For those whom the UNMC SHARING Clinic benefits, the third attempt at the fourth annual “Docs on the Green” golf tournament was simply five-star.
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Doug Niemann, right, just rolls a putt past on the last hole of the tournament. Niemann teamed with, Brian Ward, left, Chad Vokoun and Kelly Caverzagie (hidden behind Niemann) to take top honors on the back-nine. |
After weather postponed two previously scheduled attempts to play the tournament, Mother Nature cooperated on Monday, with 20 four-person teams teeing it up for the annual event. In all, nearly $9,000 was raised for the SHARING (Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups) Clinic, a student-run clinic in south Omaha that combines service to underserved populations with a learning opportunity for students.
Sponsors of this year’s tournament included Durham Resources; Gaines Pansing & Hogan Law Firm; Metro Health Federal Credit Union; the UNMC department of surgery; and The Nebraska Medical Center.
Paul Paulman, M.D., a faculty adviser to the SHARING Clinic, told the golfers that their participation made a difference in the lives of those whom the clinic serves.
The clinic, open once a week year-round, serves about 16 to 20 patients each night that it receives patients.
Golfers who participated in the tournament played either the front-nine or back-nine at the Field Club, in a scramble format. Prizes for first, second and third places were awarded, as were pin prizes on each hole.
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Randy Sell of Union Bank chipped to within 14 inches to win this putter. |
In a new twist to the tournament this year, golfers could pay $5 to participate in a chipping contest following the round. Randy Sell of Union Back won the men’s contest, nestling one of his two shots to within 1 foot, 2 inches. Janet Becker, who played with College of Nursing faculty members, won the women’s division when her shot stopped seven feet from the hole.
Other results included:
Chipping contest
Men
First: Randy Sell, 1 foot, 2 inches
Second: Steve Kuss, 4-feet-10
Third: Mike Kelly, 7-feet-1
Fourth: Frank Lamer, 7-feet-4
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Janet Becker won the women’s division of the chipping contest. She won this golfing bag. |
Women:
First: Janet Becker, 7 feet
Second: Debbie Willmer, 15-feet-4
Third: Lani Zimmerman, 17-feet-7
Fourth: Laurel Jennings, 22-feet-2
Tournament results:
Front 9
First (Score of 29): Jeff Dempsey, Rob Lewis, Tom Thompson, Mike Kemp
Second (30): Mike McGlade, Rob Kortum, Stu Becker, Tom O’Connor
Third (31): Phil Bruch, John Clements, Frank Lamer, Steve Williams
Back 9
First (28): Chad Vokoun, Brian Ward, Doug Niemann, Kelly Caverzagie
Second (28): Hank Davidson, Mike Kelley, Fred Olney, Bill Minier
Third (29): Tom Keenan, Jayme Nekuda, Rick Pruch, Bill O’Neill
Flag Prize Winners:
Tom Thompson, Kathy McConnell, Phil Bruch, Jeff Dempsey, Charles C., Steve Williams, Mike Griess, John Halgren, Rob Lewis, Fred Olney, Doug Niemann, Brian Ward, Dave Welch, Steve Boyd, Dave Ernst, Nat Ponticello, Genevieve Casey, Hank Davidson.