The day started cool but warmed up with plenty of sunshine and a light breeze; quite literally a perfect day for SBCA Capital Area Chapter’s 12th Annual Golf Tournament. Held on April 28 at the Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket, VA, the purpose of the event was to have fun and raise money for the SBCA Foundation and Endowment. After a light breakfast, the 10 am shotgun start sent golfers onto the course for 18 holes of exercise and camaraderie. [For all photos, See PDF or View in Full Issue.]
One of the sponsorships once again ensured we would have a foursome of military service personnel play with us without having to pay from their own pocket. This year we were honored to have Master Sergeant Anthony Neloms (Army–Active Duty), Staff Sergeant George Jordan (Army–Retired), Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Devan (Army–Retired), and Staff Sergeant Alethea Chatman (Air Force–Veteran) spend the day with us.
In previous years, SBCA Capital Area has raised funds to support active builds for Operation Finally Home (OFH). We now send revenue to the SBCA Foundation and Endowment which contributes to OFH builds. The Endowment also funds scholarship programs, utilizes funds to develop training and apprenticeship programs, and promotes tree planting to provide sustainability within our industry.
By late afternoon, everyone was able to gather for lunch and the awards ceremony. Recipients of CTP, Ladies Long Drive, and Mens Long Drive were Thom Kujawa, Alethea Chatman, and Sean Fitzpatrick, respectively.
All Team winners were annual supporters. Securing 1st place (top right photo) was the Builders FirstSource Team, Scott Zook, Steve Sipe, and Josh McDowell and US Army Veteran Bill Jackson. In 2nd place (middle photo) was the Blue Ocean Team, Gene Frogale, his son James Frogale, Larry Dix of Apex Truss, and Sean Fitzpatrick. In 3rd place (bottom photo) was the Shelter Systems Team, Ryan Hikel, Lenny Mills, Tony Acampa, and Eddie Garcia of MiTek. The most prestigious award, however, goes to last place. These lucky players get a loser trophy to commemorate their lofty achievement! This year the happy team was the Quadd Team, Tasha Brooking, Tyler Rhodes, Scotty Hoelsema of Paragon, and Trey Rowe of Simpson. Congratulations to all the winners!
We would like to recognize our generous tournament sponsors for the SBCA Open 2025 who funded this tournament and made it a fun and successful event: 84 Lumber, Ace Carpentry, AM Davis, Annandale Millwork, Apex Technology, Blue Ocean Development, Builders FirstSource, Component Manufacturing Advertiser, Evans Ford Road, Kyocera-Senco, LenCo Supply, MiTek, Moment Innovations, Paragon, Quadd Building Systems, Shelter Systems, Simpson Strong-Tie, Toll Integrated Systems, and Wood Tech Systems
The SBCA Capital Area Chapter Board unanimously decided to chip in an additional donation thereby sending $16,247.10 to the SBCA Foundation. Thank you to everyone who contributed! We hope to see everyone again, and welcome new faces too, at next year’s SBCA Open.
Note from the Editor: We at The CM Advertiser were very happy to sponsor this year’s tournament too! Congratulations to everyone involved in this great event.