Golfers Brave the Elements for a Good Cause

August 26, 2009 — Tracy Ann Raef

Fifty-six intrepid golfers teed up for the AASV Foundation's Midwest Golf Outing at Fox Ridge Golf Club in Dike, Iowa. With a tenacity characteristic of the livestock they tend, four teams persevered to complete 18 holes during intermittent rain while the other teams enjoyed the hospitality and fellowship in the club house.

Fox Ridge Country Club is owned by swine veterinarian Steve Menke, who practices in Ottumwa, Iowa. His son, Mike, is the PGA golf pro and manager. The course was in excellent shape and the greens were double-rolled to make them lightning fast. Thanks Mike!

Over an Iowa pork-chop supper sponsored by IVESCO, Dr. Ron White, event organizer, thanked sponsors and golfers for their continued support of the Foundation and the AASV. As the sun came out, Dr. White announced individual and team contest winners. Afterward, Mike kept the course open for golfers to play.

Championship Flight (teams that finished 18 holes)

1st place team, hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim (score 62):

Jeff Okones
Matt Sexton
John Kolb
Dave Bomgaars

2nd place team, hosted by CHR Hansen (score 68):

Jeff Kindwall
Mark Bertram
Mark Klamfoth
Jon Anderson

3rd place team, hosted by Pfizer Animal Health (score 68):

Ron White
Kent Schwartz
Tork Whisler
Tim Messinger

First Flight (teams that finished nine holes)

1st place team, hosted by National Pork Producers Council (score 36):

Craig Boelling
Jake Tincher
Amber Barlow
Tom Samp

2nd place team, hosted by Pfizer Animal Health (score 36):

Lance Longman
Al Frischmeyer
Sheldon Yoder
Nathan Peterson

3rd place team, hosted by Ottumwa Veterinary Clinic (score 36):

Chris Harmsen
Johnathan Chalupa
Cameron Schmitt
Bryan Myers

Individual contests

Longest Drive (hole 16): Deb Roggow
Closest to the Pin (hole 6): Pete Schneider
Longest Putt (hole 9): Baxter Gutknecht

Thanks fore your support!

The golf outing would not be possible without the generous support of our supporters. This year's sponsors were: IVESCO (awards ceremony), Sirrah Bios (beverage cart); and golf hole sponsors: Chr Hansen, DeWaay Capital Management (team photographs), Fort Dodge Animal Health (6th hole, closest-to-the-pin contest), Harrisvaccines (7th hole, giveaway of golf balls and tees), Newport Laboratories (16th hole, longest drive contest), and Pfizer Animal Health

Proceeds from the outing support the Foundation and its programs that benefit veterinary students and swine veterinarians. These programs include veterinary student scholarships and annual meeting stipends, research grants, externship grants, AASV student intern, National Pork Industry Foundation grants, the Heritage Award, and the Howard Dunne and Alex Hogg Memorial Lectures.

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Tracy Ann Raef, Communications Specialist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University