Saturday, May 13^th, at Florence Golf Links was the scene for the 13^th annual Siuslaw Open Benefit Golf Tournament presented by Oregon Pacific Bank, Florence Dental Clinic, Peace Health/Peace harbor Hospital, Elks Lodge 1858, Abel Insurance, and a special friend to SOS.  Eighty-eight golfers, sixteen volunteers 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, Team SOS (Jerry Green, Jim Schbanedelet, Paul Runge and Chris Spagna) finished first with a score of 58 winning a golf package from Shadow Hills Golf Course.  Second Place went to Team Three & One. Siuslaw Football placed third.  The Reckless Drivers came in last winning golf lessons from Florence Golf Links Pro, Nik Remer. The tournament used the Calloway Scoring Method. 

There was a fierce battle in the putting contest sponsored by NOSH Eatery with nine individuals facing off in a “Putt-off” because they all sunk the 30’ putt in the competition.  In the end, it was Jerry Green winning the $100 and the trophy.  Jim Renteria’s name was drawn to attempt sinking a 60’ putt to win $5,000.  Unfortunately, his putt narrowly missed the cup by a few inches.  Trevor Schott won the men’s long drive competition.  Chrissy Davis won the women’s Long Drive. Jeff Earnshaw won the Accuracy Drive with Angel Ray winning the women’s respectively.  For closest to the pin competition on hole #11, Mark Kim won the men’s and Lynette Wickstrom won the women’s respectively. In the Poker Run, “Spice Isle Smiles” winning $300 with three queens. “Chip n Dippers” won the prize for “Best Dressed Team” all wearing Hawaiian theme shirts. No one scored a “a hole-in-one” sponsored by Johnston Motors on hole #5 to win a new Ford Bronco.  Everyone had fun at the signature Chipping Contest following the tournament with three players landing shots in the kiddie pools.