Twenty teams competed at the 5th annual 魅影直播 State Open organized by the Class of 1978 and the Buffalo Alumni Chapter at the Springville Country Club. The team of Kert King, 鈥82, Dave Bellso, 鈥78, Tim Young, 鈥78, and Dick Young took home the team honors with a score of 60.
鈥淚t was another amazing day at the Springville Country Club,鈥 commented Director of Scholarships and College Relations Mary Perkins. 鈥淲e had our largest number of teams compete and it is fun to see Kert and Tim and their team earn the victory. Kert and Tim have been on our planning committee and are instrumental in allowing us to play on this beautiful course.鈥
The event raised $3,065 for the Buffalo Alumni Scholarship and $1,021 for the Class of 1978 Endowment Fund.
Steve Chaffee, Eric Kyle, 鈥85, Ron Westfall, and Tony Rosillo finished second while Doug Schaefer, 鈥85, Jon Nickerson, 鈥01, Pierra Meldrum, and Stu Blitz were third. Jack Wolfe, 鈥19, was the winner of the raffle for a spot on the Mary Huntington Plaque.
Perkins continued, 鈥淚 look forward to this event every year and I am already excited to see what the future holds for this tournament. It is always a great day when we are raising money for current and future Pioneers.鈥
The event started in 2021 with seven teams and continues to grow each year. Alums travel near and far to compete including competitors from California and Pennsylvania.