Club News and Activities

What fun to close out the Easter weekend with the Kids Fishing Tournament! On Monday, April 6, 21 kids and their parents and grandparents got out of bed early to catch fish in the Helm Lake pond. The kids ranged in age from 18 months to 13 years old. Participants were: Charle Banker Lilian Banker […]

Another exhilarating golf month is behind us. Our Wednesday mornings have been full of fun and great participation. “Beat the Pro” has been a tradition in our league for as long as I have been here and provides a fun time where we have challenged many a professional over the years. Pro Garrett Farmer had […]

Ariel’s winning team members were (from left) Jan Helyer, Derek Greenslade, Bruce Miller, Garry Helyer, John Berkaw, Steve Hooper, Cookie Smith (captain), Wally Gold, Lou Kapp, Rick Brown, Tom Jones, and Lana Greenslade. The 12-member team from Ariel won the biggest golf event of the year as they finished first among the 180 players in […]

Stretching before play begins is critical for everyone! In September of 2004 a beautiful baby girl, named Madisen, was born to Faye and Mike Abramson of Mechanicsville, MD. Almost immediately her life was a battle for survival. She was diagnosed with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and treated with steroids which caused more problems. In 2008 […]

Liz Marini (left) and Karen Erickson after receiving certificates. The month of March has been a busy one for the league. We started off with a regular scramble on a beautiful early Friday morning. Being on the course at 8 a.m., with the night’s dew still gracing the fairways, we can appreciate the beautiful course we […]

LLGA-18 Champion Moe Wagener (right) was congratulated by grandson Oliver and husband Tim. March Madness isn’t only for that other sport! It felt like golf on Wednesday mornings was headline news for all that has happened in the month of March. There was the weekly team and individual events, Championship play, with an “over the […]

The 2026 champions are (from left) Bob Laverty, Tom Longobardi, Jim Craffey, Dan Baran, and Gary Mizzi. In March, the Landings Men’s Golf Association crowned the five Champions for 2026. Playing match play from the 1 or 1A tees, Bob Laverty won the 2026 Championship. Players were divided into three flights for those competing in […]

This month’s Trawler Spotlight shines brightly on Chris and Leslie Klancnik from Arlington Heights, Illinois. The couple have been together since meeting at Bradley University, where Leslie was a sophomore from St. Louis and Chris a sophomore from Palatine, IL. Both are still working up north but are able to get some time here in […]