Eighteen teams and 75  duffers descended upon Pebble Creek Golf Course last Thursday to take a swing at winning the annual Becker Chamber of Commerce golf tournament.

Mulligan’s Island was the theme and several golfers donned tropical and beach wear — and some even decorated their golf carts! Leis were given to each team member as well as a “swag” bag of goodies that included golf balls, tees, sunglasses, a snack and a bottle of water.

The event was a nine-hole competition on the Local 9 and each hole had a prize or contest to indulge in. Flamingos, old boats and a floaty were seen at some of the holes as well as buckets and shovels in the sand traps of another. One of the holes even featured the course’s popular Foot Golf feature where Thursday’s golfers put away their drivers and long irons and kicked a soccer ball to a hole hundreds of yards away.

The weather was far from tropical as the sun beamed down and temperatures were in the comfortable low 80s.

Amity Felton and Amy Chmielewski “manned” the sign-in table where golfers picked up and dropped off their scorecards. Drink tickets were also disbursed as well as meal tickets for the BBQ sandwich supper following the event in the main dining room.

Joe Perry provided live music from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. where he put on display his fine talents and wide range of music genres  to delight the chamber golfers.

As per the theme, a prize was awarded to the foursome that had the best costumes relating to the Mulligan’s Island concept. That award went to Team Haller of Haller Real Estate where Kyle dressed up as Gilligan, Dave Anderson as the Skipper, Toni Knutson as Mary Ann and Tony Rusher as Ginger. Rusher sported a long-maned, red wig and played out the role of the sultry movie star at every opportunity throughout the day. Fun stuff!

Teams participating were: Team Buesgens (Brandon Buesgens, Toni Buesgens, Jason Noordmans, Alison Noordmans and Tiffany McDowall), Fairway Mates (Jerry Brunn, Randy Brunn, Steve Brunn and Coleman Maegi), Short Shots (Carol Brunn, Beau Dehn, Linda Maegi, Katelyn Dehn and Heather Aldridge), Joe’s Bobcat & More (Joe Danielson, Trevor Danielson), Great River Scramblers (Joel Anderson, Mitch Olson, Trevor Cohen, Bill Mickle and Lonnie Fluck), TJ Potter Trucking (Derek Potter, Shane Potter, Luke Graham and Tony Miller), Northern Metals (Scott Helberg, Jake Hansen, Ginelle Hansen and Stephanie Anderson).

Beauties and the Beasts (Diane Stangler, Joe Stangler, Julie Nefs and Andy Nefs), Patriot Newspaper (Bill Morgan, Chris Meyer, Carol Hanson and Kathy Nelson), Haller Realty (Kyle Haller, Tony Rusher, Toni Knutson and Dave Anderson), Liberty Paper (Joe Charbonneau, Nicole Lerfald, Michael Bosio and Grady Lindbom), American Heritage Bank (Andy Voller, Adam Vee, Eron Bordson and Mark Hanson), Edina Realty (Lisa Salfer, Mary Jo Stanger, Amy Stanger and Shelly Matuska), Wruck Sewer (Val Wruck, Vonnie Novak, Barb Potter, Connie Fleming and Stephanie Novak).

The Quack Pack (Scott Braaten, Alyssa Braaten, Justin Dugger and Michelle Bigalke), Sherburne County Slicers (Joel Brott, Felix Schmiesing, Tim Dolan, Tracy Bertram and Bruce Messelt), Mies Outland of St. Cloud (Shaun Kral, Matt Diwi, Jordan Erickson and Jake Reitmeier) and Sherburne State Bank (Candice Hanson, Eric Hanson, Jessi Paul and Tanya Danielson).

Elite Sponsors were: Sherburne State Bank, Country Lumber, American Family Insurance, Northern Metal, Data Success and TJ Potter Trucking.

Hole Sponsors were: Becker Senior Center, Northern Metal, TJ Potter Trucking, Haller Realty, Angell’s Construction, Pizza Depot/Ralph’s Auto Body, Mies Outland, Becker Spine and Sherburne State Bank.

The American Heritage Bank team had the lowest score. Tracy Bertram won the longest putt for women, Lonnie Fluck won closest to the “floatie”, Adam Vee won the Yeti cooler from Becker Spine and won “top gold” from Sherburne State Bank.