LAKE WENATCHEE — Cascade Medical Foundation’s Marson and Marson Cascade Golf Classic on June 16 was a warm, sunny day that set the stage for fun and fundraising at the beautiful Kahler Mountain Club course near Lake Wenatchee.
Preliminary results show Cascade Medical Foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year held true to form, netting more than $52,000 and setting a record for its 22-year history.
“With fantastic weather and Kahler Mountain Club Golf Course in prime condition awaiting their arrival, golfers showed up in anticipation of a competitive and fun outing and were not disappointed,” said Rich Adamson, co-chair of the Foundation’s golf committee.
“With Marson and Marson Lumber leading the way as our long-time naming sponsor, our local business community and health care industry partners really stepped up to sponsor the event. It is with heartfelt gratitude to our 16 Major Sponsors, 22 Hole Sponsors, 45 In-Kind Sponsors and 120 participants that we say THANK YOU for helping us meet and surpass our goal to raise funds to buy a new Clinic Bundle for Cascade Medical Center.”
More than 40 volunteers also commit time and effort to pull the event together, helping with everything from parking to providing on-course event instruction.
"The functional success of the tournament certainly comes about because of the incredible hours of volunteer work that comes from a cadre of dedicated friends, family and board members,” said Randy Pollock, the other tournament co-chair. “I applaud and thank them for their contributions that lead to the tournament being the success that it is.”
Golfers showed off their skills during pre-tourney and on-course events, earning spectacular prizes provided by generous sponsors.
Team prizes were awarded in both Low Gross and Low Net categories.
In the Low Gross category, the winners are:
- 1st Place: Ken Bauman, Randy Alexander, Dennis McMahon and Dwayne McMahon (They took 2nd last year!)
- 2nd Place: Nathan Hill, Kyle Carey, Kyle Lewis, Gary Waunch (The Cashmere Valley Mortgage team also has a winning history.)
- 3rd Place: Eric Anderson, Brandon Schuh, Brian Parsley, Brian Ellison
- 4th Place: Garrison Olson, Ben Worington, Tim Wangen, Randy Price
In the Low Net category, the winners are:
- 1st Place: Mark Eisenmann, Grady Cruze, Kim Ronbeck, Kerry Cruze
- 2nd Place: Jack Croci, Chad Zimmerman, Kris Norman, David Rennie (Crunch Pak)
- 3rd Place: Matt Skoog, Danny Sanchez Jr., David Millard, Jorge Sanchez (KMC 2)
- 4th Place: Ted & Kathy Montgomery and Marcia & Bruce Plewman
Pre-tourney contests:
- Putting contest: Kathy Montgomery (who also won last year) and Phil McConnell took top prizes in the women’s and men’s competition, respectively. McConnell took the prize after a four-way putt-off.
- Chipping contest: Marcia Plewman took top place in the women’s category (she also won last year) and Jim Burrage won the men’s category.
- Driving Range Target Contest: Two golfers split the prize money this year: Ewen Syme and Tim Wangen. This was the event’s second year. No one hit the target last year, at least during the contest.
On-course contests:
- Closest to the Pin (Hole 5): Chuck Morrow and Candace Hansen
- Closest to the Pin (Hole 16): Cary Ecker and Sandra Hartz
- Longest Drive (Hole 6): Ben Worington and Anneka McSherry
- Limited Flite Long Drive (Hole 10): Jack Croci and Jules Burrage
In addition, nine high-value raffle prizes all donated by generous businesses were distributed to lucky winners. As in years past, the Leavenworth Alphorns helped signal the start of play for the golfers in the morning.
Cascade Medical Foundation has been helping to enhance and financially support Cascade Medical’s ability to deliver quality healthcare to our community since 1992. Since its founding, the Foundation, with support from the community, has raised more than $2 million to help local healthcare. For information, go to cascademedicalfoundation.org.