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SPORTS

Welcome to Sand Springs: A New Chapter for the Holupki Open

The 46 annual Joseph Durkay Memorial golf tournament ly close and the
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sponsored by the GCU Hazleton Constellation teed off at tie-breaker holes
Sand Springs Country Club in Drums, PA for the first time. brought suspense
We are happy to have found a new venue for the tour- and excitement to
nament going forward. This was the first larger event for the final tally.
Kevin Yurkanin, our new CC for Hazleton, and I was able Skins Game
to show him the ropes. Being that Kevin is a teacher in the Show down: Team
area, he seemed to know everyone who walked by—he Chulock dominat-
fit right in! ed the board with
With its beautifully manicured grounds, generous staff three skins: Eagle
and delicious food, Sand Springs certainly delivered. De- on Hole 9, Eagle
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spite early forecasts predicting storms, the day stayed dry on Hole 11, Birdie
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and clear—setting the perfect backdrop for what turned on Hole 12. Team
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out to be one of the most competitive tournaments in re- Kaschak snagged the final skin with a clutch eagle on
cent memory. Hole 16. With so much talent across the board, earning
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Fierce Flights & Final Hole Show-Down. This year’s com- a skin this year took something extra special—and these
petition was split into two flights A and B. Both divisions de- teams delivered!
livered razor-close finishes. Tie-breakers determined multi- Congratulations to the following individual winners:
ple finishing spots—every shot made or missed mattered. Longest Putt (Hole 14): Shawn Boyle; Closest to the Pin –
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Flight A Results: 1 Place: Team Chulock — Score: 57 Women: JoAnn Shimanski; Women’s Long Drive (Hole 2):
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Thomas, Andrew & John Chulock. 2 Place: Team Sabol Hope Kinney; Men’s Long Drive (Hole 15): Jake Wesley
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— Score: 63 (won tie-breaker on Hole 2) Mike & Lauren and 2 Longest Men’s Drive (Hole 15): Ed Kiel.
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Sabol and Aimee & Dustin Kern. Competition between teams has always been very
Flight B Results: 1 Place: close and exciting. I would like to congratulate all teams
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Team Oravec—Score: 67 and golfers, and I predict the competition will be close
(won tie-breaker on Hole 14) again next year! The most important part is coming out
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Joe Oravec, Mike Malozzi, and having a good time. Thank you to all for making this
Brian Smith and Tony Glovas. year’s Holupki Open exciting and fun!
2 Place: Team Mancini — Whether you missed the Holupki Open this year or if
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Score: 67 (lost tie-breaker on you joined us and are looking to come out to another
Hole 14) Gene Mancini, David GCU golf tournament, check out our End of Summer Golf
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Flannery, Nick Ryba and Ian Tournament scheduled for Sunday, September 14, 2025
Johnston. From start to finish, at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club for a 1:30 pm shotgun.
the scores stayed extreme- Contact GCU Corporate Community Events Coordinator
Melissa Jaggars, mjaggars@GCUusa.
com or 878-207-2327 or Laure Marcin,
Scranton/WB Constellation Coordina-
tor, lmarcin@GCUusa.com or 570-466-
5941.
Melissa Jaggars | Corp. Comm. Events Coordinator

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