Local Golfers Take Top Honors at National Kidney Foundation Cadillac Golf Classic National Finals

Showing poise under pressure, Bob Macosko, of Bethel Park, and his team bested the competition at the nation’s premiere golf course over the weekend.

Macosko was part of the Pittsburgh-based foursome who finished in first place at the National Kidney Foundation Cadillac Golf Classic National Finals. The team shot rounds of 61-62-61 for a three day, 184 total to win the 2013 tournament held January 18-20.

Macosko was joined by Tom Ali of Venetia, PA; Michael Cavanagh of Canonsburg, PA; and Mike Sabota of Canonsburg, PA. The foursome qualified for the Pebble Beach finals by finishing in the top 3 of the Valley Brook Country Club NKF Cadillac Golf Classic held last year. They faced off against 50 other amateur golf teams from across the country over the weekend. Teams played the fabled fairways and signature holes of the Monterey Peninsula: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Del Monte Golf Course and The Links at Spanish Bay in the four-person scramble format event.

Funds raised through the tournament help support National Kidney Foundation programs in early detection of chronic kidney disease, public education, research and patient advocacy. For more information about kidney disease or the NKF Cadillac Golf Classic Tournament series, visit www.nkfgolfclassic.org.

The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic is the nation’s premier amateur golf event for charity and has raised over $85 million for the National Kidney Foundation since its inception.The event is bolstered by its Title Sponsor, Cadillac; National Corporate Partners include PING, Golf Digest/Golf World, and One Car One Difference; and National Promotional Partners Bridgestone Golf, The Greg Norman Collection and Tiffany & Co. The Pebble Beach finals were also supported by HM Insurance Group and Anheuser-Busch.

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families and tens of millions of Americans at risk. The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic is the nation’s premier amateur golf event for charity and has raised over $85 million for the National Kidney Foundation since its inception. For the 2013 local tournament schedule and registration information, visit www.nkfgolfclassic.org.