The Bolivar Peninsula Lions Club held their 3rd Annual Swinging For Santa Golf Tournament, July 11th at “The Ranch”, Wallis Smith Community Golf Course. All proceeds benefiting local Bolivar families for Christmas. After the original April 25th rain out, the tournament was rescheduled for a Hot Hot Hot make up date in mid-July. That’s okay, 48 golfers came out in full force to enjoy the competition, consisting of two flights. Six teams teed off at 8:30 am and six teams teed off at 1:30 pm. The course was in excellent shape, and the golfers were greeted with blue skies and a slight breeze.
1st Place (Score 63): Mike Comeaux, Andy Rose, Howard Porteous, Vicki Giddens
Calcutta Winner: Chris Gatlin
2nd Place (Score 64): Rodney Savanich, Robert Jackson, Sr., Donald Mallet, Will Armstrong
Calcutta winner: Franks Chambers
3rd Place (Score 65): Nathan “Chip” Taylor, Paul Williams, Jerry Riddle, Greg Morris
Calcutta winner: Paul Williams
Closest to the Pin, Hole 3: Ben Newsum
Closest to the Pin, Hole 8: Andy Rose
Raffle Winner, Golf Bag (donated by Dienst Distributing): Mike Trahan
Raffle Winner, Round of Golf for 4 at Moody Gardens (donated by Moody Gardens Golf Course): Mitchell Powell
(This article published 7/13/2015)