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The very first annual SupplySide West Golf Classic took place at McCormick Ranch Golf Club and was sponsored by Henkel Corp. in 1997. Players swung their clubs on the Desmond Muirhead designed 18-hole Palm Course, which has ten water holes and is more than 7,000 yards long. This course offered a variety of difficulty levels for players. Players could look forward to the 18th hole, as it was the signature hole because of its unique, island fairway, which was included among America's top 18 water holes as selected by Golf Illustrated at the time. Tournament players had the opportunity to win awards for first, second and third place teams, men’s and women’s longest drive, men’s and women’s closest to the pin, and hole-in-one, with the hole-in-one prize being a 1997 vehicle.
The very first annual SupplySide West Golf Classic took place at McCormick Ranch Golf Club and was sponsored by Henkel Corp. in 1997. Players swung their clubs on the Desmond Muirhead designed 18-hole Palm Course, which has ten water holes and is more than 7,000 yards long. This course offered a variety of difficulty levels for players. Players could look forward to the 18th hole, as it was the signature hole because of its unique, island fairway, which was included among America's top 18 water holes as selected by Golf Illustrated at the time. Tournament players had the opportunity to win awards for first, second and third place teams, men’s and women’s longest drive, men’s and women’s closest to the pin, and hole-in-one, with the hole-in-one prize being a 1997 vehicle.
The 5th annual Supplyside West Golf Classic was hosted at the Stallion Mountain Country Club in Southern Nevada and was sponsored by B&D Nutritional Ingredients, Inc. This was a four-person scramble. Stallion Mountain Country Club is home to three championship courses: the Secretariat, Citation and Man O’ War. This course was voted one of the top five new courses of 1995, and it features 54 holes of golf, with Tiff-Eagle green surfaces. It was held on Nov. 28, 2001, and an award luncheon was served immediately following the tournament.
The 8th Annual SupplySide West Golf Classic, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories, saw more than 250 golfers playing on the Sun Mountain and Snow Mountain courses at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, which was the first time the tournament had been played at this resort. In first place on the Sun Mountain Course, with a score of 56 were Ned Becker, Nutritional Labs; Blake Christensen, Nature’s Sunshine; Gary Takagi, Excel; and Pharmachem’s Dick Beitel. In first place on the Snow Mountain Course, with a score of 58, were Billie Tenssendorf, Stauber Performance Ingredients; Dave Barnes and Dave Heusgen, Reliv International; and Robert Veghte, Roxlor. Raffle prizes were drawn including ping drivers, golf shoes, Paiute course shirts and a putter. “The great networking was one of the main reasons I golfed,” said Dave Anderson, purchasing director with Nature’s Way.
2007 also saw more than 250 golfers hit the links at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Club Resort, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories. "We enjoy working with Virgo Publishing and sponsoring the Golf Classic,” said Dick Beitel, vice president of sales, Pharmachem. Golfers played on two courses offered by The Paiute Club Resort: the Sun Mountain course and the Wolf course. On the Sun Mountain course, a score of 59 garnered first place for the foursome of Randy Jones and Mario Columbo, L.V. Lomas Ltd.; and Anthony Lucia and Greg Dodson, ADM Natural Health. On the Wolf course, the winning foursome of Brian Hopfensperger and Mark Metvier, ADM, and Fritz Wagner and Patrick Hawkins, Hawkins, scored 54.
2008’s Golf Tournament took place at the Revere Golf Club, where foursomes played on the Lexington and Concord courses for the first time. "The two courses brought out lots of golfers and proved very challenging to all. It was nice to try a new location and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves, " said Beitel. On the Lexington course, a score of 58 garnered first place for the foursome of John Musselman and Ken Bender, GTC Nutrition; and Matt Larsen and Chuck Wach, Nature's Sunshine Products. On the Concord course, the winning foursome of Dave Barnes, Roxlor International; David Daniel, Progressive Laboratories; Roger Dodd, Verdure Sciences; and Mike Rambaugh, Protec Laboratory; scored 59.
In 2010, approximately 220 golfers weathered thunder and rain to hit the links for the annual SupplySide West Golf Classic at The Revere Golf Club, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories. Foursomes played under stormy and overcast conditions on the Lexington and Concord courses, where they enjoyed plenty of camaraderie and a little friendly competition. On the Lexington course, first place went to the foursome Greg Dodson, ADM; Tony Lucia, ADM, Denis DeLuca, Biotics Research; and Yita Lee, Sinphar/Cancaps for their score of 25. On the Concord course, the winning foursome with a score of 24 was Bret Horace, Brenntag North America Inc.; Kim Shovelin, Brenntag North America Inc.; Keith Clemens, Caravan Ingredients; and Bill Gambel, Caravan Ingredients.
Contrary to the year before, 2011 saw beautiful weather under sunny skies for approximately 240 golfers as the golf classic was hosted at The Revere Golf Club again, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories. "It was a beautiful day spent with great company. A job well done by everyone!" said Colin McIntyre, general manager, Pharmachem Laboratories. Closest to the Pin honors on Lexington went to Mitch Skop, Pharmachem Laboratories. Also on the Lexington course, a score of 57 garnered first place for the foursome of Indena's Joe Kramer and Greg Ris with VIRGO's John Siefert and John Muehling. On the Concord course, the winning foursome, with a score of 56, was Ken Bender, Corn Products International; Blake Christensen, Nature’s Sunshine Products; Mat Larsen, Nature’s Sunshine Products; and John Musselman, Nu-Tek Salt LLC.
In 2012, approximately 220 golfers enjoyed beautiful weather yet again at the 16th annual SupplySide West Golf Classic, held at The Revere Golf Club, and sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories. On the Lexington course, a score of 56 garnered first place for the foursome of Bret Horace from Brenntag North America with Caravan Ingredients' Tom Cusick, Bill Gambel and Lisa Zylkowski. On the Concord course, the winning foursome, with a score of 50, was Scott Backman, Ajinomoto; Adam Frank, Southwest Ingredients; Eric Hinson, S&D Coffee; and Adam Hovermale, Industrial Commodities. In addition, women's honors on the Concord course went to Shelia Vos, Neo Nutritional, for Closest to the Pin, and Jane Pinda, Bell Flavors & Fragrances, hitting the Longest Drive.
SupplySide West attendees showed their driving and putting skills at the 17th annual SupplySide West Golf Classic, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories, where around 240 golfers enjoyed the sunny Las Vegas weather, playing one of two courses at the Revere Golf Club. Immediately after, players could celebrate at the awards luncheon, where they could win raffle prizes that included gift cards, a golf bag, a golf club and more. Taking first place on the Lexington Course was John Amarantidis, Sanofi Consumer; Chris Haynes, ESM Technologies; Ingmar Middelbos, Stratum Nutrition; Ingrid Rickers, Healthy Directions LLC. First place on the Concord course was Tom Cusick, Corbion Caravan; Bill Gambel, Corbion Caravan; Bret Horace, Brenntag Specialties; Lisa Zylkowski, Corbion Caravan.
SupplySide West attendees enjoyed themselves at the 18th annual SupplySide West Golf Classic, as Pharmachem sponsored another great event. "Pharmachem is always proud to sponsor the Golf Tournament at SupplySide West,” said Paul Borrell, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Pharmachem Labs. Close to 200 golfers enjoyed the Mountain and Palm courses at the Angel Park Golf Course in Las Vegas. Healthy competition flourished as SupplySide awarded the top players on each course and hosted a raffle with a Kindle, a Jawbone activity tracker and a golf bag. Winners on the Mountain course were Scott Geringer, S&D Coffee and Tea; Eric Hinson, S&D Beverage Innovations Inc.; Dustin Powell, S&D Coffee and Tea; and Rick Stunek, The BP Forbes Co. First place went to Ken Bender, STAUBER; Blake Christiensen, Nuliv Science USA Inc.; Mat Larsen, VOX Marketing; and Jim Roufs, Intelligent Nutrition on the Palm course.
This past year, more than 200 golfers enjoyed the Mountain and Palm courses at the Angel Park Golf Course in Las Vegas. At almost 3,000 feet in elevation, Angel Park offers spectacular views of Red Rocks Canyon and the Las Vegas Valley. This year's raffle had prizes that included a Kindle Fire, a Wilson golf bag, gift cards and more. First place on the Mountain course was Austin Full, Axiom Foods David Janow, Axiom Foods Jason Lee, Axiom Foods and Reed Powell, Axiom Foods. First place on the Palm course was Anil Andrade, ACG North America LLC, John Conrad, Evans Transportation Services Inc., Justin Kalafat, ACG North America LLC, and Ryan Keepman, Evans Transportation Services Inc. “The tournament has become an integral part of the whole SupplySide West event. It continues to be a fun way for attendees to meet with each other in an enjoyable setting. We were pleased to have Howard Schiffer of Vitamin Angels say a few words about the terrific work they are doing," said Borrell.
