wbjournal.com | March 21, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 15
G O L F & M E E T I N G S G U I D E F O C U S
Top charity golf tournaments in Central Mass.
Ranked by revenue raised in 2021
Event
venue
location 2021 funds raised Organization(s) benefitted
2022
date of
event Event contact
1
Drive for a Difference Golf Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton
$160,000
Reliant Foundation
Worcester
May 23
Kelsa Zereski
foundation@reliantfoundation.org
508-231-4663
2
Worcester State Foundation Golf Tournament
Wachusett Country Club and Kettle Brook Golf Club
West Boylston & Paxton
$110,000
Worcester State University
Worcester
June 6
Jodi Briggs-Pickett
jbriggspickett@worcester.edu
508-929-8786
3
RFK Community Alliance Open (formerly Perkins Golf
Tourament)
Sterling National Country Club
Sterling
$100,086
RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster
May 17
Erin Martin
emartin@rfkcommunity.org
978-368-6429
4
Why Me Golf Classic
The Haven Country Club
Boylston
$85,000
Why Me & Sherry's House
Worcester
June 6
Rebecca Kuczarski
rkuczarski@whyme.org
508-757-7734
4
YMCA Golf Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton
$85,000
YMCA of Central Massachusetts
Worcester
July 25
Eileen Pinchuck
EPinchuck@ymcaofcm.org
508-755-6101 ext. 9277
6
Nancy King Memorial Golf Tournament
Charter Oak Country Club
Hudson
$60,000
MetroWest Legal Services
Framingham
June 6
Rebecca Deans Rowe
rdeansrowe@mwlegal.org
508-371-4071
7
32nd Annual William J. Short Memorial Classic
Charter Oak Country Club
Hudson
$57,235
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Worcester
June 27
Stefanie Silva
ssilva@worcesterchamber.org
508-753-2924 x224
8
New Beginnings Charity Golf Tournament
Highfields Golf and Country Club
Grafton
$55,000
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates
Worcester
May 26
Bill Stock
bstock@sevenhills.org
508-983-1350
9
Friends of Jay Dion Memorial Golf Classic
Juniper Hill Golf Course
Northborough
$52,720
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
May 26
David Calabrese
david.calabrese@verizon.net
508-944-1443
10
Metrowest Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing
Framingham Country Club
Framingham
$41,000
MetroWest Chamber Educational Foundation
Rotary Educational Foundation
YMCA - MetroWest
Framingham
July 18
Jim Giammarinaro
Jim@metrowest.org
508-879-5600
11
33rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton
$37,000
Blackstone Valley Education Foundation
Blackstone Valley Education Hub
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Whitinsville
May 9
Liz O'Neil
loneil@blackstonevalley.org
508-234-9090 x102
12
Children Across America Annual Drive for Educational
Equity
Hopkinton Country Club
Hopkinton
$35,000
Children Across America
Milford
June 20
Ray Fellows
rayfellows@childrenacrossamerica.org
508-933-8915
13
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce - 17th Annual
Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament
Sterling National Country Club
Sterling
$20,050
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship Fund
Holden
May 24
Jennifer Stanovich
info@wachusettareachamber.org
508-829-9220
14
Second Chance Animal Services Annual Golf Tournament
Cold Springs Country Club
Belchertown
$13,000
Second Chance Animal Services
East Brookfield
July 18
Lindsay Doray
development@secondchanceanimals.org
508-867-4620
15
The Friends of The Parmenter Foundation Golf Tournament
Wayland Country Club
Wayland
$10,000
Parmenter Foundation
Wayland
June 20
Ron Rokes
skedmando@aol.com
508-740-5165
16
Annual Fore Paws Golf Tournament (1)
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
Boylston
$0 Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton June 10
Lauren Drago
ldrago@baypathhumane.org
508-435-6938
16
Best Ball Charity Golf Tournament
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
Boylston
DND
Veterans Inc.
Shrewsbury
May 11
Lisa Bousbouras
lisab@veteransinc.org
508-791-1213x1162
Source: Each tournament organizer by survey. If you would like your tournament to be listed on next year's list, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle.
(1) 2020 & 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to pandemic.
-Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
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