Troy golf notes 5/1
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Mike DyerThe RecordSCHENECTADY – Only one
team returns this weekend as
former champion in the 10th
annual Stadium Two-Man Invi¬
tational at Stadium Golf Club.Aaron AuBuchon of Sarato¬
ga Golf & Polo Club and Jim
Mueller of Orchard Creek Golf
Club won the two-day event in
2005 and again in 2006. They
finished second last year to
Bryan Bigley and Robby
Bigley.A year ago the Bigleys beat
a top field of golfers on the
6,316-yard layout. They set a
tournament record of 19-under-
par 123. Mike DyerThe RecordSCHENECTADY – Only one
team returns this weekend as
former champion in the 10th
annual Stadium Two-Man Invi¬
tational at Stadium Golf Club.Aaron AuBuchon of Sarato¬
ga Golf & Polo Club and Jim
Mueller of Orchard Creek Golf
Club won the two-day event in
2005 and again in 2006. They
finished second last year to
Bryan Bigley and Robby
Bigley.A year ago the Bigleys beat
a top field of golfers on the
6,316-yard layout. They set a
tournament record of 19-under-
par 123. Bryan Bigley is now in Flori¬
da competing in professional
tournaments and Robby Bigley
returns this year with a new
partner.This is the opening tourna¬
ment for area amateurs. It’s
just the start of a busy summer
with the Challenge Cup coming
this Wednesday and the Tri-
County Golf Association match
play championship slated for
May 9-11.Two-time Tri-County champi¬
on Jimmy Welch (Winding
Brook Country Club) and Dave
Pallas (Town of Colonie Golf
Course) are in Saturday’s tour¬
nament. They finished third a
year ago. Other top teams for Saturday
and Sunday include Country
Club of Troy’s Matt Clarke and
Tim Flanigan; and David
Arakelian and Chris David; Van
Schaick Island Country Club’s
Ken Bessette and Town of
Colonie’s Chris Braman; and
Wolferts Roost Country Club’s
John Vaccaro and Hiland Golf
Club’s Chuck Connolly. AuBuchon and Mueller will
get a lot of attention this week¬
end.A former Kansas profession¬
al, AuBuchon is the defending
Saratoga County amateur
champion. He also won the
2004 Troy Invitational. Mueller
is a five-time Schenectady
County champion.Matt Clarke won the 2005
New York State Golf Associa¬
tion’s Mid-Am championship
and he captured three Rensse¬
laer County titles and three
Troy Invitationals. Vaccaro is the hottest golfer
after claiming last September’s
New York State Mid-Am title
and senior championships in
Massachusetts and Vermont.Jim Welch is the two-time
defending Tri-County Golf
Association champion and a
former Troy Invitational winner.Three-time Tri-County
champ Dan Russo returns to
this event. The team of Andy
Bennett and Mike Gifford will
be strong. Bennett is a former
Edison Invitational winner and
Gifford is The Edison Club
president as well as men’s
champ. Here are Saturday’s pair¬
ings:Stadium Golf Club (Par 71)7 a.m. Scott Hoerning-Mark
Barton; 7:08 Steve Williams-
Spencer Abbott; Mike Sacco¬
cio-Stan Moore; 7:16 Eric
Wasserbach-Andy Gangemi;
Jon Bellock-L.J. McAllister;
7:24 Tom Reamon-Tommy
Reamon; Kip Kirby-Josh Kirby;
7:32 John Cooney-Dan Ireland;
David DeGenero-Cody
Bielawa; 7:40 Dave Ahl-Tony
Quenelle; Robby Bigley-Todd
Czepiel; 7:48 Mike Bayus-
Doug Kilmer; Jim Welch-Dave
Pallas; 7:56 Adam Bunkoff-
Matt Cole; Glenn Cunningham-
Bryan Piche; 8:04 Andy Ben¬
nett-Mike Gifford; Kevin
Cassidy-Justin McCarthy.8:12 Zeke Zilka-Tim Zilka;
Jerry Wander-Earl Winchester;
8:20 George Roe-Dan
Vignone; Jerry Brescia-Lee
Reeves; 8:28 John Donovan-
Mark Conroy; Keith Gillespie-
Mike Trunzo; 8:36 Matt Clarke-
Tim Flanigan; Chris
David-David Arakelian; 8:44
Bill Assman-Chris Gambacur¬
ta; John Vaccaro-Chuck Con¬
nolly; 8:52 Frank Degraw-
Thomas Degraw; Marty
Reed-Mike Smith; 9:00 Dan
Russo-Bill Sullivan; Mike
McCarroll-Mike Courtney; 9:08
Fred Guzielek-Ed Skoda; Bran¬
don Hemmerich-Mike Almy;
9:16 Dan Grignon-Chris Dor¬
ing; Mike Sturm-Tip Schroeder;
9:24 Mike Drake-Ron Cohen;
Charlie Valentine-Mike Java;
9:32 Bob Bruda-Skip Carrk;
Bob Gennarelli-Bob Stranahan;
9:40 Aaron AuBuchon-Jim
Mueller; Ken Bessette-Chris
Braman.At Normanside: Art Roberts
was the winner with a 62 in a
Normanside Country Club sen¬
iors low net tournament.Tied with 70s were Jim
McHenry, Bob Rosenblatt, Bill
Cook and Dick Robelotto.George Lenhardt won the
kicker and Rich Mazzaferro
and Mike Walas had the clos¬
est to the pin attempts.