The 37th Annual VIPS Golf Tournament, sponsored by Yum!, is a wrap, and we raised about $45,000! The weather was perfect, Wildwood Country Club is beautiful, and everyone had a great time.
We want to thank everyone who made this such a great event. Yum! sponsored the event, and Debbie Baldwin and Erica Kiefer were invaluable committee members.
Our other sponsors were Lockton, our $7,500 Birdie Sponsor; Zurich, our $3,000 Eagle Sponsor; Stock Yards Bank; and CorVel, each a $1,000 Reception Sponsor; and Pepsi, which provided soft drinks, water, Gatorade, Frito-Lay snacks, and Grandma’s cookies. A very generous Shady Raysdonated $12,000in sunglasses for all the golfers’ tee gifts
We thank Tito’s Vodka for donating their special cocktail to keep our golfers hydrated. Our generous hole sponsors included Ankura, State Street, Cerity, Chubb, Lockton, Louisville Geek, Sedgwick, Wheels, Willis Tower Watson, and Zurich.
A new feature this year was the Cannonball Experience. Check out the photos below. So much fun!
And thanks to our staff. We couldn’t pull this off without their dedication.
Our winners for the day:
Closest to the Hole: Turner Deckart
Closest to the Line: Doug Voss
Longest Drive: Grant Restmeyer
Longest Putt Made: Max Hanke
Turtle Award: Jerry & Maxine Bizer’s Team
Ball Toss Winner: Andy Steinbach
Winning Team: Doug Voss, Raymond Herrick, Justin O’Brien
Thanks again to everyone who participated. You are supporting important work.
We’ll see you again next year!
Two men at the Tito’s Vodka tent waiting for a cocktail.A man wearing a hat that looks like a roasted chicken shoots a golf ball from the air cannon.A group of men practice putting before the golf scramble begins.VIPS staff sitting at a table signing in golfers. Golfers are standing on the other side wait to register.Debbie Baldwin puts while her teammate watches.VIPS staff sitting at a table signing in golfers. Golfers are standing on the other side wait to register.Two male golfers, one teeing off while other watches.Four men pose for a photo in front of the Cannonball Experience sign. One golfer holds the cannon with both hands. The cannon shoots a golf ball across the course. Golfers can choose this instead of teeing off at the hole.A man throws a golf ball of the patio onto the green during the Ball Toss contest.Debbie Baldwin, Josh Griffin, Diane Nelson, and Tom Briggs meeting before the scramble kicks off. Tom Briggs is sitting in his golf cart, adorned with a KFC bucket and the image of the Colonel has been replaced with a likeness of Tom.Diane Nelson, Debbie Baldwin, and Josh Griffin addressing the golfers.A man puts while his two teammates watch.The Yum! Golf Tournament winners trophy. It’s a silver cup in a wood base. There is a silve metal plate engraved with the names of past year winners.Tom Briggs and his friends pose for a photo on the patio.Four woman enjoying the KFC box lunches before the golf scramble begins.Two men and one woman enjoying the KFC box lunches before the golf scramble begins.Doug Voss and team pose for a photo with the golf trophy.The bottles of bourbon on a table with a green tablecloth. The bottles were available to win in the bourbon pull.Golf carts lined up before the scramble begins. Several people stand behind the carts talking.Two men and two golf carts on the fairway against a hill. In the foreground, stream runs through the fairway.Shady Rays sunglasses on a table. The sunglasses were the tee gifts for the participating golfers.Three men posing for a photo on the golf course.A group of men at the driving range before the golf scramble begins.Tom Briggs sitting at a table in the clubhouse talking with his teammates before the scramble begins. Executive Director Diane Nelson stand at the right end of the table talking to the group.Kirsten Schmidt, Kelly Easton, and Christina Welsh pose for a phot under the Cannonball Experience tent.A man chipping while his team member watches.Four men on a putting green.Diane Nelson’s team on the putting green.A woman throws a golf ball of the patio onto the green during the Ball Toss contest.A stack of box lunches provided by KFC.VIPS staff sitting at a table signing in golfers. Golfers are standing on the other side wait to register.Doug Voss chats with two of his teammates sitting at at table in the clubhouse after the scramble.The Tito’s bartender poses for a photo with a large cutout of a Tito’s Handmade Vodka bottle.Diane Nelson’s team try the Cannonball Experience.Maxine Bizer poses for a photo with the Turtle Award.
