MidWest Deaf Golfers Association
Senior Handicap Champions
The Sullivan Foundation gives out a first-place Senior Handicap Award at the annual MidWest Deaf Golfers Association’s tournament. held in major cities/towns. Started in 2002 by the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf (NFSD) Home Office in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, this award was ‘carried on’ by the Foundation after 2009.
The Senior Champions
2004 – Lincoln, NE – Hubert Ruessman of Michigan
2005 – Red Wing, MN – Don Phelps of Maryland
2006 – Gaylord, MI – Carlos Martinez of Illinois
2007 – Springfield, IL – Carlos Martinez of Illinois
2008 – Pleasant Hill, IA – David McDavid of Missouri
2009 – Fond du Lac, WI – Fred Sund of Minnesota
2010 – South Bend, IN – Dick Chadwick of Missouri
2011 – Galena, IL – Patrick Cullen of New York
2012 – Kansas City, MO – William Van Dyck Dobos of Michigan
2013 – Aurora, IL – William Van Dyck Dobos of Michigan
2014 – Columbus, OH – David Bosworth of Maryland
2015 – Madison, WI – John Dyreson of Wisconsin
2016 – Novi, MI – Richard Aylesworth of Michigan
2017 – St. Louis, MO – Jerry Nichols of California
2018 – Otsego, MN – James Potter of Minnesota
2019 – W. Lafayette, IN – Ken Clark of California
2020 – Amana, IA – Bill Curtis of Illinois
2021 – Ypsilanti, MI – Kim Hurdelbrink of Illinois
2022 – Springfield, IL – Doug Schnoor of Minnesota
2023 – Council Bluffs, IA – Jason Mihalkanin of Illinois
2024 – Caseyville, IL – Tony Donatello of Illinois
2025 – Wichita, KS – Brian Jendra of Illinois
2026 – Oneida, MN
2027 – IN
2028 – MN
2029 – IL