The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund
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Webster, Magner, Laturnau are Big Winners at Eastward Ho!Soggy Day Still a Success for Ouimet Society
Following lunch inside the beautifully renovated clubhouse, the players braved the elements, luckily with the aid of golf carts, thanks to Golf Course Superintendent Frank Hancock and his staff. When the last drop and putt had fallen, there were many winners and impressive scores considering the conditions. The 2008 Ellison Trophy went to the team of Ryan Magner (Sterling Farms, CT), Ed Frackiewicz (Oak Hill), Bill Helm (Tatnuck), and Colin McGuire (Wentworth Hills), with a Net score of 59. The winners of the “Bill and Gitty Scheft Trophy” for mixed teams were Jeff and Marion Webster (Kittansett) with a Gross score of 77, and David Bruce and Holly McGrath (Woodland) with a Net score of 74. Marion Webster also won the Women’s Closest to the Pin and Long Drive! Ryan Magner won the Men’s long drive, and Herman Laturnau (Vesper) won the Men’s Closest to the Pin (2’3”). Below is a list of all of the day’s winners.
A highlight of the day came at the cocktail reception, where George Sullivan, a longtime Eastward Ho! member and Vice President, accepted a plaque from the Ouimet Fund on behalf of the club to commemorate the creation of the Eastward Ho! Country Club Endowed Scholarship, which will benefit a scholar who has worked at Eastward Ho! Onstott Scholarship Announced:
Rubino Speaks: Keeping with tradition from all Ouimet Fund and Ouimet Society events, a student speaker was able to come and talk about how the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund has helped them through college. Peter Rubino, a Ouimet Scholar from Hyannis, MA and UMASS-Dartmouth gave a great speech about how the Ouimet Fund has helped he and his siblings achieve their goals of getting a college degree. Rubino is currently working at Twin Brooks Golf Course in Hyannis as the Director of Administration. After Rubino concluded, The Fund’s Executive Director Bob Donovan said, “This is why we do this…what a fine young man.” The Ouimet Society’s next outing is on Monday, October 20th, 2008 at Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton, MA. Myopia is a fantastic course with plenty of history after hosting 4 US Opens in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. For more information on how to sign up for this event or become a member of The Francis Ouimet Society, please contact the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund at 774.430.9090. We hope to see you there! Ellison Trophy – Foursome Competition 1st Net: Ryan Magner, Bill Helm, Ed Frackiewicz, Colin McGuire Bill and Gitty Scheft Trophy – Mixed Division 1st Net: Holly McGrath and David Bruce Proximity Prizes Men’s Long Drive: Ryan Magner
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The Francis Ouimet Society held its first outing of the 2008 Golf Season at Eastward Ho! Country Club on Wednesday, June 4th. Despite the rainy and windy conditions, the attitudes were upbeat as 90 Ouimet Society Lifetime Members, Annual Members, and Banquet Sponsors gathered to support the organization that plans to give $1.5 Million in financial aid for the 2008-2009 school year.
Eastward Ho! Presentation:
In a special announcement, the Onstott Family explained they would establish an endowed scholarship in memory of Kevin Onstott. The Onstott Scholarship will be funded by proceeds of an outing to be held at Woodland Country Club on August 11th. Kevin died in a tragic accident in December of 2004 while working as a Golf Course Superintendent in North Carolina. The Onstott Family has been running a charitable tournament for 23 years, and this year its proceeds will benefit the Kevin Onstott Endowed Scholarship, which will go to a student from Methodist University. Joe Onstott and Pat Campbell have been longtime Ouimet Society Lifetime Members, and Joe is a Francis Ouimet Fund Director. There will be more details regarding this event forthcoming.