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    Monday, June 17, 2024

    Local golf: Tournaments and lessons

    Adult and youth golf lessons — Great Brook Golf Center, sponsored by the City of Groton Parks and Recreation Department. Adult sessions: Thursdays, May 6-June 3 (6-7 p.m.), Fridays, July 2-30 (6-7 p.m.); Youth sessions: Saturdays, June 5-July 3 (10-11 a.m.), Sundays, June 6-July 4 (10-11 a.m.). Fee: Residents, $80; non-residents, $95. Contact: (860) 446-4128.

    13th annual Special Olympics Tournament — May 7, 11 a.m. (registration), 12:30 p.m. (shotgun start), Shennecossett Golf Course, Groton. Cost: $400 per foursome. Tournament held in memory of Jim Neidhardt. Contact: Eileen (860) 536-5691 or download registration form at www.grotonrec.com.

    Inaugural Matthew Buriak Memorial Tournament — May 19, 11:30 a.m. (registration, buffet lunch), 1:30 p.m. (shotgun start), Lake of Isles. Cost: $175 per person. Contact: Mark Blask, 17 Brewster Dr., Gales Ferry. Registration forms available at Ledyard Board of Education and Ledyard libraries.

    Fitch High School Tournament — May 21, 12:30 p.m. (shotgun start), Shennecossett Golf Course, Groton. Cost: $100 per person. Proceeds benefit senior class graduation party. Contact: Jay Dempsey (860) 460-4448 or e-mail Jay@99main.com.

    Fifth annual Killingworth Library Tournament — June 7, Clinton Country Club. Cost: $180 per golfer. Tournament held in memory of John P. Hine Jr. Contact: Shelly Cumpstone (860) 663-2747.

    Eighth annual Bob Arsenault Memorial Tournament — Saturday, June 12, 8:30 a.m. (shotgun start, 18-hole scramble format), Pequot Golf Course. Cost: $85 per player (includes greens fees, cart and meal). Prizes and raffle to follow the tournament. A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to the Deb Schoonmaker-Ferraro scholarship fund at Ledyard High School. Contact: Ellen Mahoney (860) 608-0291.

    Mystic Lions 24th Annual Charity Golf Tournament — Monday June 14, 11:30 a.m. (shotgun start, scramble format), Stonington Country Club. Cost: $150 (includes greens fees, cart, lunch, dinner and prizes). Contact Bill Burdick (860) 536-5413 or June Valenti (860) 572-0055.

    Cue Cup Golf Tournament — Monday, June 21, Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug. Registration, 11 a.m., shotgun start, noon. Cost: $125 per golfer. To benefit The Make A Wish Foundation of Connecticut. Contact: Scott Schelky, (860) 739-9475 or Jeff Adler, (860) 705-5416.

    Second Annual Falcon Scramble — Wednesday, June 30, Shennecossett Golf Course. Entry fee: $135 per player and includes lunch, cart, dinner and prizes (winning foursome will receive tickets to a Red Sox-Yankees game). Registration at 11:30 a.m., shotgut start at 12:30 p.m. Deadline to register is June 18. Contact Mike Emery at (860) 449-3803 or memery@groton.k12.ct.us or Tony Cafaro at (860) 245-0352 or acafaro@groton.k12.ct.us.

    Second annual Ledyard High Football Tournament — Friday, July 9, 11 a.m. (shotgun start), Pequot Golf Course. Entry fee: $100 per player and includes lunch, cart, dinner LHS polo and raffle prizes (including Red Sox and UConn basketball tickets). Contact Jim Buonocore at (860) 235-2382 or jbuonocore@ledyard.net

    New London High Football Tournament — Monday, Aug. 16, 11:30 a.m. (shotgun start), New London Country Club. Fee: $125 per player (includes lunch, cart, dinner, contests, awards, prizes). Contact: Kristin Pezzolesi at (860) 389-6925 or kpezzolesi@snet.net.

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