jan 2013
Monarch Beach
sunrise rotary on the california riviera
21st Annual Children’s Charity Classic Golf Tournament by Kip Horney
On Monday, October 22, 2012 the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club hosted 80 golfers to our 21st Annual Children’s Charity Classic Golf Tournament. Our event this year was held at the beautiful Talega Golf Club in San Clemente. Our major sponsors included The Marine Room Tavern’s Spring Golf Tournament, O’Connell Landscape Service and the City of Dana Point. In addition to our major contributors, a record setting thirty tee sponsors contributed to make this year’s event a real success. A highlight was the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group who offered a special welcome to sixteen 5th Marines and Wounded Warriors who played in our tournament. These brave men exemplify the Rotary ideals of Service Above Self. It was a great opportunity to have them join in and thank them for all they have done for all of us. Over twenty individuals and companies helped to sponsor golf with an American Hero. Our tournament began at 7:00 AM with registration and our putting and chipping contests. It was a great sight to see our golfers try and hit one of 40 bottles of wine from about twenty five feet and take home a bottle of wine if they were lucky enough to have their ball strike one of the bottles. And just before our shotgun scramble start we had all eighty golfers surround the putting green to simultaneously putt to a hole in the middle of the green with the winner taking home a prize. Golf events during the round included: closest to the pin; longest drive for men and women; straightest drive; beat the pro and four chances to win a hole in one prize. Following golf the golfers and volunteers enjoyed a delightful luncheon in the club house and our awards were presented by our master of ceremony, Russell Kerr. In addition to the golf awards everyone was invited to participate in our silent auction and raffle where twenty donated items went to the highest bidder and lucky raffle number winners. Prizes were presented for all of the on course golf events and low gross prizes were given to winners in three categories: men, women and mixed foursomes. Our men’s winner consisted of Dean Baltzell, Gary Bridge, Bob Elders and Ed continued on page 4
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