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The fifth annual Nick Gaudino Memorial Youth Golf Tournament will be held at noon on Thursday, July 16 at the Bloch Memorial Golf Course at Wheeling Park. This competition is part of continued efforts to promote youth golf for boys and girls in the Ohio Valley and is offered in cooperation with the Wheeling Park Commission and Dan Ackerman and his staff at Oglebay Resort.
The event is coordinated and sponsored by the members of the Gaudino family in memory of Nick and his wife, Alice, who raised four young men (Dave. Tom, Greg and Mike) who have gone on to have successful personal and golf careers.
Gaudino was a resident of Triadelphia who caddied for several years at the Wheeling Park Golf Course.
He was then drafted to serve in the army in WWII and made four amphibious landings in the south pacific Rising to the rank of corporal, on his fourth landing, he was seriously wounded resulting with him being multiply handicapped throughout the rest of his life. He spent three years recovering in an Army hospital. Despite that, he played golf (mostly one handed) for more than 30 years as a member of the Wheeling Park and Oglebay Golf Clubs. He worked as an accountant at the Scott Lumber Company and he and his wife Alice raised a foursome of boys who also caddied and played golf on the local and national level.
There will be three grade divisions each for boys and two for girls. Awards will include trophies for 1st place and medals for 2nd & 3rd place.
Rules for the event include:
- Players will play from tees appropriate for their grade level.
- Players 7th grade and under can ride a cart with their parents(must pay cart fee) all other players must carry their own bag (or use pull cart).
- Maximum 9 strokes per hole.
- Preferred lies will be played for all grade levels.
Following the event, a snack will be provided to all participants sponsored by Greg Gaudino in cooperation with DiCarlo's Pizza of Wheeling
Applications are available at local golf courses or by e-mailing David Gaudino at David.gaudino54@gmail.com. The preferred application date is July 10, but a limited number of players may enter the day of the event but must arrive by noon that day.