The normal team of myself, my father and Golf Grammie were joined by the Director of Special Events for Camp Sunshine, Mike. (Sorry Mike if I got your title wrong, I did not take good notes :)) Most every year we play with someone who works for the camp and it is always a great pleasure to hear how the camp is going.
As seems to be the case every year the turn out was very good, filling nearly every hole with two foursomes. Our group started on the 17th hole, which in our case seemed to be just what we needed for we started our round with 3 straight birdies. On the first hole, Golf Grammie with her first swing of the day hit a fantastic shot up to the green leaving her 6 feet 6 inches and assuring her the closest to the pin for the ladies on that hole.
In the end we bogied the last hole to finish at 6-under, capping off the lowest round we have ever shot in the 6 years we have played in the tournament. That 6-under snagged us the 2nd overall net score for the tourny and a 4 pack of greens fees with cart to Sunday River Golf Club. First for overall gross went to the team sent out by the MSGA (Maine State Golf Association) with an astounding 58!
When it comes to prizes given out, the Camp Sunshine Golf Tournament "shines" above most others. Their goal is to make sure that everyone walks away with something at the end of the day. They get so many donated rounds of golf that they are able to give away a round to almost every foursome that plays. On top of that they always have a great goodie bag and this year added a silent auction with some great items
Point Sebago did a wonderful job preparing the course for us. The area received nearly two inches of rain the day before and yet we were still able to play a 90 degree rule in our carts. The greens were a bit on the bumpy side due to being plugged not that long ago but I think in some cases that may have been helpful in keeping the ball from running too far on the green.
At the beginning of the awards ceramony we were able to hear from a Camp Sunshine family who came over to speak to us direct from camp. This week is the single organ transplant session and the little girl that we heard from had had a liver transplant three years prior. The family was very appreciative of everything that the camp has done for both them and their daughter and gave myself and the rest of the crowd a more personal view of what were really playing for, a great cause.
The Camp Sunshine Golf Tournament will always be one of the things I look forward to every year. From the wonderful course to the company I get to play with and most importantly the cause it represents, it really is one of the best tournaments is the state, if not the country.
Until the next round...
Cheers To All!
No comments:
Post a Comment