SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Hospital hosted its 23rd annual Golf Challenge on Sept. 14, at the Crown Point Country Club, Springfield, Vt. Proceeds from this year’s fundraising event go to the annual giving campaign to support diagnostic imaging and other medical equipment.
Ninety-two tournament participants enjoyed a variety of competitions on the course, in addition to 18 holes of scramble golf tournament play. A new GMC truck was up for grabs for a hole-in-one on hole 18, thanks to Springfield Buick GMC Cadillac, and $10,000 was available on hole five for a hole-in-one, thanks to the Ludlow Insurance Agency. Those two prizes were not awarded, but the weather, course conditions, and work by the staff and volunteers made for a fantastic day of golf.
Winners in the A Flight were: First Gross – Eric Abel, Bob Kay, Maki Kobayashi, and Bob McPhee; Second Gross – Max Zurmuhlen, David Laplante, Ray Grant, and Scott Armstrong; First Net – Ian Swihart, Jay Stone, Ryan Smith, and Dan Smith; and Second Net – Jeff Perkins, Paul Kendall, and Tracy Johnson.
Winners in the B flight were: First Gross – Brandon LaBlanc, Brad Walker, Warren Larocque, and Cory Bergeron; Second Gross – Eric Warren, Ed Dunk, Robert O’Brien, and Stuart Currie; First Net – Mike Pinney, Collin Pinney, Gary Stearns, and Walter Oaks; and Second Net – Jenna Young, Crissy Webster, Sarah Flore, and Jessica Flore.
The straightest drive was won by Rick Marasa, and the closest to the pin was Bob Kay.
The sponsors and raffle prize donors made this year’s tournament a fundraising success. The tournament sponsors this year at the Gold Tournament level of $5,000 were Coverys and M&T Bank. The Tournament level of $1,000 were BlueWater Health; Connecticut Valley Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; New England Retirement Consultants; NFP; Renaissance Benefit Advisors/Retirement Plan Consultants; Sarah Vail, Attorney; Splendid Splinter Vacation Rental; and The Richards Group.
Sponsors at the Tee/Green level of $500 included Bibens Ace; Christopher Ryder, MD – Connecticut Valley E.N.T.; Crown Point Country Club; Gilberte Interiors; Health Plans; Heritage Family Credit Union; ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists; Infinitt North American; KGA; Kinney Drugs Foundation; Mack Molding; Northeast Delta Dental; QHR Health LLC; Red House Press; Richard and Carole Lechthaler; RxBenefits; and Springfield Printing.
The Eagle sponsors at the $250 level were Crothall Healthcare, Mike and Diane Halstead, and The Abbey Group. The Birdie sponsors at the $100 level included Leader Distribution Systems; The Fullerton Inn; and Voya Financial.
“Many thanks go to our sponsors and participants for their generous support, and to the staff and volunteers that organized this event. I am grateful to all who made this event a fundraising success,” commented Robert Adcock, CEO of Springfield Hospital.
To see a list of all of the sponsors and donors of the raffle prizes, go to www.springfieldhospital.org/results-and-sponsors-of-2023-golf-challenge.