EVEN MOTHER NATURE was in a giving mood this year as some 120 golfers from the financial markets gathered at the Angus Glen Golf and Country Club in Markham for the 2nd Annual FMAC Charity Golf Classic, Saturday, 20 June. Storm clouds that were gathering as the round started soon melted away to a pleasant mix of sun and cloud keeping players dry and scores impressively low.
The day turned out to be “classic” for both charity and golf. Course conditions were near perfect and the courteous and helpful staff at Angus Glen worked hard on and off the course to help make the day come off without a hitch.

FMAC President Karl Berger (centre) and the winning foursome from RBCDS Global Markets. Left to right: Tim Hirasawa, Darcy Brown, Rick Barnett, and Ian Naysmith.

In addition to a pleasant afternoon of golf, the day was marked by a tremendous outpouring of generosity by bankers, brokers, sponsors and prize donors alike raising some $45,000 for the traditional beneficiary, The Hospital for Sick Children. Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in making this year’s event an unqualified success.
Corporate sponsorship was the backbone of the tournament’s fundraising efforts. Here is a list of the organizations who gave so generously:

Event Sponsor: Dow Jones Markets
Main Sponsor: Cantor Fitzgerald
Hole Sponsors:

	1st Hole		—		Harlow Meyer Savage Canada
	2nd Hole		—		Tullet and Tokyo Forex Canada
	3rd Hole		—		Toronto Dominion Bank
	4th Hole		—		Freedom International
	5th Hole		—		Bank of Montreal
	6th Hole		—		E.B.S.
	7th Hole		—		Reuters
	8th Hole		—		M.W. Marshall Canada
	9th Hole		—		M.W. Marshall Canada
	10th Hole		—		Royal Bank of Canada (Global Markets)
	11th Hole		—		Royal Bank of Canada (Spot Desk)
	12th Hole		—		FMAC
	13th Hole		—		Nesbitt Burns
	14th Hole		—		State Street Trust Company Canada
	15th Hole		—		Prebon Yamane Canada
	16th Hole		—		Paribas Bank of Canada
	17th Hole		—		Reuters
	18th Hole		—		CIBC Wood Gundy

Tournament Sponsors:

	Hong Kong Bank of Canada
	Midland Walwyn
	McCarthy Tetrault
	Faskin, Campbell, Godfrey
	Eurobrokers
	Shorcan
	Pitney Bowes

Prize donations from individuals of a variety of sporting equipment and memorabilia (everything from in-line skates to signed photographs of favorite “Habs” helped make the silent auction a huge fundraiser and lots of fun to boot.
Raffle ticket sales were fast and furious with three lucky ticket holders taking away some great prizes. The First Prize Bang and Olufson stereo went to Leslie Stevens (Tullet). Gary Cummings (Scotia McLeod) took the Second Prize trip to New York. The Third Prize mountain bike was won by Chris Cooper (Harlows).
The putting tournament (sponsored by Refco Capital Markets) was won by the steady hand of Neil Williams (CIBC Wood Gundy). Closest-to-the-Pin (sponsored by Reuters) tournament honours go to Sean Donaghy (Tullet), Roy Fong (UBS, Toronto), Gary Johnson (BOA, FCS), and Reid Farrill (CIBC Wood Gundy). In the “might is right” department, prizes for the Longest Drive went to Darcy Brown (Royal Bank) and Kevin Armstrong (Harlows). This year the tournament’s winning foursome came from the Royal Bank team of Darcy Brown, Ian Naysmith, Rick Barnett, and Tim Hirasawa. Their impressive score of 13 under par has set a standard of excellence for future tournaments. Congratulations to each of these fine golfers.
On behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children and the FMAC executive, thank you to all participants and sponsors who gave so generously to such a worthy cause.