Golf Activities

PGA Golf Professional Gary Welshhans returns for his thirty-sixth year at the Wooster Country Club. Gary, who led The College of Wooster in four straight Division II NCAA Championships and was a Division II All-American while playing for legend Bob Nye, spent two years as an Assistant Golf Professional to Master PGA Professional Bob Hamrich at the Mayfield Country Club in Cleveland before becoming the Golf Pro at Wooster. Gary lives in Wooster with his lovely wife Diane who teaches first grade at Wayne Elementary. Their four children live too far away .but visit often

Bob Nye, longtime PGA Golf Professional, soccer coach and golf coach at the College of Wooster returns as our Teaching Professional. Bob’s résumé includes five Hall of Fames, The Honors award in both College Golf and College Soccer and 2007 Golf Week Magazine Father-of-the-Year. Bob lives in Wooster with his wife, Peg. Five children, including three PGA Golf Professional sons, are scattered through Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Georgia .

Father Gabriel Ward also returns for his thirteenth season as First Shop Assistant. In addition to his duties as First Assistant, Father Gabriel is the founder and is still actively affiliated with The Brothers of the Annunciation Mary, Queen of Angels convent in Wooster.

Anyone with questions or anyone wishing to join any of the following groups is encouraged to call Gary or Father Gabriel at the Pro Shop at (330) 263-1988 for information.

The Tuesday LGA consists of twenty-five individual and team play dates on Tuesdays at 9:00AM . The Tuesday LGA group plays 18-holes each day. Officers for 2011 are:

Special Events include The Handicap Tournament, The Queen of Clubs Event, Guest Day, The LGA Club

LGA 2010 Club Champion Crystal Spurgeon LGA 2010 2^nd Flight Champion Mary Jo Barnett

The Friday LGA plays nine-holes on Fridays throughout the spring, summer, and fall at 9:00 AM . Their schedule consists of twenty-two play dates. Officers for 2011 are:

The MGA will have nine one-day, three two-day, one four-day event and two single-elimination summer long events for 2011. Play is generally on Saturday mornings with games of chance and games of skill, but above all, camaraderie. When your group is led by such notables as Ziggy and Joey the Hat, you know you are going to have fun. A one-time nominal fee enters you in all of the good times.

The Junior Golf Program at Wooster Country Club consists of golf lessons at 8:30-9:30 and 10:00-11:00 every Thursday morning while school is out for the summer months. Any child or grandchild of any Wooster Country Club member of any classification may join the group. As an added feature, any junior may bring a friend for a nominal fee. Special tournaments include the annual Father’s Day Father/Son Tournament, the Parent/Child Event, the Junior Guest Day and Luncheon, and the Junior Club Championship.

The Thursday Night League pits two-man teams against each other from early May until early September. Play begins at 5:30 PM each Thursday Night.

For 2011 we will have the Husband/Wife Championship and three Friday/Saturday Night 9-Hole scrambles.

This is a group of male golfers who play just about every day at 9:00 AM . Team draws are made from playing cards at 8:45 AM . For a $5 entry you get a million dollars worth of memories.

This group of guys plays on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM when there is not an MGA golf tournament. Low scores and high expectations are prerequisites.

Wooster Country Club

2011 LGA 18-Hole Golf Schedule

May 24 Tuesday 9:00 Most Bogies ________________________________________________________________________

June 28 Tuesday 9:00 Bingo, Bango, Bongo

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July 5 Tuesday 9:00 1 – 2 - 3

July 12 Tuesday Tee Times 1^st Round Handicap Tournament

July 14 Thursday Tee Times 2^nd Round Handicap Tournament

July 19 Tuesday 9:00 Beat the Pro Shop Team

July 26 Tuesday 9:00 Rally For The Cure

Chairwoman: Alex Musselman

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Aug. 2 Tuesday 9:00 Even/Odd

Aug. 9 Tuesday 9:00 Tee to Green

Aug. 16 Tuesday Tee Times 1^st Round LGA Championship

Aug. 18 Thursday Tee Times 2^nd Round LGA Championship

1^st Round Criers Tournament

Aug. 20 Saturday Tee Times 3^rd Round LGA Championship

2^nd Round Criers Tournament

Aug. 23 Tuesday 9:00 2-Women Scotch Play

Aug. 30 Tuesday 9:00 Low Gross by Flights

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Sept. 7 Wednesday 9:00 Toss the Trash Team Event

Sept. 13 Tuesday 9:00 T & F by Flights

Sept. 20 Tuesday 9:00 Fun Day

Sept. 21 Wednesday 6:00 Awards Banquet

2011 Officers

President Brenda McGurk

V-President Alex Musselman

Secretary Virginia Dumas

Treasurer Dottie Loreth

Golf Chairman Maureen Miller

June 23 Thursday 9:00 Scramble Back 9 ________________________________________________________________________

Don’t Forget Free Lessons in June, July, & August with Gary at 8:30 before play at 9:00 .

This Year’s MGA Dues will be $100 if paid before 4/17/11 . This will cover all fifteengolf tournaments.

Please inform Pro Shop if you wish to join and we will charge your club account.

All events will be open to any eligible club member. A $30 entry will be charged to any non-MGA member wishing to play in any event. This is automatic and enables the entrant to win prizes.

June 23 Driver swing (1/2, ¾, & full) without golf balls. Split into two groups.

July 21 Split into two groups. Chip at the buckets. Pitching contest.Driver contest.

Because of our ongoing commitment to the enhancement of junior golf, Wooster Country Club has an exciting opportunity for junior golfers in Wayne County . We invite all junior golfers to play at our course for a nominal fee this spring and summer with the following guidelines:

Cost: $20 for 18 holes of golf and a bucket of balls to warm up with just prior to tee-time.

Dress Code: Proper golf attire including collared shirts. No tee shirts or jeans allowed.

We will ask for each junior to give us his or her e-mail so that we may notify each of them on a weekly basis of any time changes. We will have outings which may alter the above times of play from week to week and we will strive to offer two dates per week.

1251 Oak Hill Rd
Wooster, Ohio 44691
United States
Phone: 330-263-1988
Fax: 330-262-6646