2019 Drive for the Cure golf tourney raises $15K

Thanks to more than 100 golfers and a host of community sponsors helped organizers of the Sunland Women’s Golf Association’s annual Drive for the Cure golf tournament set a record with $15,000 raised.

The modified scramble tourney, held Sept. 21, raises dollars each year to support cancer screening and diagnostic services for men and women on the North Olympic Peninsula through the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.

Since 2011, Sunland has donated $66,800 to the foundation to support the cause. An anonymous Sunland donor has helped reach this goal by donating via a matching fund since 2012.

This year’s tournament was 112 golfers and an 12 twelve people attend lunch. Additional funds were raised through special tourney offers, including paying a “designated driver” — Sequim High sophomore Dominic Riccobene — to tee off on the first hole.

The tourney featured 38 hole and memorial sponsors and business sponsors, including Sound Community Bank, Windermere Real Estate, Fryer Insurance Agency, Sequim Health & Rehabilitation, Dockside Restaurant, Rainshadow Laundry & Car Wash and others. Baskets raffles raised another $980

As for tourney winners, first place in the 18-hole portion went to Brian, Doug, Mark, and Christopher Lux from Lynnwood and Port Townsend. The team of Jim Coulter, Robert Drews, Sandra Ruby and Dave Sharmen won the nine-hole event. Crazy Drive winners were Janet Real, John Palmeri, Gwen Boger and Joe McKinnon. Closest-to-the-pin winners were Mike Mullikin, Linda Hash, Jim Coulter, Paul Reed and Wanda Synnestvedt.