"Viva Las Vegas" was the theme and "Elvis" was the special guest for the second annual "Chip-In" for The Advocates benefit golf tournament" staged Monday, May 19 at Blue Lakes Country Club in Twin Falls.
Golfers dressed up and stuffed the "Elvis" blue suede shoes with green to motivate Blue Lakes assistant pro Aaron Casteleyn, dressed as "Elvis," to drive the green on the 350-yard par 4 hole #3.
The tournament was a huge success, raising over $25,000 for The Advocates. Event coordinators Pete and Janet Cantor along with Dick and Joanne Wetherell and Rick Davis worked since last October to secure sponsors and plan the one-day event for four-person teams. Entry fee was $150 per player, limited to 80 players.
Golfers were treated to prizes on different holes. Top sponsors were Joe's Backhoe and Sweetwater, LLC in Hailey. The Sweetwater sales staff presented hats, tees and Advocates-logoed playing cards.
Format was everybody hitting a tee shot, then players rolling a die to pick the drive and continue playing their own ball in from that point. There was a shotgun start.
Results:
Gross: 1—Lopez, Hicks, Bloom and Miller 68. 2—A. Zauner, F. Zauner, M. Celano and T. Celano 71. 3—D. Wetherell, Boas, Jaffe and Willis. 4—M. Stratton, B. Stratton, S. Reitsma and J. Reitsma 72. 5—Smith, Kearns, Perry and Becker 72.
6—Simmons, Fender, Riley and Crossman 74. 7—King, Llett, Spence and Luce 76. 8—E. Ochsman, M. Ochsman, Pigeon and Prudden 80. 9—Davis, Halle, Gibson and Beck 85.
Net: 1—Zimmerman, B. Bourgette, S. Bourgette and Walsh 45. 2—J. Cantor, P. Cantor, J. Larsen and T. Larsen 46. 3—Glyn Harris, Ginger Harris, J. Sedin and M. Sedin 51. 4—Hansen, Jones, Tierney and Rubin 51. 5—T. Bonner, C. Bonner, B. Hutchinson and J. Hutchinson 51.
6—Mendelsohn, Friedlander, Lyon and Flickinger 52. 7—Roth, Black, Shaw and Evans 54. 8—Engelmann, Femling, Brown and Holmberg 55. 9—P. Gaasland, S. Gaasland, T. Arp and C. Arp 55.
Bringing Up the Rear: 1—Friedlander, Broschofsky, Mendelsohn and Flickinger.
Long drive winners: Brian Bloom and JoAnn Spence.
Closest to the pin: John Shay, John Hutchinson, Kristy Pigeon and Mary Stratton.
Ginger Harris (left) and Mary Louise Sedin (right) pose at Blue Lakes Country Club in Twin Falls May 19 with "Elvis", assistant pro Aaron Casteleyn.
Courtesy photo
