The Auburn Country Club was the site of the sixth annual Peru State College (PSC) Football Booster Club Golf Tournament on August 7, 2009. Matt Hug, PSC Football Booster Club Board Member, directed the successful tournament which field 17 teams and 69 golfers.

Winning the 18-Hole Four Person Scramble was the Dan Cotton team (pictured left) which shot a 59 on a very windy and warm day. Besides Cotton, team members were John Barnard and Ron Perry of Auburn and Terry Ratliff of Shenandoah, Iowa.

Tying for second were a team from the Diller/Odell area and a team from Springfield with both teams shooting a 61. Members of the Diller/Odell team were Rick Wallinger, Brian Vitosh, Neil Meyer, and Chad Freudenberg. Making up the Springfield team were Mike Fauver, Matt Fauver, Joseph Fauver, and George Groves.

The team shooting the highest score of the day was Gus Krajicek, Deb Krajicek, Keith Ayres, and Joan Rains from the St. Joseph, Missouri area. All four teams won Peru State College clothing items.

Flag prizes winners included Ratliff, Freudenberg, Jim Wehenkel of Auburn, Travis Sondgeroth of Lincoln, Linda Wilson of Auburn, Jerry Norris (city not available), Matt Fauver, and Ayres.

All golfers and helpers enjoyed a steak dinner with sides following the tournament. In addition, raffle prizes and silent auction items were won by many individuals throughout the day.

Hug noted to the crowd that many businesses and individuals in the Auburn area, as well as football booster club members, provided many of the prizes and donations and the events. He extended his sincere thanks to those providing items as well as to the participants.