William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2013-09-01 / 9. szám

30*** Annual WPA Golf Tournament

A golden day at Quicksilver

A total of 110 golfers and scores of additional

members and friends of WPA enjoyed temperate weather, delicious food and boundless fraternal fellowship during the 30th Annual WPA Golf Tournament and Scholarship Days held July 19 and 20 at the Quicksilver Golf Club in Midway, Pa.

Heavy rains fell early Saturday morning, dampening the golf course. But, by the time our golfers were ready to tee off, the rain had stopped and eventually the sun broke through the clouds and made it a pleasant day for golf.

Competition among the golfing teams was spirited with a number of teams staying in contention throughout the day. But, after all the scores were compiled, the foursome of Janet Peternel, Tom Peternel, Amanda Ott and Ben Rhoads captured first prize.

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. (For a complete list of tournament and skill shot winners, see pages 18 and 19.)

Once again, no one scored a hole-in-one during the tournament, so none of the big cash prizes were awarded. Ronald P. Horvath Sr., a member of Branch 14 Cleveland, Ohio, 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. National Director Dennis A. Chobody got his tee shot the second closest on Hole #8, winning $200.

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 put-