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WANADA Bulletin #21-07 June 7, 2007
2007 WANADA OPEN SPECIAL EDITION
Great Day for the Skilled, Lucky & Fun Loving
This Year’s Open was Weather Blessed
B
etween a drenching,
overnight rain and a
late afternoon cloudburst,
the golf gods
smiled on the 2007
WANADA Open, which
was played for the most part under sunny skies
and cool breezes. And thanks to the quality and
care of Lansdowne Resort’s superb championship
courses, the somewhat soggy conditions were not
reflected in the near-record golf scores. With a
Shotgun Start and Captain's Choice scoring, the
winning teams carded 16 under par on both the
Greg Norman and Robert Trent Jones courses
(see page 2).
And talk about Mr. Lucky, Nick Champeau of
Easterns Automotive Group was not only in the
winning foursome on the Jones course, he was an
$810 winner of the “50/50” cash drawing and a
32” Westinghouse flat screen HDTV! Half of the
funds raised by the “50/50” cash drawing went to
WANADA’s newly formed Automobile Dealer
Education Institute (ADEI).
At the awards dinner that evening, longtime
Washington newscaster Paul Berry, who served
as MC, remarked that Nick Champeau was
“lucky, skilled and sometimes both,” as he kept
the dinner crowd of over 300 chuckling throughout
the evening.
Lansdowne’s impressive new Golf Club facility
proved to be well suited as the “19th hole,”
where elaborate cocktails and provocative ice
sculptures set the stage for a lively awards dinner.
Once again, nobody claimed the $10,000 Hole
In One prize, which was expanded into four categories
this year. But increased sponsorship oppor-
Golfers queued up
under sunny skies,
and Nick Champeau
of Easterns (left),
shows off his $810
cash prize with Special
Events Chairman
Tony Santy of
Chesapeake Petroleum
and MC Paul
Berry. Champeau
also won a TV and
was on the winning
golf team!
tunities for this year’s Open meant more and
grander contest prizes ranging from iPods, digital
cameras and a LoJack security system to big
screen TVs, Washington Golf gift certificates and
Lansdowne Resort Golf Packages. And every
golfer in this year’s Open tournament received a
AMF hybrid golf club complete with the
WANADA Open logo.
The upshot was that everyone who came out
seemed to enjoy the occasion, and that’s winning
by any definition!
(See inside for full results.)

Page 2 WANADA Bulletin #21-07 June 7, 2007
Tournament, Contest, Prize Results
Tournament Winners
• Low Team Score, Robert Trent Jones, at 16 under
par: Easterns Automotive Group team of Ryan
Andrews, Pat Brooks, Nick Champeau and Dave
Kelly.
• Second place team, Robert Trent Jones, at 14
under par: Chrysler Financial team of Rob Baltz,
Craig Frederick, Eric Garbar, and Greg Lewis.
• Low Team Score, Greg Norman, at 16 under par:
SunTrust Bank team of Brian Frank, Dennis Stough,
Kyle Stough and Skeeter Worthy.
• Second place team, Greg Norman, at 10 under
par: Shell Lubricants team of David Bootcheck, Greg
Harding, Dennis Laliberte and Jim Richter.
Each player of the first place teams received a
$150 gift certificate to Washington Golf, while second
place team members each got $100 gift certificates to
Washington Golf.
Specialty Golf Contests
Sorry, nobody collected on any of the four
Hole-In-One contests. The following Specialty Golf
Contests winners received a $75 gift certificate to
Washington Golf.
RTJ Course:
• Closest-to-the-Pin (men): John Wageman,
DARCARS
• Closest-to-the-Pin & Straightest Drive (women):
Jane Mitchell, DC Workforce Investment Council
• Longest Drive (men): Dave Kelly, Easterns
• Straightest Drive (men): Bob Holland, Leesburg
Honda
Norman Course:
• Closest-to-the-Pin (men): Brian Frank, SunTrust
• Longest Drive (men): Jeremy Ricci, Comcast
Spotlight
• Longest Drive & Straightest Drive (women):
Amy Bobchek, Comcast Spotlight
• Straightest Drive (men): David Lee, OVE.com
Luck of the Draw
In addition to an array of prize drawings including
Lansdowne Resort Golf Packages, BagBoy wheeled
golf club travel bag and a LoJack system, the 2007
WANADA Open offered all attendees a chance to win
cameras, iPods, and three state-of-the-art TVs. And the
winners were:
Lansdowne Resort Golf Packages: Eric Peterson,
DARCARS; Jim Hastings, Ourisman; Pam Reeser,
BB&T; Ethan Seltzer, Washington Post
BagBoy Wheeled Golf Club Bag: Dick Patterson,
College Park Honda
MC Paul Berry with RTJ Course winners (top, from left)
Nick Champeau, Dave Kelly, Ryan Andrews and Pat
Brooks; and (above, from left) Norman course winners
Brian Frank, Skeeter Worthy, Kyle Stough and Dennis
Stough. Below, Paul Berry and WANADA CEO Gerard
Murphy (right) flank Platinum Prize winner Eric Wheeler
of DARCARS and his new 42” HDTV.
LoJack Vehicle Security System: Clayton Garret,
AV Automotive
Silver Prizes: Three Apple iPods and three
JVC digital camcorders courtesy of the WANADA
Automobile Dealer Education Institute. Won by
(camcorders first) Bruce Barnes, Sheehy Auto Group;
Jeff Basis, Sheehy Auto Group; Mark Zetlin, American
Service Center; (iPods) Jeff Duce, Weaver Brothers;
John Adamson, Malloy Lincoln/Mercury; Dave McFadden,
Ourisman.
Gold Prizes: A 26” and a 32” Westinghouse
flat screen HDTV sponsored by The Washington Auto
Show. Won by Jim Bergin, American Service Center
and Nick Champeau, Easterns.
Platinum Prize: 42” Phillips flat screen HDTV
sponsored by OBA Bank. Won by Eric Wheeler,
DARCARS.

WANADA Bulletin #21-07 June 7, 2007 Page 3
Picture Perfect
Heavy overnight rain couldn’t put a damper on
Lansdowne’s professionally designed courses.
As you can see here, WANADA Open players
enjoyed a fine day of good weather and challenging
competition, with near record scores.
Congratulations golfers!

Page 4 June 7, 2007 WANADA Bulletin #21-07
Thanks to Our Partners & Sponsors
WANADA Vice Chairman Dudley Dworken and WANADA CEO Gerard Murphy had high praise for the Association’s
many loyal Kindred-Line members and supporters, without whom events like the WANADA Open would not happen.
Special recognition also went to Tony Santy of Chesapeake Petroleum and his Special Events Committee, including Bob Hydorn
of Fitzgerald Auto Malls, Tom Parsons of DARCARS, Bob Reeser of Chase Custom Finance and Sam Weaver of Chevy
Chase Cars, as well as WANADA’s hardworking staff, organized by Kristina Henry and Trish Frisbee, who made this Open a
great success. Special thanks, too, to Ralph Frisbee whose knowledge and expertise in the game of golf made this year’s tournament
one of the all time best.
Open Sponsors:
Dinner - Autotrader.com, Cars.com on WashingtonPost.com, Washington
Post Media
Cocktail Reception - Wachovia Business Services, WANADA
Automotive Apprentice Training Program
Golf Carts - Cars.com on WashingtonPost.com, Chesapeake Petroleum,
Washington Post Media
Golf Balls and Tees - The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Boxed Lunches - Beers & Cutler, DentaQuest, M&T Bank, SunTrust
Bank
Beverage Carts - BG Products, Charapp & Weiss, LLP,
Comcast Spotlight, The Washington Times
Martini Bars - Chase Auto Finance, Chase Custom Finance
Hole-In-One Sponsorship $10,000 Prize - Enterprise Rent-A-Car,
Zurich North America
Hole-In-One Sponsorship Two Round Trip Airline Tickets-
Lessard Commercial Inc., The Washington Examiner
Hole-In-One Sponsorship Five-Day Cruise for Two - Councilor,
Buchanan & Mitchell, Ford Motor Credit
Hole-In-One Sponsorship Pulsar Irons - BB&T Sales Finance
Sign Sponsor - Hargrove, Inc.
Bag Drop - WANADA’s Insurance Programs
Driving Range - Planning Solutions Group
Hole Sponsors
AutoUpLinkUSA
Computerized Vehicle Registration (CVR)
E&G Classics
Ft. Dearborn Life
Hamilton and Hamilton, LLP
Hargrove, Inc.
JM&A Group
Kaiser Permanente
LoJack
OVE.com
Pomerance & Associates
Superior Auto Paints
United Healthcare
WANADA Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI)
Weaver Brothers Insurance Associates
Yoffe Exposition Services
Open Contributor - PNC Bank
Grand Prizes
Platinum - OBA Bank
Gold - The Washington Auto Show
Silver - WANADA Employee Benefits Trust
Clockwise from above: a large banquet crowd
was treated to fine dining and spectacular
prizes, some drawn by WANADA Vice Chairman
Dudley Dworken. The beverage carts
were an oasis on a warm day, and the ice
sculpture added a nice touch to the “19th
hole.”
Notice:
All 2007 WANADA Open photos
are available for viewing and
downloading on the website
www.wanadagolf.photoresponse.
com