CSUDH Student-Athletes Benefit at 17th Annual Toros Scholarship Golf Classic
June 6, 2007

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Huntington Beach, CA – A nearly sold out contingent of golfers made winners of present and future Cal State Dominguez Hills student-athletes at the 17th Annual Toros Scholarship Golf Classic held last Friday, June 1, at the beautiful Meadowlark Golf Club in Huntington Beach, California.

Smiles greet the early morning golfers who will participate in the 17th Annual Toros Scholarship Golf Classic.

The Toros Scholarship Golf Classic, which serves as one of two major fund-raisers for the Toros athletics program, was presented by bp Carson Refinery, and welcomed Walter Neil, the External Affairs Manager of British Petroleum - Carson Refinery, as its Honorary Chairman, who in turn welcomed the hungry golfers as they settled into their seats for the early afternoon buffet lunch.

“It was a fun day for the entire Toro family,” begins CSUDH Athletics Director Patrick Guillen. “Our staff, especially Lamel Harris and Deann Schlobohm, did a wonderful job organizing the event, and I’m proud and grateful that Walter Neil and bp Carson Refinery not only served as our title sponsor at this year’s Classic, but also have agreed to come back next year as our presenting/title sponsor in 2008.”

This year’s event also featured the return of the JetBlue Hole-In-One Challenge, which gave golfers four opportunities for four great JetBlue golfing vacation packages, as well as the introduction of Pin-Up Golf, a company that helped with the overall fund-raising efforts of Toro Athletics.

After the morning’s best-ball scramble concluded, participants were treated to a buffet lunch, mixed in between the silent and live auctions. With silent auction items such as golf outings at Avila Beach and at Legacy Golf Club the first to be bid on, others such as a Duffy boat cruise, VIP tickets for a “Dr. Phil” show taping and a week-long get-away to Avi Resort and Casino each required a good-natured bidding war.

Once the silent auction ended, CSUDH baseball interim head coach and designated auctioneer Murphy Su’a brought down the house during the live auction as a “We Love L.A.” package, including tickets to L.A. Dodgers and Angels baseball, and UCLA and USC football games, “Live in Concert…” featuring tickets to the sold out American Idol Tour, LeAnn Rimes and Clay Aiken concerts, and “Tickets to the 2008 NCAA D-II Men’s Basketball Final Four” items all became hot commodities towards the event’s conclusion.

One live auction item in particular, a Las Vegas getaway at the Palms Casino, became one of the afternoon’s highlights as just $10 was required to participate in the bidding, after which a game of “heads” or “tails” eventually determined CSUDH Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Randy Zarn the item’s winner after narrowly edging CSUDH Athletics Director Patrick Guillen … by a tail.

After the morning of golf, the team of Ed Sullivan, Chris Birkett, Frank Quinn, and Bob Fegley took home the day’s lowest score, followed by the quartet of John Moody, John Keyse, Sean Lockhart and Barry Donegan in 2nd place, and ensemble of Tom Slowey, Ron Clark, Mark Allen and Fred Burch in 3rd.

“I couldn’t have been happier with the event as a whole,” beamed Lamel D. Harris, CSUDH Assistant Athletics Director and Golf Classic Chair. “The Golf Classic committee, along with the CSUDH Athletics staff and University, Meadowlark Golf Club and our sponsors all combined to not only provide a fun-filled day of golf, but also to raise much-needed scholarship dollars for our deserving student-athletes.

“I can’t wait for next year.”