By Fred Sgambati (’83)

A full complement was on hand and the mood was upbeat and celebratory July 26, 2024 at the 42nd Acadia Alumni Golf Tournament at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, Nova Scotia, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

Thirty-one teams and more than 130 golfers took to the course, enjoying the kind of camaraderie for which Acadia is known and providing financial support to incoming students by contributing to the Alumni Bursary – Valley Branch. For more, please see our photo gallery.

The day was sultry, but players weathered the heat beautifully, navigating fairways with aplomb and finding greens early and often to post some terrific scores. Guests packed the clubhouse for dinner and an awards ceremony following the tournament, and winners were declared in several categories, including:

1st Place: Team 3B
Nick Archibald (’19)
Devon DeCoste
Riley Guest (’17)
Jaten Smith (’19)

 

Runner-Up: Team 17A
Branden Mosher (’09)
Jon Chisholm (’02)
Troy Dort (’03)
Christopher Gosse (’02)

Competition Hole Winners

Putting Contest:  
Harvey Gilmour (’66)
Jamie Wells (’03)

Hole-in-One: no winner

Closest to the Keg:  
Lynn Manning (’81)

Chip in the Pool:
Laura Harris
John Johnson (’78)
Chris Faulkner (’81)

Closest to the Hole:  
Ray Ivany (’20 HON)

Longest Drive:  
Devon DeCoste

Marshmallow Drive:  
Tomas Indavere

Other Winners

Best Dressed: Team 3A
Martin Suter (’88)
Vanessa Chorkawy
Jamie Davison (’88)
Geoff Irvine (’87)
Kenneth MacLean (’96)

Acadia Spirit Award:  Team 14B
Britney Traynor
Janet Chappel (’04)
Jaymie Kelly
Emily Lutz (’20)

Survivor Ball:  Team 17B
Fallis Thompson (’15, ’17)
Emily Brossoit (’15, ’21)
Laura Sherman (’08)
Bri Bolivar (’11)

Search and Rescue (Last team in): Team 2
Stephanie Duquette
Colton Evans (’19)
Trevor Fraser (’98)
Conor Jacobs (’24)
Mark Scholey (’99)

A huge thank-you to alumni, staff, our many friends and Alumni Association Board members for helping to make this year’s tournament a huge success. A very special thank-you also to long-time sponsor, TD Insurance, and this year’s Platinum, Gold, Silver and Hole Sponsors, noted below.

Platinum Sponsors

Dexterra Group

PepsiCo

Gold Sponsor

Acadia Athletics

Silver Sponsors

Wolfville Dentistry

Supplement King

Kentville Toyota

Hole Sponsors

Winnie Horton ('64)  

Martin Suter ('88)

Acadia Axewomen Volleyball

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