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16 Potato Grower |SEPTEMBER 2015 Thirty-six teams teed off in the 25th Annual Potato Grower Industry Golf Tournament at Idaho Falls (Idaho) Country Club on July 20. "It was a great day to spend together as friends in the industry, outside of the office, away from the field," said Jason Harris, Potato Grower publisher. "This industry strives through friendship and strong acquaintances as much as any industry out there. I think people appreciate a day like that." The weather certainly cooperated as welcome cloud cover and sporadic brisk winds kept playing conditions more than comfortable. Allan Landon, Rad Orr, Chris Hill and Jeff Anderson combined to shoot a 14-under-par 58 to edge the second-place team of Jeff Chris, Kevin Johns, Mick Coombs and Greg Knittle by two strokes. First place paid $225 per team member. Second place paid $175 each. Several prizes acknowledged the tournament's silver anniversary. Each golfer received a sleeve of silver balls at the registration table, but most kept them for a keepsake. Hole prizes and random drawings held before and after play made for a lively day and added up to more than $9,500 in cash and IFCC gift certificates. "It has turned into more than just golf," Harris said. "It's just a fun day to spend together with friends. I'm sure there is a little business being done during the day, but no doubt everybody is just having fun. "Can't believe it has been 25 years since this started. That's a testament to the great people who put this on each year. We have, and have always had, a great staff. It's all about the people." The day concluded with dinner sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit Services. "Special thanks to our many sponsors, all of those who played in the tournament and support this each year," Harris said. "We certainly could not do this without the support of many." Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 26th annual golf scramble. PG CELEBRATING THE POTATO INDUSTRY GROWERS RECONNECT AND CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALLEN THAYER Potato Grower thanks all of the sponsors who made the 25th annual golf tournament possible. Actagro LLC Agrasizer Inc. Agri-Service LLC Agri-Stor Company Agritech Corporation Alta Insurance Agency Amvac Inc. Arysta LifeScience BASF Corp. Bayer CropScience Big Iron Online Auctions Biosafe Systems Bonneville, Madison & Bingham County Implement Certis USA Cooper Norman Dow AgroSciences DuPont Crop Protection Erickson GMC FMC Gowan Company Group Ag Idaho Grower Shippers Association Idaho Potato Commission Industrial Ventilation Inc. Intermountain Paper Company Intrepid Potash Jet Harvest Solutions Les Schwab Tire Center Lockwood Mfg. Nichino America Inc. Noffsinger Mfg. Northwest Farm Credit Services Packaging Corporation of America Simplot Grower Solutions Spudnik Equipment LLC Stock Auction Company SunRain Varieties Syngenta Crop Protection The Bank of Commerce Trinity Trailers United Phosphorus Inc. Volm Companies Westbridge Ag Products Yara North America Inc.