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By KELLIE DIXON, Times Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2007

Points winners: Dave Shute was the overall points winner twice in one week at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Zephyrhills. Shute was the overall points winner on Sept. 12 with plus-6 and then again on Sept. 15 with plus-4. The Tuesday Ladies winners from that same week were Jan Szczesny with low gross, Donna Grubach with low net, and Joan Fjelstad with low putts.

Summer tourney:Bill Back and Joe Wheeler won a round of the summer league on Sept. 17 at Silverado Golf and Country Club. The duo combined for a 29.75 in the handicapped scramble system.

Want to play? Winter leagues now are forming at Silverado Golf and Country Club. Contact Shawn Wenkman, director of golf, at 813 788-1225, ext 3.

Submit league information and tournament results to kdixon@sptimes.com

Tournaments

Hernando

Oct. 6: The Monique Burr Foundation for the Children and the Spring of Tampa Bay tournament will be at Southern Hills Golf Club. Nonmembers are invited to play at the course designed by Pete Dye. In 2006, the event raised more than $55,000. Entry fee is $125 perperson, which includes practice balls, round of golf and boxed lunch. Prizes will be available during the day, including a golf cart from Angelo's Carts for a hole-in-one. A silent auction will be after the tournament. Visit www.sohilly.com or call (352) 799-9898 for more information.

Pasco

Sunday:Magnolia Valley is hosting its second annual charity golf tournament for the Holiday VFW. Registration will start at noon, and there will be an honor guard ceremony at 12:30 p.m. and a shotgun start at 1.

The cost to participate is $46 and it includes prizes for closest to the pin, dinner and other prizes. A 2007 Cadillac will be given to the first person who makes a hole-in-one at the par-3 13th hole.

Proceeds from the tournament go to the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes for Iraq/Afghanistan wounded military personnel. In 2006, the tournament raised $5,600 for the charities.

Call Magnolia Valley at (727) 847-2342 or Bob Farrell at (727) 481-3446 for information.

Oct. 7: The Ridgewood High School athletic department is sponsoring a golf tournament at the Links of Hudson. Spots are still available. Anyone interested in playing or providing support can contact Gary Anders at (727) 774-3933.

Oct. 13-14: The Zephyrhills Open, a flighted low gross 36 hole event, will be at Silverado Golf and Country Club. Handicaps determine your flight and there will be flight winners and overall champions.

There will be a minimum $2,000 purse. Cost is $100 per player and the entry fee includes a meal after each round.

Call (813) 788-1225 or stop in at Silverado to sign up.

Nov. 24: The David Reutimann Charity Event benefiting All Children's Hospital will be at Silverado.

The third annual charity event is a four-person scramble shotgun, starting at 11 a.m. A dinner with an auction will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 23 at Silverado Golf and Country Club.

To sign up for this event, call (813) 788-1225 or come on out to Silverado.

Tampa Bay Area

Oct. 28: The second annual Coach Mike June Memorial Golf Tournament will be at the Chi-Chi Rodriguez Golf Club in Clearwater. The scramble tournament will start at 1 p.m.

Cost is $400 per foursome with all proceeds going to the June Family.

Anyone wanting an entry form can e-mail Walt Allison, tournament coordinator at waltsjoy@tampabay.rr.com

The tournament needs six teams to be full.

Nov. 3: Trinity Elementary School PTO is hosting its annual Benefit Golf Tournament at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.

This event helps to finance mini-grants for teachers as well as other activities at the school throughout the year. Cost is $120.

Check-in is at 7 a.m. followed by an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Contact Annette Sajecki at (813) 926-5308 or asajecki@tampabay.rr.com for information on playing or sponsorships.

Got golf information? Tournament listings, holes-in-one, league results? E-mail communitysports@tampabay.com or fax to (352) 754-6133.

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