Golfers rise to the top

August 29, 2007 — AASV Staff

Forty golfers teed off for the AASV Foundation's Midwest Golf Outing, held August 22 at the Ames (Iowa) Golf & Country Club. While the weather was cooperative in the morning, a deluge of rain in the early afternoon resulted in a soggy last couple of holes, causing the event organizer Dr. John Kolb to jokingly rename the fundraiser "The Sponge Bob Underwater Open." In spite of the wet ending, the golfers played their best for the Foundation in the four-person team, best ball contest, and prizes were awarded to the winners as follows:

First Place Team
Hosted by Elanco
Tom Marsteller
Doug Quam
Craig Bolling
Matt Sexton

Second Place Team
Hosted by Intervet
Dave Iverson
Tom Wetzell
Dave Bomgaars
Brian Roggow

Third Place Team
Hosted by Boehringer-Ingelheim
John Kolb
Jeff Okones
Don Dutler
Al Frischmeyer

Individual Contest Winners
Longest drive: Matt Sexton
Longest drive: Eric Weaver
Closest to the pin: Jeff Okones
Closest to the pin: Jeff Kaisand
Longest putt: Warren Wilson

The event was sponsored by Elanco Animal Health and Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica. Proceeds from the event provide funding for a variety of AASV Foundation programs, including research grants, swine externship grants for veterinary students, and travel stipends for students attending the annual meeting.

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