The 29th annual Member-Guest Couples Invitational was held Friday, May 10th, and Saturday, May 11th, at Heatherhurst Golf Course. The event kicked off Thursday evening at the Fairfield Glade Community & Conference Center with drinks, food and fellowship. A silent auction was held for three pictures courtesy of Director of Golf, Steve Kraft; and tickets were sold for a 50/50 raffle with all the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. When all the bids were totaled and the money from the raffle counted, we ended up raising $2,500 for the American Cancer Society.
We would like to thank Food and Beverage Director, James Ivankovich, Chef Jerry, Kathryn Swicegood and the entire staff at the Community & Conference Center for a great meal and their hospitality. The tournament would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, and we would like to recognize them one more time.
Title sponsor: Cumberland Eye Care
Silver sponsor: Crossville Heating & Cooling
Closest to the Pin sponsor: Fairfield Homes / Glade Realty
Cart sponsor: Happy Hound Realty
Hole sponsors: Law Office of Melanie Shada, Romo's Mexican Restaurant, Fairfield Glade Beauty Shop, Highland Federal Savings & Loan, Gondola Pizza & Steakhouse, Zurich Homes, Plateau Orthopedics, Rusty Rooster, A -1 Auto Repair, Brown Insurance, Beef & Barrel/Red's Ale House/Blind Zebra Restaurants, Just One More Sports Bar & Grill
With cooperation from Mother Nature, the 31-team field was able to complete two days of competition with no suspension of play and very little rain. Friday's round was highlighted by a Hole in One on # 14 of the Crag by Bob Szalka. Not to be outdone, Lee Featherstone had an Ace of his own on Saturday on #13 of the Brae. Great shots by both guys; however, neither was a winner of the Closest to the Hole prize, as both were made on holes designated as Closest to the Hole for the Ladies. Speaking of Closest to the Hole, the winners for the weekend were as follows:
Closest to the Pin Friday: #3 Ginny Fox, #8 Ken Newman, #12 Jim Mann, #14 Patti Blakely
Closest to the Pin Saturday: #3 Jean Roise, #7 Mike Hayes, #13 Ken Rogers, #15 Ron Moe
As always Golf Course Superintendent, Mark Knaebel, and his staff had both the Crag and Brae in great shape for the weekend, no small feat with the almost 9 inches of rain the two weeks leading up to the event.
Saturday afternoon after all the scores were tallied, the results were as follows:

Flight 1: 1st - John and Bonnie Bailey, Ted and Jane Crary; 2nd - Charlie and Jo Huber, Mike and Louise Bury; 3rd - Dan Richardson and Jean Roise, Dan and Sharon Kington; 4th - Fred and Connie Fusco, Rich and Shirlee Firebaugh

Flight 2: 1st - Gary and Ann Robbins, John and Neil Tingue; 2nd - Dave McElroy and Mary Manley, Jon and Nancy Crittenden; 3rd - Jerry and Carol Schahrer, Al and Judy Herman; 4th - Corinne and Bill Custer, Frank Denofrio and Cathy Weis

Flight 3: 1st - Jim and June Mann, Mike and Laurelie Hayes; 2nd - Phil and Ginny Fox, Jim and Sue Bachman; 3rd - Bob and Daty Stephens, Lee and Glenda Featherstone; 4th - Ron Moe and Julie Moore, Joe and Ellen Groesch

Flight 4: 1st - Frank Wright and Karen Toomey, Dave and Diana Pensak; 2nd - Sid and Jeani Miller, Darl and Carmen Zeigler; 3rd - Russ and Virginia Schubert, Sonny and Karen Rogers; 4th - Jean and Linda LeBreux, Charles and Jeanne Lizotte
Thank you to everyone who played in the event. We hope to see everyone back next year. Remember, next year is the 30th year for the Member-Guest, so be sure to sign up early to secure your spot. Also, we are still looking for a committee for the Member-Guest. If you are interested, please contact Steve Kraft.
Special thanks to Bob and Michele Cooke for their help in the preparations for the tournament and at the Reception Thursday night, as well as the Heatherhurst Snack Bar staff for all the work they did preparing lunch each day.