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In stark contrast to last year’s heat and humidity, the 2004 Tee Up for Hospice Golf Tournament was marked by a cold wind and cloudy skies as almost 150 golfers took part in the 16th annual charity tournament held Aug. 23 at Chisago Lakes Golf Course in Lindstrom.

Proceeds of the annual benefit help support HomeCaring Hospice and bereavement services. Organizers predicted that proceeds over its 16-year history, the tournament this year will have raised in excess of $150,000 to help provide care to patients in the final stages of life and support for their families.

Winning trophies in this year’s event were:

Men’s Division (back nine), First place, 6 under: Dave Dobosenski, David Tosteson, David Milbrandt, Dave Pries, David Moen; second place (after tie breaker), 6 under, Micah Anderson, Matt Anderson, Chad Gohring and Rod Anderson.

Women’s Division (front nine), First place, 4 under: Cassie Olson, Erin Pearson, Rhonda Johnson, Marlene Kundert and Molly Perry; second place, (4 over): Sheila Messin, Jennifer Messin, Sherry Bakken, Betty Hagberg and Bonita Carlson.

Mixed Men’s and Women’s Division (front nine)-- First place, 4 under: Aljean Lowinske, Cole Lowinske, Tim Lowinske, Jan Gravelle, and Brian Flagstad; second place, 3 under: Sheryl Campbell, Randy Diers, Paula Williams, and Julie Brooks.

Players whose tee shots land on the green on one of two holes are entered into a drawing for two special prizes. Winners of those prizes were Jennifer Messin, who won the $250 savings bond donated by Lake Area Bank, and Dave Milbrandt, who won $250 of Amoco gasoline from Wally Carlson's BP. No one scored a hole-in-one to win the pontoon boat and motor offered by Frankie’s Live Bait and Marine or the 2004 Ford Explorer sponsored by Plastic Products, Inc.

Event Coordinator Darcy Nelson of HomeCaring Hospice extends special thanks to this year’s major sponsors: Zinpro of North Branch, The RiverBank MN -Chisago Lakes, First State Bank of Rush City, University of Minnesota Physicians Radiation Therapy Center at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, Wells Fargo Bank, Polaris, Blue Bunny and Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care. Numerous other local businesses also sponsor holes, and make donations of prizes and gifts to help support the event. Thrivent for Lutherans provided $800 in matching funds.

Winning contests held at each hole were:

Women’s and Mixed teams:

Closest to the line: Ellen Wilcox

Longest drive women: Diane Carlson

Shortest drive: Barb Fredrickson

Bulls eye: Mary Cordts

Closest to the pin on No. 5: Molly Perry

Longest putt: Sheryl Campbell

Closest to the pin on No. 7: Julie Wilcox

Closest second shot: Mike Dunne

Longest drive men: Jon Pauley

Men’s Teams:

Longest drive in fairway: John Iaffaldano

Longest drive in rough: Dave Tucker

Closest second shot No. 12: Kevin Nascene

Shortest drive: Craig Severson

Longest putt: Darci Tanberg

Closest to pin No. 15: Dan Anderson

Closest to bulls eye: Al Berg

Drive closest to the Pin No. 17: Tim Casey

Drive closest to the line: Kevin Nascene

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