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GLENSIDE, Pa. – A capacity crowd of golfers participated in the fourth annual Arcadia University Athletic Department golf outing fundraiser on a perfect summer afternoon at Old York Road Country Club on Monday, June 26. This marked the second straight sellout of the event, which raises funds to benefit Arcadia's nearly 400 student-athletes.
 
A total of 124 golfers signed up to help support the Knights' successful and growing department, which sponsors 19 varsity programs. There were 71 golfers at the inaugural golf outing in 2014, 87 golfers in 2015, and 115 golfers last year.
 
"On behalf of the Arcadia Athletic Department, I'd like to thank all the donors, sponsors and contributors for their support," said Athletics Business Manager Michael Hebenstreit, who oversaw the planning and execution of the event for the second straight year. "Additionally, I would like to thank the record number of golfers that participated in the outing, as well as our coaches, staff, student-athletes, volunteers, and the staff at Old York Road Country Club who made this a memorable event."
 
The 2017 Arcadia Athletics Golf Outing featured a barbeque lunch, 18 holes at the private, member-only Old York Road Country Club, cocktail hour, and dinner. The golf portion of the day featured 15 different contests that tested the various skills of the participating golfers, while the dinner portion of the day included remarks by Arcadia Board of Trustee Member and Arcadia Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Tom McCollum '83, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Mark Lapreziosa and Director of Athletics Brian Granata.
 
The team of Bill McCollum, John McCollum, Tom McCollum, Jim McCollum and Matt McCollum won the scramble-format tournament with an 11-under-par 60. The second place team of Jim Merce, Chris Merce, Mike Hebenstreit, and Mike Duffy finished one shot back with a 61. Rob Demichele, Al Hosteter, Jerry Kennedy and Tom D'Alonzo claimed third place with 65.
 
Games of skill winners:
Putting Contest: Tom Belcher
Longest Drive in the Fairway on No. 1 (Men): Brendan Marzano
Longest Drive in the Fairway on No. 1 (Women): Samantha Quigley
Closest to the Pin on No. 3: Scott Fait (8'0")
Hit the Green on No. 5: Winners chosen via raffle
Closest to the Line on No. 6: Lisa Fait
Closest to the Pin on No. 14: Rob Demichele (5'4")
Closest to the Line on No. 15: Joe Fryday
Hit the Green on No. 16: Winners chosen via raffle
Longest Drive in the Fairway No. 17 (Men): Shamir Garland
Longest Drive in the Fairway No. 1 (Women): JoAnn Murphy