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13th Annual Tournament of Champions

Kenmure Country Club was the setting for the 13th Annual Pardee Foundation Tournament of Champions on May 19. The weather for the event was sunny with a light breeze-perfect for the 140 golfers who participated this year. Kris Hoce, CEO of Pardee Hospital, and Chris Burns, Co-Chair of the Tournament, welcomed everyone to the event.

At the Award and Sponsorship Ceremony, Chris Burns announced the winners and thanked the 2008 Golf Tournament Committee, Foundation staff and Tournament volunteers for their role in making the event successful.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament totaled $82,637 and will be used to purchase life-saving equipment for the Emergency Department.

“Cardiac arrest can happen without warning. The best care for the patient in this setting is quick response by emergency personnel. The defibrillator equipment being provided by Pardee Foundation is one of the items most widely used in life-saving episodes,” states Dr. Robert C. Boleman, Chief of Staff and Medical Director, Emergency Department.

Time matters when a patient has a cardiac episode, and that’s why these state-of-the-art defibrillators are needed. The goal is to stabilize the patient quickly to save precious heart muscle. Pardee’s Emergency Department has been recognized throughout the WNC and the State for timely stabilization of heart attacks as part of the RACE Initiative. Pardee’s average time is 91 minutes.

At the end of the day, there was much to celebrate-the picture-perfect day, the extraordinary course, the participation of 140 golfers, the first women’s division, the 35+ volunteers, and the knowledge that $82,637 had been raised for life-saving equipment.

Diamond Sponsors

AIG Retirement/Larry Scott

Clear Channel Media -My 102.5 FM

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory

Gold Sponsors

Blue Ridge Bone & Joint

Werner C. Brooks, MD
Edward G. Lilly III, MD
David C. Napoli, MD

Chick-fil-A of Hendersonville

First Citizens Bank

Bill and Kim Gold

ResultSpa

SunTrust Bank

Times-News

Wright, McGraw, Beyer Architects

Closest to Pin on Par 3’s

Tom Eisenhauer

Nathan Kennedy

Melinda McCormick

Owen Shipler

Longest Drives

John Norman

Meridith Elliott Powell

Tournament Winners

Men’s Division

1st Place-Greg Burnette, Jack Davis, Tom Eisenhauer and Jack Morgan

2nd Place-Mark Aspinwall, Britt Lovin, Richard Ludders and Melinda McCormick

3rd Place-Bill Lapsley, Matt Mullinax, Tim Mullinax and Brian Parsons

4th Place-Kevin Foster, Maury Wray, Pacer Vaughn and Robert Vaughn

5th Place-Randy Kirbo, Mike Smith, Mike Wollinger and Mike Wilson

6th Place-Brian Jones, Dwayne Powell, Todd Sharpe and Ethan Waldman

Women’s Division

1st Place-Sallie Alexander, Yoshi Mizuno, Sandy Sessoms and Bonnie Short

2nd Place-Joyce Carelli, Chris Smith, Sue Marker and Charlotte Walsh

2008 Pardee Foundation Tournament of Champions Golf Committee

Chris Burns, Tournament, Co-Chair

Matthew Mullinax, Tournament Co-Chair

Karen Ann Antonucci

Stephanie Bailey

Jill DeAngelo

Lane Heffner

Libby Hodan

Melanie Johnson

Rebecca Jones

Linda Lucha

Will Penny

Bonnie Short

Mike Wollinger

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