Founders Golf Tourney celebrates volunteerism

The Hideout Golf Club in Monticello will host the Founders Golf Tournament on August 31 2 to honor the remarkable community effort that brought golf to San Juan County.
The second annual eThe Hideout Golf Club in Monticello will host the Founders Golf Tournament on August 31 2 to honor the remarkable community effort that brought golf to San Juan County.
The second annual event is sponsored by the San Juan Record and Redrock 92 Radio and is a fundraiser for the golf course.
Last year, the tournament raised nearly $8,000. A new pavilion on the course and several additional projects have used the funds, and additional projects are in the works.
In the 1950s, a group of World War II veterans triggered a massive effort that resulted in the construction of a nine-hole golf course in Monticello.
The impressive effort combined support from government and local industries along with hundreds of volunteers, to build the course.
Now, sixty years later, the 18-hole Hideout is one the top-rated courses in Utah and the United States, according to Golfweek.
The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch is served afterwards.
“An amazing number of positive changes transformed our communities after World War II and we want to honor that effort,” said San Juan Record Editor Bill Boyle.
“Whether it was a golf course, a ski lift, a swimming pool, or a library system, these changes would not have happened without community involvement and support.”vent is sponsored by the San Juan Record and Redrock 92 Radio and is a fundraiser for the golf course.
Last year, the tournament raised nearly $8,000. A new pavilion on the course and several additional projects have used the funds, and additional projects are in the works.
In the 1950s, a group of World War II veterans triggered a massive effort that resulted in the construction of a nine-hole golf course in Monticello.
The impressive effort combined support from government and local industries along with hundreds of volunteers, to build the course.
Now, sixty years later, the 18-hole Hideout is one the top-rated courses in Utah and the United States, according to Golfweek.
The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch is served afterwards.
“An amazing number of positive changes transformed our communities after World War II and we want to honor that effort,” said San Juan Record Editor Bill Boyle.
“Whether it was a golf course, a ski lift, a swimming pool, or a library system, these changes would not have happened without community involvement and support.”