For the fifth year, the Hurdzan/Fry Zone spring tournament and outing was held at the Golf Club of Dublin in mid-Ohio.
The 41 participants included 9 local KOTG members. As always, sponsoring teams played a four-person scramble with hickories, and this years winning team was the one sponsored by the Rain Bird Irrigation Co. The team of Alan Clark, Terry Pena, Scott Bell and Mark Bauer was able to round the course in a score of 65, or 7 under par. The winner of the KOTG members’ event was Christopher Hurdzan, who seems to have been working on his game between classes at Ohio State University.
The KOTG gives the proceeds to a local charity. This year, instead of providing a powered wheelchair, the Hurdzan/Fry Zone bought a single-rider, swivel seat golf car that was specially adapted to allow physically challenged persons to play golf. The SoloRider golf car was given to Fore Hope, a nationally recognized non-profit organization that uses golf as an instrument to help in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities or an inactive lifestyle.
To learn more about Fore Hope, visit their Web site: www.forehope.org . Mindy Derr, executive director and Charles Wallace, one of Fore Hope’s patients/clients joined the organization for the day. In addition, our KOTG Group and Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design raised another $5,000 that was presented to Derr for use in other Fore Hope programs.
The next KOTG event is scheduled for Sept. 5 at the Bully Pulpit Golf Club in Medora, North Dakota during the annual Hurdzan/Fry World Invitational Championship. All KOTG members are invited. Contact David Whelchel or PJ Barton at the Hurdzan/Fry offices for more information at 614/457-9955, or visit www.hurdzanfry.com.
