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1st Annual SEMNLA John Ropek Memorial Golf Outing Wrap-up

On September 15th the 1st Annual SEMNLA Golf Outing was held at the beautiful West Shore Golf & Country Club in Grosse Ile, MI. The weather was perfect and 60 Green Industry professionals gathered for this 1st Annual Event. Golfers enjoyed a beautiful day of fun and camaraderie with a sponsored snack table, awards for 1st Place Mens and Mixed Teams, SKINS, hole contests, and an awards banquet with a delicious dinner and prizes. The outing was a nice tribute to our friend and colleague John Ropek, and his children Tom Ropek, Alex Ropek, and Maria and Ryan Lotan were at the event to share their appreciation.

Our Appreciation!

Thank you to all of the teams and sponsors of the 1st Annual SEMNLA John Ropek Memorial Golf Outing that have helped to make this a successful event. The 2025 Golf Outing Sponsors are:

Cart Sponsor

Royal Logistics & Transportation

Snack Table Sponsor

Ray Wiegand’s Nursery, Inc.

Hole Contest Gift Sponsors

Bob Munroe/SEMNLA (2)

Outdoor Obsessions (3)

Tee Sponsors

Belden Architectural Elements

D & B Landscaping, Inc. (2)

Eason Horticulture Resources (EHR) (2)

Fendt Builders Supply

GLC Landscaping & Pools (2)

McHutchison

Moose & Squirrel Horticultural Resources

Rock Bottom Stone Supply

The Tree Connection

Unilock

WHCanon (2)

World Class Landscaping

Poo Professionals

Outdoor Obsessions

And our appreciation goes to Gino Lucia of GLC Landscaping & Pools for his efforts to make this a successful event!

It was a surprise when additional donations were made and we give our appreciation to these firms for their generosity:

One was from our 50/50 raffle winner who donated their winnings back to the Scholarships and Service Projects Fund. Thank you to Team WHCanon!

We also had three of our Skins winners donate their winnings back to the Scholarships and Service Projects Fund. Thank you, Teams: World Class Landscaping, WHCanon, and Moose & Squirrel Horticultural Resources!

Congratulations to the Winning Teams!

1st Place Winners

With a score of 61 (10 under par!), the 1st Place Men’s Team was: World Class Landscaping that included Charles Collert, Dan Bondy, Billy Bondy, and Dave Mills.

For the Mixed Flight, with a score of 67, the 1st Place Mixed Team was: WH Canon that included Steve Udell, Gene Montayne, Kim Ennett, and Donna Rupert.

And, with a score of 81 (ten over par), the Team winning the Better Luck Next Time trophy was: Team WH Canon that included Kelly Harpst, Isabella Rista, Dave Harpst, and Brandon Kruger.

Contest Winners

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Men’s Longest Drive winning a $50 Gift Card donated by Bob Munroe/ SEMNLA: Chuck Collert
Women’s Longest Drive winning a $50 Gift Card donated by Bob Munroe/ SEMNLA: Maria Lotan
Longest Putt winning a $50 Cash Prize donated by Outdoor Obsessions: TJ Moreno
Closest to the Pin winning a $50 Cash Prize from Outdoor Obsessions: Rob Loughlin
Closest to the Pin winning a $50 Cash Prize from Outdoor Obsessions: Tim Babcock