Pictures from the 4th Annual US Lacrosse
Open Putting Tournament
June 8 • Merion Golf Club • Ardmore, PA

Nearly 150 players participated in the 2004 US Lacrosse Foundation Putting Tournament on Tuesday, June 8 at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. This is the fourth time the event has been held and it has helped raise significant financial resources for the sport of lacrosse since its inception in 2001.

The clubhouse at the Merion Golf Club. Merion has hosted more United States Golf Association
national championships than any other club and will host the U.S. Amateur in 2005.

Brian Hehir hits one of his putts during the tournament.

Bob Aitken and John Lamb, president of the Philadelphia chapter of US Lacrosse, share a laugh.

Doug Knight, John Nostrant and Mike Rufo celebrate a hole-in-one for their team.

Hall of Famer Roddy Marino aims for the hole.

University of Pennsylvania coach Brian Voelker and
Haverford College coach Mike Murphy were two of the
college coaches supporting the event.

David Fay (center), executive director of the United States Golf Association, was the guest speaker. He is flanked by Michael Howard of the US Lacrosse staff and Tom Gilbane, a US Lacrosse Foundation Board member.

Larry Berger, chair of the US Lacrosse Board of Directors.

Princeton coach Chris Sailer (left) talks with US Lacrosse
Foundation Board member Gary Gill.

Hillen Smith is all smiles after draining a hole-in-one.

Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end John Spagnola
just misses his putt.

US Lacrosse Foundation Board member Mike O'Rourke (far left) and tournament director Mike French
(third from right) pose with the winning foursome of Tony Resch, John McEvoy, Larry Needle and Bob Morey.