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2009 J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund’s
Ninth Annual Golf Classic

On June 2, 2009 we held our joint Golf Classic with the Prince George’s County Bar Association.   A good time was held by all.  Proceeds from the event will go to Operation Home Front and the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Scholarship Fund.  Congrats to all the winners, and many  thanks to the Honorable Toni E. Clarke,  Joseph Wright  and their committee members for organizing and making the event  a success! A special  thank you to State Farm Insurance Co. for sponsoring the event and the Outback Steakhouse for donating the food. 

2008 J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund’s
Eight Annual Golf Classic

As can be seen from the smiling faces in the photographs accompanying this article, our 2008 Scholarship Golf Classic, held on Monday, June 2, 2008, was a rousing success. This year we partnered with the Prince George’s County Bar Association and staged the event at the highly accessible Marlton Golf Club to ensure a larger turnout.

The weather was perfect—easily one of the most beautiful days of the year. As someone remarked, “Where else could you enjoy great food, get rubbed, score low and have fun?”

Many thanks go out to Outback Steakhouse, Oxon Hill, who provided grilled steak, chicken, salad, etc. and to our presenting sponsor, Shulman Rodgers. Umm…those steaks were good … tender, and thick!

Our other sponsors included Shipley & Horne, Law Offices of Thomas Mooney, Law Office of Larry Hill, Reconstruction firm, Del. Jay Walker, Sun Trust Bank and others. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the Scholarship Foundation. We accomplished that goal by raising almost $6,000!

Highlights of the day included Bob Claggett wining the hyperbaric chamber sessions, Judge Herman Dawson’s first place win with a highly suspect score of 17-under-par, body massages and a golf clinic for beginners.

The winning team was comprised of Judge Herman Dawson, Bob Kim, Brent Ahalt, and Mark.

The winning woman’s team comprised Judge Toni Clarke, Velma Shipp, Polly Quinn, and one other player.

The winning mixed team comprised, Abigail Bruce Watson, Maurene Epps Webb, and two other players.

Thanks to JFB Board Member Mike Pearson and BMW of Annapolis, a beautiful 2008 BMW Z4 Convertible awaited the golfer who scored a holeinone on the course’s signature hole, the par three #17. Needless to say, the BMW was driven back to its lot after the tournament. We’re told no one came within six feet. Oh, well, there’s NEXT YEAR, right?

For more photos see June-July 2008 Newsletter.
Photos courtesy of www.solidimage.com

2007 J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund’s
Seventh Annual Golf Classic

Rounding out the month was our Scholarship Fund Golf Classic, which was held at Tantallon Country Club this past Tuesday, May 28, 2007. Thanks to the hard work of Garland H. Stillwell and the Honorable Toni Clarke, Co-Chairs of the event. I am proud to announce that the monies raised from this outing will enable us to continue our tradition of awarding scholarships to area law school students at our banquet in November. Thanks to all the volunteers and golf participants. Congratulations to our own Judge El-Amin and his team for their 2nd place finish, followed closely by Past President William Snoddy's team in 3rd place.

Eagle Flight Tournament winners Alvin Harper, Greg Kidd and Chuck Fuller

2006 Sixth Annual Golf Classic:

On Tuesday, July 18, 2006, over 70 golfers braved 100 degree heat to participate in the J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund’s Fifth Annual Golf Classic held at the Timbers at Troy Golf Course in Elkridge, Maryland. This year’s Tournament was co-sponsored with the Monumental City Bar Foundation and the Everett J. Waring - Juanita Jackson Mitchell Law Society of Howard County. Proceeds from the tournament will be used to support each organization’s scholarship award activities.

Golfers were divided into three flights – eagle, birdie and par – based upon final scores to give all participants an opportunity to win. First Place in the “eagle” flight went to Chuck Fuller, Forster Harmon, Greg Kidd and Alvin Harper. JFB’s Stacey Martin earned a trophy for longest drive on the 15th hole. Stacey was also part of a foursome with Garland Stillwell, Denise Adah and Charles McNair that earned second place in the “par” flight.

Second Place in Par Flight Tournament JFB Members
Charles McNair, Stacey Martin and Garland Stillwell.

2005:

Tournament winners Chris Watson, Robert Kim,
Ed Savage and the Hon. Herman Dawson.

The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Scholarship Golf Classic, co-sponsored with the Monumental Bar Association, will be held at the Timbers at Troy Golf Course in Elkridge, Maryland.

This is the premiere fundraising event for each organization for the awarding of cash scholarships to high school and law students.

The cost is $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome and the tournament’s format is “Captain’s Choice.” The fee includes range balls, awards and prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin, lunch and other golf gifts.

Send your registration to Garland H. Stillwell, Esquire, Golf Committee Chair, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, Inc., P.O. Box 1121, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-1121. Checks should be made payable to the “J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund, Inc.” Contact Garland Stillwell at (202) 663-8147 or by e-mail at Garland.Stillwell@pillsburylaw.com.

2004:

The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association’s Fourth Annual Scholarship Golf Classic, co-sponsored with the Monumental Bar Association, was held at the Queenstown Harbor Golf Links across the Bay Bridge in Queenstown, Maryland on Tuesday, May 31, 2005.

The cost was $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome and the tournament’s format was “Captain’s Choice.” Besides great golf, duffers were also treated to breakfast, practice range balls, an awards luncheon and the U.S.G.A. videotape “Spirit of the Game.” In addition, prizes were awarded for longest drive and closest to the pin.

This fun event is both organizations’ premier fundraising event for awarding of scholarships for high school and law school students.

Robert Kim and Chris Watson made a triumphant return to the J. Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Fund, Inc./Monumental City Bar Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Golf Classic. The team of Kim, Watson, the Honorable Herman Dawson and Ed Savage shot a 9 under par 63 to take top honors.

About 100 golfers participated in the tournament, which raised money to support the two organizations’ scholarship award activities. The joint Golf Committee of JFB members Garland Stillwell, Traci Scudder, Charles Byrd and Monumental City Bar’s Ron Richardson put on an event that was “classic.” Golfers were divided into three flights – eagle, birdie and par – based upon final scores to give all participants an opportunity to win. The Kim, Watson, Dawson and Savage group won the top “eagle” flight.

This was the second time in three years that a team featuring Kim and Watson won the tournament. In 2003, Kim, a principal at the firm of McNamee Hosea Jernigan Kim Greenan and Walker and Watson, husband of Bourne member Abigail Bruce Watson, were joined by the Honorable Eric Johnson in winning the tournament held at Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, Maryland.

Other winners at this year’s tournament were the team of Rod Womack, John Shay, Bob Manzi and Mike Kennedy, which flew away with the first place Birdie Flight trophy with a 3 under par 69 and the team of John Beamer, Noble Davis, Paul Leonard and William Snoddy, which took home the first place Par Flight trophy with an even par 72.

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