Twenty Teams Participate in Golf Event

On July 24^th, 2020, The Garretson Community Scholarship Foundation held their 9^th Annual Golf Event at The River Ridge Golf Course. This year we had 20 teams (80 golfers) chasing the little white ball around the course helping GCSF to raise scholarship funds for Garretson High School graduating seniors. The Board Foundation wouldn’t be able make this event what it is today without the support from our community and local businesses and this year was no exception. This year we were fortunate enough to have 6 Tournament Sponsors: Nordstrom’s Automotive, First Bank & Trust, ABC Seamless, Olympic Companies, Midwest Boiler, and Josh Schmid Memorial. We also had 5 Team Sponsors: Alliance Communications, Performance Press, Midwest Boring LLC., Infrastructure Design Group, and Ryan Hofer Agency. Finally, we can’t forget to mention the 9 Corporate Sponsors that helped make this happen: Garretson Food Center, Big Ern’s Sports Cabin, T&T Granite & Quartz, Heartland Glass Company, Family Floors and Furniture, Scheels, Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union, Grand Falls Casino, and Construction Products & Consultants. There were also a number of hole and pin sponsors that made this one of our must successful years, so thank you very much to everyone!!

As always there are pin prizes, putting contest, and flight winners that need to be recognized:

Pin Prize Winners

Hole 1-Closet to the pin 2^nd or 3^rd shot off the green-Jacob Snyders

Hole 2-Longest Putt (Men)-Jason Williamson

Hole 3-Longest Drive (Women)-Cherie Kindt

Hole 4-Longest Drive (Men)-Jon Peterson

Hole 5-Closest to the Pin 1^st Shot-Bert Risty

Hole 6-Longest Putt (Women)-Barb Risty

Hole 7-Closest to the Target-Debb Nesheim

Hole 9-Longest Putt (Men or Women)-Bryce Kindt

Putting Contest Winner

(50/50 Drawing)-Matt Schrank

Championship Flight Winners

Championship Flight Winners: Jacob Snyders, Don Snyders, Denny Garry, and Luke Johnson

1^st   26-Don Snyders, Jacob Snyders, Denny Garry & Luke Johnson

2^nd  28 -Ernie Smith, Dave Dravland, Mark Opland & Jared Frank

3^rd   29 (tie breaker)-Jeff Hove, Jeff Johnson, Scott Altman & Bryce Kindt

1^st Flight Winners

First Flight Winners: Team CHS-Brian Hanson, Dustin Welbig, Mike Lalley, and Jerry Baustian

1^st  34 (tie breaker)-Brian Hanson, Jerry Baustian, Mike Lalley & Dustin Welbig

2^nd 34 (tie breaker)-Chad Hanisch, Tad Heitkamp, Todd Fink & Matt Schrank

3^rd 35 (tie breaker)-Mandy Smith, Leah Williamson, Shelly Long & Heather Trudeau

The Garretson Community Scholarship Foundation would like to also thank River Ridge Golf Course Staff and Board Members for allowing us to take over the course for the day and GFC for catering in another great meal!

If you would like to get involved with this fantastic cause please reach out to one of our Board Members: Jacki Liester, Bob Bennett, MaryAnn Carlson, Sam Williamson, Mandy Smith, Doug Grimsrud, Melissa Edmundson, Angie Olson, and/or Tad Heitkamp

Hope to see you all again next year…Garretson Community Scholarship Foundation