Golfers swing with all their hearts in nonprofit's annual fundraiser

After a remarkable fall day spent on the Queenstown Harbor Golf Course, 212 golfers and a long list of community sponsors participating in the Hospice of the Chesapeake’s 14th Annual Golf Tournament helped to raise more than $125,000 for the nonprofit that serves Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.

Christine Wilson, Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Director of Advancement, thanked sponsors, golfers, volunteers, donors and staff for their support. She also gave kudos to the members of the Golf Committee who work hard to make the Oct. 6 event a red-letter day for golf fans. Wilson said. “Through it all, they never lose sight of who we are doing this for: Our patients and families.”

The winning teams are as follows:

Rivers Course

1st Place – Jimmy Wilburn, Don Hill and Gene Welch.

2nd Place – Mac Tisdale, Tina Corner, Tim Moorstein and Thomas Lankford.

3rd Place – Andy Beckworth, Bob Nichols, Dennis Dietz and Chris Moss.

Lakes Course

1st Place – Bobby Jones, Bryan Bowman, Matt Griswold and Craig Fleming.

2nd Place – Ed Spirko, Chris Lamb, Scott Burke and John Braun.

3rd Place – John Loveless, Marcus Turner, Seth Kaiser and John Bailey.

The presenting sponsor was First National Bank, with co-sponsor Carpet & Wood Floor Liquidators. Proceeds from the tournament directly benefit Hospice of the Chesapeake’s mission of caring for life throughout the journey with illness and loss. The 15th Annual Golf Tournament will take place Oct. 5, 2017, at Queenstown Harbor.

Golf committee members Alan Levy and Laura Toskov hold court from a golf cart prior to the shotgun start of the 14th annual Hospice of the Chesapeake Golf Tournament.

Hospice of the Chesapeake CEO and President Ben Marcantonio with Golf Committee Co-Chairmen Lou Zagarino and Tom Howell before the tournament’s shotgun start.

Volunteers Barbara Yannon, Cathy Belcher and Dr. Susan Duncan warm up with coffee before helping out with player registration.

Matt Rickeman and Ryan Haussman from the Severn Savings Bank team enjoy breakfast before heading out to the links.

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Caring for life throughout the journey with illness and loss is the mission of Hospice of the Chesapeake. For more information, please visit www.hospicechesapeake.org.