Cooper's Lake Golf Tournaments

07/14/2024

It was another great Cooper's Lake Open today with 18 golfers battling the St. Patterson Links for the Rob Peterson Trophy! The next generation has arrived, as Xavier Farmer takes the title, becoming the first golfer to win in his Open debut since Austin Stoddard in 2013. Xavier's round included an eagle on the par-5 9th hole, an Even-par back nine of 36, and an overall score of 4-over par 76; good enough for a 3-stroke victory. Defending champion, Sam Bevington finished runner-up with a 79. Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Open! Hope to see you all at the Cider Cup in September!

13th Cooper's Lake Open - Final Results:

1st - Xavier Farmer (Butler, PA) +4 (76)

2nd - Sam Bevington (Bridgewater, PA) +7 (79)

3rd - Bob Ellenberger (Butler, PA) +11 (83)

4th - Jon Rogerson (Gibsonia, PA) +12 (84)

T-5th - Ryan Calderwood (Mercer, PA) +14 (86)

T-5th - Arik Gallagher (Slippery Rock, PA) +14 (86)

T-7th - Devan Hribal (Washington, D.C.) +15 (87)

T-7th - Ralph Nardulli (Gibsonia, PA) +15 (87)

T-9th - Cliff Farmer (Butler, PA) +18 (90)

T-9th - Joe Hemphill (Slippery Rock, PA) +18 (90)

T-11th - Vic Homa (Slippery Rock, PA) +19 (91)

T-11th - John Austin (Mars, PA) +19 (91)

13th - Jim Cirillo (Washington, D.C.) +22 (94)

T-14th - Bill Hribal (Slippery Rock, PA) +27 (99)

T-14th - Brian Swisher (New Wilmington, PA) +27 (99)

16th - Tom Metcalf (Slippery Rock, PA) +28 (100)

17th - Owen Rogan (Shenango, PA) +34 (106)

18th - Parker Hemphill (Slippery Rock, PA) +48 (120)

07/12/2024

We are just two days away from the 2024 Cooper's Lake Open! The greens and rough still need cut one more time but the course is in great shape and ready to host a great Open! We will start at 9:30/10:00 Sunday morning. Expecting around 15-20 golfers. There will be some tents with coolers, so bring your own beer and lunch and get practiced up. Winner receives $100 and the Rob Peterson Trophy and there are a couple other prizes.

07/10/2024

Most Top-5 finishes in the Cooper's Lake Open:

07/07/2024

We are one week away from the 2024 Cooper's Lake Open! Currently expecting around 20 golfers, potentially more! This could be the biggest Open yet! Who will take home the Rob Peterson Trophy this year?

07/05/2024

The course is ready for play! Get in touch if you want to play a practice round before next weekend's Open.

07/03/2024

The course is beginning to take shape

07/01/2024

We are just 2 weeks away from the 2024 Cooper's Lake Open! Here's an interesting stat:
In 8 of the 12 previous Cooper's Lake Opens, the leader at the halfway point has gone on to win the Open. However, in the last 5 Cooper's Lake Opens, only one 9-hole leader went on to win the Open. Digging deeper, all previous 9-hole leaders with a lead of 3-strokes or more, have gone on to win the Open. What does this mean for this year's Cooper's Lake Open? The answer is to get off to a good start. In nearly every Cooper's Lake Open, the Back 9 Scoring average has been lower than the Front 9 Scoring average. The more a golfer is able to separate themselves from the field early on, the better their odds of winning the golf tournament.

06/21/2024

Here's a list of the most Cooper's Lake Opens played in. Tom Metcalf, who has played in every Open but one, tops the list, with four golfers sitting at 6 starts.

06/16/2024

We are one month away from the 2024 Cooper's Lake Open on Sunday, July 14th! Here's a list of the past champions:

06/07/2024

06/02/2024

The 2024 Cooper's Lake Open will be held on Sunday, July 14th on the St. Patterson Links in the Battlefield. This will be the 13th playing of the Cooper's Lake Open and the fifth time the Battlefield has hosted the Open. Sam Bevington is the defending champion after his 1-stroke victory in the 2023 Cooper's Lake Open over the 2019 Cooper's Lake Open Champ Derrick Orloski. We will plan for a Noon start but will move it to the morning if thunderstorms are in the forecast. If the weather is nice, I'll set up co****le, polish horseshoes some golf games, and we'll make a day out of it. If wives and kids want to golf too, we can also have a women's division and kid's division.

This year's golf course will be a unique challenge; the wooden castle comes into play on 9 of the 18 holes and the spider-like layout twists and bends its way around the field with narrow fairways and doglegs. Ball-striking and shot-shaping will be a great asset to the eventual winner, especially if the wind blows.

The winner of the Cooper's Lake Open will receive $100 and the Rob Peterson Trophy (named after the almostGOLF ball's inventor).

Hope to see everyone there!

05/25/2024

On this day, 10 years ago, Jeff Tracy defeated Austin Stoddard in a playoff to win the 4th Cooper's Lake Championship, after both golfers fired matching rounds of 5-under par 66.

Highlights of the 4th Cooper's Lake Championship (almostGOLF/Crossgolf/backyard golf major championship) held at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, P...

05/12/2024

Here are the updated Cooper's Lake Golf Rankings:

With his win at the 2024 Classic, Sam Bevington climbs to #1 in the rankings. Tom Metcalf also leapfrogs previous #1 ranked golfer, Tim Chavez, to claim the #2 spot, while Bob Ellenberger rockets up the rankings to #5, courtesy of his runner-up finish at the Classic.

05/11/2024

It was a soggy morning on the Serengeti (Green Course) but Sam Bevington prevailed with a spectacular back nine of 1-under par in the rain to win the 6th Cooper's Lake Classic and a crisp $100 bill! Sam also won the Open last summer and is now tied for 2nd all-time with 2 victories at Cooper's Lake and 2/3 of the way to the career Triple Crown. Congratulations Sam!

Final Results:
1st - Sam Bevington 45 - 35 - 80 (+8)
2nd - Bob Ellenberger 42 - 43 - 85 (+13)
3rd - Tom Metcalf 42 - 44 - 86 (+14)

05/11/2024

Ready to go for tomorrow's Classic!

05/09/2024

Here's the current Golf Rankings prior to this weekend's Cooper's Lake Classic. Points are awarded based on the final results of the most recent five Opens, Championships and Classics. Points up for grabs this weekend are 9600 pts for the winner, 5280 pts for 2nd place, 3360 pts for 3rd place and so on.

05/09/2024

Getting the course ready for Saturday. The hardest part is keeping the dandelions down, but it's looking pretty good. Should be a friendly course to start off the season for everyone.

05/07/2024

It's Cooper's Lake Classic week! Somebody will be taking home the Architect's Trophy on Saturday!

04/20/2024

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 11th for the Cooper's Lake Classic. Time TBD. Course will be in the Serengeti. Mother's Day is the 12th, and there's an event the following week so the course has to come down on the 13th, so we get one shot at this. We'll be golfing rain or shine. I'm offering $100 for the winner. If yinz want to put down $5 or $10, we can have a prize for 2nd, 3rd, etc. Tim Chavez is defending champion of the Classic. Sam Bevington is defending champion of the Open and Jack Austin is defending champion of the Championship. More info to come.

03/02/2024

Here is the plan for 2024 Golf. Get in touch and let me know which weekends are good for you guys and we'll pick a date that hopefully works for everyone!

Hey, golf gang! Check out the latest update on golf for 2024 at Cooper's Lake. Get in touch and let me know which weekends are good for you guys so we can ...

03/01/2024

Howdy, golf gang! All Highlight videos from every Cooper's Lake Golf Tournament is now available for your viewing pleasure on the YouTube. I've also had the audio remastered on the first 3 Cooper's Lake Open videos (2011-2013). Check out the playlists!

I will also be posting an update video detailing plans for the golf events in 2024 very soon!

Highlights of the 12th Cooper's Lake Open (almostGOLF tournament) held on the Churchfield Links (Red Course) at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, PA...

11/06/2023

The 2023 Cooper's Lake Championship is officially in the books!

Playing in his first Championship, Jack Austin completed the greatest comeback in Cooper's Lake Golf History after trailing by 5 strokes with 4 holes to play. His round of 75 included 4 birdies, 2 of which came on the 15th and 16th holes. Congratulations, Jack!

With his runner-up finish, Jon Rogerson is awarded 2023 Player of the Year honors. Jon tied for 5th at the Open and went 3-0 in his matches at the Cider Cup. Congratulations, Jon!

11th Cooper's Lake Championship Final Results:

1st - Jack Austin 75 (+4)
2nd - Jon Rogerson 76 (+5)
3rd - John Austin 82 (+11)
4th - Ralph Nardulli 90 (+19)
5th - Tom Metcalf 96 (+25)

11/04/2023

Last call for golf! Tomorrow is the last day to play the course before it is taken down for the winter.

11/02/2023

This weekend is the last weekend for golf and the last chance to play the course. If you have not played your round and want to play in the Cooper's Lake Championship get in touch with Jeff or Tom before the weekend. Player of the Year honors will be given out after the tournament is finished. The following golfers are still eligible to win POY:

- Sam Bevington (Won the Open)
- Derrick Orloski (2nd at the Open)
- Tim Chavez (T-3rd at the Open)
- Joe Hemphill (T-3rd at the Open)
- Jon Rogerson (T-5th at the Open, 3-0 at the Cider Cup, currently in 2nd at the Championship)
- Jake Bevington (T-5th at the Open)

10/28/2023

Day 1 of the 11th Cooper's Lake Championship is in the books! Thanks to everyone who came to golf today. For anyone who did not golf this weekend, next weekend is your last chance to enter the tournament. You can also golf during a weekday, but please contact Jeff a day or two in advance to schedule your round. If there is a tie for the lowest score, a playoff will be scheduled. Weather looks good for next weekend! Get in touch.

10/25/2023

*Update*

The weather looks good for next weekend too so I am leaving the course up for at least another week for anyone else who hasn't golfed in the Cooper's Lake Championship. If there is 50 degree and 60 degree weather in the forecast, I'll keep the course open. Once everyone who wants to golf has played their rounds, we'll see where the leaderboard stands.

Just a reminder, I (Jeff) am not playing in this one. Tim and Tom are the only past champions in the field at the moment, so this tournament should be very competitive and there is a nice trophy waiting to go onto someone's shelf or mantel. Cooper's Lake Player of the Year honors are also up for grabs. Get in touch to schedule your round.

10/19/2023

Course is looking fabulous as peak fall colors are in. The Cooper's Lake Championship is next on the schedule. The only change I made to the course was I made Holes 17 and 18 into Holes 10 and 11 with the back nine finishing on the old 16th hole. Get in touch to schedule your round. If enough people are interested, we'll do a best ball team competition in addition to the individual tournament.