2017 Lennox/Quakerdale Pro-Am Raises $110,000 for Iowa Youth and Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2017
Contact:
Daniel L. Smith
Director of Development
Quakerdale
(641) 497-5294 x1272
DLSmith@Quakerdale.org
30th Annual Lennox/Quakerdale Invitational Pro-Am Golf Tournament Raises $110,000 for Iowa Youth and Families
(Marshalltown, IA) – Quakerdale announced today that the 2017 Lennox/Quakerdale Invitational Pro-Am Golf Tournament raised $110,000 to support their work with Iowa’s youth and families. This year’s event marked the 30th year that Lennox Industries Inc. and Lennox International Inc. have partnered with Elmwood Country Club to help raise funding for Quakerdale’s youth and family services.
An idea that was conceived in 1987 and first held in 1988 with a goal of raising $2,000 (which actually raised $12,000), has raised a total of $1,873,000 in it’s 30 year history.
104 amateurs, including Lennox executives, dealers, suppliers from all around the US and Canada, joined 26 Iowa PGA Professionals, celebrities Chuck Long, Bobby Hansen, Gary Thompson, Andy Garman, and Celebrity Professional Jerry Smith from the Champions Tour to play 18-holes of golf at Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown. The day concluded with an awards and dinner banquet where Quakerdale was presented with a check for $110,000. Guest speaker Jon Janke (a 2017 graduate of Quakerdale’s Promise Academy) spoke of the impact Quakerdale’s program had on his life and thanked those attending for providing the funding necessary to keep this ministry going.
TEAM WINNERS (Par 70)
Tied for 6th place with a team scores of 61 were:
Brian Houchin, Normal, IL,
Jack Huether, St. Louis, MO
Mike Wood, Newton, IA
Doug Young, Richardson, TX
Nate McCoy, Iowa Golf Association, Ankeny, IA
Pete Kelly, Marshalltown, IA
John Miller, Rock Falls, IL
Larry Slauson, Robins, IA
Tom Sommers, Cleveland, OH
Mark Lemon, Airport National Golf Course, Cedar Rapids, IA
Jayme Honkomp, Peosta, IA
Gary Nystrom, Boone, IA
Scott Roberts, Niceville, IL
Christopher Serpe, Kenosha, WI
Dave Ranney, Lamoni Golf & Country Club, Lamoni, IA
Mike Bryant, Shawnee, KS
Bill Lawless, Eldora, IA
Scott Stalzer, Marshalltown, IA
Dan Webber, Marshalltown, IA
Jay Horton, All Star Pro Golf, Iowa City, IA
Tied for 3rd with a scores of 60 were:
Bill Carlson, Dallas, TX
Lee Eft, Polk City, IA
Chuck Long, Ames, IA
Steve Williams, Monticello, IA
Chris Black, Hickory Grove Country Club, Oelwein, IA
Lance Horbach, Tama, IA
Todd Karr, Montour, IA
Tony Giannetto, Marshalltown, IA
John Meyer, Dyersville, IA
Greg Dingel, Veenker Memorial Golf Course, Ames, IA
Tied for 2nd with a scores of 59 were:
Gary Bedard, Richardson, TX
Abie Chadderdon, Marshalltown, IA
Paul Liddell, Sidney, OH
Steve Meyer, State Center, IA
Sean McCarty, Brown Deer Golf Club, Coralville, IA
Les Lyons, Cassville, MO
Erick Peterson, Johnston, IA
Leroy Olson, Marshalltown, IA
Dan Weis, Fenton, MO
Sam Zoske, Elmwood Country Club, Marshalltown, IA
This years’s winning team finished with a team score of 58
John Cain, Calgary, AB, Canada
Scott Follesé, Crystal, MN
Marty Hardon, Tama, IA
Dick Tesar, Rhodes, IA
Ben Wollam, Elmwood Country Club, Marshalltown, IA
FLAG WINNERS
Hole #3 Closest to the Pin – John Ernat
Hole #6 Closest top the Pin – John Miller
Hole #12 Closest to the Pin – Scott Roberts
Hole #16 Closest to the Pin – Garrett Dickinson
PROFESSIONAL WINNERS (Par 70)
Tied for 12th with a score of 71
Mark Rohde, from Elmwood Country Club, and
Greg Dingel, from Veenker Memorial Golf Course
Tied for 9th with a score of 70
Clark Smith, AHEAD,
Chuck Moran, American Legion Memorial Golf Cource, and
Jay Monahan, Sugar Creek Golf Course
Tied for 7th with a score of 69
Jay Horton, All Star Pro Golf, and
Grant Feilmann, Wakonda Club
Tied for 5th with a score of 68
Jeff Smith, Harvest Point Golf Course, and
Sam Zoske, Elmwood Country Club
The TOP Four:
4th Place with a score of 67, Chris Black, Hickory Grove Golf Course
3rd Place with a score of 65, Nate McCoy, Iowa Golf Association
2nd Place with a score of 64, Ben Wollam, Elmwood Country Club
Our 2017 Champion, is Sean McCarty, Brown Deere Golf Club with a score of 61
A big “Thank you” to all who participated in this year’s event, worked behind the scenes, served on the tournament committee, donated or provided goods and services. We look forward to “seeing you” again next year!
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Photos courtesy of Tom Apgar, Apgar Photography Studio, Marshalltown, Iowa
