2023 COKAS CUP Giving Back to the Community

Published 9:28 am Thursday, June 8, 2023

It was another fantastic day for the Christ Our King and Savior (COKAS) Catholic Church 16th Annual COKAS CUP Tournament on April 11 at Harbor Club. The teams teed off at a noon shot-gun start.  

Chick-fil-A provided a great lunch. 5B BBQ & Brews provided a delicious post-tournament BBQ pork and chicken dinner with all the fixin’s. 

Winners of the Women’s flight were: Jean Silberesin, Sherry Southern, Tina Long and Jocelyn Gallois. The winning Couple’s team consisted of Amy Nash, Jason Hardwick, Jill and Pat McCann.  

Ladies Longest Drive went to Beth Fraly and the Men’s Longest Drive went to Herschel Mauldin. Ladies Closest to the Pin was Sherrie Southern and Men’s Closest to the Pin was Tim Boone. Winners of the COKAS cash raffle were: $1000 to Matt Mannelly, $500 to David Wetzstein and $250 to Barbara Callahan.  Matt Anderson won the Par-3 Poker contest. Chris Wolf won the 50-50 raffle.

A special thanks to the Platinum Sponsors: BankSouth, Greensboro Tire, James Madison Inn, Robyn and John Morgan, Silver Moon Restaurant, and Tidal Wave Car Wash. Gold Sponsors were: The Holihan Family, Jill and Pat McCann, Publix Super Market, Skier’s Marine and Young Harris Marine. Silver Sponsors were: Central Fabricators, Inc, Chick-fil-A, Crowe Marine, Lake Oconee Custom Pools, Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate and the Schonhoft Family. Bronze Sponsors were: Al’s Roofing, Amici’s Restaurant, Atlanta Marine, Jimmy Britt Chevrolet Buick GMC, Ms. Barbara Callahan, The Herald Journal, Joe’s Roofing, Lake Oconee Bistro, Lake Oconee Eye Care, Pedro’s, Ruffin Flag and Singleton Marine.

Finally, the tournament committee would like to thank the entire COKAS parish for their support of the raffle again this year, which netted $19,212 and all the sponsors, golfers and volunteers for making this year’s tournament so successful. We are thrilled that we were able raise $59,000 this year and these funds will be distributed to the local community outreach programs in Greene, Putnam, and Hancock Counties. The charities include: St. Vincent de Paul Society – COKAS Chapter and Martha’s Closet, Atlas Ministry, Inc., Circle of Love Center, Pete Nance Boys and Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity of Greene and Putnam Counties, First Call Pregnancy Center, Ferst Readers for Greene, Putnam and Hancock Counties, Reynolds Veterans Association, Kingdom Kare, Project Linus and Purification Heritage Center. Over the last sixteen years, this tournament has raised over $500,000, all of which has been given back to the local charities listed above and our community.