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Chipping In For A Great Cause 2024
Saturday, May 11th, at Florence Golf Links was the scene for the 14th annual Siuslaw Open Benefit Golf Tournament presented by Oregon Pacific Bank, Peace Health/Peace Harbor Hospital, Three Rivers Casino Resort, Elks Lodge 1858, Abel Insurance, and a special friend to SOS. Eighty golfers, seventeen volunteers converged onto the Scottish style course to raise funds to support programs and resources to benefit victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking and homelessness.
In team score competition, The Blue Jays (Jim Renteria, Jim Schvaneveldt, Jack Ransford and John Robertson) finished first with a score of 57 winning a golf package from Emerald Valley Golf Course. Second Place went to Team Kadel. Dutch Bros placed third. The “Three Fraziers and a Lofy” came in last winning golf lessons from Florence Golf Links Pro, Nik Remer. The tournament used the Calloway Scoring Method. New this year was lunch provided by Knuckle Sammich sponsored by Lofy Construction which was a huge hit.
There was a fierce battle in the putting contest sponsored by NOSH Eatery with eight individuals facing off in a “Putt-off” because they all sunk the 30’ putt in the competition. In the end, it was Kyle Overton winning the $100 and the trophy. Jack Ransford won the men’s long drive competition. Karin Twitchell won the women’s Long Drive. Paul Hickman won the Accuracy Drive with Chrissy Davis winning the women’s respectively. For closest to the pin competition on hole #11, Nick Johnson won the men’s and Deb Goetshi won the women’s respectively. In the Poker Run, “Team OD Venus” winning $280 with three sevens. “Three Fraziers and a Lofy” won the prize for “Best Dressed Team” all wearing a sunset theme shirts. No one scored a “a hole-in-one” sponsored by Johnston Motors on hole #5 to win a new Ford Bronco. Chrissy Davis won in Old Town Inn/River House Chipping Contest. Justin Timm’s name was drawn for the opportunity to putt and win $5,000. Unfortunately, he missed.
This year’s event raised a net of over $14,000. This success of this event will help us help many families who are struggling.” Knowing those challenges, the golf committee of Justin Young, Alexis Greenlee, Lori Gates, Mary Hamilton, Nick Johnson, Rick Yecny, DeAnn Hawkins and SOS Executive Director Bob Teter along with SOS Board of Directors and staff as well as the many event volunteers, we want to thank the following businesses and individuals for making the event so successful:
Oregon Pacific Bank, Peace Health, Abel Insurance, Florence Elks Lodge 1858, Three Rivers Casino Resort, Johnston Motors, HYAK, Hanawalt/Ferguson-Attorneys At Law, Florence Rotary Club, 1285 Resto Bar, NOSH Eatery, Dutch Bros, River House Inn, Old Town Inn, Sign Stop, Band of Brothers, Masonic Lodge, American Legion, KCST Radio, Copeland Lumber, Florence Motor Sports, Shervin’s Tire & Auto, Lighthouse Electric, Grocery Outlet, Hop Valley Brewery, Safeway, Florence Glass, Lofy Construction, Laurel Bay Gardens, Yecny Family, SOS Board of Directors, Justin Young & John Barnette, Pacific Office Automation, Frazer Photography, Eugene Emeralds, Justin Austen, Gary Kadel, Nik Remer, Jason & DeAnn Hawkins, Bob Teter, and Florence Golf Links. The success of this event could not happen without these community partners.
News:
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Part 1 – Part 2
- Siuslaw News- Golf Recap – May 2021
- Siuslaw News – Marching Against Domestic Violence article – October 4, 2019
- Siuslaw News – Domestic Violence Insert – 2019
- Siuslaw News – Domestic Violence Insert – 2018
- Siuslaw News – Domestic Violence Recap – October 2018
- Siuslaw News – Golf Recap – October 2018
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