Pine Meadow Classic cancelled for 2020

Mar 25, 2020

The ever-expanding spread of the COVID – 20 pandemic has claimed another victim.

For 17 years the Pine Meadow Classic has been an early summer tradition at Hunter’s Creek Golf and Country Club in Cloyne, raising $15,000 - $20,000 regularly for the Pine Meadow Nursing Special Projects Fund.

Tournament organisers decided this week to cancel for 2020 and hold the next tournament on June 26, 2021.

While events in April and early May are all being canceled, it might seem early to cancel an event in late June, which is held outdoors on a golf course.

“It is sponsorship by local businesses that makes our tournament so successful,” said Lori Hitchcock, one of the tournament committee members, and with everything they are going through right now and will continue to face for the rest of the year, we did not want to start going to them asking for money, which we would have to start doing. A couple of our members are local business people, and they know that the businesses are hurting. So, we decided to cancel early for this year, and set a date for next year.”

On the brighter side, Hunter’s Creek is hoping to open in May, if the social distancing regimen is relaxed. Cynthia, the course manager, is making some changes to minimise contact with the pins and holes.