Golfers from Grinnell and around Iowa gathered at Grinnell Golf and Country Club on Friday, June 8, for the Grinnell Games Golf Tournament. This tournament was a partnership between Grinnell Regional Medical Center and the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Grinnell Golf and Country Club.

1. News Release
June 12, 2012
For immediate release
For more information contact: Laura Nelson Lof, 641-236-2954
Golf Tournament Tees Off Grinnell Games
Golfers from around the area gathered at Grinnell Golf and Country Club on
Friday, June 8, for the Grinnell Games Golf Tournament. This tournament was a
partnership between Grinnell Regional Medical Center and the Grinnell Chamber of
Commerce, as well as the Grinnell Golf and Country Club. Both the morning and
afternoon sessions were full with 72 golfers playing 18 holes in each session.
Taking home the $1,000 prize was the team of Shane Hart, Nick Kuiper, Peter
Marsho, and Jeff Millet sponsored by The Identity Group. It was a very competitive
finish in the first flight as all three teams posted a score of 56. Place was determined
using scores on certain individual holes. Second place went to the team of Jeff Bates,
Scott Gilbert, Mike Mesick, and Mike Winblade, sponsored by HyVee Food Store.
Taking third place was the team sponsored by Lincoln Savings Bank, Rich Gogg,
Amanda Hintz, Steve Opsal, and Jim Ramsey.
Second flight winners were from Cisco Systems with Kent Chapman, Scott
Ireland, and Sean Parker. Second place, second flight went to the team of Tony Foth, Jim
Green, Tom Szary, and Heidi Thompson, sponsored by Associated Computer Systems.
Third place, second flight went to Team BMI/GRMC of Tom Mellon, Tom Mellon, Jr.,
Levi Kannedy, and Vladimir Titarenko.
Third flight winners were Jay Herbers, Mark Johnson, Ryan O’Roake, and Adam
Smith, sponsored by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Second place, third flight
went to the team sponsored by Brookwood, Inc. and Schoon Construction of Matt
Hagman, Jack Schmidt, LeRoy Schoon, and Mike Wood. Third place, third flight went to
JT Anderson, Skip Lowe, Tim Lowe, and Mark Thayer, sponsored by Bernie Lowe and
Associates.
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This year’s eagle sponsors were Associated Computer Systems, Bernie Lowe and
Associates, Cisco Systems, Grinnell College, Grinnell State Bank, Grinnell Mutual
Reinsurance Company, and JELD-WEN.
The GRMC golf outing is a best shot, four-person team format planned by a
committee of community members. They are Jeanette Budding, Dr. Scott Collings, Mary
Duke, Becky Froias, Scott Gilbert, Dr. Nick Kuiper, Denise Lamphier, Darcy Swick, and
Jan Veach.
“We are excited to be working with the Grinnell Chamber on this golf
tournament,” says Todd Linden, GRMC president and CEO. “It really is a great
partnership for the entire community.”
“This spring when I have been at meetings out of town talking about Grinnell
Games and this golf tournament in particular, I talk about this great collaboration
between the hospital and the chamber,” says Angela Harrington, executive director,
Grinnell Chamber of Commerce. “The most common response is, ‘That’s so Grinnell.’
The golf tournament included contests at each hole. On the first hole, golfers tried
to see who could land closest to the pin in one shot. The winners were Tim Lowe and
Becky Froias, who each picked up a $50 HyVee gift card, courtesy of HyVee Food Store.
On hole 2, golfers competed to have a better tee-off than Grinnell Golf and
Country Club pro Mitch Burr. Bernie Lowe and Associates put up $500 to the first golfer
to get a hole-in-one. No one was able to earn the $500 prize.
Kim Chapman and Doug Messick each won $50 in Grinnell Chamber Bucks,
courtesy of KJWW Engineering, for the longest drives on hole 3.
The University of Iowa Community Credit Union sponsored the contest on hole 4.
Tony Foth and Dee Fairchild won $50 in Grinnell Chamber Bucks, for sinking the
longest putt.
At hole 5, Tyler Harter and Jamie Wang claimed the contest landing their ball
closest to the bedpan and each won $50 in Grinnell Chamber Bucks.
Michael’s sponsored the contest on hole 6. Jonathan Manatt’s name was drawn
from a four-way tie to win $50 Michael’s gift certificate getting closest to the pin in two
shots. The women’s winner was Donna Zylstra.

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The winners of the straightest drive on hole 7 were Scott Herbers and Dori
Pearce. Winners received $50 Grinnell Chamber Bucks, sponsored by The Straub
Corporation.
Gene Meyers and Terri Wayman each earned $50 in Grinnell Chamber Bucks for
getting closest to the tiger on hole 8. Prizes were sponsored by ASI Signage Innovations.
On the 9th hole, golfers paid $5 to bet on themselves or a teammate to land on the
green in one shot. All golfers who landed on the green in one and paid for a ticket were
entered in a drawing for a $200 Callaway gift card with the winner drawn from these
golfers. This year’s winners were Stan Stewart and Mike Mesick.
Sponsors and donors who made this event possible included: Ahrens Park
Foundation; Alliant Energy, Arnold Motor Supply, ASI Signage Innovations; Bernie
Lowe and Associates; Bill’s Jewelry Shop; Brookwood, Inc.; Brown’s Shoe Fit; Casa
Margarita’s; Casey’s General Stores; Cirks Financial Services; Cory Hall Photography;
Edward Jones Investments; Electronic Engineering; Family Dentistry; Flowers on Fourth;
The Glass Gift Box; Grinnell Golf and Country Club; Grinnell Health Care Center;
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company; Grinnell Regional Medical Center; Grinnell
Sporting Goods; Grinnell State Bank; Hardee’s; Health Enterprises of Iowa; Hy-Vee
Food Store; Julin Printing; KJWW Engineering Consultants; Laser Resources, Inc.;
Lincoln Savings Bank; Todd Linden; Linder Tire Service Inc.; Mercy Health Network;
Michael’s; Montgomery Sandwich Shop; PC Chiropractic; Pagliai’s Pizza; Patriot Bank;
The Peppertree at The Depot Crossing; Pizza Ranch; Poweshiek Publications; Premier
Printing; Priority Plastics; Ramsey-Weeks, Inc.; Schoon Construction, Inc.; Smith
Barney; Spacelabs Anesthesia; Steel Erectors of Iowa; The Straub Corporation; Sysco
Foods; Total Choice Shipping & Printing; University of Iowa Community Credit Union;
Kevin White; and Wine Shop at Home. A special thanks to Rees Vinyl Signs for printing
pin event signage.
Photo Cutlines –
The 2012 GRMC/Grinnell Chamber Golf Tournament winning team, sponsored by The
Identity Group are, from left to right, Shane Hart, Peter Marsho, Jeff Millet, and Dr. Nick
Kuiper.

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(Team ASI sinks a putt)
Ben Latimer of Team ASI Signage celebrates sinking a putt on hole 9, with teammates,
Dave Watts, Rick Rockhold, and Brett McGriff.
(Grinnell College)
Jeff Blanchard of Grinnell College putts while team members Ben Cooprider, Dee
Fairchild, and Greg Wallace look on.
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