BEVERLY — A golf tournament will be held at the Beverly Golf & Tennis Club on Aug. 17 to raise money for a new outdoor clock at the course in memory of longtime member Rick Rennick.
Rick had been a member at the club since the 1970s. He was a fixture on the greens, well known to the club’s many golfers, and a two-time tournament champion of the course.
“It wasn’t even Beverly Golf & Tennis when he joined,” his son Kyle Rennick said. “They went from United Shoe Country Club to Folly Hill Country Club and then to Beverly Golf & Tennis. He was there through the whole process.”
Rick was born in Salem, raised in Peabody and lived in Beverly for the later part of his life. He worked at Metro Swift Sprinkler for more than 30 years but was also known as a popular bartender at The Sword & Shield in Beverly, The Wardhurst in Peabody and Romie’s in Danvers.
Just behind the love for his family, especially his wife Terry (Armstrong) Rennick of 41 years and their two children, came his passion for golf.
Kyle was his father’s favorite and frequent golfing partner, according to Rick’s obituary. The 70-year-old was out golfing on the course in the days leading up to his unexpected death on March 24, 2025, when he didn’t wake up despite seeming healthy and fit.
Kyle is organizing the tournament to raise the roughly $40,000 needed to purchase and install the clock.
It will look similar to the clock standing on Beverly Common, though it will have four faces instead of two, and will go up at the putting green by the first hole tee box.
“This is a great opportunity to remember someone who was important to the Beverly Golf & Tennis community,” family friend Arthur Athanas said. “It’s also a great asset to the golf course itself, because to have something that’s a beautiful commemorative timepiece there for everybody to see and enjoy and have a practical application is a great thing.”
Rick won his first club tournament in 1985. He didn’t win again until 2015, when he was 61 and just shy of becoming the club’s oldest winner, a title won by Danvers resident Steve Swedberg when he was in his mid-60s.
That second win 30 years later was “a real nice feeling,” Rick told The Salem News’ longtime golf correspondent Gary Larrabee at the time.
“I’ve been fortunate all these years to have the time to play, usually weekends and once during the week. And I’ve kept my competitive spirit.”
That spirit will surely be felt at the August tournament.
There will be different levels of sponsorships available with various entry fees for the tournament. To sign up for the event and learn about these sponsorships, email rickrennickmemorial@gmail.com.
Contact Caroline Enos at CEnos@northofboston.com.