The Lyndon Kenny Memorial Golf Tournament is taking place this weekend at the Davidson Golf Course with all proceeds raised going to the new Davidson Swimming Pool fund.
Kelsi Kenny, Lyndon’s sister, said the tourney was put together because the family just wanted to do something to help benefit the town and with all the new families moving into Davidson, the swimming pool seemed like the ideal target. She said that a golf tournament was also the perfect way to remember her brother who passed away late last fall.
“We’re doing it as a chance to celebrate his life and do something that we all enjoy doing together,” Kelsi said. “He liked to golf and we all like to golf together as a family and we thought that would be a fun way to do that.”
Kelsi said they hope to raise around $4,000 at the golf course July 7, matching the amount raised for the Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) this past winter through a charity poker tournament held in Lyndon’s name.
She said in addition to the tourney there will also be a silent auction featuring signed NHL jerseys, Carrie Underwood tickets and a harvest meal for up to 20 people. A hole-in-one challenge will also award two $20,000 prizes sponsored by Norman Sagen Insurance in Davidson and Al Hoffman Insurance in Kenaston.
“A lot of people have registered so far and we’ve got a lot of people that are talking about coming and wanting to donate prizes, so we’ve had a really great response,” she said. “I think that maybe we would like to keep this golf tournament going on as a yearly thing, either to raise money for the swimming pool or whatever is in need at that time in that year.”
Roy Kenny, Lyndon’s father, said the community was so sympathetic to the family at the passing that they decided they needed to do something to give back. He said the idea for a golf tournament came about because of Lyndon’s love of the game and of working at the course.
The memorial tourney will be limited to 72 golfers, putting eight people to a hole on the nine-hole course. Roy said the spots are filling up fast, but no one will be turned away if they do get more than 72 asking to participate.
“We’re just hoping that people come out and have some fun,” Roy said. “It’s going to have three different categories. We’re going to have two person scrambles, men’s teams, mixed teams and ladies’ teams. It’s going to be slow, but we just want people to come out and have fun. It helps the golf course and the clubhouse too and maybe we can raise a little money out of it hopefully.”