Yesterday, (Monday, August 22, 2011) the Keane Insurance Group hosted the KeaneyShack golf tournament. This was our third year. KeaneyShack is an annual event that is put on every August at the Country Club at the Legends. The tournament is a charity event that raises money for The Haiti Orphan Project, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the James E. Hofer Scholarship Fund.
The golfers arrived at around 11:00 to register, then were encouraged to buy 50/50 raffle tickets. Each golfer had the opportunity to buy as many mulligans they wanted for more chances on the “hole-in-one”, “closest to the pin”, or the “longest drive” holes. Sue Tenney was very successful in selling so many! Meanwhile, the Keane volunteers were hustling and bustling, going to their positions at their respective holes, getting coolers out to the holes, and other last minute details. The last two years, we had many problems with the golf carts. They would run out of battery halfway through the event and our volunteers would get stuck out on the course, and have to push the carts back, and other horrible things like that! So THIS year, we asked for a couple of high powered golf carts for the administrative volunteers, so that we could have at least one that would last us the whole day, but after fifteen minutes of driving it, it keeled over and died. Unfixable. After this minor speed bump, there were only a few other mishaps. A few normal golf carts died, but they had replacements.
At around 12:30 the golfers started teeing off. Many of the guys who came out had only golfed a few times before, some had golfed a good bit, but were still incredibly terrible, and many were fairly good golfers! However, no matter what the skill level, every foursome had a ton of fun because they got to play their best ball each time. That took some pressure off and put some fun on! The weather was a bit overcast, which was better than a 100+ degree day, because everyone was outside all afternoon! It was a fairly comfortable 85 degrees and the rain stayed away! It was a little warm, so the incredibly large quantities of beer, water, beer, soda, and beer were greatly appreciated by all! Oh, and the vodka-red bull stand was a huge hit, as usual.
Each volunteer had a couple of Caddy Shack trivia questions that they asked each foursome. The foursome who answered the most correct by the end of the day, won $50 gift certificates to Llywelyn’s Pub. After the game, the golfers enjoyed a fajita station and open bar. Kris Perkins spearheaded the awards ceremony. The team from Thomas Industrial Coatings won first prize which was a new Cleveland hybrid club for each golfer.
During and after dinner, the golfers had the opportunity to bid at the silent auction. Some things in the auction included a signed Tom Brady football jersey, a signed Sam Bradford football, and a signed Jeremy Maclin jersey along with some other really cool sports items. From what we heard, every single person had a great time, and better yet, we raised a sizable amount of money for these amazing charities.
