Police Foundation Delivers Successful Golf Event

For 23 years now the Marco Island Police Foundation has run a golf outing to help fund its support of the officers and families of the Marco Island Police Department. In 2016 they named the outing The Dick Shanahan Memorial Tournament, after their longtime member and former golf chairman of the event. That tradition has continued to grow and expand every year now as the Foundation and its members come out in support of the men and women and their families.

Curt Koon, who heads the fund-raising efforts for the Foundation announced that the proceeds from the event would be used to help with the Foundation’s scholarship program to help officers and members of their families in pursuit of higher education goals. In past years they’ve also seen fit to donate some of those funds raised to support worthy causes such as hurricane relief efforts.

25 foursomes of golfers guided their carts around the Island Country Club’s pristine 18 holes as they competed in the 18-hole event to help support the cause. Golfers sipped hot coffee and enjoyed the pastry of the day as they listened to Father Chuck from the San Marco Catholic Church offer an opening prayer that would guide them as they steered their carts out onto the course for the “Best Ball Scramble.”

Golfers enjoyed lunch and refreshments in the Island Club’s Double Eagle Bistro while anxiously awaiting the announcement of those lucky winners of the day.

Longest Drive: Zack Amezlia and Colleen Callahan

Closest to Pin: Tom Eiseman and Colleen Callahan

First Place Mixed Team: Tracy Frazzano, Colleen Callahan, Kevin Callahan and Matt Callahan

First Place: Matt Mullen, Jack Connelly, Paul Nunez and Anthony Schmid

Second Place: The Spoone Team