Franklin Community Health Network’s annual Healthcare Golf Classic was held July 16 at the Sugarloaf Golf Club in Carrabassett Valley.

Seventeen teams from throughout New England participated, according to a news release from the health network.

Woodlands Senior Living, comprised of Matthew Walters, Lon Walters, Peter Deschamp and Mike Nowak, took first place gross at the tournament, a four-person scramble. Team Webber placed second, followed by Androscoggin Bank for third.

The Surgi-Care team of Brandon McCarthy, Grant Bailey, Jill McCarthy and Jarid Tanguy took first place net, followed by Nason Mechanical in second place and Kyes Insurance in third.

The tournament featured closest-to-the-pin and longest drive contests. Closest-to-the-pin winners were Peter Webber, Mike Nowak and Garret Lasher, while the men’s and women’s longest drive winners were Chris Inman and Doris Tutlis.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center.

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Jill Gray, FCHN communications and fund development manager said, “We are delighted to have celebrated the 31st year of the Health Care Golf Classic. Its longevity and success is due to the fantastic support from teams and players who take part each year, as well as the corporate sponsors that make this a successful event,” in the release.

The Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center, a program of Franklin Memorial Hospital, provides timely access to state-of-the-art breast cancer screening, diagnostic, clinical, and care support services. The center, with locations in Farmington and Livermore Falls, memorializes the Carrabassett Valley resident who died from breast cancer.

The coalition and its mobile health unit use a coordinated public health approach of education, health promotion, and outreach to improve the health and well-being of area residents. HCC is an affiliate of Franklin Community Health Network.

For more information, call Gray at 779-2555.

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