Category: Golf

  • Rotary Golf Season Tees off May 11

    Rotary Golf Season Tees off May 11

    Rotary Golf returns on Monday, May 11 at River Glen. Whether you are a seasoned player or just enjoy getting out on the course, all skill levels are welcome. Every event is handicapped, so there is no need to be a pro to participate.

    Please also save the date for our annual Rotary Golf Outing at The Fort on Thursday, August 6.

    For more information or to sign up for the weekly golf newsletter, please contact David Leonards.

  • Rotary Golf League

    The Rotary Golf League will start on Monday, May 16, 2023, at 3:07 pm at River Glen and will run every Monday through 8/28/23 with the exception of Memorial Day (5/29/23) and Firecracker Monday (7/3/23). Pricing will be $24 for walkers and $32 for riders.

    You do not have to sign up in advance; just come and play the weeks you can; however, you must play a minimum of five times to be eligible for prizes at the end of the year.

    Any interested golfers that are not already receiving the Golf Newsletter please email David Leonards to be added.

  • Rotary Golf

    Rotary Golf is in full swing. Any interested golfers that are not already receiving the Golf Newsletter please email David Leonards to be added.

    Rotary Golf League meets on Mondays at 3:07 p.m. at River Glen and will run through August 31. The Rotary Golf Outing and Fun Day will be at The Fort and is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5 with tee times starting at 9:30 a.m. Contact David Leonards for more information.

  • Rotary Golfs in the Winter!

    Rotary Golfs in the Winter!

    On a cold February day (25 degrees), 12 Rotarians met to play golf in the warm inside confines of Golftec (70 degrees).  We divided into 3 teams and played a scramble format golf tournament coordinated on 3 simulators to be the exact course.  Rotarians got to swing their own clubs on the high tech simulators for a chance to play golf in the depth of winter.  The simulators were advanced Trackman launch monitors and High Definition monitors that showed the flight of the ball and provided distance, club head speed and many other statistics.  The simulators even allowed for putting on the greens which seemed to confound many of the participants.

    The consensus of the group was that it was a fun experience and we were glad to have an opportunity to swing a club with fellow Rotarian in the winter. Afterwards we met at a local brewery for fellowship and discuss our golf prowess (or lack thereof).  Thanks to Jerry Clifford for the attached picture of the group.

  • Sep 18, 2014 – Annual Fall Fun Day at Broadmoor Country Club

    Sep 18, 2014 – Annual Fall Fun Day at Broadmoor Country Club

    Rotary Golf returns to the famed Broadmoor Country Club on Thursday, September 18, 2014, for our Annual Fall Fun Day with the Bankers Handicap individual format. Thanks go to Leon Mordoh, Evan Goodman, and Steve Ivy for hosting us. Currently, individual tee times will be starting at 12:30 pm. The putting contest will be 20 minutes before your tee time. Contests include: “Closest to the Creek in Two”, “Shortest Drive”, “Closest to the Pin in Two”, “Longest Drive”, “Longest Putt”, and “Shortest Drive”. You can’t get more than three over par on any hole. Read More…

  • Upcoming Rotary Social Activities!

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    Rotary Golf will be starting up again on Monday, May 12, at River Glen just North of 116th off Allisonville Road. Be sure to tell them in the Clubhouse that you are with Rotary to get the discount – $26 for riders or $20 if you want to walk. The plan is to have a putting contest at 3:00 pm and tee off after 3:45 pm or so on the first day only. More info to follow at a later date.

    On Monday, June 23, we will have our outing at the Brickyard Crossing. Tee times will start at 2:00 pm and the format is Individual Bankers Handicap. The cost is $65 (discounted Rotary rate). Guests are welcome and when we hit 32 golfers, that is it! Please make your checks payable to Rotary Golf and mail to me at 3612 N. Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46205-3592 or give them to me at Rotary; please DO NOT mail them to the Rotary Office.

    5:31 Club
    May 7th: Northside Social, Broad Ripple
    June 4th: Weber Grill (includes new member reception)

    Other activities:
    Symphony on the Prairie: More information TBD, Summer 2014

  • Rotary Golf’s “Fun Day,” September 19

    Rotary Golf’s “Fun Day” outing is at the famed Broadmoor Country Club (2155 Kessler Blvd W Dr  Indianapolis, IN 46228) on Thursday, 9/19/13. Bankers Handicap will be the format and tee times will be assigned starting at 1:45 pm. There will be the Etica Group putting contest run by Dr. Divot (Ron Baker) with cash prizes that will start at 1:30 pm. There will also be the litany of contests including: “shortest drive,” “closest to the near side of the creek in two,” “highest gross,” “closest to the pin in two,” “longest drive,” etc.

    Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ramona Adams) will be providing food. Rumor has it Somerset CPA’s (Debbie Hyde) will be providing “Sneaky Pete’s” again; come and play to verify!

    There are only 32 slots so don’t delay…please make your check out for $75 payable to the “Rotary Club of Indianapolis” and mail it to Dave Leonards at 3612 N. Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46205-3592 today or give it to me at Rotary Golf on Mondays or at Rotary on Tuesdays.

    We are still soliciting sponsors for this outing. Already signed up are: the Etica Group (Ron Baker) as the Putting Contest Sponsor, One America (Dan Shelly), Williams Randall Markering (Charlie Williams), PNC (Joe Gaafar), Harrison College (Ken Konesco), Economy Plumbing (John Strong), Blue & Company (Jeff Moffatt) and International Entertainment Bureau (David Leonards). We have plenty of room for more; $75 for a Platinum Sponsor; $50 for a Gold Sponsor; $40 for a Silver Sponsor; $25 for a Bronze Sponsor or any prizes or golf goodies qualifies. Of course, we will accept any beer and/or food sponsor too.

    Rotary Golf continues its weekly play this Monday, 8/12/13, at River Glen just North of 116th off Allisonville Road. Be sure to tell them in the Clubhouse that you are with Rotary to get the discount – $26 for riders or $20 if you want to walk.

    Come down to the tee at 3:07 pm and get paired up. If you are running a little late, that is OK; but please try to be there by 3:30 pm. We socialize in the Clubhouse after the 1st nine which counts for League play (we have a handicapped League so you don’t have to be good), collect the scores, and then, those that want to, play the back nine for no additional charge. Guests (and they do not have to be Rotarians) are welcome. Furthermore, you don’t have to play every week; come when you can.

    Remember, “We always finish at Rotary Golf!”

  • “Fun Day” Outing at the Broadmoor Country Club, September 19

    Rotary Golf will have our “Fun Day” outing at the famed Broadmoor Country Club on Thursday, 9/19/13. Phil Michelson can’t come from 5 strokes back to win because he will not be there J Bankers Handicap will be the format and tee times will be assigned starting at 1:45 pm. There will be the etica group putting contest run by Dr. Divot (Ron Baker) with cash prizes that will start at 1:30 pm. There will also be the litany of contests including “shortest drive,” “closest to the near side of the creek in two,” “highest gross,” “closest to the pin in two,” “longest drive.”

    Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ramona Adams) will be providing food. Rumor has it Somerset CPA’s (Debbie Hyde) will be providing “Sneaky Pete’s” again; come and play to verify!

    There will only be 32 slots and they are quickly filling up, so don’t delay…please make your check out for $75 payable to the “Rotary Club of Indianapolis” and mail it to me at 3612 N. Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46205-3592 today or give it to me at Rotary Golf on Mondays or at Rotary on Tuesdays. You can’t have fun and win anything if you don’t play!!

    We are still soliciting sponsors for this outing. Already signed up are: the Etica Group (Ron Baker) as the Putting Contest Sponsor, One America (Dan Shelly), Williams Randall Marketing (Charlie Williams), PNC (Joe Gaafar), Harrison College (Ken Konesco), and International Entertainment Bureau (David Leonards). We have plenty of room for more; $75 for a Platinum Sponsor; $50 for a Gold Sponsor; $40 for a Silver Sponsor; $25 for a Bronze Sponsor or any prizes or golf goodies qualifies. Of course, we will accept any beer and/or food sponsor too!

    Rotary Golf continues its weekly play this Monday, 7/22/13, at River Glen just North of 116th off Allisonville Road. Be sure to tell them in the Clubhouse that you are with Rotary to get the discount- $26 for riders or $20 if you want to walk.

    Come down to the tee at 3:07 pm and get paired up. If you are running a little late, that is OK; but please try to be there by 3:30 pm. We socialize in the Clubhouse after the 1st nine which counts for League play (we have a handicapped League so you don’t have to be good), collect the scores, and then, those that want to, play the back nine for no additional charge. Guests (and they do not have to be Rotarians) are welcome. Furthermore, you don’t have to play every week; come when you can.

    Remember, “We always finish at Rotary Golf!”

  • Fun at Rotary Golf

    Rotary Golf continues back at River Glen this Monday, 6/14/10 which is Flag Day,. Wear some “red, white, and/or blue”. Please note that League Play at River Glen will run thru Monday August 23, 2010; however, we are not playing on Monday, July 5, 2010. Furthermore, you do not have to play every week; just play when you can. Also, we welcome your guests. The cost is the same as last year; $25 with carts or $19 for walkers. League play is handicapped plus is only nine holes; however, you may play the entire eighteen at no additional cost. Just pay at the Clubhouse before you play; tell them that you are with Rotary to get the discounted rate.. There will be a pause after nine to collect scores and socialize. Late golfers may join us then around 5:30 pm and play nine afterwards.

    To those of you that didn’t join us last Monday at our Brickyard Crossing outing, you missed out because we had a great day for golf and all had a good time. Every golfer received a logo ball, a logo green’s marker, a towel, and tees. While nobody got a hole in one, Ralph Taylor was our “Bankers Handicap” Champion with a “low net” of 62; congratulations Ralph. Ask him how he chipped it in on the 165 yard par three hole # 4 from the almost 90 degree embankment on the right side of the hole. There were two “official” witnesses to see this great shot on the hole. Jeff Lake and Jim Pauloski, as it was our “hole in one” $20,000.oo prize hole. Tied for second low net with 66’s was Evan Goodman and Ken Young. We needed to use two holes to get the tie breaker and Evan Goodman won. Fourth low net was Kirby Durham at 67. Dan Shelley wasn’t there to defend his “shortest drive” and Kirby Durham obliged. There also was a real battle for highest gross; however, Tom Fisher claimed the prize this time J It should also be noted that Jim Boots Wife, Susan, got the longest drive on Hole # 15; way to go Susan! Other contest prize winners were Todd Lugar, Jerry Clifford, Dick Amick, Ken Konesco, and Steve Ivy. Thanks again to Tim Weiland of the Marion Rotary Club (Stanley Steemer) and our own Kirby Durham (First Financial Bank) for being our sponsors. Thanks to our witnesses (they said that they could be bribed); Jim Bethel, our starter for the day; and all 28 of you who played as we couldn’t have done it without you.

    Monday, August 23, 2010, is slated to be our “fun day and awards” event; please mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss it. It will again be a “bankers handicap” event plus there will be prizes on almost every hole. More to follow in the future. If you or your company wants to be a sponsor for the day, please contact me. We accept almost anything. Of course, cash is welcome also.

  • Rotary Beats Kiwanis at 100th Anniversary Golf “Fun Day”

    It was a perfect sunny day at Broadmoor Country Club when 76 golfers paraded to the tee to the music of 76 Trombones played by a “live trombonist” as part of our 100th Anniversary Celebration. Rotary Golf started the same year as our Club in 1913. (See all the photos here).

    Hole prizes for Indianapolis Rotarians went to Harry Bunn for the (shortest drive); Evan Bedel (Straightest Drive); and Leon Mordoh (Longest Putt). Overall, Evan Bedel (66 net) tied for first but placed second on a tiebreaker; Todd Lugar (69 net) came in fourth; and Jason Breaux had the “highest gross” (125). Evan Bedel, Todd Lugar, Bruce Glor, and Mark Weir spearheaded the Rotary Golf Team as we beat all the other Rotary Clubs in our District and, most importantly, KIWANIS!!! Our top 4 players averaged 69.5 and Kiwanis averaged 75; we beat them by 23 strokes.

    We had 24 sponsors; thanks go to Somerset CPAs (Melissa Farmer & Debbie Hyde), Fifth Third Bank, the etica group (Ron Baker), Bedel Financial (Evan & Elaine). Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Kendall Millard), Harrison College (Ken Konesco), Mr. Handyman (Allen Furrer), Indianapolis Zoo (Kathy Cookerly), Economy Plumbing (John Strong), Williams Randall Marketing (Charlie Williams), Cruise One (Janet Harris), Don LeClare, Bill Batt, Indiana Historical; Society (Frank Eagan), Indiana State Museum (Linda McCabe), Connor Fine Painting (Nathan Connor), Henry C. Smither Roofing (Bill Bubenzer), Ruth’s Chris Steak House Downtown (Ramona Adams), St. Elmo’s, One America (Dan Shelley), Triton Brewery, John Dewey, Subway, and International Entertainment Bureau (David Leonards).

    League prizes were also awarded: Evan Goodman (5th), Mike Crowley (4th), David Leonards (3rd), Steve Ivy (2nd), and Dan Shelley (1st and our “2012 Golfer of the Year”). 37 different golfers participated in League play and at the Brickyard Outing this year.
    Remember, “It never rains on Rotary Golf”!