LP’s best compete at Whiteface Open
LAKE PLACID – Brad Griffin, Larry Barry and Hank Haase captured titles Sunday in the annual J. Peter Martin Whiteface Open held at the Whiteface Club in Lake Placid.
Griffin started off on Saturday by firing the tournament’s only under-par round, a 70, and followed with a 73 on Sunday to claim a two-stroke victory in the open division of the 36-hole event.
Griffin finished with a one-over par 143 total. Saranac Lake’s Dustin Fischer was runner-up with rounds of 72 and 73 for a 145 total, and Art Griffin, who will be a sophomore at Lafayette College, was third. Art Griffin carded a one-over par 72 in the second round and finished with a 147 total.
Barry, who holds the course record of 63 at nearby Craig Wood, took the senior division with a 153. John Rosenthal placed second with a 164 total.
“Competitively, I haven’t done much in the last 10 years, but I still enjoy playing,” Barry said. “Really, I came out to support Peter Martin. I want to extend my thanks to him for hosting a very well-run tournament.
Barry said he played pretty well during both rounds, with the exception of his performance on the greens.
“I like to pride myself on putting, but I three-putted seven times over the two days,” Barry said. “I was playing with Bob Modliszewski on Sunday, and he didn’t putt very well either. I think it makes for a good course when it’s tough to read the greens.”
Barry also finished with 153 total a year ago when he finished runner-up behind Modliszewski in the senior division.
Haase won the super-senior division with a 157, and Randy Quayle was runner-up with a 162.
Martin, the Whiteface Club pro, said there were traditionally much bigger fields competing in stroke-play tournaments years ago.
“We used to bring in 140 golfers, and they came from all over,” Martin said. “There are so many tournaments these days – four-person scrambles – and it’s gotten a lot harder to get golfers to come out for two-day, stroke-play tournaments like this one. But the course was good, and the best golfers in Lake Placid were here.”






