Superior Ag Golf Tourney a Huge Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2003
Joe Wills
530-898-4143
Superior Ag Golf Tourney a Huge Success
Thanks to generous donations from ag-related businesses, the CSU, Chico Superior Ag Wittmeier Ford Golf Classic will net close to $40,000 when all expenses are in. These funds will be used for scholarships and other worthy programs within the college.
Wittmeier Ford and Ford Motor Company’s Business Preferred Network came through with a $7,500 sponsorship, making this their second year in a row as the tournament’s major sponsor. Other key sponsors included Tri-Counties Bank, Matson and Isom, Bell Carter Olive Company, C.F. Koehnen & Sons, Durham Pump, Northern California and Sacramento Valley Farm Credit and Interwest Insurance.
“Wittmeier Ford and Ford Motor Company’s Business Preferred Network both feel it is a great thing to support agricultural development, and starting at the college level helps those entering this important field,” says Gary Mitchell, Wittmeier’s commercial accounts manager.
On July 21, 189 players entered the scramble, held at Butte Creek Country Club. Participants in the tournament included production agriculturists, irrigation specialists, bankers, food processors, co-op managers and commodity organization managers. The winning team, with a combined score of 51, consisted of Don Gordon, Tom Ramme, Jack Snyder, Bill Thomas and John Welty.
After the tournament, participants were treated to a tri-tip dinner in the clubhouse, an evening program with 2003 Superior Ag Scholarship winner K.T. Lee as guest speaker and a drawing with 16 great prizes. The grand prize winner was Ron Coleman, who won a round-trip plane ride and a round of golf for four in Las Vegas.
“The College of Agriculture works hard to provide excellence in our programs,” said Charlie Crabb, dean of the College of Agriculture. “It is rewarding to see sponsors and players demonstrating their commitment to helping us ensure we are able to provide California and the agricultural industry with high-quality graduates.”
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