The 2021 Big Event Fundraiser

The 2021 BIG EVENT

FUNDRAISER

The 2021 Big Event was hosted by Aaron McMaster at Orchard Lake & Country Club on Monday October 4th. This event is the last of the three fundraisers the MiGCSA has every year. All of the proceeds from these events go to fund the future of our industry by the way of scholarships, philanthropic causes related to turf and funding research at Michigan State via donation to the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation (MTF).

A very special thank you to our Premier Fundraiser Sponsors BASF, Bayer, EZGO, Matt LaFontaine Automotive, Site One Golf, Spartan Distributors & Adam Garr with Syngenta. Thank you to our hole sponsors Baker Vehicle, Bio Health, FIP Irrigation, Golf Cars Plus, Harrell’s, Revels, Michigan Synthetic Turf, NuFarm, Porous Pave, Rhino Seed, Standard Golf, Target Specialty Products & Trimax/Timberwolf Turf. Complimentary beverage station thanks to Earthworks and Herman & Associates.

Thank you to our host Aaron McMaster

MiGCSA President Doug Ware thanks the many event sponsors and industry partners

Closest to the pins were won by Scott Gardiner, Brad Lear, Rod Leversee, Tom Lewis the long drives were won by Trent Foreman and Jeff Davis Bob Badovinac and longest putt was Trent Foreman.

Winning Scramble Teams:

1st place – Jeff Davis, Archy

Hosvepian, Matt Siemiantkowski and Jarrett Weinrich 2nd place – Kevin Frank, Jeff

Nabozny, Michael Leach and

Scot Gardiner 3rd place – Andy Keilen, Don Knop,

Bob Badinovich and Adam

Ikamas One skin was won by Jerred Barley, Greg Hodges, Doug Rusiecki and Jamie Wilson with an Eagle on #12.

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