Results from the 23rd Annual

National Weather Service 

Central Region/NWS Golf Association

Golf Outing

Barneveld, WI. 

 

2008 Central Region/NWSGA Winner Jon Hitchcock (Elma, NY) with chairman Brian Hahn

 

                    2008 NWS Golf Association/Central Region Golf Results

                        Deer Valley Lodge and Golf Course - Barneveld, WI

Thirty eight golfers and guests from 12 states participated in the 23rd annual NWSGA/Central Region golf outing held June 16 - 20 at Deer Valley Golf Course - Barneveld, WI.  The golfers enjoyed beautiful rain-free weather the entire week with high temperatures mainly in the 70s and lows in the 50s. 

Lodging and hospitality arrangements were at the nearby Deer Valley Lodge and Water Park.  Of the 38 golfers and guests, 9 of them were participating for the first time.

About 12 golfers enjoyed a golf side trip to nearby House on the Rock Golf Course – Spring Green, WI on Thursday afternoon and about 10 golfers enjoyed a relaxing 1 hour tour of nearby Cave of the Mounds on Wednesday evening.

Part of the entry fees for the Tuesday and Wednesday Scrambles were targeted as a donation for the American Red Cross for disaster relief.  At the Friday afternoon awards luncheon, Brian Hahn announced that the Red Cross Badger Chapter - Madison, WI would receive a check for $580.00.  No one from the Red Cross was able to attend the luncheon to receive a check as they were all busy responding to disastrous flooding that had occurred 1 to 2 weeks earlier.

 All the results are below:


Monday June 16   Early Bird Tournament  (12 golfers)

Scratch Winner – Jon Hitchcock-Elma, NY (score 75)

Handicap Winner – Sam Lashley – Millersburg, IN (score 72)

Closest to Pin – Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN

Longest Drive  - Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN

Closest to pin - 2nd shot  Par 4– Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN

Closest to pin - 3rd shot  Par 5– Jon Hitchcock - Elma, NY

Longest Putt – James La Rosa – Mt. Juliet, TN

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Tuesday June 17   Mixed Scramble  (28 golfers)   1st Place (score -7) 


Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN   
Tom Kasko - Kansas City, MO        
James La Rosa - Mt. Juliet, TN
Gwen Akom - Marquette, MI   

  
Closest to Pins – Tom Kasko - Kansas City, MO, Jon Hitchcock - Elma, NY

Longest Drives – Jim Christenson - Hermantown, MN,  Jerry Holliday, Ok. City, OK.,

Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN

Closest to pin 2nd shot Par 4 – Tim Akom - Marquette, MI

Closest to pin 3rd shot Par 5 - Jerry Holliday – Oklahoma City, OK

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Wednesday June 18  Mixed Scramble   (31 golfers)  1st Place (score -8)


Steve Buan – Chanhassen, MN     
Brian Hahn – Oconomowoc, WI  
Tom Helman - Green Bay, WI    
Dominic Scaffidi – Cudahy, WI    

 

Longest Drives – Jon Hitchcock - Elma, NY (2)

Closest to Pins – Jim Christenson – Hermantown, MN, Ted Buehner – Seattle, WA

Closest to pin 2nd shot Par 4 – Jon Hitchcock – Elma, NY

Closest to pin 3rd shot Par 5 – Steve Buan – Chanhassen, MN

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Thursday flag events:

Closest to Pins – Tom Kasko – Kansas City, MO, Jon Hitchcock – Elma, NY

Longest Drives – Jon Hitchcock - Elma, NY, Tim Akom – Marquette, MI

Longest Putt – Craig Edwards – Eden Prairie, MN

Closest to pin 2nd shot Par 4 - Jon Hitchcock – Elma, NY

Closest to pin 3rd shot Par 5 – Jon Hitchcock – Elma, NY

 

Friday flag events:

Longest Drives – Sam Lashley – Millersburg, IN, Terry Schoeni - Overland Park, KS

Closest to Pins – Ned Johnston – Hales Corners, WI, Tom Kasko – Kansas City, MO

Longest Putt – Cody Heiserman – Kasson, MN

Closest to pin 2nd shot Par 4 – Terry Schoeni – Overland Park, KS

Closest to pin 3rd shot Par 5 - Sam Lashley - Millersburg, IN

 

Winners of Thursday and Friday individual golf competition (25 golfers)

 

Championship Flight
Winner – Jon Hitchcock – Elma, NY (score 160)
2nd Place trophy – Ted Buehner – Seattle, WA (score 161)
Horse’s ass trophy (last place - Championship Flight)  Steve Buan - Chanhassen, MN (score 175)

First Flight Trophy Winner
Jim Lushine – Pembroke Pines, FL (score 176)

Second Flight Trophy Winner
 Joe Purcell – Appleton, WI (score 200)

Guest Flight Trophy Winner
Bob Reyhons - Tuttle, OK (score 168)  

Ladies Flight Trophy Winner
Gwen Akom - Marquette, MI (score 214)  

Fewest Putts-2 day (Master of the Greens trophy winner)
Cody Heiserman - Kasson, MN (59)  

Most Putts-2 day - Gwen Akom-Marquette, MI (82)

Senior Winner - Brian Hahn – Oconomowoc, WI   (score 163)

Drink More Play Less Trophy (Greatest Collapse) Tom Hultquist - Minneapolis, MN - (105,111)

Putting contest winner on Thursday - Tom Helman - Green Bay, WI  (score – even par) ($50.00 cash - winner take all)

Best dressed golfer – Bob Reyhons - Tuttle, OK

Tees and balls jar guess winner – Leslie Lashley - Millersburg, IN

Raffle prize winners – Terry Schoeni – Overland Park, KS, Tom Kasko – Kansas City, MO, Marc Kavinsky – Merton, WI.

The golfer who traveled the greatest distance - Pat Johnson - Sacramento, CA.

A decision on the site and dates of the 2009 golf outing will be made by Fall 2008.

Contact Brian Hahn (brian.hahn@noaa.gov) to get on a mailing list.

Thanks to all who participated and donated prizes!

Brian Hahn - Chairman  7/14/2008
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI