Dave Ellis Pro-Am raises $20,000 for SMMH Foundation

BRACEBRIDGE — The pros know what the amateurs and others do for a good cause.

The Dave Ellis Pro-Am Annual Golf Tournament celebrated its 32nd consecutive year in support of the South Muskoka Hospital Foundation Monday.

Events like the Dave Ellis Pro Am are critical for the hospital to keep pace with technology and provide the high level of patient care we expect and deserve, they said in a release.

The Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club donated their facility.

Twenty-four golf professionals and 72 amateurs raised $20,000 for the Hospital Foundation in the tournament’s 32nd year.

The team of Adam Findlay(Muskoka lakes Golf & C.C.), Graeme Ross, Drew Allen,  and Steve Lowden won this year’s tournament.

The professional with the best score at the Tournament was Brad Sheppard (Oviinbyrd Golf Club).

George Edwards, left, representing the South Muskoka Hospital Foundation, accepts a novelty cheque for $20,000 from organizers Dave Bacon, Adam Wallace, professional Jordan Nathan, Jen Stephen, and Leslie Cleveland from the 2018 Dave Ellis Pro- Am held June 4. (Mitchell Slaney photo)