Earlier, the radio show, the Rude Awakening with Christopher Rude, Perry Laurentino and Leo Mazzone, broadcast live from the ballroom at East Lake Golf Club. After interviews on the radio, Vince Dooley and Fred Kalil posed for photos with each foursome.  The golfers, with their caddies, walked out to their tees and play began.

The participants then gathered later at the club house, where they enjoyed refreshments and bid on the Silent Auction items. Many purchased or won donated items such as a vacation package to the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas, Golf play and stay packages at Reynolds Plantation, autographed Masters Flags, and UGA football tickets, among other things.

 The On-Course competition winners were: Closest to Hole #2­­– Paul O’Neil, Closest to Hole #6–Tom Doss, Closest to Hole #11 – Russ Spencer, and Closest to the Hole #18 – Chris Reynolds.

The Tournament winners were:  First Place–Bill Garrity, Paul Luibell and Tom Coffey.  Second Place–Bill Garrett, Mark Christopher, Chris Reynolds and Joe Gorman.  Third Place – Jeff Hubbard,            Jeanene O’Brien, Bud Jumper and Dan Carlson.

St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta is grateful to all who played and volunteered and especially to our sponsors;

Gold: The Garret Group, Marketing Communication and Insurance Auto Auctions.  Bronze: Catholic Charities, Czarnowski, Susan Kessler, Realtor with Coldwell Banker PREVIEWS International, Gas South, Greg Johnson and Ed Mitchell.  Hole Sponsors:  Integer, Saint Joseph’s, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Sto Corp. and Howard McKinley.

We enjoyed being at East Lake Gold Club, an icon in the golf world. ELCG lived up to every wonderful comment we had heard about the organization. Of course, the most important aspect is the money we were able to raise to support the work of St. Vincent de Paul in North and Middle Georgia!

Tee OFF FOR HOPE 2011 was a stellar event; we can’t wait until next year to do it all again!