Down Syndrome Association Golf Tournament

Swing for the Children is the annual golf tournament that raises funds to benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta.

The 9th Annual DSAA Golf Tournament and Fundraiser April 23, 2007 at Brookfield Country Club in Roswell, GA.

The golf tournament and fundraiser took place April 23, 2007 at Brookfield Country Club in Roswell. The day was absolutely beautiful with the temperature hitting 80 degrees with sunny skies. This year we had 89 golfers participating. The day started out with box lunches provided by Loco’s Deli, beverages provided by Coca-Cola and Atlanta Beverage Company. During the round of golf we had 4 Hole in one contests with the grand prize being $20,000.00 for anyone who was able to get a hole in one on the par 3, 8th hole. Unfortunately nobody was able to sink this challenging shot. We also had 4 closest to the pin contests on the par 3 holes. The winners, Chad Alexander, John Stephens, Brent Maddux, and Bob Hrehor all received a large frozen gift pack of select meats and groceries provided by Blue Ribbon Foods. The long drive competition was won by Steve Chamlee. He received a gift certificate to the pro shop at Brookfield Country Club.

During the round, golfers stopped by the practice green to take part in a putting contest for a pair of AirTran Airways tickets. Another pair of tickets was given away as part of the raffle during the wonderful BBQ buffet dinner. This year the team from Ambush Boarding Company took home the prize for low gross score, also known as the best score. This is the second year in a row Chuck Morrow, Adam Blank, Johnny Lee and Joe Henry have outpaced the competition.

During the buffet dinner a silent auction was taking place and several prizes were handed out. In addition to the above winners there were beautiful 11x14 framed prints of classic golf photos with the DSAA logo imbedded in the matting presented to the 3 flight winners. The first flight winners were Gary Smith, Mark Maness, Kirby Fiveash and Jim Horan from Consultants and Builders. The second flight winners were Steve Lindstrom, Kurt Alexander, Mark Villa and Andy Brown from Northampton Subdivision. The third flight winners were Venus Newton, Tim Farr, Neal Howard, and Greg Griffith from Chubb Insurance. Dr. David Leadbetter gave a speech about the Down Syndrome Clinic at Emory University and self-advocate Patrick Essen gave a short speech thanking all the golfers. A special recognition award was presented to Russ Plugge, 2006-2007 Golf Chairman for his outstanding service to the DSAA Golf Tournament and gift certificates were presented to his committee chairs, Gib Durden and Brent Maddux.

Our volunteers, Michelle Norweck, Cara Plugge, Joan Essen, Stefanie Baumblatt and Sue Quinby all DSAA members, and Helen Smith, Shelley Dills, and Tracie Rosser from the Emory Down Syndrome Clinic made the day go smoothly. All in all it was a great day on the golf course with over $12,500 being raised.

The golf committee would like to thank all the volunteers, golfers and team sponsors for their participation in this years’ golf tournament and fundraiser. A listing of all sponsors can be found on the DSAA website.

Sponsor Information

A special thanks to all of our sponsors including our title sponsor McCar Homes.
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For information on next year's tournament, send an email to: golf_tournament@AtlantaDSAA.org or contact one of the golf committee below.

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We greatly appreciate all the support everyone has given DSAA in raising valuable funds for this great cause. Thank You!