Thank you for supporting the 20th ANNIVERSARY of CMCC’s BackSwing Golf Tournament!!
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To celebrate this milestone, we promised that BackSwing '24 would be bigger and better than ever... with more contests, prizes, and fun. And we delivered!
Selling out in record time, we hosted our scramble shotgun tournament once again at the impeccably groomed, private 18-hole championship course, Bayview Golf & Country Club on Thursday, September 12.
As luck would have it, the weather fully cooperated and was absolutely beautiful! The sun was shining, the golfers were smiling, and the prizes were abundant!
The event started at 9:00 a.m. with a clinic treatment outreach hosted by the Division of Clinical Education. The group of interns, supervised by a CMCC clinician, offered a 20 minute treatment to get golfers warmed up prior to the shotgun start. Thank you to everyone who participated in our outreach!
The tournament began sharply at 10:30 a.m. and a BBQ lunch and treat was served throughout the day. Golfers also received complimentary drink tickets to ensure they kept hydrated during play.
New this year, our tournament adapted the Golf Genius App to help eliminate ties! Each scorecard had an individual code on it to allow players to login and track scores. While scores were hidden from other teams, this allowed the Bayview Pro Shop to keep an eye on any scores that were close together. When each foursome finished their round and checked-in at the Pro Shop, they were told to ‘hold onto your clubs’ if there was potential for a possible PLAY OFF to break a tie! However, our winning foursome came in two strokes better than the rest, allowing everyone to head straight into cocktail hour!
Cocktail hour started around 4:30 p.m. where golfers enjoyed light refreshments while networking and waiting to find out who the winners were!
Following cocktail hour golfers were treated to Bayview’s Signature dinner buffet, which included Chef grilled BBQ to order: beef tenderloin, chicken breast, and fresh salmon fillet; pasta, sides and salads, and finished off by delicious desserts.
Since its inception in 2005, CMCC BackSwing golf tournaments have raised more than $1.3 million. These funds go towards educational initiatives to ensure that CMCC maintains its role as an international leader in chiropractic education, research and patient care. This year, we are proud to say the tournament raised $70,000! We could not have done this without the generous support of our sponsors, donors, participants, and volunteers – thank you!
A big CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners:
- Winning Foursome – Dr. Jason Lemieux, Dr. Erik Nabeta, Phil Jenner & Josh Kroeker with a score of -15!
- Prize: Crystal Trophy, $200 New Balance Toronto|Oakville gift card, Full Wedge golf polo, Massage Addict treatment, a Medistik bar, and a box of golf balls!
- Longest Drive, Women’s – Lynda Horseman
- Longest Drive under and over 50, Men’s – Jonathan Hollins & Dr. Bruno Mucci
- Closest to the Pin, Women’s – Andrea Pintar
- Closest to the Pin, Men’s – Gerry Egberts
- Prize for these Contests: Crystal Trophy, $50 GolfTown gift card, two sleeves of golf balls, and a Medistik bar!
- NEW this year! Straightest Drive – Dr. Ira Smith
- Prize: $50 GolfTown gift card
- Most Honest Team – this foursome each received a bottle of wine!
Other Contests, Prizes, and Giveaways:
- Putting Green Contest – WHERE DO WE BEGIN?! The entire practice putting green was FILLED with tons of golf items to win as prizes. How did it work, you ask? Well with a small donation each player received three golf balls and aimed their shots at a prize they wanted. If their golf balls hit three different prizes, they were able to choose the one they wanted most. Just for playing, each player received a sleeve of golf balls donated by the Ontario Chiropractic Association!
- Prizes on the green included: Titleist Aussie hats, Bayview golf hats, Boxes of golf balls: Titleist ProV1s and TaylorMade TP5s, Sleeves of: TaylorMade Tour Response golf balls and Callaway Chrome Soft, Golf Gloves: Callaway Tour Authentic and FootJoy Wintersof, Golf polos, Long sleeve golf shirts, and more!
- SINK IT HOLE! In the very far back of the putting green, there was another contest (yes, a contest within a contest, we told you there would be lots of contests for our 20th anniversary!). If the putt was sunk, the winner’s name went into a raffle draw for a BUSHNELL WINGMAN! However, only two golfers were able to sink this putt, and we thought it would be unfair for only one of them to win – so they each received a BUSHNELL product!
- Beat Dr. Peter Kim/Golf Pro Contest – For just playing, each golfer’s name was entered into the prize draw. If the golfer’s shot was deemed better then the Golf Pro, the golfer was given three entries. THREE prize winners each received a BIOFLEX NANO package valued at $200! Donated by BIOFLEX.
- Did someone say SCOTTY CAMERON? Yes, we also gave away a Scotty Cameron!
- Door Prizes - Toronto Maple Leafs Exhibition Game, Toronto Maple Leafs Signed Nylander Jersey, Two Massage Addict Certificates, $100 Visa Gift Card, Titleist SM10 Vokey 56 Wedge, Free Registration for next year’s BACKSWING ’25, and Blue Jays Tickets in the BRAND NEW Section 20!
- First 60 golfers to register - One random winner received a $50 Golf Town gift card
- Hole-in-One Contest – $25,000
- Best Dressed Contest – Full Wedge golf polo
- This year’s golf carts were filled with – Tees, a sleeve of golf balls donated by Dr. Rocco Guerriero, water bottles, bag of chips, granola bar, and a CMCC COOLER swag bag filled with: a BIOFLEX golf towel and divot repair tool with a ball marker, $20 Full Wedge coupon, CMCC notepad, OCA Golf Strech cards, two Raffle Tickets, 10% off Bioflex coupon and information card, ELITE sunglasses, Foot Levelers pens and mints, $20 off New Balance coupon, Footmaxx pamphlet, and Massage Addict pen!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! Once again to our sponsors, donors, participants, and volunteers. YOU have made this milestone year such a success!!
Scroll down to see photos of all the fun we had!Gold Sponsor:
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