!st Place Winners: Thea Albert, Jim Ogryzol, Allan McEwan, and Elijan Darville
2nd Place Winners: Larry DeGregory, Clair Blain, Norman Trembly, and Michael Hailwood
3rd Place Winners: Andrew Davies, Greg Farrington, Barry Coulton, and Ingrid Nicholson
The biggest winners are the local high school students who receive sholarships thanks to the financial success of the tournament!
The success of our golf tournament is a unique blend of GBAWC members' hard work and the generosity of companies and individuals living on Grand Bahama. The two PDF files to the right show the signs with company logos that were displayed on the golf course and later at Red Beard's during the reception. The following six companies were major contributors to our success and we owe them many thanks: Freeport Advertising and Printing, Freeport Jetwash and Automart, Grand Lucayan, Juliette Falls, Polymers International, and Red Beard's. Pictures showing their unique contibutions are shown below.
Freeport Advertising and Printing helped with all our correspondence and made the sponsor signs and banners that were displayed on the Reef Course and at Red Beard's. Thank you Fpo. Advertising for making our tournament look so good! And special thanks to lovely Paula for her creativity, time and patience!
Hole in One dreams were sponsored by Freeport Jetwash and Automart. Once again Jetwash gave players the opportunity to win a 2012 Ford Escape on the 4th hole. Once again... maybe next year. Thank you, Jetwash, for your tremendous support year after year!
Grand Lucayan stepped forward as a major sponsor this year! They provided good rates to the Club for the golfers and gave several rounds of golf for prizes and raffle. The Reef Course is always a grand venue of fairways, greens, and birds for the tournament. www.grandlucayan.com
Juliette Falls donated two 4 day / 3 night packages to the tournament. This stunning golf course in northern Florida is a golfer's dream, and the packages helped us raise big bucks in the raffle and in an auction. What a generous philanthropic spirit was exhibited by Juliette Falls for a benefit far away from their own home location. Thank you, Juliette Falls, we hope that many Grand Bahama golfers come up your way! http://juliettefalls.com
With a corporate committment to education, Polymers International makes a major donation to the financial success of the GBAWC tournament. Team Polymers, pictured above, brings great comarderie and pizzaz to the tournament every year! We love Team Polymers, and don't you love those outfits!
Red Beard's, a popular local 'watering-hole,' once again hosted a post-tournament hors d'oeuvres reception for the golfers and volunteers. The food, donated and prepared by Red Beard's is always delicious and the service the best. Look below for more pictures of the crowd enjoying the outdoor ambiance of this popular Freeport restaurant and bar! Thank you, Brian and crew!
To the right is the list of the many companies and individuals that support the fundraising efforts of GBAWC by sponsoring a hole on the course. Without this support, we'd still have a great day, but we wouldn't have funds to help the scholarship students and local organizations on the island!
Thank you to our hole sponsors!
Gold Sponsor: Polymers International.
Diamond Sponsors: Freeport Aggregates, Millie's Car Rental Company, Allan & Christine Gardner, and Ross University /MERP.
Emerald Sponsor: FOCOL Freeport Oil Company Ltd.
Ruby Sponsor: Clarins, John Heath Jewellery in Port Lucaya, Joy & Kurt Larsen, Pelican Bay, PluriDEAL, Star General, and Tims Foundation
Sponsor: Allie Cott Traveling Sister Troupe, Callenders & Co., Candid Security, Coldwell Banker / James Sarles Realty, Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Dolly Madison Home Centre, Entrepreneurial Services Ltd., Furniture Plus!, Gouthro & Co., Bev Hall, Municipal Motors, Paint Fair Ltd., Quality Auto, and Howard Smith.
Please help us thank these businesses by giving them your patronage.
The following companies and persons sponsored a golf cart in the tournament. Those $100.00 contributions do add up. Thank you all for adding to our financial success!
Adagio Artworks, Argus Communications, Atlantic Condominium, Bahama Reef Condo, Bell Channel Inn, Camelot Court, Canadian Women's Club, Sylvia & Clayton Clift, Coral Windows, Dennis & Gloria Dolling, Freeport Building Supplies, Allan & Christine Gardner, G.B. Glass, Joyce Harrison & Bonnie Kruse, Island Bedding, Kent Motors, Ronald A. Knowles Chartered Accountant, Jim & Roz Majer, Mary Lou & Stu Moore, Jeff & Jo Morasco, Jocelyn & Duncan Mullis, RAM Records Archiving and Management, Silver Point Condo, Sea Breezes Executive Suites, Paul & Gwen Sullivan, Take the Cake!, Troy the Dog, UNEXSO, Waugh Construction, Gerda & Erich Wittman, and ?Yoga! in The Bahamas.
Joy Larsen celebrates in front of the "Cart Sponsor" signs. Each cart was sponsored by companies and individuals and added to the financial success of the tournament.
Golf Raffle Chair, Martha, shakes up the raffle tickets before Amparo draws a winner!
Thanks to great prizes and the hard work of Club members selling tickets, this year's golf raffle raised almost $4700.00.
Our special thanks to the friends and companies that donated raffle prizes: Juliette Falls golf packages, Necklace from John Heath Jewellery, Weekend getaway from Pelican Bay, 17th Century Spanish 8 Reale coin from the Gardners, Kayak Nature Tours, H2O Bahamas, UNEXSO, Sun Odyssey Divers, Barb Stollery, Grand Lucayan, Agave Latin Fusion, The Art of Giving, Take the Cake, the Johnsons, Clarins, the Leidels, and Fortune Hills Golf Course.
Bev Hall was the Chairperson of this year's tournament. Thank you, Bev, for your inspired leadership!
The hard-working "Golf Committee"; left to right, Barb, Sylvia, Jo, Bev, Beth, and Michelle. Not pictures are Ann, Christine and Martha. The group of GBAWC members starts planning months ahead of the tournament and not a detail falls by the wayside. No wonder this tournament is considered "Grand Bahama's BEST golf tournament."
IT TAKES A CLUB TO RUN A GREAT TOURNAMENT, and the members of GBAWC all help to make the day both a golfing and financial success. Well done, GBAWC, well done.
We hope you enjoy the pictures from our tournament. Thank you, Karen.
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We hope you enjoy the pictures of the reception at Red Beard's. Great place!
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