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Great Day of Golf for a Great Cause

The sun shone down on Watertown Country Club, and its warmth welcomed golfers from ten states to ����ԭ��’s 18th Golf Classic. Exactly 133 participants came to play for a great cause, namely the Watertown Endowment, which helps provide for some “extras” beyond the budget lines for the faculty and staff of ����ԭ��.

The cause hit home for sponsor Bob McKinney, an in Oconomowoc, whose family of seven has a long association with MBU. “All of us went to school at ����ԭ��,” McKinney shared. “We believe in higher education, so we had the opportunity to present the University with a check for $1,000.” McKinney sponsored four holes-in-one, including a Pebble Beach vacation worth $11,000.  completed the hole-in-one sponsor list. In all, twenty-one organizations sponsored the event, and prize donors numbered forty-five. (Sponsors and donors are listed below).

Shotgun Start

Before the shotgun start at 9 a.m., small-talk centered on the camaraderie of the event, the love of the game, and the all-you-can eat food stations.

Rick Warren (MBU) started grilling brats at 9:00 a.m. “We’ve had people get food at 9:30 in the morning,” he said. The golfers and workers came hungry, evidently, eating close to 200 brats, 100 burgers, 120 pork and homemade applesauce sandwiches, and about 80 chicken sandwiches.

Both Bryan Nehls (United Electric), first timer to the Classic, and Brad Stas (United Electric), who has participated “ten or twelve times,” shared their thoughts on the day.

“This is probably one of the better days,” Stas said. “I’ve been through the really bad rain, so it’s nice to have sunny weather. I love it.” Nehls, who does a lot of electrical work at ����ԭ��, said that it was his “First time out with the boys.”

Local Brian Fisher (Starion Bank), also a first-timer, shared, “I’m looking forward to an enjoyable afternoon with some nice weather and good company, all for a good cause.”

Basic Strategy

Strategy for the Classic differed among the teams.

Brad Dunn, Tim Abney, and Darrell Beernink “intended to be serious” about the golf outing. “We’re not out here just fooling around,” Beernink said. “We’re here to really do well. We’re looking forward to it anxiously.”

Rob Thompson, Mike Burton, and Chuck Hannahs shared their plan for the round. “Shoot the lowest score possible and just have fun,” Thompson said. “I think it’s wide open without the repeat champions. It’s pretty much anybody’s tournament.”

David Anderson Sr, David Anderson Jr , Mark Zockoll, and Glenn Stahlman focused on the positive. “We’ve got a variety of players,” Anderson, Jr said. “Our strategy is to not hurt anybody with a golf ball today.”

Paul Roelke (The Alliance), Jeremy Yenser, and Scott Jones said, “Hit it straight, long, stay out of the water, stay out of the trees.”

When asked if there was a team to beat, Jones said, “Not us!”

Snarly made an appearance alongside his handler and biggest fan Dr. Bruce Meyer. Assessing Snarly’s golfing skills, Meyers said, “He has a great swing, even a hole-in-one on several holes, but I think he cheated. He prefers to be chauffeured, so he probably won’t drive off with the cart.”

The Heritage Singers sang a medley to close out the day’s event.

Jerry Anacker, Head Golf Professional of , shared his appreciation of MBU, stating, “We always enjoy having ����ԭ��’s group out here.”

Final Results

The results of the 18th Golf Classic were as follows: Champions: Matt Davis, Peter Wright, and Taylor Pill with a record-setting 17 under par; Putting: Herb Held, 5; Nate Hilburger: longest drive men under 50; Chad Blake: longest putt; Kayla File: longest drive for women; Kent DeLozier: longest drive men over 50; Peter Wright: closest to the pin on the second shot.

Take a look at the

Sponsors

Hole-In-One Sponsors

Allstate – McKinney Agency

Holz Chevrolet

Diamond Sponsor

Jackson Dawson Communications, Inc.

Platinum Sponsors

mk Cellular

WDS Construction

Trust Thermal Abatement

Gold Sponsors

Convenience Store Technologies

A&S Plumbing Inc.

Camp Chetek

Silver Sponsors

Area Dental Clinic

Avoca Bible Church

Family Dental

Maas Brothers Construction

Pioneer College Caterers

Starion Bank

TIG Distributing

Food & Beverage Sponsors

Piggly Wiggly

Pine Cone Restaurant

Wisconsin’s Wurst

Other Sponsors

Associated Bank

Community Baptist Church

Prize Donors

Advanced Family Dental

Allstate – McKinney Agency

Archie Monuments

Area Dental

Brown’s Shoe Fit Company

Camp CoBeAc

Chalet Restaurant

Charles David’s & Sons

Chicago Bears

Chicago Cubs

Clasen Quality Coatings

Dave’s Turf & Marine

Draeger’s Florist

El Mariachi Mexican

Restaurant

Evald Moulding

Eyewear Unlimited, Inc.

Gentle Hands Therapy

Green Bay Packers

Hayes Family Auto

Holz Motors

John Maxfield

Juhl Photography

Keck Furniture

Klecker’s Heating & Cooling

Kraemer Cheese

MBU Admissions Office

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Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Wave

Minnesota Vikings

National Tire & Battery

Northside Auto

Oaks Golf Course

Papa Murphy’s

Pennzoil

Perkins Family Restaurant

Pioneer Catering

Rock River Pizza

Royal Printing

Vision Sporting Goods

Vogue Cleaners

Watertown Bowl 18

Watertown Country Club

Morningstar Golfers Club

National Tire and Battery

Northside Auto

Pennzoil

Perkin’s Family Restaurant

Pizza Hut

Rock River Pizza

Rocky Rococo

Royle Printing

Seven Up Bottling

Subway

Taco Bell

Vogue Cleaners

Walmart

Washington County GC

Watertown Bowl 18

Watertown Country Club

YMCA