GREENSBURG — The 27th annual Decatur Golf Tournament held on June 18 generated an estimated $25,600 in net revenue this year.
Twenty-one teams and 84 golfers supported the annual fundraiser to benefit Our Hospice of South Central Indiana patients and families in the Decatur County service area.
The winning team members of this year’s tournament included David McCullough, Kennedy McCullough, Keegan McCullough and Lucas Williams.
Jim Wenning, Decatur Community Relations Committee member, gave opening comments and then honored Al Knecht before the start. Knecht has been a longtime supporter of Our Hospice and began as a volunteer and golf committee member in 1994.
Tournament co-chair Jim Wenning, said that over the past 27 years the event has raised more than $672,000.
“Proceeds from the Decatur Golf Tournament help provide expert end-of-life care and services for Our Hospice patients and their families,” said Laura Leonard, Our Hospice president. “In our total program last year we provided $233,590 in uncompensated professional medical care, support services and bereavement care for our patients and their families in the Decatur County service area."
In 2020, Our Hospice staff and volunteers cared for 398 individuals with an advanced illness in the Decatur service area and made 1,581 bereavement contacts with patient family members.
