JCC Golf Classic raises $13,000 for alumni associations
ELLICOTTVILLE — The 2025 JCC Golf Classic raised more than $13,000 for the SUNY Jamestown Community College alumni associations.
The 33rd annual tournament was held June 18 at Holiday Valley’s Double Black Diamond course. Proceeds from the event will support student scholarships and opportunities on JCC’s Cattaraugus and Jamestown campuses.
The men’s championship was won by Jason Stronz, Kevin Stronz, Greg Johnson and Jerome Lee Yaw.
“Thank you to all who participated, sponsored, volunteered, and donated to our alumni golf classic,” said Katrina Leake, JCC’s development and alumni relations coordinator. “As part of JCC’s 75th anniversary, the Cattaraugus County and Jamestown campus alumni associations collaborated to make this tournament better than ever. It’s exciting to see our community come together again to help future JCC students.”
The tournament included 144 golfers and 36 teams playing in men’s, women’s, and mixed divisions.
The foursome of Jason Stronz, Kevin Stronz, Greg Johnson and Jerome Lee Yaw won the men’s division title. The women’s crown went to the team of Kathleen MacMurray-Taylor, Hallie Dubia, Colleen Reeve and Lauren Fiorella, while the mixed division champion group included Steven Williams, Karen McGovern-Graham, Margaret Hines and Brett Bizarro.
Closest to the pin winners included Yaw, Williams, Robert Haas, Mike Felter and Franni Carlson. Dubia recorded the women’s longest drive and Don Sutton the men’s longest drive. Yaw and Jason Ruhlman won the putting contest.
The tournament was presented by Community Bank, N.A. Other sponsors included: Independent Health; Cutco Cutlery; Weinberg Financial Group; Shults Auto Group; Intandem; Morgan Stanley; Fox Financial; Allen’s Wine & Liquor; Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company; Great Lakes Cheese Company; Howard Hanna Professionals of Olean; PhilPac Corporation; Seneca Gaming Corporation; Fitzpatrick & Weller;
Mazza Mechanical Services, Inc.; Christie’s Boutique; Napoleon Engineering Services; Universal Primary Care; Southern Tier Brewery; JCC President’s Office; Hedley Brook Agency; Courier Capital; Cattaraugus County Bank; Jamestown Plastics; Excalibur Motorsports LLC; SKF; Lind Funeral Home, Inc.; Bamboo Strategy Group; Palumbo and Bertrand, P.A.; Miles Machine Inc.; Marquise Bridal Boutique; and Go to Meals.
