Golfers miss $1 million hole but win prizes
In June, Laurens Electric Cooperative employees presented a check for $12,000 to representatives of The Beach Ball Foundation, a local non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping children in need and at risk from the Upstate. Heidi Aiken (pictured left of center), Co-Founder of the Beach Ball Foundation, said “Thank you, Laurens Electric Co-op for caring so much about families. Your efforts in fundraising will help to educate and feed children in our community.
David Swoap of Simpsonville came just 9 ft. 3 in from winning $1 million in the April 30 finals of Laurens Electric Cooperative’s Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout at Eagle Zone golf center on Pelham Road in Greenville.
Swoap won $1,000 for the closest-to-the-$1 million-hole shot. Stephen Camillieri of Greenville was next closest at 14 ft. 2 ½ inches and won $500, followed by Tony Golembesky of Simpsonville at 31 ft. 2 ½ inches, who took home $250.
Sponsored by Laurens Electric Cooperative, the Shootout included two qualifying days during which golfers could earn entry into the finals, where a hole in one would have been worth $1 million!
This year’s $1 Million Hole In One Shootout earned $12,000 for the Beach Ball Foundation, a registered South Carolina 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping children in need and at risk. It is an all-volunteer organization of caring business leaders and community leaders from the Upstate. The foundation raises funds through its annual Beach Ball event. For more information about The Beach Ball Foundation, visit their web site at www.beachballfoundation.org.