October 2005 • Volume 2, Issue 10

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Golfer Wins New Car In Reliable Chevrolet's Hole-In-One Contest

170 Players Compete For Top Awards At 18th Annual RCC Golf Classic

Randy McDaniel of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (fourth from left) won a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox for hitting a hole-in-one at the RCC Golf Classic. The hole-in-one contest was sponsored by Reliable Chevrolet. Also pictured are (from left to right) Hank Blanks of Southern Resources; Reinhart Weber, Dave Anderson and Scott Eads, all of Reliable Chevrolet; Diane Wardrup of Wardrup and Associates and chair of the Golf Classic steering committee; and Gary Bates of EWI.

 

Randy McDaniel, regional sales director for northeast Texas for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, was not on the winning team at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce's Annual Golf Classic on Sept. 23 at Sherrill Park Golf Course, but McDaniel was a big winner since his hole-in-one on the par 3 Third Hole won him a white 2005 Chevrolet Equinox.  Reliable Chevrolet donated the SUV for the contest.

"This was the first hole-in-one in the history of the Chamber Golf Classic. Reliable Chevrolet is excited to be a part of that and to be able to give away a car," said Dave Anderson, general manager, Reliable Chevrolet.

Great weather greeted the more than 170 players who participated in the tournament. The 43 teams ventured out in a four-man scramble. Following the tournament, an awards banquet was held at The Richardson Hotel. The ceremony included raffle prizes and awards for the top players in the tournament.

"The committee is extremely excited about the success of the event,” said Diane Wardrup, committee chair. “We were very pleased with the number of players, sponsors, and the overall success of the tournament.”

Golfers enjoyed great weather at the RCC's 18th Annual Golf Classic on Sept. 23 at the Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson.

 

For the second year in a row, Leo & Barbara Eveleth's team won the low gross. With a best ball score of 55, Terry Butterfield of UTD, Leo Eveleth of UTD, Chris Gage of UTD, and Joe Stack of UBS, mastered the course. With a net score of 56, Bill Denton of Richardson Parks & Recreation, Bill Turner of Cray Computers, Jim Wardrup of Hewlett Packard, and John Wilson who is retired, won the first place spot for low net. In second place for net score, was Mike Townsley, Jeff Warrick, Brian Mason and Todd Wilputz, all from Owen's Country Sausage.

The team with the highest score, winning golf lessons from Sherrill Park Golf Course, was Bob Armstrong, Dennis Labandt, John Barshes and Dave Iwawski, all from Avnet.

Sponsors of this year's Classic were Owens Country Sausage, Holmes Murphy, Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Texas, The Richardson Hotel, Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse, Innovative Sign Group, At Your Service Catering, North Central Ford, Reliable Chevrolet, Hartford Insurance, AIG, Change Technology, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc, Nortel Networks, Casa Milagro and Madden Companies.

Hole sponsors were Reliable Chevrolet, Renaissance Dallas – Richardson Hotel, RREEF, Texans Credit Union, Touch of Green, TXU Electric Delivery, Your Health & Wellness, CI Staffing, Driver Alliant, Competitive Excellence, Courtyard By Marriott, Competitive Excellence, Hartford Insurance, Nedley's Restaurant, North Central Ford, Pappy's Pet Lodge and Reliable Chevrolet.



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