South Park Golf Club

Yesterday's Hall of Fame July 4th Tourney was played under excellent weather conditions, with the greens coming around. While still not up to their regular condition, they are better than earlier this year.

Paul Schein, Jr. was the winner of A Class, taking the Stableford Format Competition with a score of 26 points. Don Roberson finished second at 21, and Mark Staniszewski third at 16 points.

Paul Schein, Sr. capped off his Hall of Fame inductee honoree day by winning B Class with 23 points. Ken Gawel was second with 19 points and Todd Storrey third at 17.

In C Class, Doug Gawel was the big winner with 27 points, and Joe Czarnecki and Danny Mendez finished in a tie for second at 22 points.

In the Super Senior Division, played over 9 holes, Mark Fanning won, Chuck Griesinger was second and Ray Pulinski was third.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who played.

The sign up sheet for the Club Championship is up and you must sign up, and sell 10 lottery tickets, to be eligible to play.

Congratulations are in order for Paul Schein, Sr., the 23rd inductee into the South Park Golf Club Hall of Fame.

Paul was unanimously inducted into the Hall of Fame by the club for his exemplary play and his meritorious service to the club. Paul is a 6-time winner of the B Class championship, multiple winner of the B Class Scratch Match Play Championship, has won other tournaments, including regional B Class events, and served with distinction as the Club's Secretary/Treasurer for more than a decade.

Presented his Hall of Fame plaque by his son Paul Jr., the current Club President, we the members of the South Park Golf Club congratulate Paul Schein, Sr. on this most worthy honor!

Tee Sheet for this Saturday's Hall of Fame Tournament. As per usual, the format of the event is a Modified Stableford System.

See everyone at the course and remember to bring a chair for the party afterwards!

Congratulations to the Kadets from Polonia who won the 2026 Ed Krypel - Jim Schaefer Polish v. Irish Challenge Match by a team score of 687 to 720 over the lads from Ireland.

Mike Marusewski led all players with a net score of 83-19-64.

As a result of this year's result, the Kadets from Polonia hold a match lead of 26 victories to 19 from the Lads from the Emerald Isle.

Reminder: The sign up sheet for the June 27th 4th of July - Hall of Fame Tournament is now up in the starter trailer. Please sign up as soon as possible as the sign up sheet will be taken down after this upcoming Sunday.

Tee sheet for this Saturday, June 13 Polish v. Irish Tournament. Looking forward to getting the tournament season under way!!

Course and Club Update: The sign up sheet for the June 13 Polish v. Irish Challenge Match is inside the Olmsted Starter Trailer. Also up are the Match Play Tournament Sheets. Please sign up by the end of the weekend for all, and dues must be paid by June 13 to play in the tournament.

The course is in much better shape. The greens are a bit faster than before but are still slow compared to the usual green speeds. Hopefully they will be even faster by next weekend.

The fairways are all cut down to usual height, and the rough has also all been cut. Olmsted will be working on the bunkers this week, clearing them out.

See you next week for the Polish v. Irish. Tee times will be posted when available.

Thank you to the members who played in our impromptu first event of the season this morning. A good time was had by all because it was good to be back at South Park for the 95th year of the club.

The course is ok and definitely not wet. It is actually surprisingly dry. The greens are slow but are expected to be better this week after they lower the mower's blades to the traditional height.

All the fairways have been cut down to normal height, except for the 1st hole, which should be completed this week. The rough on some holes is high, especially to the left of number 1 and the right of 4, which are greater than US Open height.

See everyone on Tuesday for skins and remember to sign up for all events, which are on a board in the starter mobile unit. The next event is the Polish v. Irish on Saturday, June 13.

While the golf course is expected to open this weekend, it is uncertain whether carts will be allowed out. If you plan on coming to the 9 hole gathering on Saturday morning it may be walking only and do not expect optional conditions.

The golf course is expected to open this week. Due to the postponement of the Memorial Day Tournament and South Buffalo Cup to later in the year, the club will be having a "Finally the Course is Open Kickoff 9 Hole Event" this Saturday, May 30.

We ask all members who wish to play to arrive by 8:50 am so we can do a blind draw for tee times and then go out between 9 and 10 am. We will have food after.

As a reminder, the Memorial Day Tournament scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, May 23 is POSTPONED due to the expected heavy rain.

As a course update, Olmsted crews have been on site this week trying to cut the course. All greens and tees have been cut, and they are taking on the fairways. However, it is still high in spots because the grass was too high for the fairway mower, as you can see in the below pictures. In some areas the rough is US Open height and thick. You could easily lose a ball in it.

Hopefully the rain isn't too bad and the crews can be back out soon and they open the course next week.