The new format for the Tapemark was announced by tournament co-founder Bob Klas Sr., saying “I am so excited about the new direction for the Tapemark, and what it means for women’s golf and our connection to the broader community. We are grateful to the many people, both women and men, who support this new vision, and who helped us strategize and plan the new combined Tapemark event. And while the new tournament represents a big change, our mission and purpose have stayed exactly the same: improving the lives of people living with developmental disabilities, and their families.”

In the 41st year of the Tournament, Women Professional and Amateur golfers will play on Tuesday, June 5th with a Championship round on Sunday, June 10th. Based on the same format of the successful Men’s Event, teams will be captained by a Woman Professional golfer, and teams will be drawn randomly to include an A, B, and C amateur. Professionals will be competing for more than $4,000 in prize money and the Nora McGuire Tapemark Professional Championship trophy, named for Women’s Golf Professional Nora McGuire, longtime head professional at Phalen Park, who was recently elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame.

The week of Pro-Am activities begins on June 3rd with a Drawing of Teams Banquet, Women’s Event Day one June 5th (with both a competitive flight and a one-day open tournament for non-handicapped women’s golfers), Men’s play on June 8 and 9, and then the week will culminate with Championship Play on Sunday, June 10 in both the Men’s and Women’s Event. Building on a 40-year tradition, the trophy presentation that day will see an total Pro-Am purse of more than $50,000! All rounds are played at host and sponsor Southview Country Club, and registration will open on February 29, at tapemarkgolf.org.

President Philip Callen announced the total and presented checks to representatives from the five charities including Arc Greater Twin Cities, The Arc of Minnesota, ProAct, Dakota Communities, and the Learning Disabilities Program of Children’s Home Society and Family Services. Shaun Irwin, President of Anderson Agency, the Presenting Sponsor of the Tapemark Pro-Am, was on hand to congratulate the agencies and thanked them for their hard work in improving the lives of people with disabilities.

“We’re so proud to say that in the celebration of our 40th year, we were able to bring our year-to-date total donations to over $6.6 million” announced Tapemark Pro-Am Vice-Chairman Robert Klas, Jr. “Each year we feel so privileged to be able to make such a difference, and agree that for us, this is by far the best day of the year.”

In addition to distributing funds, the Pro-Am had another big announcement: in 2012 the Pro-Am will feature a new Women’s Pro-Am as part of the event. The Tapemark Women’s Pro-Am will be the only women’s Pro-Am in Minnesota, and the Women’s Professional Championship will be the first of its kind in the state.

In the 41st year of the Tournament, Women Professional and Amateur golfers will play on Tuesday, June 5th with a Championship round on Sunday, June 10th. Based on the same format of the successful Men’s Event, teams will be captained by a Woman Professional golfer, and teams will be drawn randomly to include an A, B, and C amateur. A Women’s Professional Purse will be available to all competitors, and this will mark a full week of Pro-Am events.

The week begins on June 3rd with a Drawing of Teams Banquet, Women’s Event Day one June 5th (with both a competitive flight and a one-day tournament for non-handicapped women’s golfers), Men’s play on June 8 and 9, and then the week will culminate with Championship Play on Sunday, June 10 in both the Men’s and Women’s Event. Building on a 40-year tradition, the trophy presentation that day will see an increased Pro-Am purse of more than $50,000! All rounds are played at host and sponsor Southview Country Club, and registration will open in early January 2012 at tapemarkgolf.org.

The team event finished in a tie between team 14 (Benoit, Hayne, Winsor and Tinucci) and team 40 (Carlson, Prosser, Borgeson and Passe) at -60.

More information to follow…

Thank you to all the competitors at the 17th Annual Tapemark Charity Women’s Golf Event, held Monday, Sept 19th at Southview Country Club. The weather cooperated fully with beautiful sunshine, and we shared a glorious afternoon of camraderie, competition, and most importantly, raising charitable funds to change the lives of people with developmental and learning disabilities.

We could not have done it without the critical support of our major sponsors: Anderson Ageny * US Bank * Southview Country Club * Tapemark Company * Travelers * Langer Commercial Real Estate * Lifeworks * PreferredOne * Langer Commercial Real Estate * TSE, Inc. * Associated Wealth Management

Congratulations to our 2011 Flight Winners!

Championship Flight – Amy Ament & Mary Warian
1st Flight - Jeri Meola & Katie Gordon
2nd Flight - Kathy Daleki & Jane Hill
Fun Flight #1 – Jane Meger & Kim Osbeck
Fun Flight #2  - Dianne Carlson & Vanessa Greer

And thanks to all our players for their generous financial support!