Sun shines bright on Tiessen Foundation tournament

By Mark Ribble

KINGSVILLE — On a bright sunny Thursday afternoon, the annual HL Tiessen Foundation Charity Golf Tournament went off without a hitch, as organizers hosted 125 golfers and an additional 40 dinner guests.

The tournament, held Thursday, August 5, raised a total of $81,000, which will be split between four deserving organizations in Erie Shores Health- Care, The Bridge Youth Resource Centre, Southwestern Ontario Gleaners and UMEI Christian High School.

Kingsville Golf and Country Club was in pristine condition as the golfers teed off in foursomes on all three nine-hole courses within the 27-hole course.

“We are very excited with the total,” said organizer Linda Tiessen.

Several skills competitions added to the fun and a live auction for outstanding packages donated by local business was held, raising $6,150. The auction was led by local celebrity Joe Oswald.

Joel Epp tees off on the Gold #1 tee as his foursome gets their day underway.

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Chatham-Kent-Leamington MP Dave Epp admires his shot at the putting contest. Epp hit the 50-point hole, but it wasn’t enough to take home the putting prize.

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(Top) The winning men’s team consisted of, from left, George Bergen, Pete Fehr, Andrew Derksen and John Ferguson. (Bottom) The winning mixed team consisted of, from left, Pete Driedger, Len Driedger, Jenny Enns and Eric Griggs.

Photo by Linda Enns