16th Ouimet Golf Marathon a Soggy Success!
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The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund’s 16th Golf Marathon was played on Wednesday through intermittent downpours and two inches of rain yet most of the 40 players managed to play more than 100 holes and achieve one of the top fund raising totals ever. The Marathon was played, as always, at Stow Acres Country Club’s South Course. The event raised a total of $260,000 and the 2008 Ouimet Marathon, which is believed to be the highest fundraising Marathon in the US this year, brought the total raised since the event’s inception in 1993 to $3.4 Million.
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“The players were tremendous today, playing through numerous heavy rain squalls and refusing to give up. Thanks to them and Stow Acres for allowing us to go on and be able to get to our fundraising goals,” said Ted Highberger, Ouimet Fund President.
Assistant Pro Tim Watroba of the Oyster Harbors Club completed 120 holes with $25,000 in fundraising to lead all of the 40 clubs, organizations and individuals participating. Oyster Harbors has been the leading club for five of the last six years and in the top two clubs since the inception of the event. Chris Sessa, an assistant pro at The Country Club, was close behind in second at $17,000. Doug Snow of Kittansett won the total holes competition with 202 holes played, one more hole than his leading total last year.
Cam Giles, a 12 year old, played 116 holes which included 40 pars and four birdies. Giles is the grandson of Stow Acres owner Walt Lankau and son of Stow Ares Director of Golf Mike Giles.
The golf scoring is based on 100 holes of play. Mike Gunderson, a Ouimet Scholar from Marshfield Country Club who attended the University of Connecticut last year, was low amateur at 19 under par. Albie Bargoot of Sterling Golf Management was low net at 36 under par. Jake Leech, a 29 year old assistant pro at Dedham Country & Polo Club, was low pro at 8 under par.
The men’s longest drive winner was also Doug Snow.
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund was founded in 1949 and since that time has awarded $19.2 Million to students who have worked at least two years in service to golf in Massachusetts. Ouimet Scholars work as caddies or in pro shop or course superintendent operations. The scholarship is a four year renewable award and is need and merit based. In 2008-2009, The Fund will award at least $1.5 Million to approximately 300 students. Over 4,500 students have received Ouimet Scholarships since the 1949 founding, with many going on to outstanding positions of leadership in business and professional careers. The Ouimet Fund is the largest independent scholarship in New England and the 2nd largest “caddie fund” in the U.S. It is a 501 ( c) (3) organization and is considered the Golf Charity of Massachusetts.
2008 MARATHON |
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| Club | Fundraiser | Player |
Holes Played |
Total Fundraising |
| Oyster Harbors Club | Rick Stimets | Tim Watroba | 120 |
$25,000 |
| The Country Club | Chris Sessa | Chris Sessa | 156 |
$19,000 |
| Woodland Golf Club | Steve Goodwin and Tom Doherty | Tom Doherty | 108 |
$16,000 |
| Brae Burn Country Club | Phil Psaros | Phil Psaros | 100 |
$15,000 |
| Oakley Country Club | Dan Doyle | Ed McMellen | 117 |
$13,744 |
| Belmont Country Club | Milt Yanofsky | John Fields | 100 |
$13,000 |
| Tedesco Country Club | Mike Zmetrovich | Mike Zmetrovich | 130 |
$11,300 |
| Wellesley Country Club | Ed Vahey | Mike Belkin | 140 |
$10,151 |
| Charles River Country Club | Ben Reese | Ben Reese | 137 |
$10,000 |
| Country Club at New Seabury | Brian Hayes | Brian Hayes | 110 |
$9,500 |
| Wollaston Golf Club | Peter Maich and Rory Maguire | Rory Maguire | 161 |
$8,800 |
| Worcester Country Club | Mike Grilli and Pat Bibaud | Pat Bibaud | 162 |
$8,420 |
| Kernwood Country Club | Ron Northrup | Ron Northrup | 103 |
$8,050 |
| Tatnuck Country Club | Todd Wetzel | John Cozza | 162 |
$6,000 |
| Andover Country Club | Steve Bucci | Steve Bucci | 101 |
$5,803 |
| Framingham Country Club | Dave McAdams | Dave and Matt McAdams | 235 |
$5,508 |
| Dedham Country and Polo Club | Jake Leech | Jake Leech | 124 |
$5,500 |
| Longmeadow Country Club | Bob Hutchins and Mark Whitney | Mark and Colin Whitney | 100 |
$5,500 |
| Weston Golf Club | Jack Sands | Pat Dewar | 150 |
$5,200 |
| Marshfield Country Club | Dennis Gunderson and Lee Othon | Mike Gunderson | 100 |
$5,100 |
| Salem Country Club | Mary Beth Heffernan | Pat and Kate Heffernan | 150 |
$5,090 |
| Stow Acres Country Club | Mike Giles and Walt Lankau | Cam Giles | 116 |
$5,000 |
| Haverhill Country Club | Matthew McKenzie | Brett McKenzie & Chris Janco | 200 |
$4,975 |
| The Kittansett Club | Doug Snow and Dick Fagan | Doug Snow | 202 |
$4,000 |
| Winchester Country Club | Charlie Connolly | Brian Golden | 126 |
$4,000 |
| Cohasset Golf Club | JP Connelly | Steve Pappas | 129 |
$3,965 |
| Duxbury Yacht Club | Jim Murphy | Jack Allen | 100 |
$3,100 |
| GCSANE | Pat Daly and Russ Heller | Carl Miner | 105 |
$3,000 |
| Norfolk Golf Club | Bill McHugh | Bill McHugh | 100 |
$3,000 |
| The International Golf Club | Chris Nanof | Chris Nanof | 100 |
$3,000 |
| Sterling Golf Management | Kevin Osgood and Albie Bargoot | Albie Bargoot | 102 |
$2,830 |
| Woods Hole Golf Club | Glenn Kelly | Greg Young | 154 |
$2,590 |
| Ouimet Scholars & Directors | Rory McGuire | Rory McGuire | 112 |
$2,236 |
| Blue Hill Country Club | Lou Katsos | Bill and Dennis Herman | 100 |
$2,225 |
| Hyannisport Club | Austin Marsland | Austin Marsland | 141 |
$1,368 |
| Beverly Golf and Tennis Club | Arthur Athanas | Arthur Athanas | 100 |
$1,238 |
| Bass River Golf Club/Bayberry Hills Golf Club | Kristofer Hart | Kristofer Hart | 144 |
$1,063 |
| The Captain Golf Course | Stephen Mann | Stephen Mann | 120 |
$1,040 |
| Hillview Golf Course | Chris Carter and Joe Gleason | Joe Gleason | 100 |
$850 |
| GCMACC | Jeff Stouffer | Jeff Stouffer | 108 |
TBD |
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