Sell Out at This Year's 22nd Annual Alumni-Athlete Golf Outing!
On Monday, June 1, 2009, the Patriot Club hosted the 22nd Annual Alumni-Athlete Golf Outing sponsored by the Anderson Company at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket, Virginia. This year's event raised approximately $24,000 for the Mason Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund, and attracted the highest participation to date with a sell out crowd of 36 foursomes comprised of Mason alumni, former student-athletes, administrators, staff and supporters. The morning shotgun was followed by a social hour out on the club's patio leading into a barbeque buffet and awards ceremony combined with a silent auction. Additionally, there were a number of raffle prizes donated by various local businesses and patrons given away to lucky ticket holders.
In the tradition of the Alumni-Athlete Golf Outing, support from the entire University and the Mason athletic department was evident. A number of the senior members of the Mason University administration, members of the senior athletic staff, and members of the Patriot Club Advisory Board joined the field with special guest Jill Sorenson, anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet. Moreover, many other university alumni-athletes, coaches, administrators and staff representing the sports of baseball, men's and women's swimming, golf, men's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, and wrestling took part in the event. Wrestling received a special thanks and a percentage of the tournament proceeds for their next year's operating budget as they were the Mason team with the most alumni participation and team representation at this year's golf outing. Additional thanks was extended to Brion's Grille as the outing lunch sponsor and My Plumber, the outing cart sponsor.
Prizes and awards were given to the top three foursomes, the last place team and each contest hole winner.
First Place Team (53)
Jim Anderson
Mike Holupka
Paul Miklich
Joe Shull
Second Place Team (56)
Bob Lavender
Tom McGinn
Brian Triplett
John Walker
Third Place Team (68)
Bob Ansel
Jason Brown
Frank Hopke
Mike Hopke
Last Place Team
Howard Curtis
John Curtis
Nick Webster
Contest Hole Winners
Closest to the Pin, sponsored by Educational Support Services: Ric Wilson (4'8")
Straightest Drive, sponsored by Centre Management: Bill Strachan
Longest Drive, sponsored by the Muha Family:
Women: Mara Harrington
Men: Mike Kirby
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