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 After a successful 12-year run as the greatest social golf outing in the area, the Big Stogie Classic has reached an intermission point. The tournament committee and sponsors, as announced by Director John Scott, have elected to suspend the annual July tournament, freeing up the committee and its participants for travel soccer, baseball tournaments, business ventures, and family vacations. “And while it might not be until I am giving out the next batch of stogies as a grand-parent, when the time is right, the Big Stogie will be back……until then, our 2008 Champs will retain the title”.
The Big Stogie Classic was founded in 1996, by John Scott, to present stogies to his buddies after the birth of his first daughter. Given the success of the first outing, the plan was to make it a traditional outing that would allow husbands/fathers an opportunity to “get out at least once a year” as families began to grow. Little did we realize that the weekend demands of teens and pre-teens would be more intense than the toddler years. For the 195 golfers who have participated in this great ride, we would like to acknowledge some notable legends:
Hank Grahn, not for his 2 Big Stogie championships, but more importantly his attendance at 11 of 12 outings while having 5 kids (all his own)… or perhaps we should be acknowledging his wife, Therese.
The calf brothers, Frank & John McCole, each participating in 9 classics, with 1,859 combined career strokes, zero championships.
Scott Nangle, who holds a tourney record 71 and 77.6 average, but has been unable to carry John Coary, Rob Freeze and either McCole brother to a first-place finish in 8 trips.
Dale Metzger, who says he will be back, will drink a 12-pack, and will break 100 next time.
Scott Mahorsky, a 5-time champion in 7 trips from Nazareth to Blackwood; although he doesn’t remember any of the trips from Blackwood back to Nazareth.
And most importantly, all of our “Shortest Drive” winners (see Past Results); for if there is any reason to keep the website live, it is to keep their names etched in the internet…FOREVER.
We also appreciate the great support from our sponsors and business partners in previous tournaments:
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