The 27th Annual Cole Camp R-I Educational Foundation Golf Tournament and Benefit Auction was held on July 21, 2024, at Triple Creek Golf Course. Forty-four golfers competed for prizes.
Immediately following the Tournament, all golfers enjoyed a delicious pulled pork meal, served by Triple Creek Golf Course. Following the meal, the annual benefit auction was held. A wide selection of auction items again produced good results for the Foundation. Following the auction, all of the winners in the tournament were announced and prizes were awarded. Net proceeds from this year’s tournament and benefit auction are expected to appropriate $19,000.00.
Each first place prize winner received a First Place trophy supplied by the Foundation, and the first choice of two prizes supplied by area merchants. Following the selection of those prizes, second and third place winners, in each of the three flights, also received a choice of a prize supplied by area merchants. Area merchants supplying prizes for the tournament winners were the following: AJ’s Dairy Bar, Bee Cherished, Brother’s Market, Calgaro’s Pizza, Casey’s General Store, Citizens-Farmers Bank, Classic Grill, Cole Camp Pharmacy, Colton’s Steakhouse, Dean’s Barber Shop, El Tapitio, German Table, Handel Haus, Main Street Mutual Insurance, RiOak, The Scone Lady and Hickman’s Smokehouse BBQ, and WAM (Wine, Antiques & More).
Triple Creek Golf Course is a par 71 course. This year’s winners and their scores are as follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Place: Kaden Harms, Andy Hesse, Clayton Hesse & Tom Hesse; 54
2nd Place: Jerry Cochran, Alex Pritzel, Steve Pritzel & John Weaver; 57
3rd Place: Scott Gerken, Chad Harrison, Luke Heisterber & Chad Marriott; 58
A FLIGHT
1st Place: Mike Bauer, Allen Brandes, Bill Eddingfield & Kennie VonHolten; 59*
2nd Place: Leonard Creek, Bob Lange, Mike Parris & Pete Stelling; 59*
3rd Place: Alex Tobaben, Chris Tobaben, Frank Tobaben & Ryan Tobaben; 61
B FLIGHT
1st Place: Dennis Brandt, Dan Schnell, Tim Schnell & Rod Tobaben; 64
2nd Place: Dave McCullough, Wayne Reinert, Manny Roldan & Bill Smart; 66
3rd Place: Austin Berendzen, Jake Jackson, Logan Jackson & Gary Luebbering; 68*
*Based upon who performed best on hardest holes
The following persons were winners of the special prizes:
Mike Parris: Longest Drive (Hole No. 1), $50 Walmart Gift Certificate
Kaden Harms: Closest to Pin (Hole No. 4/13), Golf Bag from County Distributing
Mike Riffle: Longest Putt (Hole No. 3/12), $50 Walmart Gift Certificate
Kaden Harms: Hole in One (Hole No. 4/13), $500 Prize from W-K Sedalia
Those supplying items for the auction were the following:
-Audrey Walton supplied a 20 person suite at Mizzou Arena for a SEC basketball game, which includes catered food and drinks.
*Aces and Eights (Andy Brockman) supplied a Taurus G23 9mm pistol.
-Denver Nuggets, courtesy of Stan & Josh Kroenke, coordinated through Mike Kroenke, supplied a team autographed Denver Nuggets basketball, a Nikola Jokic autographed Denver Nuggets jersey, and Colorado Avalanche supplied an autographed team jersey and hockey puck.
-Yeager Cycles supplied two $50 gift certificates.
-Jon Morris, through his A Cole Camp Christmas store, supplied two ornamental nutcrackers.
-Ol Timers Auto Service (Kevin Kaiser) supplied a $50.00 gift certificate.
