Generals Open Golf Tournament Results 
June 30, 2011
The 19th Annual Generals Open Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Herkimer County College Foundation, was held Monday, June 20 at the Stonebridge Golf and Country Club in New Hartford. The event raised more than $18,000 to support the renovation of science laboratories in Johnson Hall for students at Herkimer County Community College.
Twenty five teams with 101 golfers participated in the tournament. The first place team was Fastrac (Jim Allen, Mike Murphy, Scott Metott and Dave Wilkins); second place was Herkimer Athletics II (Matt Lee, Jason Rathbun, Chris Clarkin and Jeff Clark); and third place went to HBE Group Insurance (Gary Luther, Doug Wein, Rob Pawluk & Ed Popiel).
A highlight of the event was the appearance of a team from the Syracuse University Football program. The foursome included: Art Jones, a defensive tackle (2005-2009) and fourth round draft pick for the Baltimore Ravens (2009-present); Damon Merkerson, a cornerback this past season and currently training for the NFL; Walt Reyes, running back (2000-2004) and second leading rusher in Syracuse history and a free agent selection for the Tennessee Titans (2005); and SU’s Director of Strength and Conditioning Hal Luther. Luther is originally from Dolgeville, NY and is son of HCCC Trustee Gary Luther and grandson of one of HCCC’s founders, Harold Luther.
Major tournament sponsors were the HCCC Faculty-Student Association as the exclusive dinner sponsor, Maine’s Paper & Food Service, as the exclusive lunch sponsor and Beebe Construction Services, as the exclusive social hour sponsor. Event sponsors included Adirondack Bank; Haylor, Freyer & Coon Insurance; Human Technologies Corporation; Northland Communications and Morgan Stanley SmithBarney.
Next year’s tournament is scheduled for June 18, 2012. For information regarding tournament sponsorship, contact Lucia Bliss at 315.866.0300 ext. 8268 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).