Date is Set July 16th - RSVP

Time to get your foursomes together and RSVP for the tourney. Check out the event invite page at http://event.pingg.com/ZachStewartGolf

Save the Date!

It may be pouring down rain now, but in only a few short months we'll be hitting the greens for another day of golf in support of the Zach Stewart memorial and scholarship golf tourney. If you're like me, then you know that training begins now. And, if you're like me, then you know that training entails pulling out the old golf clubs and looking them over with your very own frosty beverage. That ought to do it for this tourney training, because this event is more about getting together with old friends, remembering our good friend, and supporting a good cause.

The date for this year's tournament has been set for July 16, 2011... and we'll be returning to Madrona Links, in Gig Harbor. Further details to come, so get your foursomes ready now. We maxed out last year and had to beg the golf course to add a couple last minute teams, so be prepared with you teams and payment this year.

If you know of a company or organization that would like to help sponsor the event and get some name recognition going, please let one of the organizers know... or simply post on the comments below. We'll make sure to get them involved and let everyone know that they are awesome for supporting the cause.

Bates Scholarship Breakfast

The Zach Stewart Endowed Scholarship committee of Lib & Ralph Stewart, Jake Hanson, Mike Welch and Jordan Foster, just returned from the annual Bates Scholarship Breakfast. The event is put on each year to honor all the donors and congratulate all the scholarship recipients at Bates.

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It also gives us on the committee a chance to meet firsthand the recipients of the ZS Endowed Scholarship in the HVAC/R program. This year's recipients were very appreciative of everyone's efforts in supporting this cause and wanted to extend a thank you to everyone that's participated in the Golf Tourney. The scholarship winners are outstanding students and well on their way to graduating and some have already been receiving job offers.

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Once again thank you to everyone that participates in the event and helps support the scholarship. We are just beginning the planning for this years event and hope to have everyone out once again.

"This is golf, not a rock concert." - Shooter

Some more photos have been added, be sure to check out the Photo page for some pics of the 2010 tourney. I need a snack.

Yes Mike, This Year Was A Big Thumbs Up

Be sure to check out some more of this year's pictures under the Photos page.

Thank You! Congrats!

The tournament was a great success and a big thank you to everyone that made it out this year and help contribute to the Zach Stewart Scholarship Fund. We are still tallying up donations and a few more will be making there way in over the next couple days, but it is safe to say that this has been our best year yet in donations and participants. A huge thank you goes out to our main sponsors of Legends Roofing, Thompson Smitch Consulting, Rainier Connect and Robert and Mo Kirby. As mentioned at the tourney, Thompson Smitch was overly gracious to match all donations made the day of the tournament and we thank you very much for the generous donation.

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A huge thank you to Madrona for hosting this year's event... not even a few bee stings could keep us from having a good time (Andy "Bee Sting" Miniger). In total we had over 70 players and particpants. There were some great scores turned in and the overall and adjusted winners were the team of Jake Hanson, Mike Sims, Wade Finley, and Joel Flores with a score of 20 under. Second place was nearly just as good with last year's winners coming in at 18 under (Robert Thoms, John Jolibois, and Matthew Jolibois) - which was also tied with the foursome of Justin Munson, Don Hollingsworth, George Cvitanich, and Beau Towne. Unfortunately for the Munson group they had strokes purchased against them and had to settle for third place.

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Longest Drive went to one of the first year's winners John Patterson, who undoubtedly carried Olen Storaali's crew this year, but was not enough to get them on the plaque again. Closest to Pin went to the unexpected Keith Messmer - who claims they have pictures - I guess the Price is Right once again.

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A big thank you to all the ladies that made it out this year Alexis Kerns, Cori Fowler, Trina Bergstrom and the Jello Shot girls.

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We'll be sure to update the site with more info shortly including total donations and pictures, so check back in the coming days, but once again, a huge thank you to everyone involved in this year's tourney. We could not have done it without you.

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Ralph & Lib Stewart, Jake Hanson, Mike Welch, and Jordan Foster.

Countdown to Tourney!

Just a quick reminder the tourney is coming up at the end of this month. Please get your payments in to participate... its real easy:
(1) You can either make out a check for $70 to the "Bates Foundation" with the memo "ZS Golf Tournament" and mail to Bates Technical College, Attn: Emma Ruhl at 1101 South Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98405.

(2) Or you may also make a credit card payment over the phone by calling Emma Ruhl at (253) 680-7160. I just made a phone payment myself and it took all but 2 minutes, so get on it.