“Fun” and “Fellowship” were the key objectives, and both
were met on Friday, August 20 at the Fourth Annual Fighting Dutchmen Gridiron
Golf Outing. The event drew a
record-setting 104 golfers to the Van Patten Golf Club in Clifton Park and
raised over $15,000 to help support the football program.
The only thing that was not accomplished was winning the
2004 BMW Z4, which four-year sponsor Steve Picarazzi of Capital Cities Imported
Cars, was dying to give away for a hole-in-one on the eighth green. Other than that, the golfing was fantastic
and the post-golf luncheon was outstanding.
Head football coach John Audino, his entire staff, the 2004
Dutchmen players and the Gridiron Club would like to give a big “thank you” to
all those who participated, sponsored the event, or sent in a donation.
Next year's outing is scheduled for Saturday, August 6
at 1:30 p.m. at Van Patten's.
Prizes:
Mario DiLoreto, '90, won longest Drive for the men
Beryl Schmid won longest Drive for the women
Ramsey Baker, '93, won closest to the Pin for the men
Beryl Schmid won closest to the pin for the women
First place, with a minus 12, went to the foursome of Tom
Plungis, '84, Jim Haas, '98; Joe Olbrych and associate head coach Gary
Reynolds.
Second place, with a minus 10, went to the foursome of Mario
DiLoreto, '90, Chip Ahtzbach, Dave Maher and Mark Tomaso.
Third place, with a minus 10, went to the foursome of Andy Smith, Paul Matarazzo, Mike
Connelly, and Ray Rudolph, 82.