The 18th Annual Hannon Cup Matches begin today at Great Hills Country Club. The matches feature selected local amateur golfers versus a team of local professionals.
The opening ceremonies were held Sunday night at the Renaissance Hotel and featured Keith Morland as the guest speaker. Ed Clements was the master of ceremonies.
Nub Donaldson receives Hannon Cup Association distinguished service award
Nub Donaldson, shown here between Coach Hannon and Steve Termeer, received the Hannon Cup Association Distinguished Service Award. Donaldson has been an avid golfer all his adult life. In the late 1990’s he became interested in the rules of golf, His good friend, Coach Hannon, tutored him. Be began to work as a rules official with coach Hannon and Dr. Tom Kirksey all around central Texas. In 2001 Nub was appointed to the USGA Regional Affairs Committee. He served in the USGA until 2012, working 3 US Women’s Opens and countless other USGA events.
The professional team consists of the following players:
Rick Arnett, Captain
Wes Short, Assistant Captain
Lonny Alexander
Rufus Brijalba
Chesley Carr
Brandon Dixon
Taylor Kush
Brian Marini
Phillip Miranda
Travis Nelson
Kyle O’Brien
Wes Skaggs
Greg Slosson
Omar Uresti
Steve Veriato
David Von Hoffmann
The Amateur team consists of the following players:
Chris Hartenstein, Captain
Matt Riley, Assistant Captain
Robert Washburn, Assistant Captain
Mike Allen
Ian Ball
Chris Benestante
Grady Bruce
Michael Cooper
Jonathan Davison
Robert Evans
Tim Hamm
Erik Henson
Dean Lundquist
Keith Lunquist
Brian Noonan
Steve Paterson
Riley Pumphrey
Play begins at 8:00 a.m. Monday morning at Great Hills Country Club and is open to the public. Play begins with foursomes matches (alternate shot) in the morning followed by fourball matches in the afternoon
Foursome matches are displayed in the photo below. Click on it to enlarge.
2014 Hannon Cup foursomes matches
