William Penn Life, 2000 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2000-08-01 / 8. szám
7th Annual Golf 4BOV IA& The 17th Annual WPA GolfTournament was a fantastic fraternal weekend COLUMBUS, OH -- A good time was had by all. Yes, it's a trite expression, but sometimes even trite expressions are the most accurate and concise. Thus, when describing the 17th Annual WPA Golf Tournament, one could honestly say, "a good time was had by all." The good times started Friday evening at the golfers reception held in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn Columbus East. Golfers and guests enjoyed a buffet of pizza, cold cuts and homemade cookies and shared a relaxing evening with friends, family and fellow fraternalists. Severe thunderstorms cancelled the pitching contest planned that evening, but the rain didn't dampen the spirits of our Hot shots The best golfers on the Turnberry course July 15 were five-time WPA low gross champ Jack Kelly (76) and first-time women’s low gross champion Vicki Nesslinger (88). For a complete list of winners, see “The Leader Board” on Page 9. guests who happily tried their luck at the putting contest. Adding a bit of fun and excitement to the reception was the introduction of the $1,000 putting challenge. Ten lucky guests were selected at random, and each was given one chance to sink a 35-foot putt for a prize of $1,000. No one sunk their putt, but the evening did produce one big money winner. Frank J. Radvany of Branch 13 Trenton, N J., left that evening with an extra $231 as the winner of the 50/ 50 raffle. Proceeds from the raffle, along with the $260 raised by the putting contest, benefitted the WPA's scholarship foundation. The next morning our golfers headed for the Turnberry Golf Course for the 18-hole tournament. For the third straight year, our golfers teed off under cloudy skies, with the sun finally appearing late in the morning. Still, everyone seemed to enjoy playing this beautiful golf course, especially Jack Kelly and Vicki Nesslinger. Jack captured his fifth WPA tournament low gross title by shooting a round of 76, while Vicki won her first women's low gross title with an 88. In addition to winning the women's low gross title, Vicki won two of the tournament's skill shot contests-longest putt and longest drive. For a complete list of winners, see "The Leader Board" on Page 9. Carl Horvath also left the course a happy man. He won $500 for getting his tee shot closest to the pin at Hole #3. A hole-in-one at that hole would have won him, or another lucky WPA life benefit member, $15,000. But, since neither Carl nor any member sunk an ace there, Carl happily settled for the consolation prize. Thirteen other golfers won $10 each by landing their tee shots on the green at the par-3 Hole #7. This "golfer's challenge" along with the putting challenge at the practice green, raised $188 for the scholarship foundation. After a wonderful day of golf, everyone gathered again in the hotel ballroom for the awards dinner. Once again, a good time was had by all. Spirits were high, the remarks were brief and the food was good. Before the meal was served, National Vice President-Secretary Richard W. Toth, the evening's master of ceremonies, introduced both National President George S. "Pete" Charles, Jr., and WPA Chairman of the Board Anthony C. Beke, each of whom extended warm greetings to the golfers and guests. After dinner, National Vice President-Treasurer Diane M. Torma thanked everyone for their generosity toward the scholarship foundation. She noted that the weekend's activities raised $5,577 for the foundation. Of that total, $3,350 was contributed by the tournament's hole sponsors (see list next page) and $1,398 was raised through the benefit raffle held that evening (see Page 11 for a list of raffle prize winners). 6 William Penn Life, August 2000
