California Grocers Association - 2009 Golf Classic Highlights

2009 Golf Classic Highlights - Northern California

CGAEF Southern California Golf Tournament

The following photographs were shot during the 2009 CGA Educational Foundation Golf Classic and Illuminator Rally on August 11, 2009, at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, CA. If you would like to obtain a digital copy of a photograph, contact Dave Heylen, CGA.
Shirley Jorgensen, NuCal Foods, Inc., whips up the perfect omelet for Bob Wilson, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.	CGA Educational Foundation's crack registration team in action.

Special thanks to Shirley Jorgensen and Arline Mello, NuCal Foods, Inc., for preparing mouthwatering omelets for The Illuminators sponsored breakfast.

Our good friends from Tommy Bahama were on hand again providing fantastic clothing and apparel for attendees.

The CGA Supplier Executive Council event featured Mike Stigers, president of PW Supermarkets who discussed company strategies and future planning.

Suppliers attending the SEC event included (l to r) Tim Cohen, Hidden Villa; Chuck Elste, NuCal Foods, Inc., and Bill Healy, Bell Carter Foods Inc.

Jim Lira, Mike Lira, Lira's Markets

Gentlemen, start your golf carts!

(l to r) Richie Morgan, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods, John Obrey, Safeway Inc.

Perry Payne, Young's Market Co.; Sam Tibbits, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods; Bob Greenberg, Young's Market Co.; Brad Askeland, North State Grocery

Rick Pickering, Safeway Inc.; Mark Federighi, Pepsi Bottling Group

Dialing in their next shots are Bill Coyne, Raley's (left) and Scott Machon, MillerCoors

(l to r) Terry McConnell, Cargill Inc.; Bill Healy, Bell Carter Foods Inc.; Matt Vickers and Robin Kardy, Quaker Oats Co.

(l to r) John White, StEve Viles, Jose Ibarra, David Hill, CROSSMARK Sales Agency

(l to r) Ann Ebert, Odwalla Juice; John Erke, Safeway Inc.; Marty Colridge, James Masuda, Food 4 Less

(l to r) John Kelly, The Investor's Caddy; Dale Stern, Stern, Van Vleck & McCarron, LLP; Ronald Fong, CGA; Jonathan Mayes, Safeway Inc.

(l to r) Dave Weber, Brian Schmidt, Acosta Sales & Marketing; Chris Podesto, Food 4 Less; John Brock, Coca-Cola North America

(l to r) Jim Louden, Anheuser-Busch InBev; Joe Lima, Raley's; Jason Whitworth, Mike Morrell, Anheuser-Busch InBev

(l to r) Mike Stigers, PW Supermarkets, Joe Lima, Raley's; Bruce Hyatt, Hansen Beverage Co.; Brian Schmitz, Food 4 Less

(l to r) Mark Chase, Coca-Cola Enterprises; Scott Luke, Raley's; Joe Belli, Coca-Cola Enterprises

(l to r) Bob Greenberg, Young's Market Co.; Sam Tibbitts, North State Grocery; Lance Power, Bacardi USA; Perry Payne, Young's Market Co.

(l to r) Dave Bacigalupi, Quik Stop Markets; Toby Carmichael, Unilever Ice Cream; Richie Shehadey, Mike Watts, Producers Dairy

(l to r) Laura Johnson, Brennan Bateman, The Hershey Co.; Ray Burtner, Unified Grocers, Inc.; Bob Koenig, The Hershey Co.

(l to r) John Obrey, Safeway Inc.; Dave Jones, Kellogg Co.; Richie Morgan, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods; Pablo Vides, Kellogg Co.

(l to r) Mark Borgo, Snyder's of Hanover; Wade Kennedy, Tim's Cascade Snacks; Roger Bailey, Snak King Corp.; Bob Kennedy, Jacks Links

(l to r) James Marley, Ralph Clark, John Aimo, Adam Vignola, Classic Wines of California took first place honors this year with a 59.

(l to r) Ross Frederickson, Raley's; Toni Booker-Warren, Robert Biggins, Eric Goldberg, Kellogg's

(l to r) Mike Bible, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods; Robert Bateman, Roplast Industries, Inc.; Brad Askeland, North State Grocery; Jerry Boitano, Roplast Industries, Inc.

(l to r) Tom Peddicord, Anderson Daymond; Tracy Mauldin-Avery, Jim Kenyon, Costco Wholesale; Alastair Bennie, Anderson Daymond

(l to r) Leo Grover, Brian Seymour, Pinnacle Emergency Management; Gary Baumgartner, Kevin Konkel, Raley's

(l to r) Scott Beijer, James Schneider, Mark Federighi, Pepsi Bottling Group; Rich Pickering, Safeway Inc.

(l to r) Jim Van Gorkom, Shirley Jorgensen, Chuck Elste, Jim Roberts, NuCal Foods, Inc.

(l to r) Thomas Jurd, Niagara Water; Mark Stein, Richard Marker, New Zealand Natural North America, Inc.; Craig Cook, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods

(l to r) Cory Farrell, Jim Lira, Dave Miller, Mike Lira, Lira's Markets

(l to r) Dave Benster, Leslie Astle, ConAgra Foods; Chris Harris, Bob Garibaldi, Unified Grocers, Inc.

(l to r) John Edwards, John R. Edwards, Inc.; Chris Ladesich, Jim Williams, Core-Mark, Ken Schuler, Kellogg's

Bryan Gardenswartz, New Zealand Natural North America, Inc. (left) kept participants cool with ice cream from New Zealand Natural.

Pinnacle Emergency Management, Inc. sponsored Hole No. 14.

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano representatives shared information on local food bank efforts.