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News and notes
Our Club Championship
August 2 -3, 2025
Our signature event, the Club Championship, is coming up fast. It's a two-day event that concludes with our annual Summer Picnic. This year's event will be entirely at Deerwood and 1818 Bar & Grill. In order to properly plan for the weekend, we need to know if you're IN or OUT ASAP so we can set tee times and plan for the picnic.
The cut-off date is Monday, July 21st.
Your handicap on July 21st will determine which flight you fall under. If you're 59 years old or under, you'll be competing in the A, B, or C flights from the white tees. If you're 60 years or older, you'll compete in the A or B flights from the yellow tees.
Right now, we need to know if you're IN or OUT for the tournament and if you're IN or OUT for the picnic which is scheduled for Sunday, August 3.
You'll find the sign-up sheets in the Shanty or, you can send an email stating your intentions to Keith Miranto.
Please don't wait till the last day which again is July 21st!
Winter Rules / Preferred Lies
** New as of Monday June 16, 2025 **
Our local rule of lift clean and place through the green has been changed to:
Lift clean and place, in your fairway only.
The 2025 President's Club brackets can be found on the 2025 Tournament Schedule page.
Week three 5/19 - 5/25
The 3 or 4 man Better Ball Tournament:
A copy of the rules and scoring for week three, the 3 or 4 man Better Ball Tournament, can now be found by scrolling to the bottom of the 2025 Tournament Schedule page.
The Board of Directors met on Saturday May 3rd at the Buffalo Pizza Project at 1 PM to go over last minute preparations for the start of Tournament season on May 5th, weather permitting.
- We've taken in 101 dues-paying members.
- The 50/50 is sold out. Watch for a weekly winner of the $50 cash prize. The winning number is based on the NYS evening 3 digit number on Sunday evenings.
- The Hole-in-One pool still has openings up until May 18th. See Bob Krolczyk if you want in the pool for a $5 buy-in.
Key dates as reported by Paul Riexinger:
July 21st - Final Sign-Up for the Club Championship (Freezing of handicaps also on July 21st)
September 1st is the last day to sign up for the Final two-man Tournament and Banquet, which will be held on Saturday, September 13th.
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Keith Miranto
DMC Secretary
716-531-0436
Deerwood Men's Club Board of Directors for the 2025 Season:
The Deerwood Men's Club Board had our initial meeting for the 2025 season on Saturday, November 16th, at the Buffalo Pizza Project on Erie Ave. Our first order of business was to elect officers and assign duties for all 11 Board members.
President - Tom Gipp
Vice President - Eric Maundrell
Secretary - Keith Miranto
Treasurer - Frank Queeno
Tournament Chairman - Paul Riexinger
Handicap Chairman - Dave Walos
Rules & Greens - Bob Krolczyk
Entertainment Chairman - Mike Martin
Prize Chairman - Jim Mineweaser
Buffalo District Rep - Dennis Serafin
Webmaster - Darren Vitberg
In other news:
Emma Pfohl who's been managing the Buffalo Pizza Project has just received the keys to the 1818 Bar & Grill and will be part of a new management team at Deerwood. They'll be ready for business sometime before the course open in the spring. Until that time, the Board will be having their meetings at the Buffalo Pizza Project. Stop in for a pop or two every Saturday or anytime as they are very accommodating to us golfers. They even have a golf simulator installed in the previous dining room there. Check it out here: Golf Simulator Rentals – Buffalo Pizza Project.
At our meeting on November 16th, many new ideas were discussed and are in the works for the upcoming season including offering a Super Bowl Pool for all the gamblers in our ranks. The squares are $50 each and anyone in or outside of the Men's Club can participate in the pool. $10 of each square will go to the Men's Club to get us off to a good start for next year's expenses. Contact Keith Miranto at 716-531-0436 if you would like a square or two. There's up to 37 winning squares in the pool and numbers will change every quarter.
We will also post this to our Facebook page and our website.
We're looking into offering electronic payments.
And also in the works is a Hole-in-One pool proposed by Bob Krolczyk.
We're also working on a new online 2025 membership form to expedite the process of joining the club and to eliminate some of the minutia associated with the membership application.
I think you'll agree with me when I say the Golf Course is in its finest condition ever under the leadership of Superintendent Matt Borowiec and his fantastic crew. In that vein, we're looking forward to having all of our members back and we're working hard to attract new members as well.
If you add up all the benefits of your membership, I don't think you'll find a club in the area that gives back as much as we do and, many of the other club's entry fees are much higher than ours.
Start thinking of a friend you can bring in and join us for all the comradery and competitive golf.
Remember for every new member you bring in, you'll receive a $10 gift card.
Dates to Bookmark :
Club Championship Weekend - Saturday August 2-3, 2025
Fall Banquet on Saturday September 13 immediately following our final
Tournament of the year, a scramble !
2024 Men's Club Champions
L to R, J. Mineweaser - Club Champ, Senior A, T. Van Horn - Club Champ, B Class, J. Nepokroeff - Club Champ and A Class President's Cup, M. Woodard - Club Champ, C Class, K. Miranto - Club Champ, Senior B Class, J. Stephens, Senior B Presidents Cup Net, F. Queeno - Senior B Presidents Cup Gross, Senior A Club Champ Net, B. Pieper - Presidents Cup, C Class.
Kneeling: M. Moeller - Club Champ C Class Net.
Missing: P. Rossow - Memorial Cup Champ, S. Sutherland - Presidents Cup B Champ, Club Champ B Class Net, D. McCabe - Presidents Cup A Class, B. Matuszak - Club Championship A Class Net.
