well done!

In the middle flight, there was a tie between two teams at -12. Team members were: Todd Allen, Paul Boulette, George Fiske, Doug Brown. The members of the opposing tied team were Adam Kettles, Ron McCann, Jarred Dandurrant, Ed Sanborn. A playoff of one hole would ensue with Adam Kettles dropping a 15-footer to win first place. Congrats to both teams!

Lastly, in the Palmer Flight, the team of Amanda Pierce, Jason Malin, Mark Bruso, and Jim Parker absolutely dominated. They achieved a score of 13-under par! This was the best score of the FINALS tournament. It also tied the best score by any team for the entire season, and won by 4 strokes. An absolutely stunning performance – wow!

Below you can see the results of all three flights. You can also see the closest to the pin results. Additionally, the Skins won by flight are displayed. Click on the images to get a better view.

Special thanks again to all of our sponsors this year:

Extra special thanks to Carl Fitz, Jim LeBlanc, Tara, Ed, Art, Kenny, Ron and all the staff at Quail Hollow. They work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible!!!!

Next Year and Some Photos

We hope to have all of our players return next year plus some more. Recruit a few yourselves! When we know some details, we will share it with you on the Facebook page and in this blog. The Committee hopes to meet before the snow flies to capture any lessons learned and make next year even better!

By the way, next year marks the 47th year of the TOB!!

Personally, I want to credit and thank the Committee for being a great team. George Fiske, Brad Earle, Ed McLeod, Mike Kularski, and Matt Desimone, you guys are AWESOME. It is wonderful to work with all of you on the TOB Committee!!!

By the way, PLEASE subscribe to this blog. You’ll get updates on the TOB. You will also get a good view of my many hobby projects. You can read or ignore them! You can also add comments here at the end of this post.

Now some photos from Saturday’s FINALS!! See you next year!!

Documents and Info for the 2025 Tour of the Brookfields FINALS Draft Night on September 25th at 7 PM

The Draft night starts at 7 PM SHARP on Thursday, September 25th! All players are welcome, but A players need to come to pick their teams. The prizes and more will be covered there and then. If you need to make picking arrangements, speak directly with a committee member.

If an A player is late, we will still continue at 7 PM. Hence, please plan accordingly.

Arrive early.

Again, all are welcome and encouraged to attend the draft as it is a fun and exciting night!

As the FINALS for the 2025 Tour of the Brookfields season is Saturday, September 27th, I need to share information!! This blog post will have all of the pertinent data for all players. It will highlight the information for the A players. This information will give all players access to the exact same data to use for the Draft Night.

I will share the files here (which are downloadable) and screenshots of the files, with some explanations.

The “A” Players Ranking and Order of Pick Sheet

The screenshot below shows the pick/fill in sheet for the Draft Night, to include the 3 divisions/flights.

NOTE: ALL FILES AND SCREENSHOTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH CHANGES AS OF 9/24/2025

In Round 1, the “A” players will pick in order starting with number 27. Ron Allen is number 27. Scott Fairbanks is number 1, and he picks last in the first round. Players can choose any remaining player (B, C, or D) from the player pool when their turn comes.

In Round 2, the “A” players will pick in order starting with number 1 (Scott Fairbanks). The second round ends with number 27 (Ron Allen). Again, players can choose any remaining player from the player pool when their turn comes.

Round 3 is the “WILDCARD” Round. Each flight will be randomly selected to go first, then second and then third. When a flight is chosen, all of the “A” players in that flight will then be also chosen in a random order. They will pick their final player from any of the remaining players from the player pool. At this point, they will also choose their starting holes at random as well.

The player field is shown below – in order alphabetically by first names.

Below, you can download an Excel file. It has both the the A Player rankings/fill in pick sheets and the 2025 field.

2025-tob-finals-fill-in-pick-and-field-sheets for draft v2 Download

Consolidated Results for ALL 2025 Regular TOB Events

We only had a partial result for the Techo Bloc Open as we had to cobble something together with the monsoon that hit us. Notably, the Lamoureux Ford Open was rained out completely. The screenshots for each event is below, followed by a consolidated Excel file with the same information.

Lastly, here is the downloadable Excel called “2025 TOB Consolidated Event Results”:

2025 TOB Consolidated Event Results Download

I hope that you are looking forward to the Draft Night. I always suggest that everyone comes. You may help your A player with a pick. You may have knowledge that he or she does not. If you are not there – well you cannot help! Plus there are some extra activities that you won’t want to miss!!

See you on September 25th!!

Hardwick Crossing Open 2025 (The Tour of the Brookfields)

The 2025 Hardwick Crossing Open was the August event for the Tour of the Brookfields. Our sponsor was Hardwick Crossing Golf Course.

It happened on August 16th at Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Oakham, MA. We had 92 players in three divisions. Apologies for this later post. I have switched from an HP PC to a Mac. There are some new things to learn!

Back to the event. Weather was once again great. Please note that we are getting to the end of the year already! There is JUST ONE more regular season event before the FINALS. All are at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club:

Sunday, September 7th: Lamoureaux Ford Open
Saturday, September 27th: THE FINALS

To play in THE FINALS, a player must have signed up for three TOB events. For example, those who signed up for the originally rained-out TOB in April, get credit for participating as one event. You can sign up to play at Still Harts Cafe, Quail Hollow, or on the TOB Facebook page.

Back to the results from this year’s 2025 Hardwick Crossing Open. See the results and details below. You can get these updates automatically. Become an email subscriber to this blog. You can do this at the end of the blog post. The cost – nothing! It’s free!

2025 Hardwick Crossing Open Results

This event saw some of the best scores we have seen in a long time. For the second time this year, there were no playoffs. This was fortunate as we could not have had any playoffs due to another tournament right behind ours.

In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Ken Jurczyk, Rich Johnson, Jared Danitis, and Mark Bruso achieved a new feat. They set the 2025 low scoring record with a great score of 13-under par! Incredible score!

Just two shots back in second place were three teams at -11:

Reece McLeod, Ron McCann, Wes Cassavant, and Sherry Peterson
Cory Heyes, John Markey, Matt Morrow, and Brian Leveille
James LeBlanc, Tom Foley, Robin Balicki, and Laurie Foley

Well done all!

In the Player Flight, yet another team won by scoring in double-digits under par! At -11 was the team of Tom Orszulak, Ed McLeod, Jake Malin, and Linda McLeod. Congrats!

Four teams tied for second place in the Player Flight at -7:

Gary Ward, Beth McCann, John McQuaid, and Dick LaPierre
Adam Kettles, Dean Malin, April Pagnoni, and Ed Sanborn
Ryan Auger, John Desimone, Rob Peterson, and Bob Ford
Kevin Paradis, Paul Boulette, Jim McKeon, and Barbara Orszulak

In the Palmer Flight, the team of Pete Peloquin, Sr, Brian LaCroix, Paul Sanborn, and Bob Weighill took top honors. They finished at 8-under par! Close behind them tied for second was just one team at -7.

That was the team of Brandon McEvoy, Rick Gemme, Kathleen Soltys, and Greg Wypych.teams at -7.

Superb golf by all!

As for skins, this was amazingly competitive. We changed the skins to compete by fight. As a result we had 13 skins that you will see in the chart below.

Lastly, the closest to the pin prize on the 17th hole was awarded to James LeBlanc and his team. Their distance was 4 feet, 5 inches.

Here are all of the results – first the overall results:

And the Skins:

Big congrats again to the winners and thanks to all the players!

The Next Tournament and Some Notes

Special thanks again to Hardwick Crossing Golf Course for their sponsorship of this event!

Also, as always, thank you to Carl Fitz and Jim LeBlanc. We also appreciate all the staff at Quail Hollow. They work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.

IMPORTANT!!!

The next tournament is in September on the 7th.

It is a Sunday!!!

It will be the Lamoureux Ford Open sponsored by Lamoureux Ford.

Sign ups will be coming down VERY QUICKLY – closing on August 31st.

This event will also be VERY well-attended. Sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!

Again, you can sign up for this event up until August 31st. Teams will be published by the committee on September 3rd.

Remember, to qualify as a player for the FINALS on September 27th, you must play three events. This is the normal needed threshold, with very few exceptions.

Registration on Sunday, September 3rd will start at 7 AM, so please arrive before 7:30 AM.

PLEASE:

First, thanks everyone for being timely in arriving. It helps us to get going much faster, please keep that up.

Second, if you want to sign up, PLEASE use one of the three sign up opportunities. You can do this at Still Harts or at Quail Hollow. You may also sign up on the event section of the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page. Texts do get lost or buried…so please use the lists.

Third, if you write your name down on the closest to the pin list, make sure we can read it. Also, ensure the distance is legible! If we cannot read it, well…you might lose out…

And finally, If you drop out for ANY reason after signing up, you need to message a committee member directly. We make teams on September 3rd. If you think you cannot play, please, please, please let us know before that date.

Lastly, I did get a few photos in as well – so enjoy!

PHOTOS!

As a special message for my wargaming/miniature/hobby readers – tank destroyers are coming!!

The 308 Lakeside Open of 2025 (Tour of the Brookfields)

Our fourth regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA was held on the morning of Saturday, July 26th, 2025. This was the 2025 308 Lakeside Open sponsored by 308 Lakeside restaurant. We had 96 players on 24 teams in three divisions.

Weather was once again in our favor – which was nice. We had several new players – and welcome to all of you! There are two more regular season TOB’s before the FINALS. All are at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club:

Saturday, August 16th: Hardwick Crossing Open
Sunday, September 7th: Lamoureaux Ford Open
Saturday, September 27th: THE FINALS

In order to qualify to play in THE FINALS, a player must have signed up to participate in three TOB’s. For example, those who signed up for the originally rained-out TOB in April, get credit for participating as one event. You can sign up to play at Still Harts Cafe, Quail Hollow, or on the TOB Facebook page.

Back to the results from the 308 Lakeside Open. See the results and details below. Once again, you can get these updates automatically by becoming an email subscriber to this blog (you can do this at the end of the blog post). The cost – nothing! It’s free!

2025 308 Lakeside Open Results

There were some excellent scores this time – and several teams in each division had a shot at the top place. For the first time this year, there were no playoffs.

In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Jack Dorman, Dennis Trela, Brian Lacroix, and Deb Durgin won with a great score of 11-under par! Just one shot back in second place was the team of Josh Russell, Tom Waugh, Jay Gregory, and Cathy Patchen. Congrats to both for hitting double-digits under par!

In the Player Flight, yet another team won by scoring in double-digits under par! At -11 was the team of Ron McCann, Brandon McEvoy, Jason McCarthy, and Mark Bruso. Outstanding!

In second place were two teams at -8:

Adam Kettles, John DeSimone, Jarred Dandurant, and Leo Forget
Matt DeSimone, Stan Nolin, Matt McLeod, and Marcy Kimball

In the Palmer Flight, at 9-under par, the team of Ed McLeod, Bill Gaudette, Tom McCarthy, and April Pagnoni came out on top! Close behind them tied for second were two teams at -7. These teams were:

Shane Higgins, Ron Jette, Joe Pagnoni, and Kathleen Soltys
Beth McCann, Nelson Malin, Rick Gemme, and Jim Parker

Superb golf by all there!

As for skins, this was amazingly competitive. We ONLY had one this time – and that skin was a birdie on the par-four tenth hole. The team walking away with all of the skin money was Amanda Pierce, Paul Boulette, Ted Balicki, and Eddie Kosla. Great job!

As for closest to the pin, that award went to Ron Jette and his team with a distance of 4 feet, 4 inches.

Here are all of the results:

Congrats again to the winners and thanks to all the players!

The Next Tournament and Some Notes

Special thanks again to 308 Lakeside restaurant for their longstanding sponsorship of this event!

Also, as always, thank you to Carl Fitz, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.

IMPORTANT!!!

The next tournament is in August on the 16th. It is a Saturday. It will be the Hardwick Crossing Open sponsored by Hardwick Crossing Country Club. It is held at Quail Hollow.

Sign ups will be coming down VERY QUICKLY – closing on August 10th.

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!

Again, you can sign up for this event up until August 1oth. Teams will be published by the committee on August 13th.

Remember, to qualify as a player for the FINALS on September 27th, playing three events is the normal needed threshold (with a very few exceptions).

Registration on August 16th will start at 7 AM, so please arrive before 7:30 AM.

A FEW REQUESTS:

First, thanks everyone for being timely in arriving. It helps us to get going much faster, please keep that up.

Second, if you want to sign up, PLEASE use one of the three sign up opportunities (Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on event section of the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page). Texts do get lost or buried…so please use the lists.

Lastly, if you write your name down on the closest to the pin list, MAKE SURE WE CAN READ IT AND THE DISTANCE! If we cannot read it, well…you might lose out…

A Few Photos:

Matt, Tony, and Clayton with Tara at the bar pre-round

Any comments? Add them here in the comments section or on the Facebook page! Until next event!

A Special note to my Wargame/Miniature blog followers…

Wargame “Stuff” is coming to this blog soon- I can hear it on the road…or at least I can smell the smoke…

Toomey-Lovett Classic Recap: No Rain and Intense Competition

The third regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA was held on the morning of Saturday, June 21st, 2025.

This was the 2025 Toomey-Lovett Classic! We had 80 players on 20 teams in three divisions.

For the FIRST TIME NO RAIN THIS YEAR!!! It was a gorgeous day.

I’ll share the results and details below. Just as a reminder, you can get these updates automatically by becoming an email subscriber to this blog (you can do this at the end of the blog post). The cost – nothing! It’s free!

2025 Toomey-Lovett Classic Results

Time and time again this event proves to be highly competitive. This day was certainly no exception.

In the Nicklaus Flight, we had an amazing win by the team of Dan Mitchell, Jared Danitis, Jarrod Dandurant, and Steve Saunders who came in at -12. That is the lowest score by any team all year, and hats off to them for an amazing performance. Only two strokes back in second place was the team of Ken Jurczyk, Gary Donlin, Jim Lovett, and Lynn Morin. Congrats to both for hitting double-digits under par!

In the Player Flight, the team of Jim Wilson, Amanda Pierce, Doug Judd, and Doug Brown won with 8 strokes under par. In second place were not one but 4 teams all at -6:

Mike Ellis, Dave Fiske, Brian Egan, and Jim Parker
Tom Foley, Bill Gaudette, Jim McKeon, and Chris Waugh
Mark A. Morin (yes me), Beth McCann, Clayton Rice, and Jeff McLeod
Chip Wetherell, Mike Kularski, Tony Woodman, and Matt McLeod

In addition to this tight grouping at -6, the entire flight his group was very close with only 4 strokes separating the bottom team from the top.

In the Palmer Flight, we had a two-team playoff. These both came in at a stellar -7. After three hard-fought and exciting playoff holes, neither bested the other, so they ended up tied for first. These teams were:

Mark Shores, Dennis Trela, Nelson Malin, and Marcy Kimball
Tom Savage, Ken Burnham, John Desimone, and Ed Sanborn

As a testament to the competition, two other teams were just two strokes behind the winners. Well done!

As for skins, we had three this time. These were shared by the teams of:

Tom Foley, Bill Gaudette, Jim McKeon, and Chris Waugh with an eagle on hole number 3.
Mark A. Morin (yes me), Beth McCann, Clayton Rice, and Jeff McLeod with an eagle on hole number 5.
Jack Dorman, Brian Leveille, Leo Forget, and Mark Bruso with a birdie on hole number 10.

As for closest to the pin, that award went to Gary Donlin with a distance of 11 feet, two inches.

Here are all of the results.

Congrats again to the winners and thanks to all the players!

The Next Tournament and some notes

Special thanks to Jim Lovett for his longstanding sponsorship of this event – as well as his participation.

Also, as always, thank you 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 in July on the 26th. It is a Saturday. It will be the 308 Lakeside Open sponsored by 308 Lakeside restaurant.. 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!

You can sign up for this event up until July 20th. Teams will be published by the committee on July 23rd.

Remember, to qualify as a player for the FINALS on September 27th, playing three events is the normal needed threshold (with a very few exceptions).

Registration on July 26th 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.
Registration opens at 7 AM!
Not showing up does carry with it a possible suspension for the TOB – just a reminder.
No one should be practice putting or chipping on a green before play on any 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.

No photos!

Sorry, but with some late arrivals and the memorial we held, I did not get much chance to take a lot photos this time. Next time…maybe…and yes the cover shot is another AI!

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.

Once again, please feel free to subscribe as an email follower! (and it is free and you’ll get instant updates by email). The subscribe buttons are at the bottom of this post.

And 2025 Tour of the Brookfields golf posts will be consolidated here.

A Special note to my Wargame/Miniature blog followers…

And as I have some folks who follow this blog to see what I do with miniatures and wargaming, I have a special message. I have not forgotten you! See below.

When I am not golfing, I have been preparing for HISTORICON, where I will be running 4 games.

Two of which are What a Tanker games with my modifications. These will be in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the US Army. The other two are Wars of Ozz games. For the US Army games, they will recreate an historical battle that happened in Morocco between the Vichy French and the US Army in Operation Torch. This occurred in November 1942 -where the US actually fought the French in the early days of the invasion of North Africa. I been assembling and painting up the needed tanks and armored cars, and have 53 vehicles done right now – 31 French and 22 American. For perspective, each vehicle base here is 1″ wide by 1.5″ long. They are 15 mm (1:100 scale).

I have not had much blogging time (but a lot of golfing time). I hope to share individual posts with you on this project very soon!

Thanks for taking a look – I’ll be back with more Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions soon!

The Tour of the Brookfields May event – Results from the 2025 Still Harts Open

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!

If I made any errors let me know…

Our pro, Jim LeBlanc, working hard to support us!

The Committee works the registration desk.

Dylan Allen, Rich Casault, and Matt Desimone (with Lynn Morin on the right in the back).

Matt Desimone and Tom Orszulak chum it up between practice putts.

Corey Heyes and Ryan Holway ready for action.

Shane Higgins, Deb Durgin, Paul Sanborn, and Ken Dorman await the start.

Feel free to subscribe as an email follower! (and it is free and you’ll get instant updates). The subscribe buttons are at the bottom of this post.

And 2025 posts will be consolidated here.

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…

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

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.

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The 2025 Schedule for the Tour of the Brookfields

Happy New Year to all! I am deep into getting ready for a number of wargaming conventions this winter, BUT, like many of you, golf remains on my mind…

As does warmer weather…

While we are still in balmy January in Massachusetts, it’s not too early to mark those calendars for this year’s Tour of the Brookfields!

The schedule is below:

At this point I expect to put up sign up sheets in early April, both on Facebook, Quail Hollow, and at Harts. We do not expect any changes in format or cost, but that is always changeable if needed. At this time, there will still be a minimum number of events to play in to qualify for the FINALS. I expect three, but the committee will determine that in April.

If you know of a new player that wants to join – they do need to be vetted by the committee as to age, handicap, etc. The TOB has grown significantly in the last three-four years, so we need to make sure of avoiding any no-shows.

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