William Penn Life, 2010 (45. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2010-08-01 / 8. szám
BLAIRSVILLE, PA — A total of 117 golfers and scores of additional members and friends of WPA enjoyed warm weather, delicious food and boundless fraternal fellowship during the 27th Annual WPA Golf Tournament and Scholarship Days held July 16 and 17 at the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort and Conference Center in Blairsville, Pa. Heavy rains Friday afternoon and evening dampened the Tom's Run Golf Course for Saturday's tournament, but by early Saturday morning the skies cleared and the sun slowly dried out the course and made for a rather warm day of golf. Competition among the golfing teams was tight with a number of teams staying in contention throughout the day. But, after all the scores were compiled, the trio of John Toth, Tom Kalupanov and Steve Meyers took first prize with a score of 60. Four teams tied with identical rounds of 62 to take second through fifth places. In addition to the team prizes, a number of individual prizes were awarded to golfers who won the various skill shot contests held along the course (see “The Lender Board" below). Once again, no one scored a hole-in-one during the tournament. So none of the big cash prizes were awarded. Murray Sperling, a member of Branch 336 Harrisburg, Pa., won $500 for getting his tee shot closest to the pin at Hole #8, which offered a $15,000 prize for a hole-in-one. Several non-members got their tee shots closer than Murray, but were ineligible to win on that "big money" hole. A couple of other big prizes went unclaimed during the weekend's festivities. Ten lucky contestants, plus three alternates, all had a chance to win $1,000 at the annual putting contest held during the golfers reception the evening prior to the tournament. But, no one could sink the required 30-foot putt. As a consolation, three of their names were pulled at random with each winning a smaller cash prize: Drew Bitner ($100), Chip Kozak ($75) and Margit Kish ($50). The other big unclaimed prize was the $2,500 which would have been awarded for sinking a 50-foot putt during the awards barbeque, held at the course immediately following tournament play. The fun and excitement of the tournament weekend was again heightened by a "Monte Carlo Night" held during Friday's golfers reception. Guests tried their luck at various casino games, including Poker, Black Jack, Roulette, Texas Hold 'Em and Craps. Players purchased cash coupons at the cashier's table staffed by WPA employees. Players then traded the coupons for chips at the gaming tables, and used the chips to place their bets. At the end of the night, players redeemed their chips for raffle tickets, which they then used to try to win one of several great prizes in a Chinese auction-styled raffle. As always, the weekend's biggest winners were the young WPA members who will receive scholarship grants from the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. All the weekend's activities benefited the Scholarship Foundation. The weekend raised a total of $18,964 for the foundation. Much of that total-$7,325--was raised through donations, the majority of which were made during the Foundation's annual meeting held at Chestnut Ridge on Friday evening. The remainder of the funds were raised through tournament hole sponsors ($7,000), Monte Carlo Night ($2,050), the Chinese auction ($1,935) a 50/50 raffle ($530), Friday evening's putting contest ($109) and WPA Cookbook sales ($15). The success of this year's tournament was made possible through the hard work and dedication of many people. Our heartfelt thanks go to the National Officers; the Home Office staff; tournament co-administrators Andrew W. McNelis and Roger G. Nagy; our hole spotters; and the staff and management of Chestnut Ridge and the Hampton Inn and Suites. Q SCRAMBLE PRIZE WINNERS FIRST PLACE: John Toth, Tom Kalupanov & Steve Meyers SECOND PLACE: Jack Kelly,vEdDePersis, Nick DePersis & Paul Snyder THIRD PLACE: Ronald Solomon, Rick Madey, Torh McKee & Murray Sperling FOURTH PLACE: Janet PeterneC Thomas Peternel, James Hoy & Amanda Ott FIFTH PLACE: Dan Deabner, Mike Hatalowich, Ron Blatt & Dave Sheridan William Penn Lile
