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Sizzling run lifts foursome to victory By RANDY HAMMERICKSEN John Anhorn, president of Bank of Southern Oregon of Medford, became team captain for his company golf team for a day. Anhorn directed and dropped in more than a few putts to help Bank of Southern Oregon take first Monday in the Cadillac Invitational scramble golf tournament at Eagle Point Golf Course. Anhorn, who combined with team members Bill Anhorn, Scott Reed and Jerry Eklund, helped the team win the title with a 12-under-par score of 60. "We played real well together, and it seemed like we were making long putts whenever we needed them," said John Anhorn. "We could have three guys hitting bad shots, but one would always come through with a good one." The team reeled off seven birdies and an eagle in the span of 10 holes during the middle of Monday's round. The highlight came on No. 9 as Eklund hit a fairway wood shot onto the ninth green from nearly 220 yards out on the par-5 hole. John Anhorn then rolled in the 18-foot eagle putt. For the win, the Bank of Southern Oregon team earned a trip to Monterey, Calif., for the Cadillac Invitational national finals on Jan. 13-17, 2000. All members of the team also earned round-trip airfare to any destination in the U.S. and paintings of Eagle Point Golf Course. "I talked to Tim Mort (the tournament director) and asked him what kind of score it was going to take to win," said John Anhorn. "He said about 12-under-par. So our team set 12-under as our goal." John Anhorn said the team hasn't made any plans -- yet -- for the national finals at Monterey that include one round at Pebble Beach Golf Links, one at Spanish Bay Golf Links and another at the Bayonette Golf Course at Fort Ord, Calif. "For now, we're going to enjoy this," says Anhorn. "We're not going to worry about the finals until next fall, if at all. "Our main plan will be to go down there and have fun." More than $40,000 was raised for the National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Southwest Washington, said Mort. Tim Maret, Golf Program Manager for the National Kidney Foundation, said the Southern Oregon version of sectional events has become very successful in three years. "I'm here because Tim Mort does such a great job," said Maret, who spent the entire weekend at Eagle Point Golf Course. "He's doubled the amount of money that goes to a great cause in two years with his leadership and fund-raising." The national tournament, with 130 regional sites, will raise more than $6 million for the National Kidney Foundation, Maret said. Monday's Results At Eagle Point Golf Course TEAM (Top 6) -- 1, John Anhorn, Bill Anhorn, Scott Reed and Jerry Eklund, 60; 2, Tony Nieto, Bill Cox, Tom Egge and Jim Plummer, 61; 3, (tie) Rick Dyer, Stan Reiter, Ralph Emerson and James Lewis and Dave Rasmussen, Kelly Rasmussen, John Dailey and Paul Maveinic, 62; 5, Mark Degner, Kim Babcock, Al Raduski and Brian O'Brien, 64; 6, Les Cracraft, Sid DeBoer, Mark DeBoer and Gordon Humphrey, 65. U.S. CELLULAR MILLION DOLLAR SHOOTOUT -- Bob Crook of Medford won with a 168-yard shot that stopped within 14 feet, 1 1/2 inches of the hole. PITCHING CHALLENGE -- Mark Degner won the 80-yard pitch shot competition with a shot that stopped 27 feet from the pin. PUTTING CHALLENGE -- Robert Baltz hit his final putt from 60 feet to within 25 3/4 inches of the hole. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.