NKF Golf Classic | The Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity

Winners Showcase

Golfers from Connecticut and Maryland Win Titles at the 2009 NKF Golf Classic National Finals in Pebble Beach, California

Platinum Division Winners, from Connecticut, are (L to R) Scott Willey, Josh Olson, David Giuletti, and Micheal Brooder

Gold Division Winners, from Maryland, are (L to R) Walter Brooks, Gary Cooper, Matt Cooper and Tad Kaufman

They grabbed their woods and irons and showed their mettle at the picturesque and challenging golfer’s mecca—Pebble Beach, California. More than 50 teams, all successful competitors at NKF regional tournaments around the U.S., competed in the finals of the premier golf event for charity which helps raise millions of dollars annually to support patients and their families affected by kidney disease.

A foursome consisting of Micheal Brooder, David Giuletti, Josh Olson, and Scott Willey of the Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Connecticut, representing the NKF of Connecticut, won the Platinum Division tournament with a low gross of -55. Walter Brooks, Gary Cooper, Matt Cooper, and Tad Kauffman of Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club in Ocean Pines, Maryland, representing the NKF of Maryland took the Gold Division title with a score of -38.

For the 16th consecutive year, the NKF Classic National Championships welcomed amateur golf teams from across the country to play the fabled fairways and signature holes of the Monterey Peninsula: Pebble Beach Golf Links, The Links at Spanish Bay and Del Monte, as well as the renowned Poppy Hills Golf Course, a Robert Trent Jones II design that has been voted the Public Golf Course of the Year.

The road to Pebble Beach starts at your local golf course. Each winning team from the local National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic Tournament is invited to compete for the National Championship held at the famed Pebble Beach Resorts. If the U.S. Open or the U.S. Amateur is not in your future, this four—day tournament is your only chance to compete for a national championship at Pebble Beach!

The NKF Golf Classic is the nation’s premier amateur golf event for charity. Each year thousands of golfers from across the country participate for the exciting competition, valuable gifts, and the chance to win great prizes—all to benefit a worthy cause.

The road to Pebble Beach starts at your local golf course. Each winning team from the local National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic Tournament is invited to compete for the National Championship held at the famed Pebble Beach Resorts. If the U.S. Open or the U.S. Amateur is not in your future, this four-day tournament is your only chance to compete for a national championship at Pebble Beach!