September 25, 2015

UACCNJ and Chornomorska Sitch to hold golf tournament and outing

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At the 2014 golf tournament and outing: Bill Vincent of Chornomorska Sitch (far right) presents the Sitch Cup to Myron Kasian, Bohdan Anniuk (holding the Chornomorska Sitch Challenge Cup), Mykola Salata and Andrew Kasian. Jarema Kochan, one of the outing organizers, is at far left.

WHIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) and the Chornomorska Sitch Sports Club, both based in Whippany, N.J., will hold a fund-raising golf outing and Chornomorska Sitch Challenge Cup golf tournament on Saturday, October 10, at the Beaverbrook Country Club in Annandale, N.J.

Organizers of the annual UACCNJ golf outing and Sitch, a member organization of the UACCNJ Center in Whippany, introduced a new concept several years ago, by challenging other Ukrainian sports clubs to form four-man teams and compete in a best ball foursome tournament.

Golf committee members – Ihor Zwarycz, Michael Zawadiwsky, Jarema Kochan and Stefan Nahorniak – agreed that they wanted to establish a Ukrainian American golf tournament where players who may not compete on a regular basis against each other can come together once a year in a tournament format. Mr. Twardowsky, president of the Sitch sports club, endorsed the idea of expanding into what are non-traditional sports for Ukrainians, including golf.

Last year, 60 golfers, grouped into four-man teams, competed at the Beaverbrook Golf Club in Annandale, N,J. The players ranged from low 5 to high 30+ handicappers who arrived from various parts of the United States and Canada, from Philadelphia to Toronto.

“We hope that in future tournaments we will make the Chormomorska Sitch Challenge Cup the premier golf event for golfers of Ukrainian descent in North America. We recognize that many organizations in the U.S.A. and Canada have been organizing golfing events for many years. What we hope to establish is a unifying tournament, that will bring together golfers from throughout North America, and perhaps other parts of the world,” said Mr. Kochan.

The 2014 awards ceremony was held at Beaverbrook. The winning team comprised Bohdan Anniuk, Andrew Kasian, Myron Kasian and Mykola Salata. They were presented with the Chornomorska Sitch Challenge Cup Trophy by Bill Vincent of Sitch.

The “B” Flight was won by the team of Tony Brown, Bo Kucyna, Roman Kuzan and Mr. Vincent. The longest drive competition was won by Myron Kasian, while the closest to the pin was won by Mr. Zawadiwsky. There were numerous door prizes and raffle prizes. Everyone was a winner, and no one walked away empty handed.

Previous winners were: Boris Bereza, Marko Lonkevych, Myron Bojko and Roman Cikalo in 2011; Michael Gudzy, Mr. Nahorniak, Nestor Olesnycky and Walter Wilczak in 2012.

This year’s golf outing will be held on Saturday, October 10, starting at 8 a.m. at the Beaverbrook Country Club.

To register for the 2015 golf outing, readers are advised to contact Mr. Zawadiwsky ([email protected]) or Mr. Kochan ([email protected]). The registration deadline is October 4.

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