LINGUINI CLASSIC
HISTORY
Starting ~ 1983, Bob Spapperi our founder and a group of 8
guys from Chicago went on a fishing trip to
northern Wisconsin. During
the trip, they drove past Stevens Point,
Wisconsin and noticed a golf course that looked like it
was "carved" out of a wooded preserve. Returning, they stopped by to
checked it out and found the course to be so pristine and unique Bob felt he
just had to play it. The following year he put together two foursomes and played
this course, thus the beginning of the Linguini Classic. The golf course
was called SentryWorld, on the headquarters campus of Sentry Insurance Co.
Included on the campus were sports fields, indoor tennis courts, and many other
sports facilities. It was hailed as the sports complex for the town of Stevens Point.
After the initial year, participation in the annual event
grew, mostly from fellow workers at ComEd, the electric utility in Chicago IL.
Ever since then the participation has been tremendous. The event grew to a
2-day event at Sentry World and later to a 3-day event that included, adding 18,
then 27 holes, all played the same day at Lake Arrowhead in Nekoosa Wisconsin
(18 holes for individual score, & a 9 hole team scramble). Over the years it
reached its maximum roster of 56 players and each year there are a few new
faces, as former players move away, but it also serves as a "reunion" for many
of the players, many that have attended all or most of the event's life.
This year, 2024, marks the 39th anniversary of the event and
the 10th year after
returning to the remodeled SentryWorld course (closed for 2013 & 2014).
For those that have attended in the past, WELCOME BACK. For those hopefuls
wishing to play for the 1st time, please contact another participant or Richard
Schroeder (708)-878-3913,
Rich@mojogolfing.com) for more
information. SW hosted the 2023 Senior Open, which disrupted our visit but
we are now BACK!
Home Page
Click for:
Prior Years' Memories
Players & Tee Times
Handicaps
for all tee boxes, for all players
Linguini Registration Form
Slope & Rating
Chart
Driving directions to Day 1 golf, from
Oak Brook, IL
Photo Gallery of past years:
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2015 2014
2013
2012
2011
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Prior Years' Results:
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2017 2016 2015 2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
List of past winners
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