Submitted by Mickey Herron, PGA, Cape Cod Chapter Tournament Manager
Woods Hole GC’s PGA Head Pro Glenn Kelly played 101 holes in mid-June at Juniper Hills GC and raised thousands of dollars on behalf of the GOLF FIGHTS CANCER charity. He reported that he “...made just one birdie...”, but this writer knows better. He had to have made at least two! Over 40 golfers participated in this years’ marathon – raising a total of $150,000 in all.
Nearly since the inception of TGC onto the Cape Cod golf scene, this club (now renamed TGC at Sacconnesset) has held one of the most successful fundraisers for our military in the region. The TGC Fund for the Troops was recently held featuring even more creative ways to make a contribution to the community – as so many of our golf facilities do each and every year. Spearheaded by TGC PGA Head Pro Doug Errhalt and his wife Gwen (who is also Membership Director at the club), this tournament has become very special indeed.
Hyannisport Club welcomed 52 of the finest PGA Professionals in the region to compete in the 2017 CALLAWAY PRO-PRO/Peter Guild and presented by Dan & Melissa Dempsey. Enjoying post golf fare at BAXTERS BOATHOUSE (sponsor) were PGA Professionals (L to R) Joe McNulty (OBF), Ben Egan (The Bay Club), Ryan Payne (The Cape Club), Sean Edmonds (Oyster Harbors), Jesse Schechtman (Hyannis), Mike McBroom (Furnace Brook), Eric Steindel (The Wianno Club), Mike Sullivan (Charles River) & Kelly LaDow (Wianno). Three teams fired 68 in the 4ball stroke play competition tying for 1st – Steindel & LaDow, Rick Durocher (Cyprian Keyes) & Andrew Wester (Winchester) and the twosome of Dana Smith (Presidents) & Dave Dionne (Beverly GC).
The best night of the year is the major fundraiser for the Cape & Islands United Way annual campaign. This year it was held in early June and featured the Cape Cod Chapter as a major sponsor – our Chapter donated $1,000 to the fund on behalf of the 160+ proud members of the Cape PGA Chapter, using a portion of our ‘spend down’ funds.
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