By Brother Sam Opresik
The Twentieth Annual Masonic Scholarship Golf Outing was held on June 28 at the Westwood Golf Course. The Phillips Lodge No. 225 sponsors the event annually to raise scholarship funds for graduating seniors from Phillips, Chequamegon, and Prentice High Schools.
The 2025 scholarships were presented to Amanda Angelo, Phillips; Frank Kief, Chequamegon; and Logan Geiger, Prentice High Schools.
Brother Sam Opresik from the Golf Outing Committee welcoming the golfers. Master Sawyer Ladenthin provided an informational message. The Golf Outing kicked off at 1:30 p.m .with a “shot gun” start.
Medford Motors, the tournament sponsor, offered a special competition prize on hole No. 5 for closest to the pin in one stroke. The prize was $250 each for a male and a female golfer. A $10,000 Hole-in-One prize on Hole No. 9 sponsored by the Forward Bank of Phillips was new this year. The golfers were also eligible for course prizes on each of the other holes.
Brothers Sam Opresik and Lee Handschke, Co-Chairmen of the Golf Committee, were assisted by Al Cummings, WM Sawyer Ladenthin, Frank Dennee, Tony Budaj, Johnathon McArthur, Marilee Opresik, Rochelle Cummings, Patti McCormack, and Brianna McArthur.
The winners for the special Hole No. 5 competition: Men’s: Mike Stock and Women’s: Jayelin Stucke.
The scratch and handicap divisions each offered cash prizes for the top three teams.
Scratch Division winners were: first place, Nick Nussberger & Joe Schloskey; second place, Cam Heikkinen & Caleb Blomberg; and third place, Jon Pesko & Kevin Johnson.
Handicap Division winner were first place, Mike Endres & Tim Buss; second place, Mike & Patti Tyrrell; and third place, Ryan Stock & Mike Stock.
The Masonic Scholarship Golf Outing concluded with the presentation of the course prizes, the special Medford Motors prizes on hole No. 5, and the presentation to the winners in each of the two divisions. No one got a Hole-in-one on Hole No. 9. The Sand Trap Bar & Grill served lunch.
The Masonic Scholarship Golf Outing was initiated in 2005 by Brothers of the Phillips Lodge in memory of a departed Brother.
Plans are underway for the Twenty First Annual Masonic Scholarship Golf Outing at the Westwood Golf Course on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
