Success all around for the 2012 WANADA Open!
[I]Return to Lansdowne Resort highlighted by new skills competitionVirginia dealers retain the coveted MD/VA WANADA Cup trophy[/I]
The 2012 WANADA Open returned to Lansdowne Resort May 16 and, as has been the events tradition (and good luck with the weather), association members and guests enjoyed a spectacular day.
Blue skies and temperatures in the low 80s, awaited the 136 golfers registered for the WANADA Open as well as the additional members and guests attending the evening reception and dinner. Mixed into the day of on- course competition were new golf skill challenges sponsored by ADESA, which included the Lob Wall, Glass Break and the $2,500 Money Putt, the latter of which was within a hairs breath of being collected by Al Wideman, Lexus of Rockville.
The WANADA Cup match, pitting Maryland and Virginia dealers against one another, returned in a different format this year, but with a similar result, as Virginia dealers once again took the title.
The skills challenges really added a new, fun element to the days activities, said Tony Santy of Chesapeake Petroleum, chairman of the WANADA Special Events Committee, which organized the Open. That Lob Wall was a real test and I am sure the eight golfers who shattered the Glass Panel had fun doing it, Santy said, expressing his appreciation of skills sponsor ADESA and all the corporate sponsors, numbering 34 this year, whom he credited for making the event the grand success that it was.
[I]The WANADA Cup[/I]In the premier event of the Open, the WANADA Cup, Virginia dealers again came out on top with the winning foursome score and runner up score of the General Tournament for the overall team title victory. For the WANADA Cup this year, the total score of Virginia and Maryland dealers were added together and then divided by the number of teams to determine the average score of Virginia and Maryland players. The individual foursome on the winning side with the lowest score of 61 was from Malloy Hyundai. The team included Rusty Rossell, Scott Lee, Roland Shaha and Steve Tabed. The winners will have their names inscribed on the WANADA Cup plaque that is displayed at association headquarters. Each player was presented an individual trophy to recognize their accomplishment.
[I]General Tournament Winners[/I]Winning Team from Malloy Hyundai Stores, shot 61
The winning foursome, as noted, is Rusty Rossell, Scott Lee, Roland Shaha and Steve Tabed.
Second Place Team from Rosenthal Companies, shot 61
The runner-up foursome is Don Bavely, Steve Ferouz, John Rhodes and Jon Aust.
Third Place Team from BG Products, shot 62
The third-place foursome is Tom Layden, Kirk Lombardi, Joe Watson and Smokey Laymond.
[I]Specialty Golf Event Winners[/I]The Longest Drive White Tees
Dave Ambrose, Mercedes-Benz of Alexandria and Bruce Kelleher of NADA
Longest Drive Blue Tees
Mike McNicholas of Leesburg Toyota and Brad Miller of NADA
Closest to the Pin Red Tees
Susan Perry, Perry Group
Closest to the Pin White Tees
Tom East, Safford Motors and Barry Cuozzo, Zurich
Closest to the Pin Blue Tees
Kevin Foley, Wells Fargo and Doug Olcott of Enterprise
[I]The B&R Challenge yields $1,000[/I]It wasnt easy to beat Bortie Twiford on the Par 3 13th hole at Lansdownes Greg Norman course, but for those golfers who did, their names went into the hopper for a special $1,000 dinner prize drawing. The last man standing of the five first names drawn was Chip Doetsch of Apple Ford, the B&R Challenge winner.
[I]Dinner Prize Winners[/I]Fine Wine Collection
Dave Kelley, Passport Nissan
$45 gift card from Cheesecake Factory
Scott Lee, Malloy Hyundai
Lansdowne $75 gift card & coffee travel mug
John Rhodes, Rosenthal Companies
Lansdowne golf shirt & Callaway hat
Bruce Polansky, Ourisman Automotive of VA
Lansdowne windshirt
Pat Hall, Brown Automotive Group
Lansdowne sweatshirt/blanket & $25 gift certificate to Bonefish Grill
Sam Weaver, Chevy Chase Nissan
Lansdowne golf shirt & vest
Jim Bergin, Mercedes-Benz of Arlington; Chuck Jackowski, Ourisman of VA
Callaway Razr Fit Drive
Mark Zetlin, Mercedes-Benz of Arlington
Callaway Razr Fit 3 Wood
Tom East, Safford Motors
Lansdowne overnight package for two including a round of golf
Jeremiah Hill, Honda of Dulles
[I]Special prizes for kindred-line members[/I]Lansdowne overnight package for two including a round of golf
James Batiste, JM&A
Titleist Vokey 56 degree wedge
Jon Titman, Prestige Auto Accessories
50/50 Drawing yields $1,025
Patrick Hall, Brown Automotive Group (pictured right with John ODonnell of WANADA holding the money)
Albatross Money Putt – $50 Home Depot gift certificate
Al Wideman, Lexus of Rockville
Albatross Money Putt – $50 PF Chang gift card
Derek Humelsine, Mercedes-Benz of Arlington
[I]Grand Prizes[/I]Platinum level Nemacolin Woods Resort $2,000 Gift Certificate, $25 Gas Card
Chip Doetsch, Apple Ford (pictured right)
Gold level Kindle Fire
Mike Pratti, Mercedes-Benz of Alexandria
Silver level – Apple iPod Touch
Kevin Yi, Herb Gordon Nissan
Bronze level Samsung Camera & case
Sina Mohabat, Sheehy Honda of Alexandria
To view video of the Albatross Golf Skills events click HERE
See more photos of the 2012 WANADA Open click HERE
Thank You to our WANADA Open Partners & Sponsors!
Things like the WANADA Open come together and go off as successfully as they do because of a carefully formulated and executed plan organized each year by the Special Events Committee. In addition to Chairman Tony Santy of Chesapeake Petroleum, committee members included Bob Hydorn of Fitzgerald Auto Malls; Dave Kelly, Passport Nissan; Jennifer Parsons, DARCARS, Peter Reilly, CBM; Bob Reeser of Chase Automotive Finance; and Sam Weaver, Chevy Chase Nissan. The Open goes from good to great with the generous support of sponsor organizations, many of which are part of WANADAs Kindred Line, all of which successfully service the Washington area new automobile dealer community. In all, there were 34 sponsors this year whose support greatly enhanced the enjoyment quotient of the participants on many levels.
[U]Activities and Evening Sponsors[/U]Dinner Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI)
Cocktail Reception Crumback & Associates and Kaiser Permanente
Music during cocktails and dinner SunDun Refreshment
Registration Penney Design Group
Bag Drop Zurich Direct
Lunch M&T Bank and SunTrust Bank
Albatross Golf Skills Challenge ADESA
Golf Carts JM&A Group and Chesapeake Petroleum
Golf Towels CARFAX
Pin Location Flags AutoTrader.com
Hole-in-One Sponsorship $10,000 Prize Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (John & Paul Keats)
Hole-in-one Sponsorship 50 Plasma TV prize The Washington Post
Hole-in-one Sponsorship Ping Woods and Bag Prize B&R Associates
Hole-in-one Sponsorship iPod Touch Prize The Washington Auto Show
Driving Range Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC
Putting Green CARFAX
Beverage Carts BG Products, Charapp & Weiss, LLP
Sign Sponsor Hargrove Decorators.
[U]Grand prizes[/U]Platinum Nemacolin Getaway – Workforce Tactix
Gold Kindle Fire – WANADA Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI)
Silver iPod Touch – WANADA Insurance Brokerage & Trust
Bronze Samsung Camera – The Washington Auto Show
[U]Hole Sponsors[/U]Assurant Employee Benefits, BB&T, Cars.com, Group Benefit Services, Hamilton and Hamilton, LLP, LoJack Corporation , PNC Dealer Finance Corp., PDP Group, Inc., Planning solutions Group, Prestige Automotive Accessories, The Guardian Life insurance Co., Washington Examiner, Hargrove, Inc. , Pomerance & Associates and Yoffe Exposition Services.
[U]And, of course, WANADA Staff Organizers[/U]The success of the WANADA Open is in no small measure due to the effort of the skilled and dedicated association staff who keep the trains running on time, according to WANADA president Gerard Murphy. This year, the WANADA Open staff organizers included Ralph Frisbee (golf consultant), Kristina Henry (event management), John ODonnell, Trish Frisbee, Immanuel Garcia, Martha Kowalski, Katy Orme and Ana Campos.
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