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.