Kingswood Golf Classic

Can’t get to our Golf Classic in Sussex, NB on Friday, September 6?  You can golf from wherever you are and still be a part of the Kingswood Golf Classic.

 Here’s How:

1. Get a team together.
2. Register your Team here.
3. Suggested donation is $250 per person.  You can make a donation, ask your friends to support you with an online gift, or send their gift with contact information for receipting purposes using the Pledge Form.
   Donation receipts will be issued for all gifts of $10 or more.
4. Golf anytime from August 1 – September 5, 2024.  Tournament Rules apply to all golfers – (tournament rules below).
5. Send your team score to Debbie Benson by September 5 – bensond@kingswood.edu or call 506.432.4411.
6. Join the Kingswood Classic Awards Banquet on September 6, 2024  at 6:30 PM Atlantic Time.  You will receive a link to join the banquet by Zoom.
7. You will be eligible for prizes for Best Team Score and Most Funds Raised.
8. You will also receive a Kingswood Golf Shirt in the mail.
9. Even though you can’t be physically present, you can enjoy a day on the links while investing in a Kingswood University student.  Every dollar raised goes to scholarships.

If you have any questions, contact Debbie Benson at bensond@kingswood.edu or 506.432.4411.

Register Your Virtual Team

Friday, September 5, 2025

12:00 – 12:45 PM
Golfer Registration & Check-in at Sussex Golf and Curling Club

12:45 PM
Cart Talk & Review of Rules

1:00 PM
Assigned Hole for Shotgun Start

After Golf
Kingswood Golf Classic Awards Banquet held at Kingswood University, Wesley Hall (lower level of Saunders Irving Chapel). Great food, prizes, and a university update from President Steve Lennox.

• Each team member tees off on every hole. The best of the tee shots is selected and all players play their second shots from that spot. Each team member may place their ball within one club-length of the selected shot, no nearer to the hole.  The best of the second shots is determined, then all play their third shots from that spot, and so on until the ball is holed.
• A minimum of 1 drive must be used from each team member.
• If the selected shot is in a hazard, the ball may be placed within one club-length, but must remain in the hazard and placed no nearer to the hole.
• If the selected shot is on the fringe of the green, the ball may be placed within one club-length, but cannot be placed onto the putting surface.
• When putting, the ball must be placed within one putter head length of the selected shot, no nearer to the hole.
• Maximum 2 putt rule!  If all players miss the first putt, then the second putt is a gimme; proceed to the next hole.
• Most important rule of the day – HAVE FUN!

Build your Team Legacy!

Scholarship Naming Rights will be awarded to the top 3 fundraising teams.

• 1st place Fundraising Team will have the privilege and honour of naming a $3000 scholarship to be awarded in 2025.
• 2nd place Fundraising Team will have the privilege and honour of naming a $2000 scholarship to be awarded in 2025.
• 3rd place Fundraising Team will have the privilege and honour of naming a $1000 scholarship to be awarded in 2025.

Traditional Tournament Categories

• Team with Best Score
• Longest Drive (men’s & women’s)
• Most Honest Team

Hole Prizes 

• Hole 1: Longest Drive contest
• Hole 4: $15,000 towards a car at City Auto
• Hole 6: Closest to the Pin contest
• Hole 15: $5,000 vacation from Expedia Cruise Ship Centre Saint John
• Putting Green: Visit before you tee off on Hole 1.  Successful putts will be entered in a draw for a great prize.

Directions:
Print off the pledge form below to record and track your fundraising efforts – cash, cheques and on-line support.

You must bring this sheet with you (along with corresponding cash and cheques) when you check-in at Sussex Golf Club.

On-line pledge support can be made by directing your sponsors to the Sponsor a Golfer page.  You’ll be notified by Debbie Benson when someone has made an online contribution of support for you.

Download Your Pledge Support Record Sheet

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Hole In One Sponsor

Closest to the Pin Sponsor – Hole # 6

Longest Drive Sponsor

Putting Green Sponsor

It was a spectacular fall day with 110 golfers on the Sussex Golf Course on Friday, September 6 for the 28th Kingswood Golf Classic.  They play with the purpose of raising funds for financial aid and scholarships for students at Kingswood University, and raised a record-breaking $76,500!  

Individual Achievement:

Longest Drive on Hole # 1 – Levi Younker

Closest to Pin on Hole # 6 – Pat Fernie

Hole in One on Putting Green – Hole in One:  James Smith, David Ross, Nathan Bernard, Joe Makary 

Team Achievement:

The Top Church Trophy, given for the number of teams in the tournament and funds raised, goes to Saint John First Wesleyan with five teams and over $7,800 raised for the Golf Classic.  

The top three fundraising teams earn Naming rights to Scholarships to be awarded to Kingswood University students in the fall semester.  

1. The top Scholarship valued at $3,000 is named by Tony Benson’s team in memory of Tony’s “old team” – the Hugh, Don, and Dave Memorial Scholarship. This year’s team included Margaret Crothers, Linda McGuigan, Claudette Smith and Marianne Williams, raising a total of over $10,000.    
2. The $2,000 Golf Scholarship is named by the Browns Flat Putters with Russell Hall, Walter Long, Ralph Manzer, and David Ross raising a total of almost $6,000.  This year’s scholarship is named in memory of John McLaughlin, a Beulah neighbour who passed away earlier this year. 
3. The $1,000 Scholarship is named by Team Beckwith from Fredericton.  Peter Beckwith has golfed in 26 of our Golf Classics and this year he brought Ken Hooper for his 20th Classic, John Feeney, and Bob Wood.   They have chosen to name their scholarship the Greg Mann Honourary Scholarship in honour of Greg’s outstanding food service at Kingswood University for over 30 years.  

Top Individual Fundraiser was Nathan Perry who raised over $3,000, with John Crozier and Walter Long coming in second and third place in individual fundraising efforts.  Congratulations to our top fundraisers! 

Best Team Scores: 

Two teams tied for best score this year with a score of 60  

Team Nelson:  Dave Graham, Jay Guptill, Mark Moore, and Doug Nelson 

Young Guns:  Tim Valentine, Ken Valentine, Keagan Miller, and Andreas Pitrie.  

Two teams tied for third place with a score of 62: 

Team Guptill:  Rod, AJ, Levi and David Guptill 

Back Nine Bandits:  Justin Allen, Brad Chugg, Cecil Van Buskirk, and Levi Younker.  

This year for the fifth year in a row, we set a record for fundraising with over $76,500 raised through corporate sponsorships and golfers raising support.  

Thank you to all who helped make the Golf Classic a huge success!   

2024 Golf Classic Gallery:

It was a spectacular fall day as 98 golfers took to the course on Friday, September 8, for the 27th Kingswood Golf Classic.  They played with the purpose of raising funds for financial aid and scholarships for students at Kingswood University, and raised a record-breaking $73,000!

Individual Achievement

Longest Drive on Hole # 1 – Matt Veysey

Closest to Pin on Hole # 6 – James Finlay

Hole in One on Putting Green – Hole in One:  AJ Guptill, Shayne Brennan, Scott Brooks, Brian McMillan

Top Church Trophy

The Top Church Trophy given for number of teams in the tournament and funds raised goes to Saint John First Wesleyan who brought six teams and raised over $9,500 for the Golf Classic.

Top Three Fundraising Teams

The top three fundraising teams earn naming rights to Scholarships to be awarded to Kingswood University students in the fall semester.

The top Golf Scholarship, valued at $3,000, is named by Tony Benson’s team in memory of Tony’s “old team” – the Hugh, Don, and Dave Memorial Scholarship. This year’s team included Dave McCrea, Linda McGuigan, Natasha Moffett, and Marianne Williams, and raised a total of $8,790.

The $2,000 Golf Scholarship is named by the Browns Flat Putters with Gary Churchill, Russell Hall, Walter Long, and Ralph Manzer, raising a total of $7,590.  This year’s scholarship is named in memory of Russell’s aunt, Ruby Booth, who passed away this year.

The $1,000 Golf Scholarship is named by the Bengals from Saint John First Wesleyan.  This team, comprised of John Crozier, Jim Irvine, Nathan Perry, and Quinton Saunders, raised over $6,604.  This scholarship will be named the Saint John First Wesleyan Scholarship.

Top Three Fundraising Individuals

3rd Place Fundraiser: Linda McGuigan raised a total of $2,340

2nd Place Fundraiser: Walter Long raised a total of $3,530

Top Individual Fundraiser: Nathan Perry raised over $3,555

Congratulations to our top fundraisers!

Best Team Scores

Coming in third place for best score, with a score of 62, was Kings Church St. Stephen Team 2.  Pete Stubbs, Don McGee, Shayne & Amy Brennan made up the team.

Two teams tied for best score this year with a score of 58:  

Team Balding:  Scott Brooks and Matt, Isaiah and Oren Veysey

Team Nelson:  Dave Graham, Jay Guptill, Mark Moore, and Doug Nelson

For the first time, we had a team consisting of four generations!!  Team Guptill with Claude, Rod, AJ, and Levi enjoyed a great day and brought in a score of 63 – well done, team Guptill!

For the first time, over $73,000 was raised through corporate sponsorships and golfers raising support.  Thank you to all who participated, making the Golf Classic a success!

It was a spectacular fall day as 76 golfers took to the course on Friday, September 9 for the 26^th Kingswood Golf Classic.  They play with the purpose of raising funds for financial aid and scholarships for students at Kingswood University, and raised a record-breaking $65,000!

Individual Achievement

Longest Drive on Hole # 1 – James Carpenter-Tonning

Closest to Pin on Hole # 6 – Ladies:  Linda McGuigan    Men:  Mark Muscroft

Hole in One on Putting Green – Hole in One by Stuart MacDonald, Matt Veysey, and Jay Muir

Top Church Trophy

The Top Church Trophy given for number of teams in the tournament and funds raised goes to Saint John First who brought four teams and raised over $8,000 for the Golf Classic.

Top Three Fundraising Teams

The top three fundraising teams earn Naming rights to Scholarships to be awarded to Kingswood University students in the fall semester.

The top Scholarship valued at $3,000 is named by Saint John First Wesleyan Team 2.  This team, comprised of John Crozier, Jim Irvine, Nathan Perry, and Quinton Saunders, raised over $6,800.  This year’s top scholarship will be named in memory of Margo “GoGo” Perry, who died suddenly last year.  Nathan fondly remembers his grandmother.

The $2,000 Scholarship is named by is Tony Benson’s team in memory of Tony’s “old team” – the Hugh, Don, and Dave Memorial Scholarship. This year’s team, Margaret Crothers, Natasha Hazen, Dave McCrea and Linda McGuigan, raised a total of $6,075.

The $1,000 Golf Scholarship is named by the Browns Flat Putters comprised of Russell Hall, Terry Hurd, Walter Long, and Gary Churchill, raising a total of $4,449.  This year’s scholarship is named in memory of Rev. Dr. Ken Gorveatte who served in ministry both at Kingswood and in local church ministry.

Top three fundraising individuals

3rd Place Fundraiser:  Walter Long raising a total of $1,564

2nd Place Fundraiser:  Linda McGuigan raised a total of $1,760

Top Individual Fundraiser:  Nathan Perry raised over $5,000 as our top fundraiser.

Congratulations to our top fundraisers!

Best Team Scores

3rd Place – 67 – Lawson’s Team – Charles & Vicky Lawson, Doug Nelson, and Matt Veysey

2nd Place – 65 – Back Nine Bandits – Justin Allen, Brad Chutt, Levi Younker, and Cecil Van Buskirk

1st Place – 61 – City Auto – Mark Muscroft, Mike Swift, Kevin Bernard, and James Carpenter-Tonning.

For the first time, over $65,000 was raised through corporate sponsorships and golfers raising support.  Thank you to all who participated, making the Golf Classic a success!

What a great day to celebrate the 25th Kingswood Golf Classic on Friday, September 10. We had 75 golfers play with the purpose of raising funds for financial aid and scholarships for students at Kingswood University, and raised a record-breaking $60,000!

Individual Achievement

Longest Drive on Hole # 1 – Jason Muir

Closest to Pin on Hole # 6 – Steve Trueman

Hole in One on Putting Green – Dwayne Frost, Charles Lawson

Top Church Trophy

The Top Church Trophy given for number of teams in the tournament and funds raised goes to Saint John First who brought four teams and raised over $4,000 for the Golf Classic.

Top Three Fundraising Teams

The top three fundraising teams earn Naming rights to Scholarships to be awarded to Kingswood University students in the fall semester.

The top Scholarship valued at $3,000 is named by Tony Benson’s Sussex team in memory of Tony’s “old team” – the Dave, Don, and Hugh Memorial Scholarship. This year’s team, Margaret Crothers, Natasha Hazen, Dave McCrea and Linda McGuigan, raised a total of $5,780.

The $2,000 Scholarship is named by the Browns Flat Putters comprised of Russell Hall, Terry Hurd, Walter Long, and Brian MacDonald, raising a total of $5,015. This year’s scholarship is named in memory of Mrs. Pat Briggs who passed away this year after a battle with cancer.  Wayne & Pat Briggs pastored Browns Flat Fellowship for several years.

The Fredericton team made up of Peter Beckwith, Ken Hooper, Ron McArthur and Bob Wood achieved the honour of naming the $1,000 scholarship for their third place achievement in fundraising with a total of $2,230 raised. This scholarship is named the Greg & Lynn Honourary Scholarship in honour of Greg Mann and Lynn Paris and their service to food service at Kingswood for over thirty years.

Top three fundraising individuals

3rd Place Fundraiser:  Terry Hurd with $1,515 raised

2nd Place Fundraiser:  Russell Hall with a total of $1,550 raised.

Top Individual Fundraiser:  Walter Long raised a total of $1,700 for this year’s Classic!

Congratulations to our top fundraisers!

Best Team Scores

3rd Place Tie 66 – Team Guptill:  A J, Claude, Jay and Rod Guptill

2nd Place Tie 66 – Fredericton Team:  Peter Beckwith, Ken Hooper, Ron McArthur, Bob Wood

1st Place – 64 – Team Whitters:  Bob Whitters, Nick Whitters, Bill Kyle, Paul Secord.

For the first time, over $60,000 was raised through corporate sponsorships and golfers raising support.  Thank you to all who participated, making the Golf Classic a success!

Photo Credits: David Taylor