One hundred twelve golfers arrived at the Bethlehem Golf Club early Aug. 30, everyone no doubt looking at the dark sky and wondering if the weather would hold. The event, a fundraiser to pay for a new floor in the lunchroom of St. Anne’s School, had already been rescheduled once due to poor conditions on the original date. (Several days of rain had left the course water-logged.) A second cancellation would probably be costly.

But the weather held. In fact, although the sky stayed gray, several players commented afterward that conditions actually were excellent for golf. Another hit was the outstanding Italian meal served after play concluded.

A highlight of the day was the first hole-in-one in a St. Anne’s School tournament. It was scored by Ann Abadessa on the 14th hole (par 3, 160 yards). The award for the ace was a generous cash prize. Prizes for the “longest drives” (golf passes for two at Butter Valley) were awarded to Nancy Becker for the women and Rich Gorski for the men. Matt Fritz won the “closest to the pin” competition (golf passes for two at the Steel Club).

Prize winners

Foursome lowest scores overall: Skip John, Tom Altimare, Skip John Jr. and David John (Woodstone Country Club passes); Dave Fritz, Jon Unangst, Tom O’Neill and Jim Sullivan (Allentown Municipal Golf Club passes); and Dave Schnalzer, Rick Cacciatore, Jim Mintzer and Rich Gorski (Riverview Country Club passes)

Scores in the middle of the pack: George Kurtz, Mike Hartigan, Jeff Frankenfield and Bob Platner (Riverview Country Club); Joe Mattes, Anthony Indelicato, Pat Mattes, and Gog Boonswang (Southmoore Golf Club); and Ed Hudak, Ed. Hudak Jr., Ed Hudak IV and Bill McGuire (Tanczos Beverages).

Teams with higher scores: Drew Karabin, Greg Karabin, Tom Bold, and Frank Scattene (Green Pond Country Club); Diane Flisser, Jeanine Gade, Fran Bentkowski and Nancy Becker (The Club at Twin Lakes); and Bryan Brown, Anthony Trapani, Brent Brown and Wyatt Nixon (Bethlehem Golf Club).

To give the entire field a chance at a prize, two score cards were chosen at random. Winners included Matthew McKittrick, Cammy McKittrick, Braden Turpak and Mark Zabrinski (Whitetail Golf Club) and Terry Novatnack, Mary Ann Novatnack, Ann Abadessa, Bob Abadessa (Pocono Hills Golf Course).

Prizes in the auction category included a week’s rental of a Hilton Head condo (won by David Smith) and a Lou Holtz Memorabilia Basket (snagged by Tom Brady).

Commercial sponsors were crucial to the success of the tournament. Gold Sponsors included T.J. Green Associates LLC; Albarell Electric Inc., Maloney, Danyi & O’Donnell, Connell Funeral Home Inc., Flying Locksmiths, Penn Community Bank, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt, Cappelli & Tipton LLC, Selvaggio Plumbing and Brown & Co. Inc.

Silver Sponsors included the Knights of Columbus, Serra Club, Bethlehem Catholic HS, Deiter Brothers and Working Dog Press.

Bronze Sponsors were Marcincin Family Dental, Ellen Kraft Esq., Notre Dame HS, Valley Business Systems and Reverend Anthony Mongiello.