As a longtime volunteer organizer of the Lou Grubb Friends Fore Golf, Roger Maxwell declared this year’s event, May 1-2, the most successful tournament ever, having raised approximately $500,000 to benefit Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
“We are thankful for the support of our sponsors and everyone who have given so generously to this important cause,” said Maxwell. “Lou would have been proud.”
Maxwell, a golf professional of more than 40 years, was a friend of Grubb, a well-known and revered businessman who started the tournament in 1973 to raise money for charity. After suffering a ruptured aneurysm while golfing in 1986, Grubb underwent successful surgery at Barrow, prompting him to name the institute as beneficiary of tournament proceeds. To date, more than $5 million has been donated to Barrow on behalf of the Lou Grubb Friends Fore Golf.
Approximately 450 guests attended the 2014 opening ceremony—featuring cocktails, casino-like gambling, an elegant dinner and a lively auction—at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, May 1. The following day, 240-plus golfers headed out for a friendly, competitive round of golf at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, also in Scottsdale.
The event would not be possible without the organizational efforts of its volunteer committee: Greg Anderson, Scottie Button (chair), Hamilton Espinosa, Booker T. Evans, William Hunt, Stuart Kirk, Roger Maxwell, Larry Mayhew, Mike Medici, Loui Olivas, Jorge Quintero, Tom Reahard, Lee Rosenthal, Saundra Schrock, Dennis Scully, Joanne Springrose and Jerry D. Worsham II.
Also behind the scenes, working to make this year’s tournament better than ever, was the recently formed Lou Grubb Friends Fore Golf “Futures” Committee, including Nick and Julie Bartolo, Melissa and Tyler Button, Claire Cunningham, Natalie Grimberg, Jennifer Hoffman, Elissa Iatridis, Erik Jensen, Brian Kirk, Elizabeth Oviedo, Rebecca Pepple, Jake Thomas, Brandon Wallraff and Lindsi M. Weber.
THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S SPONSORS!
American Fire Equipment
Angelica
Archsol
Arizona Cardinals *
Arizona Care Network
Arizona Diamondbacks *
Barrow Neurosurgical Associates
Big Two Toyota Scion of Chandler
Bill and Linda Hunt *
Caroline and Chris Hoeye
Cathy and Tom Reahard
CBIZ *
Celia and Kent McLellan
Clark Hill
Dan and Kathy Grubb
Dignity Health Medical Group
DPR Construction *
Duke Realty
Gallagher & Kennedy
Gammage & Burnham
Grubb Family *
Image Stream Medical
In Celebration of Golf
Jennings Strouss
Julie and Mitch Pierce
Kathy and Dan Grubb *
Kitchell *
K.M. Facility Services LLC
Lanmore Services
Leslie and Donald Budinger
McCormick Ranch Golf Club
Mayer Hoffman McCann
Merrill Lynch
MGA Home Healthcare
MidFirst Private Bank
Nancy and Robert Spetzler
NWQ
Peg and Bob Wolf
Polsinelli
QCM Technologies
Randy and Ken Kendrick
Ridenour, Hienton & Lewis
Sandra and Larry Mayhew *
Saundra and Jeff Schrock
Scottie and Alan Button
Shelby and Steve Butterfield *
Smith Group JJR
Springrose Family
SRP
Stericycle
Symmetry Software *
York Capital Management
Young’s Market Company
* Major sponsors
