PAUL HANSON MEMORIAL - NICE DAY, GOOD FOOD AND 4 SCHOLARSHIPS!

The 26th edition of the Paul Hanson Memorial ended up with forty players and four scholarships for deserving students, this time, all girls (pictured is school superintendent, Ray Arsenault with the recipients... to view more pictures, click here). This event is the only event in Gallup that raises fund for academic scholarships, and is highly appreciated.


The sunny day with slight breeze was perfect for golf, as was camaraderie and the steaks that followed play. Two teams completed a 26 year run of yearly representation, "Bogey Men", this year represented by Bob Lewis, Bill Lewis, Alan Lewis & Scott Hamilton, and "Patriots", this year represented by Shirley Wilson, Lavon Clark, Pat Holloway & Marylou Condrey.... and both teams won their divisions, "Bogey Men" with a nifty 56 on the par 69 course (several holes have been modified due to conditions) and "Patriots", by default as the only all female team... however, with a group of golfers whose lowest handicap is 38, their it is hard to imagine that their 77, which brought a 55.5 net score, would have been beat; CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!


Other results were as follows: 1st Net: "No Hacker Left Behind" (Bruce Jones, Brad Vergien, Bud Knight & John Taylor); 2nd Gross "Just Haft'a Golf" (John Hartog, Mark Heckart, Randy Slaughter & Scott Armstrong), 2nd Net: "Back in 6 Hours" (Roy Talker, Michelle Talker, Dean Harris & Sammy Chioda).

All the above players received a plaque and a gift certificate. Third place gross and net, received plaque only. 3rd Gross "Stripes" (Porky Abeita, Marco Abeita, Isidro Chavez & Charles Stewart) and 3rd Net: "Financial Fore": (Larry Binkley, John Samford, Kevin Powers & Paul Cassidy).

A special thanks to Robert Gintowt, John Samford, Mary Jean Hoover and Jennifer Stanley for the coordination of the whole event, from invitations, to teams, to food and most importantly, to the sponsors who make these scholarships possible!