 Ages 10 to 95 Enjoy Golf Together
What we love most about the game of golf... how many sports can this many generations enjoy together! At age 95, Paul Kaufman regularly walks two 9 hole rounds per week at Liberty Hills. He's pictured here with his regular foursome: left to right are Willard King, Paul Kaufman, Keith Landis, and Andrew Landis all of West Liberty.
West Liberty-Salem Golf Team Breaks 22-Year Old School Record
Congratulations to Coach Darrin Leichty and the Tiger golfers who fired a 312 at Prarie View Golf Course (August 14) over Waynesfield-Goshen and New Knoxville. Ben Rutan was match medalist with a 73. Ryan Meister shot 75, Derrick Overholt had 81 and T.R. Nisonger 83. Rounding out the West Liberty team were Ryan Ropp with 83 and Chris White with 84. The top 4 scores make up the school record with Nisonger's 83 counting as the 4th score since he was higher seeded golfer for WL-S.
The 2009 Tiger golfers broke the previous school record of 313 by the 1987 state qualifying team of Jeff Stillings, Kent Moroe, Travis Thomas and Scott Zerkle. You might recognize the faces of these talented young golfers as the WL-S golf team calls Liberty Hills Golf Club home and their time on the course this summer shows with their early season success.
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Ben Rutan
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Ryan Meister
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Derrick Overholt
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T.R. Nisonger
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Dick Wilgus: Starter Extraordinaire
He likes to keep busy. That's an understatement for Dick Wilgus of DeGraff. Dick's been an invaluable member of our staff at Liberty Hills for about as long as we've been here. You might see him starting golfers on the first tee, pulling up carts, serving breakfast, or any one of a hundred other small jobs that add up to making a big difference around here.
Retired from DAB (Detroit Aluminum Brass) after 35 years, Dick enjoys woodworking, hunting, and playing golf. Many of the beautiful wood fixtures in our pro shop were hand-made by Dick. He can also bake a mean apple pie. Next time you're out, say hello to Dick and thank him for his service. |
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Dick Wilgus, pictured on the right, in April of 1945 in New Guinea while serving in
Company F, 136th Infantry 33rd Division, United States Army of the Pacific.
Like so many of his generation, Dick was drafted in 1944 at age 18. |
 Ageless Fountain of Youth: Tracy Humble Betters His Age for 100th Time
At 88 years young, longtime member Tracy Humble of West Liberty recently celebrated a golf milestone. He shot a score lower than his age for the 100th time! His playing partners for the notable round of 83 were Bud Overton and Pete Zilles. Tracy's wife Dorothy and family joined the group to celebrate with some "Humble Cake"(no "humble pie" here...).
Tracy's regular golfing group enjoyed the day and have since witnessed this feat again four more times. That's right, he's now up to 104 rounds better than his age. So now we know, the secret of golf... it gets easier as you get older... at least it seems to work that way for Tracy Humble.
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Tracy Humble, Bud Overton,
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Bill O'Connor, R.L. Murphy, Izumi Ono, Bill Kauffman, Tracy Humble, Ralph
"Sawdust" Ruggles, Don "Silver Fox" Moffitt, Bud Overton |
Logan Holt Selected to Ohio Team for 8th Annual Bi-State Competition
 Seventeen year old Logan Holt, of Dublin and Liberty Hills, was selected as one of 10 boys from around the state to compete against a similar team from Pennsylvania in a 2-day Ryder Cup style match August 3&4 at Windmill Lakes in Ravenna, Ohio. Windmill Lakes is the home course of Kent State University. Logan's 3 first place tournament finishes of 71, 77, 70 earlier in the summer brought him to the attention of the selection committee. The presitigious event alternates sites annually between courses in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Roy Clark, Liberty Hills owner and longtime active board member and past President of the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association, the group that sponsors the championship along with the Pennsylvania Golf Course Owners, will accompany grandson Logan to the event.
Logan will be a Junior this fall at Dublin Coffman High School.
 Michael Strayer Warms Up with a 63
Reining Liberty Hills Club Champion, Michael Strayer, of DeGraff,carded a 63 on June 6th while playing a round with Dad Steve and Brother Matt. Michael was justone shot off the existing course record of 62 (darn that 3-putt on hole14!) The round began with birdies on five of the first six holes andwound downwith another three-hole birdie streak on holes 15, 16, and 17.
Michael recently completed his Junior year at Malone University where his golf team finished 6th in the NAIA National Championships and Michael was named as a 3rd Team All-American. Locals may remember Michael asa member of the State Regional Championship 2004 Riverside High School Golf Team. Michael can be found at Liberty Hills this summer for a sixth year on our staff before he returns to Malone in the fall to finish his Senior year as a Math major.
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