Announcement

Hops Scramble nets more than $2,600 for local charities

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

(Aug. 27, 2024) The Ocean Pines Golf Club on Aug. 23 played host to the annual Ernie Stiles Memorial Bavarian Hops Golf Scramble.

The 17th annual event paid homage to the late Ernie Stiles, who founded the event in the early 2000s as a fun fundraiser for local charities.

During the tournament, players teed off for a nine-hole experience.

Ed Kessler earned the coveted “hops hat” with his closest-to-the-pin shot of two feet, three inches on the seventh hole – he also made birdie.

Proceeds this year of $1,336 went to Diakonia and a $1,286 donation went to the Worcester County Humane Society. The tournament has raised more than $35,000 for local charities since its inception.

Organizers Patty Curtin and Don McMullen thanked the golfers and in-kind donations from patrons that made the event possible.

“A special thank you to our friends at the seventh hole cheering us on, to John O'Connor and the bag drop personnel for their work, and Judie and Grayson for their work at the Clubhouse Grille in making our 17th annual event a success,” they said.

The Ernie Stiles Memorial Bavarian Hops Golf Scramble is sponsored by the Ocean Pines Golf Members Council.

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Hops Scramble nets more than $2,600 for local charities

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