Buffalo Marine's Team Wins the Captain's Cup Golf Tournament
Players teed off under gray skies, but uncertain weather couldn’t slow down the great sport or dim the enthusiasm of the golfers on Sugar Creek Country Club’s greens at the Port Bureau’s 16th Annual Captain’s Cup Golf Tournament last Nov. 4.
The team from Buffalo Marine Service - Dee Hunt, Tara Battle, Bill Diehl (former Port Bureau president!), and Tim Studdert - took home the first place gross honors. Second place gross went to Chris Catteral, Joe Etzler, Buddy Sexton, and Jamie Sylvester of the Crowe team.
Additional team wins went to:
First place net: Lloyd Engineering team - Brandon Bicknell, Craig Drachman, Patrick McKenney, and Owen Parker.
Second place net: John Bludworth Shipyard team - Gasper D’Anna, Randy Glasgow, Matt Kearns, and Mike Wike.
Third place net: AccuTrans team - Darren Gautreaux, Josh Herdejurgen, Josh Knichel, and Gavin Osorno
The friendly competition was high, with players vying for the top spot in several contests. Winners were Cameron Smith, Closest to Pin # 4 Trent; Jared Gutierrez, Closest to Pin #8 Trent; Greg Harner, Closest to Pin #1 Jones; and Jason Godfrey for Longest Drive #6 Trent. Golfers also scored wins in the Chipping Contest and, new to the Captain’s Cup in 2024, a Putting Contest.
In addition to breakfast, lunch, and dinner, hospitality tents dotted the course, offering beverages, snacks, and giveaways. A raffle, along with a dinner and awards ceremony at Sugar Creek’s restaurant topped off day’s celebrations.
The Port Bureau appreciates all our golfers, volunteers and sponsors! In addition to our generous sponsors, we would also like to thank the Golf Committee for their hard work: Tim Studdert, chair (Shamrock Marine), Jamie Sylvester, co-chair (Crowe, LLP), Royce Clutter (Suderman & Young Towing Co.), Blaire Hoffman (Haugen Consulting), Shannon Montes (Mobilease, Inc.), Gavin Osorno (AccuTRANS), Crissy Rivera (Texas Capital Bank), Richard Rojas (Stellar Bank), Karl Schröder (Schröder Marine Services), Kate Skaggs (Mobilease, Inc.), Heather Ward (Kinder Morgan Terminals), and Frank Yonish (Fifth Third Bank).
The Captain’s Cup sells out rapidly each year. If you or your company is interested in participating in the 2025 tournament, please email to golf-info@txgulf.org to receive updates.