The 19th annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament took place Monday at North Battleford Golf and Country Club and perhaps to the surprise of no one, it was a success once again.
鈥淚t was amazing,鈥� said Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation executive director Claudette McGuire. 鈥淭he weather was wonderful, the whole day was a lot of fun and we had a huge banquet as well. We had a full roster of 216 golfers with a waiting list of 20 people.鈥�
There were multiple prizes available for various milestones throughout the day including closest to the pin and longest drive.
For the past six years the foundation has recognized a member of the community who has the same traits as Wayne did, strong community support and support of their family.
鈥淭his year we recognized Ed Lee,鈥� McGuire said. 鈥淟ee owns the M&M Meat Shops in North Battleford and he has been the banquet sponsor for, I would say, the past 15 years. He feeds 240 people every year.鈥�
While they don鈥檛 have all the numbers quite yet, McGuire is confident this year鈥檚 event raised just as much money as previous years.
鈥淲e budget to raise about $28-30,000 with this tournament, and I would suspect we鈥檒l easily come within that,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 do know our raffle tickets and 50/50鈥檚 came out to what we expected, and we鈥檝e committed to buy three new microscopes for the Battlefords Union Hospital laboratory.鈥�
Anyone hoping to get in for next year's tournament might want to get their entry as soon as possible.
