Moving up a notch from last year’s tie-breaker second-place finish, the AVMA-PLIT foursome took top honors at the AASV Foundation 2011 Midwest Golf Outing, held Wednesday, August 25 at the Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City, Iowa. Dominating the field with an impressive score of 58, the AVMA-PLIT team – consisting of Andrew Vernon, Tom Frey, Michael Albian, and Craig Johnson – finished four strokes ahead of the 2nd place team, hosted by Merck Animal Health and manned by Dave Bomgaars, Dave Iverson, Roger Green, and Curtis Bomgaars. While there was plenty of competitive spirit in the air, everyone came away a winner as all 48 golfers in attendance enjoyed a picture-perfect day on the course to support the AASV Foundation.
Proceeds from the outing support the AASV Foundation and its programs that benefit veterinary students and swine veterinarians. These programs include veterinary-student scholarships, travel stipends to help students attend the AASV annual meeting, research grants, externship grants, AASV student intern support, National Pork Industry Foundation internship stipends, distinguished member videos, the Heritage Award, and the Howard Dunne and Alex Hogg Memorial lectures.
Drs. Ron White and Dave Bomgaars organized the event with the assistance of PGA golf pro Jason Harrell and his staff at Landsmeer Golf Club. During the awards dinner following the outing, Dr. White recognized the contributions of golf hole sponsors NPPC, DeWaay Capital Management, Chr Hansen, and Alltech as well as the dinner sponsor, Pfizer Animal Health. In addition, prizes were awarded for the team and individual contest winners:
Championship Flight
1st place team hosted by AVMA-PLIT (score 58)
Andrew Vernon, Tom Frey, Michael Albian, Craig Johnson
2nd place team hosted by Merck Animal Health (score 62)
Dave Bomgaars, Curtis Bomgaars, Dave Iverson, Roger Green
3rd place team hosted by Pfizer Animal Health (score 62)
Darrell Neuberger, Brian Roggow, Paul Ruen, Jim Dick
First Flight
1st place team hosted by Elanco Animal Health (score 68)
Tom Marsteller, Craig Boelling, Eric Christianson, Bob Parker
2nd place team hosted by Pfizer Animal Health (score 68)
Tom Buelt, Matt Anderson, Jon Van Blarcom, Jason Kelly
3rd place team hosted by Merck Animal Health (score 69)
Steve Hall, Nathan Schaefer, Mike O’Neal, Jack Creel
Second Flight
1st place team hosted by Phibro Animal Health (score 69)
Mark Rooney, Doug Weiss, Brian Schantz, Josh Ellingson
2nd place team hosted by Merck Animal Health (score 74)
Warren Wilson, Chuck Groom, Baxter Gutknecht, Stan Kent
3rd place team hosted by Pfizer Animal Health (score 76)
Tim Stuart, Jason Hocker, Michelle Sprague, Steve Schmitz
Individual Contests
Shortest drive used (hole #1): Brian Schwartz
Closest to the pin – 1st shot (hole #7): Darrell Neuberger
Longest putt made (hole #9): Keith Wilson
Longest drive – in fairway (hole #10) Mitch Christensen
Closest to the pin – 1st shot (hole #13): Stan Kent
Longest putt made (hole #18): Dave Iverson