When you have held an event this long, it’s not unusual for interest to wane. That’s hardly the case with the
recent Jack Nicklaus Scholarship Golf Benefit held at the Elyria Country Club in August.
This was the 34th time golfers have hit the links in support of Lorain County Community College (LCCC) students, and the support of participants and sponsors was its largest ever.
“This golf outing continues to thrive thanks to the unwavering commitment of our sponsors, guests, volunteers, and the exceptional leadership of our Golf Committee,” says Lisa Brown, CFRE, executive director of the LCCC Foundation on behalf of the Jack Nicklaus Scholarship Benefit Committee. “I think that we have been so successful across the years because of what the event supports and what it means to our community.
“The Golf Outing provides critical dollars for our students to help them reach their finish line, which is their academic or career goals. And the scholarship funds are flexible in nature so they really help students who are right at the end of their mission and maybe need that last push to get them across the finish line.”
All proceeds from this event directly benefit the Jack Nicklaus Scholarship Fund, which has provided over 1,600 scholarships to LCCC and LCCC University Partnership students, totaling nearly $1.3 million since its inception.
This year’s edition attracted some 136 golfers and 41 sponsors, including Brewer-Garrett Co., the presenting sponsor, which has already signed on to be the presenting sponsor of next year’s event to be held on August 11, 2025.
This marks “the first time in our history we have a multi-year presenting sponsor,” says Jon Logue, director of development for the LCCC Foundation. “But in addition to our sponsors, we also had four media partners, who have helped us promote the event into what it is today.”
“We have sponsors who have been with us for the entire 34 years,” says Don Knechtges, LCCC Foundation board member. “And we need to give them a lot of credit. But we also have to recognize Joe Cirigliano, a good friend of Jack Nicklaus who originally imposed upon Jack to use his name for the event, which he did.”
