Monday, members of the Great River Faith In Action (GRFIA) organization hosted a golf scramble at Pebble Creek. Dozens of area citizens, business owners and GRFIA supporters laced up their golf shoes, strapped their bags to their carts and headed to their designated holes in hopes of scoring low.

Or, at least in most cases, getting the day off of work and  backing an association that is important to the local communities.

Darin Bohlken, who had been heading up the golf scramble as executive director for the last several years, was on-hand to help guide and promote the organization’s new ED, Maureen Baty.

“I’m so excited to continue the great work that Darin and the whole team is doing,” says Baty.  “I am also eager to have FIA grow slowly and get our name out there, so that we can help more people. “

Great River Faith in Action is a volunteer-based, nonprofit located in Becker, that serves the elderly and struggling families/individuals in Sherburne County and parts of Wright County. They assist the community by bringing together those that need help and those that are looking to help others.

Monday’s golf scramble featured several on course contests including a chipping contest, a putting contest and several opportunities to ace a hole and walk away with cash or a special golf prize.

Pellco Machine took home first place honors with the lowest score and the foursome won four free rounds of golf and a cart at Pebble Creek. Pellco’s team consited of Chad Anderson, Matt Hanson, Ian Holmes and Spencer Hinrichs.

Central Lutheran Church took second place and their foursome of Ben Carruthers, Ryan Braley, Chris Dorff and Kyle Gustofson won four rounds of golf at the Links at Northfork in Ramsey.

Third place went to Tom Monson, Wade Mattson, Matt Hockett and Matt Brower of Community Development Bank and they won four free rounds of golf at Hiawatha.

Trevor Beaudry won a special prize by having the one yellow golf ball in his grab bag, winning $100 gift card to Pebble Creek Golf.

Closest to the pin winners on select holes were: Womens - Vonnie Novak. Her prize was a $50 Target Gift Card. For the men, Michael Shuga was closest and his prize was a $50 Kwik Trip Gift Card.

At the chipping contest, Jerry Schrupp was declared the winner and he took home a brand new putter.

The scramble was sponsored by many great organizations and many had their logos and company names on signs at each hole on the course. The main sposnors were: Victory Ministries, Northwest Machine, Beaudry Oil & Propane, Darter Plastics, Pellco Macine, J&B Group, M&M Precision Machining, Bergan KDV, Absolute CNC and Sourcing, Inc., Sherburne State Bank, Country Lumber, Community Development Bank, Becker Furniture World, Sylva, Gries-Lenhardt-Allen, Blank Roots Hair Salon, Winlectric, Victory Insurance, UMC and Remax Results.