Polish Falcons of America

Recap, Results Of The 2007 PFA National Golf Tournament
By Pat Heineman, 2007 Tournament Chairperson
Nest 45, St. Louis, Mo., would like to thank everyone that attended the 39th Polish Falcons of America National Golf Tournament, which was held August 8-9. Even though we only had 85 golfers in attendance, and the region was experiencing a heat wave, a great time was had by all. As someone said to me, “St. Louis is a great town, only next time talk to somebody about the weather. Eighty degrees would be good enough.”

Below are final results by division:

Men’s Scratch
First Place, Dennis Zaski (152); Nest 336, Jackson, Mich.
Second Place, DeWayne Flak (155); Nest 146, New Castle Pa.

Men’s Peoria
First Place, Tony Pol, Jr. (117); Nest 610, Erie, Pa.
Second Place, Bob Kuzmicz (123); Nest 80, South Bend, Ind.

Men’s Handicap
First Place, Craig Jastrzsembski (131); Nest 4, South Bend, Ind.
Second Place, Rich Starnick (134); Nest 74, Auburn, N.Y.

Senior Men’s Peoria
First Place, Walter Kopcza (129); Nest 307, Southington, Conn.
Second Place, Ron Konopacki (130); Nest 336, Jackson, Mich.

Women’s Scratch
First Place, Vicky Mlynarczyk (180); Nest 4, South Bend, Ind.
Second Place, Maurene Bradley (189); Nest 4, South Bend, Ind.
Third Place, Kristen Baginski (191); Nest 610, Erie, Pa.
Fourth Place, Terri Noga-Starnick (193); Nest 430, Auburn, N.Y.

Women’s Peoria
First Place, Nancy Grembowicz (130); Nest 80, South Bend, Ind.
Second Place, Sandy Czerniewski (135); Nest 45, St. Louis, Mo.
Third Place, Sue Kobek (137); Nest 80, South Bend, Ind.
Fourth Place, Trish Del Busse (138); Nest 36, Southwestern Conn.

Falcons Raise $640 For Ronald McDonald House
By Pat Heineman, 2007 Tournament Chairperson
Thanks to the generosity of our members at this year’s PFA National Golf Tournament, a check in the amount of $640 was presented to Ronald McDonald House Director of Development Lindy Eberhardt. A total of $320 was collected at the Golf Tournament with National Headquarters matching that amount.

The Ronald McDonald House is a charity run by McDonald’s that focuses on helping families in need by providing affordable housing while their children are hospitalized. More information can be found by logging on to the charity’s Web site at rmhc.org.

Eberhardt said this donation will help the St. Louis, Mo., Ronald McDonald House continue to provide housing for 39 families currently there.

Caption: When enlarged, pictured from the left are Nest 45 member Jan Merzweiler, Ronald McDonald House Director of Development Lindy Eberhardt, National Golf Chairperson Pat Heineman and District II National Director Ronald Merzweiler.

Images From This Year's National Golf Tournament
Browse through 23 photographs from the 2007 tournament. Click on an image below to enlarge.

2008 National Golf Tournament Notes
By Trish Del Busse, 2008 Tournament Secretary
Nest 8, Pittsburgh, Pa., hosted the 2008 Polish Falcons of America National Golf Tournament, which was the first time Nest 8 has hosted such an event. While this is a maiden voyage for Nest 8, many Nest 8 members were involved back in 2003 when Nest 118, Pittsburgh, Pa., was the host.

The dates for this event were August 14-15, 2008 at Cedarbrook Golf Course. For more information about this course, go to Cedarbrook’s Web site, which is located at cedarbrookgolfcourse.com.

More information and photos from this event will be on the website soon, as the site is currently under construction. Please check back soon for updates!