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PPG Ekes out a Win
Mild temperatures (officially 84 - 0 Precip.) contributed to excellent course conditions making for fierce competition between teams. The 5th Annual Beat the General Tournament, Sunday July 27th 2008, held great memories for competitors. Rick Bronder put together a strong team for PPG Industries taking First Place at 16 under par. The team included Captain Rick Bronder along with Rick Stokes, Jesse Cavasoz and Dave Hennessy. Rick was quoted saying, "I'll be real honest it was a combination of good golf and twelve mulligan's!!!!!! Although we only needed to use 10 of them!!" Bonder also brought in two "last minute substitutes" which were held off the "Look who's playing list."
Second place went to General Dynamics Land Systems Team II with their 15 under par score. These team members have all posted resumes on Monster.com since they all report to the Generals they beat; LTG David Heebner and BG Mike Cannon. Team members, (now seeking new employment) are Rick Gillette, John Gonias, Paul Mantel and Ken Mick.
Third was BAE Systems. The BAE team of Andy Hove, Roger Halle, John Tanzi and a late ringer, Ward Dumigan, shot 14 under par.
Rik Bond, Golf Course Manager, called for "Olympic-Style testing" for all three of the top teams. He later relented when told that a record number of mulligans were purchased. Rik adds the 147 mulligans to the additional 45 extra attempts on Hole 11 were enough explanation for the questionably low scores.
Another tournament record were the eighteen OIF/ OEF veteran soldiers sponsored to play and enjoy dinner through the generosity of Lanzen Fabricating, Inc., Navistar Defense, W. Industries, Drive Development, Waltonen Engineering, DRS, Munro Associates, MTU Diesel, Metro Tech, PPG and Spartan Chassis.
Twenty-five teams, or 100 golfers played, setting yet another tournament record. Photos of the event are displayed showing many having fun while supporting the cause of Youth for Christ Military Youth Ministries, also known as Club Beyond.
This Year's Generals and Commanders
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You can become a team sponsor and we will have active duty soldiers', sailors, marines play for your team. Many military are returning from duty in the Gulf and Afghanistan. Thank them for their service by sponsoring them in golf and dinner. They will meet Flag officers and take home the prizes.
