Bob Kurtz, "Golf's Ironman" Coming to Syracuse

Bob Kurtz is an accomplished golfer who

competed on the Champions Division of

the PGA Tour, as well as winning several

tournaments when competing on the Sun

Belt Tour. His last professional victory was the

Cleveland Senior Open in 2019. His greatest

golf accomplishments however, have come from

participating in Marathon Endurance Golf where

he first drew attention from the golf world when

he played 1,850 holes of golf at the Quail Creek

Country Club in Hartsdlle, Alabama...”IN ONE

WEEK”...setting a Guinness World

Records mark. Ledgendary sports writer

Forman Bisher of the Atlanta Journal

Constitution said this about his feat: “That’s

like playing 72 holes of golf in one day, then

going out and adding another 200 holes in the

same day, and doing it for “SEVEN DAYS IN A

ROW”. He went on to say, “Bob Kurtz is a Man

of Steel, but that title is already taken, so, Kurtz

is the Ironman of Golf ”. Hence, a title was born.

Ripleys Believe It Or Not, also recognized the

record and added...”Bob Kurtz (70 years old)

shot an average score of just over 74 and scored

better than his age four times”. Mr. Kurtz is also

credited with “Seven World Records of Golf

Skill and Endurance” but one of his records is so

special, he believes, “It’s a record I don’t think will

ever be broken”. It happened in July 2012 when

he shot his age SEVEN TIMESIN ONE DAY!!!

When he competes for records and participates

in multiple golf challenges, he has the same

purpose and mission...to raise money for those

who are less fortunate, especially children and

families facing homelessness.

I met Bob Kurtz over 10 years ago at the

driving range of the Shingle Creek Golf Club in

Orlando, Florida. It was during the week of the

annual PGA Merchandise Show. I was putting

my clubs back on the cart after hitting some balls

before our tee time. My brother Bill came over to

me and said, “Per, there is someone I met at the

range who you should interview on your Radio

Show”. I told him it was close to our tee time

and I didn’t want to be late. He was persistent

and kept referring to him as “Golf ’s Ironman”.

I wasn’t happy with his persistence but, as he had

done many times previously, I knew he wouldn’t

insist unless he could produce the “real deal”.

Bill was right...again. It was the beginning of a

wonderful relationship with Bob Kurtz that has

withstood the test of time. Bob visited Bill and I

in Oswego, NY for a week one Summer that just

happened to produce one of the most beautiful

weather patterns I can remember. The week was

special. Bob has continued to be a guest on my

radio show over the years and has kept the CNY

audience well informed about his next effort

to break another Guinness World Record or to

challenge the next endurance record.

My brother Bill established a wonderful

relationship with the game of golf that I shared

with him from the first day he played his first

round when he was 50 years old. Bill’s passing

during the Spring of 2021, left a big void in my

life as well as my family’s and anyone else who had

the privilege of being a friend, one of his students

at Oswego High School, playing golf with him, or

simply listening to him sing songs while playing

his ukulele at school events, weddings, birthdays,

anniversaries, grand openings parties, hospitals,

or anywhere he was asked to perform.

THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM...

• ON JUNE 24, 2024, BOB KURTZ, GOLF’S

IRONMAN, HAS ACCEPTED AN

INVITATION TO BE A PARTICIPANT

AND FEATURED SPEAKER FOR THE

“BREAK THE BANK SHOOT-OUT”

AT THE LAKESHORE GOLF CLUB IN

CICERO, NY.

• CO-CHAIRS...PERRY NOUN JR. & JOE

CONVERTINO JR.

• GOLF EXHIBITION BY BOB KURTZ

BEFORE THE “SHOOT-OUT”.

• DINNER TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE

TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

• ALL “SENIOR” PARTICIPANTS WILL

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN

CASH.

• BOB KURTZ WILL PRESENT THE BILL

NOUN AWARD

• TITLE SPONSORS... CH INSURANCE &

TEE TIME WITH THE PRONOUN.

• LOCAL CHARITIES WILL BENEFIT.

• BOB KURTZ WILL BE A GUEST ON:

I HEART RADIO-570AM-WSYR AT

7:45AM, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024.

MORE INFORMATION TO COME IN THE

WEEKS AHEAD...

Perry Noun is the former executive director of the Northeastern NY PGA as well as a competitive amateur golfer and winner of the New York State Super Senior Amateur Championship. Perry Noun can be heard on “Tee Time With The Pro-noun” on... News Radio 570 WSYR and 106.9FM.