The Rotary Club of Elliot Lake held its 20th Annual Red Briffett Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday September 14th.  The sunny summer weather helped to make it another enjoyable day of golf for the 115 participants who attended the event this year.
 
(Note: Picture of Winning Team at the bottom of article)
 
 
 
The Rotary Club of Elliot Lake held its 20th Annual Red Briffett Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday September 14th.  The sunny summer weather helped to make it another enjoyable day of golf for the 115 participants who attended the event this year.  The day at Elliot Lake’s Stone Ridge Golf Course concluded with a nice meal and prizes being awarded. Cash prizes were awarded to the top three teams as well as a name draw for items donated by generous local businesses.
 
Rotary named the tournament after local business man and tireless promoter of Elliot Lake, Malcolm ‘Red’ Briffett. Red came to Elliot Lake from Canada’s east coast.  He ran many businesses over the years including; Red’s Esso and Red’s Little Hooker Bait Shop. He sponsored many youth sports teams including Red’s Esso Atoms, a minor hockey team. He served on Elliot Lake’s city council from 1994 to 1997. Red lived Rotary’s motto of ‘Service Above Self’ working to make sure Elliot Lake was a better community to live in. He passed away in 2004. Rotary members were pleased to have his wife, Mrs. Doris Briffett, in attendance for this year’s tournament.
 
The Rotary Club of Elliot Lake decided to celebrate the tournament’s 20th year by committing $5000 to the Jamie and Jo-Ann Armstrong Centennial Arena Repair Challenge. Many participants of this year’s winning teams unexpectedly decided to donate back their prize money to the same fund. This donation of $750 prompted Rotary members to kick in some extra funds so a cheque for an even $6000 could be donated.
 
A very big thank you to those golfers who donated their prize money. A special thank you goes out to our title sponsors; Cameco, Seidel’s Brand Source, and the Elliot Lake Animal Hospital.  Dinner sponsor was Cambridge LLP and a special mention to our local Swiss Chalet for the dinner coupons they gave to the golfers. A big thank you also to the local businesses who donated items for the prize table or sponsored a golf hole. They are listed below.
 
The Rotary Club of Elliot Lake hopes to see you all again for next year’s tournament.
 
Title Sponsorship
Cameco
Seidel’s Brand Source
Elliot Lake Animal Hospital
 
Dinner Sponsorship
Cambridge LLP
 
Hole and prize Sponsors
Northern Credit Union
Spruce Avenue Dentistry
Hutchinson Restorations and Glass
Debye's Pet World
BrokerLink
Canadian Tire
No Frills
Toppers Pizza
Subway
Blossoms
Pet Value
Swiss Chalet
City of Elliot Lake
Special Occasions
Rexall
Trading Post
Soo Mill
OK Tire
Lobek Flooring
Kearns Law
Elliot Lake Retirement Living
Dr. Groh and family
TD -Canada Trust
Alpine Flowers
108 Lifestyle and Sporting Goods
MBS Plumbing
Rick Hamilton in memory of Cindy
Milltown Motors
ELNOS
East Algoma Community Futures Development Corporation
Elliot Lake Footcare
Sights & Sounds
AWIC
Mrs. Briffet with the 2024 Tournament Winning Team (L to R);  Justin Viel, Jake Stenger, Austin Brunet, and Austin Dumont.