Item G31:  Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the nation’s most challenging golf courses.

Located on treeless, sandy soil, Shinnecock Hills has links characteristics, though it is two miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Willie Dunn's 12-hole course opened in 1892 and was a charter club in the Amateur Golf Association of America (later re-named the United States Golf Association).

Over 100 years later, the course is considered by many as the supreme test for championship golf in the United States. Many who watched the 2004 U.S. Open concluded there to be no tougher examination in golf than here.

Shinnecock Hills is waiting to test your golf prowess. Why not take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Your package includes lunch, green fees, carts & caddies.

Your round must be played on a Monday between June 15 and September 15, 2007.

Donated by: David Boucher
Value:  Priceless

Current Bid: SOLD

Shinnecock's pure and uncluttered landscape is one of the most compelling in all of golf. The dogleg left 18th hole is pictured from behind the green.

Item G29:  The Ivanhoe Club, Ivanhoe, Illinois

Four golfers will enjoy two rounds of golf, two nights of accommodations, carts, complimentary food and beverages at one of the premier country clubs in the country.

The Ivanhoe Club is an exclusive, nationally recognized country club located in the center of Lake County, Illinois (just north of Chicago). Since its opening in 1991, Ivanhoe has been regularly recognized by Golf Digest as one of the Top 25 championship golf courses in Illinois.

Without a doubt the Ivanhoe Club is as beautiful as any golf course in the country. Water features are a prominent part of the Ivanhoe golf experience, with 15 lakes and ponds, a manmade waterfall and countless bridges. Over 4,000 trees frame the fairways and scores of ornamental flowerbeds feature horticultural themes that compliment each particular nine holes. Ivanhoe is one of a select few clubs to earn Certified Signature Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary status in America.

Your package includes two rounds of golf for four, accommodations for two nights on the club grounds, and complimentary food and beverages during your stay. Your rounds must be played in 2007.

Donated by: Raymond Kondziela
Value: $2,000

Current Bid: SOLD

Item G1:  Merion Golf Club

History, atmosphere, and great golf...Merion has it all, from the opening tee shot just a few feet from the terrace, to the 11th hole where Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam in 1930, to the 18th where Ben Hogan hit his famous 1-iron on his way to winning the 1950 U.S. Open.

Merion is a storied course in American golf history, and has served as the venue for 17 USGA championships (last year, the 2005 U.S. Amateur was played here, and the Walker Cup comes to Merion for its first visit in 2009 and the US Open will return in 2013).

Jack Nicklaus calls Merion "acre for acre, the finest test in the world". Golf Digest rates Merion's East course seventh in its 100 greatest listings.

Includes golf for three, lunch and caddies.

Round must be played by October 30, 2007.

Donated by: Cohen & Co.
Value: $800

Current Bid: $700
Buy Now: $1500

The 11th Green at Merion East

Item G25:  Congressional Country Club
Bethesda, MD

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the most exclusive clubs in the world, Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Designed by Devereux Emmett in 1924 and renovated by Rees Jones in 1990, Congressional has been the site of five USGA championships, including the 1964 and 1997 U.S. Opens, won by Ken Venturi and Ernie Els, respectively. The club also hosted the 1995 U.S. Senior Open, won by Tom Weiskopf; the 1949 U.S. Junior Amateur, won by Gay Brewer; and the 1959 Women’s Amateur, won by Barbara McIntire. It also was the home of the Kemper Open on the PGA Tour from 1980-1986. The Blue Course at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., has been selected as the site of the 2011 U.S. Open Championship.

Your round for three includes greens fees, carts and lunch.

Donated by: Ray Briscuso
Estimated Value:  Priceless

Current Bid: $500
Buy Now: $3,000 The 18th Hole at Congressional Country Club

Item G2:  Merion Golf Club

History, atmosphere, and great golf...Merion has it all, from the opening tee shot just a few feet from the terrace, to the 11th hole where Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam in 1930, to the 18th where Ben Hogan hit his famous 1-iron on his way to winning the 1950 U.S. Open.

Merion is a storied course in American golf history, and has served as the venue for 17 USGA championships (last year, the 2005 U.S. Amateur was played here, and the Walker Cup comes to Merion for its first visit in 2009 and the US Open will return in 2013).

Jack Nicklaus calls Merion "acre for acre, the finest test in the world". Golf Digest rates Merion's East course seventh in its 100 greatest listings.
Round of golf for three with lunch is included.

Please note: round must be scheduled in November 2006

Donated by: Rick Unger
Value: $800

Current Bid: $700
Buy Now: $1500

The 11th Green at Merion East

Item G5:  Stonewall

Enjoy a foursome of golf at one of the area’s most exclusive private country clubs. Play either Stonewall’s famous Old Course, ranked in the Top 50 best modern courses in the country, or the recently opened North Course designed by undoubtedly the fastest rising star in golf course design, Tom Doak.

Overnight guest rooms are available on the property.

Green fees and lunch are included. The Old Course is a walking course only and requires caddies.

Donated by: Stonewall and
                    Kevin Scanlon, Executive Diversions
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $400
Buy Now: $700

Item G20:  Spring Ford Country Club

Enjoy a threesome of golf and get an 18-hole playing lesson with one of the area’s most talented professional golfers, Rich Steinmetz. Spring Ford, located in Royersford, PA, features some magnificent elevation changes and demands shot making skills of all levels of golfers.

Your package includes greens fees and lunch, plus 18-hole playing lesson from Rich Steinmetz.

Donated by: Denny Willson
Estimated Value: $800

Current Bid: $400
Buy Now: $700

Item G28:  Philadelphia Cricket Club
Militia Hill Course

Three golfers will enjoy a fabulous round of golf, with lunch, at the new Militia Hill Course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.

When the Golf Association of Philadelphia was organized in 1897, The Philadelphia Cricket Club was one of four founding members. The nine-hole course was built in 1895 and a new eighteen-hole course in 1897. The old eighteen-hole course, known as St. Martin’s and now reduced to a pleasant nine-hole layout, hosted the United States Open Championships in 1907 and 1910. The Club’s head professional a the time, Willy Anderson, won four U.S. Open Championships, which is a record equaled only by Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.

The Militia Hill Course opened on April 27, 2002. The design team of Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry crafted this golf course out of an old Revolutionary War encampment. From the championship tees it plays to a par of 72 with a demanding length of 7,370 yards. Golf Digest nominated the course for best new course category for the year 2003. The course tested itself against what the best of the region had to offer when it hosted the 2003 and 2004 Philadelphia Section PGA Championship and the 2004 Philadelphia Amateur Championship.

Includes greens fees and lunch for three; does not include caddies.

Round must be played by October 30, 2007.

Donated by: Drew Reiser
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $550

Item G30:  Fieldstone Golf Club

Nestled on 185 acres of the rolling Piedmont and Woodland Hills of northern Delaware, this Hurdzan/Fry designed golf course offers a challenge to golfers of all skill levels. With dramatic elevation changes, multiple tees, sculptured greens, bent-grass fairways and classic old-world style bunkering, this course sets the standard for challenging play in a rewarding environment. In addition to the par 71, 6,748-yard course, Fieldstone Golf Club offers a putting green, practice range, and professional instruction.

Fieldstone’s clubhouse blends with its magnificent surroundings in both architecture and style. The facility, which is set atop one of the property’s many hills, offers a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside. Set immediately over the 18th green, diners have a clear view of multiple holes of the private Delaware golf course.

Donated by: Frank Baldino
Estimated Value: $700

Current Bid: SOLD

Item G11:  White Manor Country Club

Four golfers will enjoy golf and lunch at White Manor Country Club located on 165 acres of magnificent rolling countryside in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Located in the heart of southern Chester County’s hunt country, White Manor has hosted some of the region’s most prestigious golf events, including the McDonald’s Championship and Tylenol Kids Classic. Today White Manor is where you and your guests will experience one of the area’s most challenging courses and experience the dramatic changes as a result of a recent redesign by award- winning designer Bobby Weed. 

Your day includes greens fees, lunch, carts and celebratory drinks after the round.

Donated by: Tactix Real Estate Advisors
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

8th Hole, White Manor Country Club  

Item G3:  The TPC at Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Three golfers will enjoy a round of golf at one of the premier country clubs in the U.S., the TPC at Sawgrass. Pete Dye’s most famous design is the Stadium Course at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass. Even the stadium golf aspect he incorporated at the behest of former PGA TOUR commissioner Deane Beman is reminiscent of links holes routed through natural mounds and dunes.

Sawgrass has undergone various changes since it opened in 1982, but it still stands as one of the finest representations of his ability to meld modern and classical concepts to create holes that are strategically exacting and visually striking.

Includes greens fees, carts and lunch. Note that round must be played after June 2007 as the Stadium Course is undergoing extensive renovations.

Donated by: Hank Green
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $600

The Stadium Course, TPC at Sawgrass

Item G6:  The Farms Country Club
Rancho Santa Fe, California

Three golfers will enjoy a round of golf at one of the premier country clubs in the San Diego area. The Farms is a private, member-owned equity “golf” club devoted exclusively to golf and has members from Southern California, throughout the country and around the globe.

Originally designed by Pete Dye, The Farms underwent a 7+ million dollar course renovation under the architecture of John Fought and his associate and PGA tour professional Tom Lehman in the year 2000. The course is unique, challenging, and maintained to high standards. The practice facilities are fantastic.

Includes greens fees, carts and lunch.

Donated by: David Willson
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

7th Hole, The Farms at Rancho Santa Fe, California

Item G17:  Paradise Valley Country Club
Paradise Valley, Arizona

Three golfers will enjoy a round of golf with the pro and lunch at Paradise Valley Country Club, a private country club located in Paradise Valley (Phoenix area), Arizona. This course has received the "Platinum Club" rating by "Club Leader Forum, " which has rated it the #1 private club in Arizona. The tee boxes and greens are elevated. Geoffrey Cornish and Gary Panks have done redesigns on this course.

This is a private club and you cannot play this course without an “in” from a member. What better in is there than the club pro? Take a winter vacation and play golf in Arizona.

Donated by: Al Sutton
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: SOLD

Item G23:  RiverCrest Country Club

Four golfers will enjoy golf and lunch at RiverCrest, one of the most exciting new golf venues built in the Philadelphia area. The course takes the golfer on a skill-challenging journey through naturally beautiful vistas with dramatic views of the horizon. The course is strategic in nature and tests players of all skill levels.

Traditional flair with a contemporary focus on accuracy, the course at RiverCrest is a 6,869-yard, par 72 that is likened to the courses of Scotland and Ireland. The site is a fine mixture of undulating open ground and wooded hills that fit the landscape naturally; the course is routed to flow over the land, utilizing native grasses and plants as buffers between the “links” style holes built in the open.

Donated by: Dan Lejeune
Estimated Value: $400

Current Bid: $200
Buy Now: $400

Item G12:  French Creek Country Club

Four golfers will enjoy golf and lunch at French Creek Country Club located among the rolling hills of the French Creek Valley and Watershed once home to the peaceful Lenni-Lenape Indians. The serenity and simplicity of that era appear almost unchanged when strolling the grounds of French Creek. Flowing brooks, woodlands, and natural golf hazards make for an incomparable golf experience for players of all levels. Includes greens fees, lunch and carts.

Donated by: French Creek Country Club
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

Item G10:  White Manor Country Club

Four golfers will enjoy golf and lunch at White Manor Country Club located on 165 acres of magnificent rolling countryside in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Located in the heart of southern Chester County’s hunt country, White Manor has hosted some of the region’s most prestigious golf events, including the McDonald’s Championship and Tylenol Kids Classic. Today White Manor is where you and your guests will experience one of the area’s most challenging courses and experience the dramatic changes as a result of a recent redesign by award- winning designer Bobby Weed. Includes greens fees, lunch and carts.

Donated by: White Manor Country Club &
                          Executive Diversions
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

Item G9:  Waynesborough Country Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most challenging private country clubs. Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect George Fazio’s true masterpieces.

As the former site of the PGA Tour’s SEI Pennsylvania Classic, you and your guests will have an opportunity to “play where the Pros play”. You also can test first-hand the recent renovations to the Waynesborough course and enjoy its magnificent new clubhouse. Your package includes lunch, greens fees and carts.

Donated by: Bernie Schaffer
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $600

14th Hole, Waynesborough Country Club

Item G7:  Waynesborough Country Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most challenging private country clubs. Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect George Fazio’s true masterpieces.

As the former site of the PGA Tour’s SEI Pennsylvania Classic, you and your guests will have an opportunity to “play where the Pros play”. You also can test first-hand the recent renovations to the Waynesborough course and enjoy its magnificent new clubhouse. Your package includes lunch, greens fees and caddies.

Donated by: Lee Ahrensdorf
Estimated Value: $700

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $700

14th Hole, Waynesborough Country Club

Item G8:  Waynesborough Country Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most challenging private country clubs. Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect George Fazio’s true masterpieces.

As the former site of the PGA Tour’s SEI Pennsylvania Classic, you and your guests will have an opportunity to “play where the Pros play”. You also can test first-hand the recent renovations to the Waynesborough course and enjoy its magnificent new clubhouse. Your package includes lunch, greens fees and carts.

Donated by: Waynesborough Country Club
                     and Executive Diversions
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $600

14th Hole, Waynesborough Country Club

Item G4:  Manufacturers Golf & Country Club

Enjoy a threesome of golf at one of the area’s most underrated private country clubs. This magnificent design by Toomey & Flynn is located in Oreland, PA. Manny’s lets you hit every club in the bag and features some wonderful elevation changes.

Includes greens fees and lunch.

Donated by: Mike DiPiano
Estimated Value: $600

Current Bid: $400
Buy Now: $700

Item G19:  Rolling Green Golf Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most challenging private country clubs. Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect William Flynn’s true masterpieces.

Founded in 1926, Rolling Green was recently ranked by Golf Week (March, 2006) as one of the Top 100 Classic Courses in the country and certainly one of the best in Pennsylvania. To put this course in perspective, current U.S. Open Champion and Pennsylvania native, Jim Furyk, says: “Rolling Green is one of the best courses in the state and certainly a true hidden secret”. Your package includes lunch, green fees, carts & cocktails.

Donated by: Kevin Scanlon, Executive Diversions
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: SOLD

7th Hole, Rolling Green Golf Club

Item G16:  Bidermann Golf Club

Bidermann Golf Club in Wilmington, Delaware is unquestionably the most exclusive private course in the entire state of Delaware. And not only is this Dick Wilson design exclusive, but one of the best tests of golf in the tri-state region. Your foursome will enjoy the privacy of this secluded layout and be captivated by the diversity of this fescue surrounded 6421 yard, 72.8 rated course.

Threesome of golf with carts and lunch are included. Bidermann is in the process of re-grassing all tees and greens so play needs to be scheduled after June 1, 2007. Certificate expires December 1, 2007.

Donated by: Jay Wright
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $700

Item G15:  Aronimink Golf Club

Aronimink was originally designed in 1928 by Donald Ross and subsequently revised by Dick Wilson, George Fazio, and Robert Trent Jones. With such a pedigree, the course is strong architecturally, and with the recent restoration to the old Ross layout, it retains its old-time character and charm (and a good set of Ross greens).

During a visit to Aronimink shortly before his death in 1948, Donald Ross exclaimed, "I intended to make this my masterpiece, but not until today did I realize that I built better than I know." Aronimink has hosted 1962 PGA Championship, the 1977 U.S. Amateur, and the 2003 Senior PGA Championship.

Round of golf for three players, including lunch.

Donated by: Mary Ann Flannigan
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $700 View of the 18th Hole and Clubhouse at Aronimink

Item G14:  Aronimink Golf Club

Aronimink was originally designed in 1928 by Donald Ross and subsequently revised by Dick Wilson, George Fazio, and Robert Trent Jones. With such a pedigree, the course is strong architecturally, and with the recent restoration to the old Ross layout, it retains its old-time character and charm (and a good set of Ross greens).

During a visit to Aronimink shortly before his death in 1948, Donald Ross exclaimed, "I intended to make this my masterpiece, but not until today did I realize that I built better than I know." Aronimink has hosted 1962 PGA Championship, the 1977 U.S. Amateur, and the 2003 Senior PGA Championship.

Round of golf for three players, including lunch.

Donated by: Bruce Peacock
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $700 View of the 18th Hole and Clubhouse at Aronimink

Item G13:  Aronimink Golf Club

Aronimink was originally designed in 1928 by Donald Ross and subsequently revised by Dick Wilson, George Fazio, and Robert Trent Jones. With such a pedigree, the course is strong architecturally, and with the recent restoration to old the Ross layout, it retains its old-time character and charm (and a good set of Ross greens).

During a visit to Aronimink shortly before his death in 1948, Donald Ross exclaimed, "I intended to make this my masterpiece, but not until today did I realize that I built better than I know." Aronimink has hosted 1962 PGA Championship, the 1977 U.S. Amateur, and the 2003 Senior PGA Championship

Round of golf for three players, including lunch.

Donated by: Bill Claypool
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $700 View of the 18th Hole and Clubhouse at Aronimink

Item G21:  Philadelphia Country Club

Built in 1927, this classic William Flynn course makes great use of rolling terrain and requires the player to use every club in the bag. The Spring Mill course features an outstanding set of par 3’s, and the par-5 3rd and par-4 4th are two of Flynn’s best. There is also a 3rd nine, the Centennial, designed by Tom Fazio to mark the club’s 100-year anniversary in 1991. Byron Nelson won the U.S. Open at Philadelphia Country Club in 1939. Your package includes a round of golf for three players, lunch and carts.

Please note that your round must be played before October 30, 2007.

Donated by: Paul Schoemaker
Estimated Value: $450

Current Bid: SOLD
First Hole, Philadelphia Country Club

Item G32:  Philadelphia Country Club

Built in 1927, this classic William Flynn course makes great use of rolling terrain and requires the player to use every club in the bag. The Spring Mill course features an outstanding set of par 3’s, and the par-5 3rd and par-4 4th are two of Flynn’s best. There is also a 3rd nine, the Centennial, designed by Tom Fazio to mark the club’s 100-year anniversary in 1991. Byron Nelson won the U.S. Open at Philadelphia Country Club in 1939. Your package includes a round of golf for three players and carts

Please note that your round must be played before October 30, 2007.

Donated by: Brian Fenlin
Estimated Value: $450

Current Bid: $350
Buy Now: $600
First Hole, Philadelphia Country Club

Item G22:  Overbrook Golf Club

Overbrook Golf Club is located in Bryn Mawr, PA in the heart of the “Main Line” area of Philadelphia and features the most undulating golf terrain in the entire Delaware Valley.  Founded in 1900, Overbrook recently underwent extensive renovations of the entire golf course and clubhouse, guaranteeing you and your guests a special golfing experience.  Although not exceptionally long by today’s standards, Overbrook will test any golfer’s ability due to its varied and hilly fairways. Your package includes golf for three with greens fees, carts and lunch.

Donated by: Oscar Mestre
Estimated Value: $425

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

Item G24:  The Springhaven Club

Enjoy a round of golf for three at one of the area’s most established private country clubs. The Springhaven Club in Wallingford, Pennsylvania just celebrated its 100th year anniversary and is one of the area’s finest conditioned golf courses. You will be challenged to “hit it straight”, since Springhaven features some of the tightest tree-lined fairways in the region.

Your package includes greens fees, carts and lunch.

Donated by: Kirk Soxman
Estimated Value: $400

Current Bid: $200
Buy Now: $500

Item G27:  Saint Davids Golf Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most beautiful private country clubs. St. Davids Golf Club in St. David’s, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect Donald Ross’ true masterpieces.

St. David’s was founded in the early 1890’s as a cricket club and became a golf club in 1897. The present course was built in 1927 and, together with the club house, has undergone substantial remodeling over the past few years.

Day includes lunch, greens fees, carts & celebratory cocktails following the round.

Donated by: Tactix Real Estate Advisors
Estimated Value: $400

Current Bid: $300
Buy Now: $500

The 9th Hole at St. Davids Golf Club

Item G26:  Raven’s Claw Golf Club

Enjoy a foursome of golf at one of the area’s newest golf courses – Raven’s Claw is located in Limerick Township in Montgomery County. Designed by Ed Shearon, this 6740-yard layout has been carved from rolling hills and mature woodlands.

Your package includes greens fees and lunch for four. Available any time except weekends before noon. Please note that your round must be played before October 30, 2007.

Donated by: Bob Davis
Estimated Value: $300

Current Bid: $150
Buy Now: $400 1st Hole at Raven’s Claw Golf Club

Item G18:  Huntingdon Valley Country Club

Enjoy a spectacular round of golf for three at one of the area’s most challenging private country clubs. Huntingdon Valley Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania is truly one of renowned golf architect William Flynn’s true masterpieces.

Huntingdon Valley founded in 1897 has 27 holes of challenging golf where you will experience every possible lie during the round. Day includes lunch, green fees, carts & cocktails.

Donated by: Tom Quirk
Estimated Value: $500

Current Bid: SOLD