The Adlair Ladies Golf Tournament is always one of the highlights on the club鈥檚 calendar and the 2021 edition happened last weekend, all in the hopes of raising as much money as possible.
This year, the Run For Our Lives campaign, which is under the auspices of the foundation, was the beneficiary.
Patty Olexin-Lang, the foundation鈥檚 executive director, said Cole Marshall, the golf club鈥檚 general manager and head pro, approached the foundation asking if there was anything female-related that could be supported by the tournament.
鈥淚t was an honour to be chosen and they outdid themselves,鈥� Olexin-Lang said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a great tournament 鈥� I鈥檝e played in it before 鈥� and it鈥檚 done so much for the community.鈥�
The total raised wasn鈥檛 calculated as of press deadline, but Olexin-Lang said the proceeds will go towards purchasing a very important piece of equipment: a digital breast tomosynthesis mammography machine.
鈥淭hey aren鈥檛 cheap. The price tag for one of these is $529,300,鈥� she said.
According to the foundation, a digital breast tomosynthesis mammography machine is quickly becoming the go-to tool in the battle against breast cancer. It鈥檚 designed to replace full-field digital mammography by providing a three-dimensional image that can help minimize tissue overlap, which can hide cancers or make it difficult to distinguish normal overlapping breast tissue from tumours.
Olexin-Lang said the unit the foundation wants to purchase will come equipped with all of the necessary software needed to put it to work right away.
Marshall said the cause is near and dear to him. His mother succumbed to breast cancer several years ago and he said this tournament was always one of her favourites.
鈥淢om always loved playing in it and I want to help keep the tradition going,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 gone more on the fun side of things but the goal has always been about raising money for causes involving women and girls.鈥�
To help raise money, there were draw prizes and several auctions, including the caddy auction, where people offer up their services to the highest-bidding teams for the entire day.
In terms of a final number, Marshall said he was hoping to get $10,000 to $15,000, but every bit helps.
