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2009 Governor's Golf & Fishing Classic
Kansas Wildscape hosted its 13th Annual Governor's Golf & Fishing Classic on June 12-13, 2009 in Junction City, Kansas.
On Friday, June 12th, the golf tournament kicked off with a hole-in-one, compliments of David Bond. It was his first swing of the day. He didn't even take a practice swing. Once again, the weather cooperated beautifully and all 13 teams had a wonderful day of golf.
On Saturday, June 13th, 35 guides showed up from all over Kansas to host soldiers on the lake for a day of fishing. The weather was cool and a little breezy, and fishing was fairly tough. However, according to the reported overall numbers, everyone caught fish! Tournament results are as follows:
2009 Governor’s Fishing Classic
Governor’s Cup ($1500) – Heaviest Bass Stringer
1) Terry Taylor, Wichita & Jarrod Springer, El Dorado
2) Rick Dykstra, Junction City and Sgt. Mjr. John Jones, Fort Riley
3) John Ecklund, and Bob Roberts, Salina
Heaviest Walleye Stringer ($1000)*
1) Tim Strunk, Lenny Heffernon & Bill Duncan*
2) John Ecklund & Bob Roberts
3) Brad Roether, Ken Ulmer & Arland Shandy
Heaviest Wiper Stringer ($500)*
1) Britt King, Wichita, & Steve Brown, Salina*
2) Brad Roether, Ken Ulmer & Arland Shandy
3) Terry Knuppel and Byron Estay
Paper Tournament (most fish caught)(Entry for two into 2010 GFC event)*
1) Brad Roether, Ken Ulmer & Arland Shandy*
2) Steve Meyer, Bernie Heffernon, Overland Park, Tom Kreiser, Lawrence
3) Steve Johnson, Jim Braden, Clay Center & Greg Braden, Eudora
Another great year at the Governor's Golf & Fishing Classic! Special thanks to ING, the City of Junction City, the Geary County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce, Central National Bank, Kaw Valley Engineering, Handy's Convenience Stores, Chapman Creek tackle store, and all of our guides who donated valuable time and energy to helping Wildscape pull off another successful event!
Next year's event will be held on June 11-12, 2010. Book it on your calendar today!