CHICAGO -- UIC held its 23rd annual scholarship golf on Monday, August 22 at beautiful White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville, Ill.

Golfers turned out in droves on a picturesque August day to support the Flames and the student-athlete scholarship fund. Among those in attendance were Illinois State Representative Luis Arroyo, Howard Sudberry from Arlington Park, UIC Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Mark Donovan and other members of the UIC Athletic Board including Jim McGlynn, Ed Swietek, Jerry Roberts, Bob Latchford and Al Ronan. New UIC softball coach Lynn Curylo was also in attendance to address the crowd following dinner.

Several UIC partners sponsored holes along the 27-hole track including Credit Union 1, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Apple Chevrolet, Grove Masonry, Subway, UPS, Enterprise, J-MAC, KR Miller Contractors, ITC, Hawkeye Energy Solutions, Kroeschell Engineering, and McWilliams Electric.

Other friends of the Flames purchased multiple foursomes at White Eagle including McWilliams Electric, J-MAC Associates, Kroeschell Engineering, Parkway Elevators, Anchor Mechanical, Airport Electric, Joseph Construction and Kleen Air.

A silent auction was held during the cocktail hour, and at the end of the program, award winners from the day on the links were announced. The winning foursome of Ken Lehman, Ian McPartlan, Andrew Ramus and Nick Thielmann, was a group from Apple Chevrolet that posted a score of 10-under par in the Texas Scramble format.

The longest drive among the male particpants belonged to Tom Bez, who uncorked a 325-yard effort. Sharon Roberts took the honor among the female golfers for her 220-yard drive on one of the White Eagle holes.

UIC Associate Athletic Director and Director of Facilities Bill Bavirsha won the closest-to-the-pin competition after his tee shot on No. 8 landed a cool 2"2' from the cup. The longest putt, 31"1', was turned in by Brian Arundel on No. 9.