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More than 140 golfers, the largest number of participants in recent years, enjoyed a nice day on the course yesterday at the 28th Annual National Guard Educational Foundation Charitable Golf Tournament at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Virginia.
Luke Guthrie, the NGEF director, said the event raised over $35,000 for the foundation.
Retired Gen. Craig McKinley (pictured, left) and retired Gen. Joseph Lengyel, (pictured, second-from-right) both former chiefs of the National Guard Bureau, joined dozens of teams comprised of NGAUS corporate members, NGEF Legion de Lafayette, NGAUS and Capitol Hill staffers and other supporters of the Guard. See more photos here.
The winning team of Adam Natysin, Brad Poole, Luke Guthrie and Craig Swanson finished at 11 under.
The foursome of Angela and John Chadbourne and Bill and Eileen Kurtz placed second, two shots back.
Other winners:
Longest Drive (female): Erin Scanlon
Longest Drive (male): Monty Nielsen
Closest-to-the-Pin (female): Angela Chadbourne
Closest-to-the-Pin (male): Jon Fago
Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS and NGEF president, was also among the players.
“This event is so much more than a golf tournament,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for so many of the generous people who make the foundation’s work possible to meet each other and share their affinity for all 390 years of the National Guard story. I look forward to it every year.”
The golfers this year received complimentary beverages by AM General, while a buffet-style luncheon sponsored by AGIA Affinity; Collins Aerospace, an RTX Business; GEICO; Military Benefit Association; Rolls-Royce North America; and USAA, welcomed the attendees upon completion of their rounds.
Subsequently, a raffle took place which included many humidors, autographed jerseys by the Washington Capitals and Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Oklahoma Congressman Steve Largent, as well as gift certificates donated by generous sponsors.
The tournament will return to Laurel Hill next year. The date is yet to be determined.
Established in 1975 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the NGEF’s goal is to tell the Guard’s story. Independent of NGAUS, but co-located in the National Guard Memorial, the foundation relies solely on charitable contributions to carry out its mission.
The Legion de Lafayette is the foundation’s leading revenue source. It helps fund efforts like the National Guard Memorial Museum. The educational foundation also administers two scholarship programs.
Earlier this year, a new program was initiated by NGEF to cover the cost for most NGAUS members to escort veterans traveling on Honor Flight trips to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials that commemorate their service.
Learn more about NGEF here.
—By Richard Arnold
PHOTO: (from left) TEAM 12 STARS (Retired Gen. Craig McKinley, a former chief of the National Guard Bureau; retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, a former NGEF & NGAUS president; retired Gen. Joseph Lengyel, a former chief of the National Guard Bureau; and retired Maj. Gen. James “Red” Brown, NGEF board member)
