This past Monday, July 13th, Paa-ko Ridge Golf Club hosted the annual SONM Golf Classic presented by New Mexico Chevy Dealers. The tournament was completely sold out with 48 teams total and we welcomed 72 new golfers to the tournament. 

"The great thing about this year's Golf Classic is that so many golfers who had never played in our tournament were given the opportunity to participate," stated SONM Executive Director Randy Mascorella." That means, that over 70 people were introduced to our organization and our mission through a quality event, which is the goal of every special event we host."

UNM Basketball Coach Craig Neal welcomed golfers and thanked them for supporting Special Olympics. UNM Athletics sent several golfers who participated in the tournament - Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs,  Baseball Head Coach Ray Birmingham, Senior Associate Athletic Director Kole McKamey, and Deputy Athletic Director Janice Ruggerio. Six Special Olympics athletes also played the challenging course, showing their skills outside of the Special Olympics sports arena.

Special thanks to Paa-ko Ridge Golf Club for being  wonderfully hospitable and making the tournament enjoyable for everyone on the course.

Congratulations to this year's Golf Classic winners!

1st Place -  Team Southwest Storage: Kevin Sivage, Michael Sivage, Rick White, Broc Galbreth

2nd Place - Team Friedman: Sarah Friedman (SONM Athlete), Richard Friedman, John Mercer, Jason Westphal

3rd Place - Team Danoff: Mike Danoff, Ryan Danoff, Brett Danoff, Chuck Lewis

4th Place - Team Mass Mutual: Warren Ellis, Mike Ellis, Dee Dennis, Shakir Benihasheim

Photos soon to come!