Golf Tournament

2010 Alumknights Golf Scramble will be Friday, October 1 at Falcon Crest Golf Course. We will have a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. and the cost is $65.00 per person. Get your team together and call Dave Bruce at 884-6817 (W) or 866-1244 (C) and get signed up.

Our annual golf tournament has historically raised $1,000 to $1,500 each year for BKAA scholarships.

In 1997 the BKAA raised $5,000 through the golf tournament to establish the Joseph Pape (’79) scholarship account. The account is managed by the Pape family for the benefit of BK students. The morning of the golf tournament, we worked with the Pape family to hold a Mass and dedication breakfast at the school.

The highlight of the 1995 AlumKnights annual scholarship golf scramble was the appearance of 5-Time State Amateur Champion Dave Molitor from the class of 71. Dave came to Boise a day early to get in a practice round. He then teamed up with Chris Bieter, Curt Barbee and Kim Johnstone to win the tournament with an impressive 12 under par.

Molitor was quoted as saying “I’ve won a lot of big tournaments in my time but none compare with winning the Alumknight Scramble. It was like winning the Masters.”

WINNERS & HIGHLIGHTS

1st Annual, 1989: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course. This tournament’s forerunner was the Puckett-Tiller Golf Classic 1979-1988. Rare, collector item t-shirts from the 1984 Puckett-Tiller Golf Classic (Iwo Jima design) in mint condition are still available for purchase for $100.

2nd Annual, 1990: Held at Eagle Hills Golf Course. First Place, Jerry Hecker (‘69), Dr. Steve Bruce (‘68), Dr. Bruce Morrison and Dr. Austin Cushman, who was helped greatly by his able caddy and devoted son, Ben (‘95). Second Place, Tom Smith, Mark Gordon, Mike Thompson, and Mike Mitchell, all from the class of 1972.

3rd Annual, 1991: 1991 golf tournament winners were disqualified for too many players. Mike Dingel, Bryan Dingel, Allyn Dingel, Brent Chaffield, John “Blade” Skinner, and a heretofore unidentified sixth individual. When tournament officials realized that this “foursome” had too many players, they were disqualified as the official champions.

Second Place, Mike Thompson, Mark Gordon, and Mike Mitchell, and Tom Smith, all from the class of 1972, were named official champions (picture above). For their efforts they tournament winners received the dubious prize of organizing next year’s golf event.

4th Annual, 1992: Held at Eagle Hills Golf Course in lovely Eagle, Idaho. First Place, Don Gettle, Larry Jones, Sam Coil and Gary Bettis with a score of ten under par. The Brady brothers-John (‘75), Mike (‘76), Pat (‘69), Nick (‘81) and Tim (‘79, who was recovering from ACL reconstruction after a freak bowling accident) was also ten under par but was disqualified for having too many players. Third Place three-way tie between the Class of ’72 team Mark Gordon, Mike Thompson, Mike Mitchell and Tom Smith; the team of Austin Cushman, Jim Carlson, Brian Ballard (‘68) and Neil McCarthy; and the Skinner boys, Gard, Steve, Rick and Dave.

5th Annual, 1993: Held at Plantation Golf Course. First Place, the Troy family, Ron (’79), Jerry (‘78, the third greatest golfer in Bishop Kelly behind Dave Molitor and Fr. James Wilson), and their parents Tom and Carol Troy.

6th Annual, 1994: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course. First Place, Skinner boys, consisting of Gard Skinner, Sr., Gard Skinner,Jr., Steve Skinner, Rick Skinner (‘66), and Dave Skinner (‘71). Since Dave had been president of the Alumni Association for five years, his team is allowed an extra player during scramble events, thus insuring victory. Second Place (for the 7th consecutive year) Class of ‘72 team Mark Gordon, Mike Thompson, Mike Mitchell, and Tom Smith. Third place went to the team of Greg Goodson (‘71), Phil Goodson (disguised as Charles Manson), Ron Heffner, and Tim Heffner (‘86).

Highlights of the tournament included Mike McEntee’s 326-yard drive to win the long- ball contest. Max Sheils, the only golfer ever to sweep every invitational tournament during the summer of 1993, played in the event for the first time and stunned the field with his constant play and unorthodox swing. Dr. David Lachiondo, 25 pounds lighter after a three week walking tour through the Basque Country last summer, also participated, but failed to make a shot worth mentioning.

7th Annual, 1995: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course. First Place, 5-Time State Amateur Champion Dave Molitor (‘71), Chris Bieter (‘74), Curt Barbee (‘74) and Kim Johnstone (‘74) to win the tournament with an impressive 12 under par. Second place for the sixth consecutive year went to that tough team from the class of ‘72 Mark Gordon, Tom Smith, Mike Mitchell and some other guy they picked up because Mike Thompson couldn’t make it. Third place, went to the team of Jon Skinner (‘84), Mike Dingel, Brian Dangel and Sheep Dingel. Free Alumknight refrigerator magnets given to all participants!

8th Annual, 1996: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

9th Annual, 1997: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course. $5,000 raised for the Joseph Pape Scholarship Fund.

10th Annual, 1998: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

11th Annual, 1999: Held at Warm Springs Golf Course. First Place, Class of ‘72 Mark Gordon, Tom Smith, Mike Mitchell and some other guy. Second Place, three-way tie, Class of ‘74 Kim Johnstone, Kevin Koomler, Mike Thacker, Jeff Allen, Ron Ruffing ‘71; The Heffners, Ron, Tom (‘82), Terry (‘86) and Tim (‘95); Pat Roach (‘71), Nick Hansen (‘71), Sean Brown and Bobby Dunn.

12th Annual, 2000: Held at Warm Springs Golf Course.

13th Annual, 2001: Held at Boise Ranch Golf Course.

14th Annual, 2002: …

15th Annual, 2003: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

16th Annual, 2004: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

17th Annual, 2005: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

18th Annual, 2006: Held at Quail Hollow Golf Course.

19th Annual, 2007: Held at Falcon Crest Golf Course.

20th Annual, 2008: Held at Falcon Crest Golf Course.

21th Annual, 2009: Held at Falcon Crest Golf Course.

22th Annual, 2010: Held at Falcon Crest Golf Course.