BY SUSAN BIONDI
Members of the Lake Anna Civic Association (LACA) held their third annual golf tournament and the first tournament at Cutalong at Lake Anna since the grand opening of Cooper’s Clubhouse August 25 to raise funds for phosphorus mitigation efforts at the lake.
There were 84 players that enjoyed a beautiful day on the internationally acclaimed course. Prior to the shotgun start at 11:00 am, LACA President Greg Baker welcomed everyone and sold raffle tickets and Mulligans, which give players an extra stroke without penalty.
Players gathered behind the newly opened clubhouse and were assigned their carts. Baker then pulled raffle tickets and distributed prizes including rounds of golf at Cutalong and Kinloch, donated by Jack Snyder and Baker, respectively, three one-night stays at the Boardwalk Hotel at Lake Anna, donated by Cutalong and gift certificates from local restaurants like The Taphouse, Asian Cafe, and Vito’s.
There were other cash prizes and golf balls, together with lots of golf related items.
There were also many local businesses that sponored holes with signs identifying them made by Ronda Guill’s Midtown Printing and Design.
A box lunch was distributed to players, which included a sandwich, homemade chips and a cookie. There was also plenty of beer and soft drinks available.
Prizes were awarded to those teams finishing in first, second and third places as well as closest to the pin on all four par three holes.
All proceeds from the event will be added directly to the LACA Water Quality budget to be used exclusively for the Kick the HAB (Harmful Algae Bloom) program.
The program’s goal is phosphorus mitigation and to mitigate algae blooms throughout the lake.
Baker told Life & Times, “We are grateful to everyone who came out to play, volunteer and support our Kick the Hab golf tournament at Cutalong. Together, we raised more than $20,000, which will go directly to advocating for phosphorus remediation at Lake Anna. Our goal is to leverage these dollars into $1 million in annual state funding to protect the health of the lake, the safety of its users and the economic vitality of our community.
