Opening Day Shamble Scheduled for April 2
Ocean Pines Golf Club will celebrate the beginning of the spring golf season at Ocean Pines Golf Club with this fun annual event for men and women. The tournament is open to ALL Ocean Pines residents and Ocean Pines Golf members.The entry fee is $20 per person, plus any associated golf fees for each players. Non-member residents will pay a special price of $35 that day only.
The field will consist of two-person teams, pick your own partner and is open to Ocean Pines residents and Ocean Pines Golf members only.
Gross and net prizes will be awarded. A verifiable USGA handicap is required to be eligible for the net division.
The tournament will be a shamble format. Both players will tee off on each hole. The players will choose which drive to use and complete the hole with their own ball from that point. Handicaps will be at 80%, and teams must use five tee shots from each player.
Advanced registration is required. Call 410-641-6057 to get an online registration link.
For more information, contact PGA General Manager of Golf John Malinowski at 410-641-6057 ext. 2 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Clubhouse Bar and Grille to Participate in Ocean Pines Restaurant Week
The Clubhouse Bar and Grille at the Ocean Pines Golf Club, along with over dozen other area restaurants, will take part in the first-ever Ocean Pines Restaurant Week March 6-12.To take advantage of this special event, pick up a restaurant week card at The Clubhouse Bar and Grille or any of the participating businesses, at ERA Martin Shamrock Division at 11049 Racetrack Road, or at the Ocean Pines Visitors Center at 11047 Racetrack Road.
Then, dine in at or order carryout from three or more of the restaurants, get your card stamped, and return it to ERA Martin Shamrock Division by March 16 to be entered into a drawing to win great prizes.
Winners will be announced live on the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce's Facebook page on March 17 at noon.
The Clubhouse Bar and Grille, which is now open daily from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and serves breakfast, lunch and drinks, is offering its full regular menu. It also has added a new dessert - Blueberry Bread Pudding - in honor of the event. The regular menu can be found at https://www.oceanpinesgolf.org/dining/the-clubhouse.
Other businesses participating in Ocean Pines Restaurant Week include:
- The Ocean PInes Yacht Club
- A Bagel And...
- Abi's Diner
- Crabs to Go
- DeNovo's
- Hunan Garden
- Paradise Grill
- Paul & Vinny's
- Pines Public House
- Plaza Tapatia
- Southgate Grill
- Taylor's
- The Hungry Donut
For more information, call the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce at 410-641-5306.
OPMGA Crowns Match Play Champion
Craig Binetti bested Lou Goffredi Thursday morning with two holes remaining to win the 2021 Ocean Pines Men's Golf Association Match Play Championship.Connie Wachter secured fourth place in the double-elimination tournament when he was eliminated in the sixth round of matches in early September.
Binetti, Goffredi and Walt Lischak paired up during the last couple of weeks in a variety of ways before a champion was determined. Binetti eliminated Lischak in the eighth round. Goffredi gave Binetti his only defeat in the ninth round, and on Thursday Binetti closed out the tournament with his win in the tenth round.
Twenty-two Men's Golf Association members participated in the Match Play that began in June and involved 43 individual pairings throughout the summer. Sixteen of the 22 played in three or more matches, and six players played in five or more.
2021 Match Play Results
Match Play Champion: Craig Binetti
Runner-up: Lou Goffredi
3rd Place: Walt Lischak
4th Place: Connie Wachter
Twenty-two Men's Golf Association members participated in the Match Play that began in June and involved 43 individual pairings throughout the summer. Sixteen of the 22 played in three or more matches, and six players played in five or more.
2021 Match Play Results
Match Play Champion: Craig Binetti
Runner-up: Lou Goffredi
3rd Place: Walt Lischak
4th Place: Connie Wachter
OPLGA hosts Club Championship and Governors’ Cup Tournament
The Ocean Pines Ladies Golf Association held its annual Club Championship and Governors’ Cup tournament on Sept. 20 and 21. The Club Championship is an 18-hole, low-gross stroke-play event, and the Governors’ Cup is a one-day, nine-hole, low-net stroke-play event.
The overall low-gross OPLGA Club Champion, playing beautiful golf two days in a row, is Chung Cho.
The First Flight, first low-gross winner was Susan Morris, and the second low-gross winner was Geri Fasulo.
The Second Flight, first low-gross winner was Norma Kessler, and the second low-gross winner was Ann Shockley.
The overall low-net OPLGA Governors’ Cup Champion is Sally Stafford. She won the championship in a sudden victory playoff against Frankie Gomsak, on the first hole.
The First Flight, first low-net winner was Susan Morris, and the second low-net winner was Chung Cho.
The Second Flight, first low-net winner was Frankie Gomsak, and the second low net winner was Ann Shockley.
Lunch and the awards ceremony was held at the Ocean Pines Clubhouse following the tournament. The OPLGA wishes to thank the pro staff for their help with the tournament.
Golf members honor Stiles, raise funds for charity during annual Bavarian Hops Classic
Ocean Pines golfers raised $1,200 during the 15th annual Ernie Stiles Bavarian Hops Scramble, held Aug. 27 at the Ocean Pines Golf Club.The event, each year, is held in honor of the late Ernie Stiles and is hosted by the Ocean Pines Golf Members Council. Don McMullen and Bob Long coordinated this year's event.
To date, the scramble has raised more than $30,000 for local charities.
“Ernie’s idea was simply to bring together some good people and go out for nine holes, have some good fun, and support some good causes,” McMullen said.
Long said the event always has a lighthearted atmosphere. Longtime traditions include a toast, “Nostrovia,” to good health before teeing off. Players then “head to the course and let their hair down a bit,” he said.
“Ernie ran the Hops Scramble on his own for many years as a fun event,” Long said. “He charged $5 to play and all the money would get paid out to the skin winners. Often, no skins were cleared and the money would go to the charities.”