Greg O’Mahony, one of two players in the 2011 Greater Cedar Rapids Open field to play in a PGA Tour event this year, brought along some reserves to Hunters Ridge Golf Course.
O’Mahony, who finished second last year by one shot to champion Andy Winings, is from Tequesta, Fla. He and P.J. Kolosvary, who was tied for first in 2010 after two rounds and hails from Safety Harbor, Fla., have a traveling entourage that totals five. Call them the Fearsome Fivesome … the Florida Fivesome?
Joining Kolosvary and O’Mahony, who played in the PGA’s Honda Classic earlier this year, is Brandon Lee from Ft. Myers, Eric Cole from Orlando, and Bobby Bode from Ft. Lauderdale. It’s quite a traveling party.
O’Mahony and Lee were teammates at South Florida. When O’Mahony transferred to Nova Southeastern University he roomed with Kolosvary, Cole and Bode.
Bode and O’Mahony were the only two of the five to cash last week at the Waterloo Open, but the group hopes to change that this week.
A couple Florida Fivesome tidbits:
— Kolosvary was born at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and grew up in Pittsburgh.
— Cole is the son of former LPGA star and glamour girl Laura Baugh and pro golfer Bobby Cole.
McHenry wins pro portion of Pro/Am
Connor McHenry of Jefferson City, Mo., comes off as a good ole’ boy and has a little accent to go with it. Thursday, he was a pretty good golfer, too.
McHenry fired a 6-under-par 66 to win the pro division of the Greater Cedar Rapids Open Pro/Am. McHenry (I told you that was a great golf name) was 7 under after 10 holes. He three-putted 18 for a bogey or he would have had a 65. His efforts earned him a little spending money to the tune of $600.
Senior Steve Thomas, Derek Bohlen, Jim Globokar, Anthony Vena, Jason Goodendorf and Patrick Duffy all were one shot behind with 67s. Those guys earned a few cents short of $275 for their efforts.
Next up were Chris Thompson (watch this guy, I’m telling you), Kent Bulle and Justin Herron with 68s.
A caddie with contacts
David Henry is golfing for a cause, which was well documented by Cedar Rapids Gazette sportswriter Nick Pugliese (see link on our home page).
But in golfing with Henry in Thursday’s Pro/Am, I also got to know his caddy, Tom Sizemore. The likeable Sizemore is originally from Chicago and has lived in Oskaloosa for more than a decade.
Sizemore and his wife, Theresa, have quite a family tree growing.
Major League baseball players or former players Mike Marshall, Grady Sizemore and Ted Sizemore are all relatives as is New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi. Girardi is a cousin of Theresa.
They see them occasionally, “but usually not during the summertime,” said Tom.
Don Wojciechowski resides in the Hunters Ridge Golf Course community and plays the course on a regular basis. He’s a former sports editor for a suburban Chicago daily newspaper and an avid golf fan.