5th ANNUAL 
NFPA GOLF TOURNAMENT

Held Sunday, 24 September 2006, in Plymouth, MA on behalf of The Brendan Grant Foundation


web_golf_tourn_sep06_003.jpg (67990 bytes)Plymouth, MA:  Once again the Southers Marsh Golf Course in Plymouth, Massachusetts hosted the 5th Annual NFPA Golf Tournament on Sunday, 24 September and was again a marvelous success on all accounts.

 The 18 holes of golf began at 12:30 pm sharp in a best-ball scramble format, and special thanks are due to Dave Tourigny Sr. for all his effort organizing this event.  This year's event was a repeat of the 2004 event, with a focus of having an enjoyable day of golf for those who love this outdoor sport and who also want to help the Foundation's worthy causes. Get the full story on the last time we were at this golf course in 2004 by clicking here...  web_golf_tourn_sep06_002.jpg (47994 bytes)

The Southers Marsh is a magnificently designed course, with cranberry bogs artfully woven through the various links (click here for a link to the golf club's website).  Located on the beautiful south shore of metropolitan Boston not far from Cape Cod Bay, these links are strategically located among local cranberry bogs in a lush landscape of green and purple.  The weather had possible thunderstorms predicted for late afternoon, and fortunately these never materialized and the weather web_golf_tourn_sep06_005.jpg (54041 bytes)cooperated nicely and was almost perfectly comfortable with minimal humidity and just the right temperature. 



Eight foursomes competed for cash prizes. The winning foursome was the team of Brian Bishop, Bill Gibson, Bruce Mullin and Scott Hansen, which which also web_golf_tourn_sep06_007.jpg (69366 bytes)was the leading team in 2004.  The results are as follows:

Team Results 
1) Brian Bishop, Bill Gibson, Scott Hansen, Bruce Mullen (8 under par)
2) Lorraine Carli, Nancy Hurley, Barry Perkins, Nancy Perkins (4 under par)
3) Bill Burke, Hank Carlson, Dave Hague (2 under par)
web_golf_tourn_sep06_009.jpg (65224 bytes)4) Bob Sprowl, Dave Tourigny Sr., John Wallace, Bob Winnett (1 under par)
5) Colter Miller, Ron Perry, Frank Shirley, Jared Shirley (1 over par)
6) Casey Grant, Michael Grant, Shannon Grant, Rick Sterling (6 over par)
7) George Callahan, Paul Smith, Dave Tourigny Jr., Scott Younie (7 over par)
8) Sandra Arauju, Kim Fontes, Jen Lancione, Brian Walsh (10 over par)

Closest Drive to Pin
1) Hole #2: Men – Bill Gibson 3’-8”; Women – (none recorded)
2) Hole #7: Men – Bill Gibson 10’-9”; Women – Lorraine Carli 3’-11”
3) Hole #12: Men – George Callahan 6’-4”; Women – Nancy Perkins 3’-4”
4) Hole #14: Men – Bill Gibson 2’-3”; Women – Sandra Arauju 15’-3”
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The course certainly has its share of challenges, with plenty of golf balls finding their way into the cranberry bogs.  After completing the course, everyone was able to relax and enjoy a barbeque dinner before departing to enjoy the web_golf_tourn_sep06_010.jpg (79837 bytes)remainder of the day.  In addition, all participants received a new golf shirt as a way of saying thanks for their support.

Again, many thanks go to all who participated, and especially to Dave Tourigny Sr. for all his work putting this event together.  It was a fun day of golf for all involved, and the proceeds from this successful event have been donated to benefit the various on-going initiatives of The Brendan Grant Foundation.

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