Stanner Golf Classic

 

 

On Monday, May 13th, Archbishop Molloy High School hosted its 38th Annual Jim Kinnier Stanner Golf Classic! Since 1987, the Classic has raised over $3 million in support of Molloy's scholarship program, benefiting many outstanding students. We are excited to announce that this year's event raised $220,000 in support of Molloy scholarships, which is an incredible showing of support from our amazing community! On behalf of everyone at Molloy, thank you to our golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who helped make this year's outing such a wonderful success!

 

This year's outing welcomed a record number of golfers - over 450 - who filled four private courses on Long Island: North Hills Country Club, North Hempstead Country Club, Lake Success Golf Club, and Wheatley Hills Golf Club. The weather was beautiful, aiding our many golfers in having a fantastic day out on the links. Throughout their game golfers enjoyed delicious food and beverages, prize and contest holes, a cigar hole, and more. In addition, the day began with a full brunch at each course and concluded with a dinner at North Hills that welcomed golfers from all courses. At dinner, auction and raffle winners were announced, including the winner of our first ever Rolex Raffle! Please be aware that all winners have already been contacted. All proceeds from auction bids and raffle tickets support Molloy scholarships.

 

The success of this day would not be possible without the contributions of many people. First, thank you to our 2024 honorees: Chairperson Mike Shea '02 and Honorary Chair Rob O'Donohue '94. Mike and Rob, your leadership and service to our Golf Board and Molloy is deeply appreciated, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in the years to come. Thank you to all the members of our Golf Board, the Kinnier and Gibbons families, our faculty and staff, and all our volunteers for your support and helping to make this day possible.

 

After nearly 40 years, we feel humbled that we were able to not only raise $220,000 for our scholarship program, but that interest in the outing was as high as ever with a record number of registered golfers. Molloy will continue to work hard to produce an exceptional outing, and we hope our community will join us in helping it grow even bigger in the years to come. Stay tuned for an announcement about next year's date.

 

We invite you to click the links below to access our Digital Journal and photo galleries from each course. Once again, thank you from all of us at Molloy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Arocho '03 Shaun Cheng '04 Terence Conley '81 John Coster '74 Ray Del Maestro (Parent) Frederick Dorgler '81 Neal Duffy '93 Gino Fazio '81 John Fazio '87 Jack Foley '71 Kevin Garlan '06 Mark Heinemann '81 James Jordan '01 Richard Karsten '81 Craig Katinas '93 James Kelly '86

Paul Krische '81 James Lembo Martin Maguire '02 Ryan McColgan '93 Michael McGuire '81 Ken Meier P'22 P'24 Robert Metzger '88 Louis Milo '78 Robert O'Donohue '94 Joseph Papavero '04 A.J. Power '84 Matt Rizzotti '04 William Rose '96 (Honorary) Gerard Schumm '68 Mike Shea '02 Chuck Tabone '68 Mark Torossian '01

 

In the spring of 1987, 25 men representing the faculty and alumni of Archbishop Molloy High School gathered at Rock Hill Golf Club in Manorville. Jim Kinnier, Joe Smith and John Gibbons, also known as “The Three Amigos,” joined alumni from the classes of 1978 and 1979, including Charlie McBride, Joe Howard and Jerry Betts, and set out with a now famous cooler of beer in their golf cart. Initially just a casual outing, the group later realized that this type of event would have been the perfect opportunity to bring more alumni together to support Molloy and its students. They gathered again in 1988 and saw attendance double and money raised. It was clear that a successful annual fundraiser had been born.

Jim Kinnier, the Alumni Director at the time, organized a committee of alumni, faculty and friends to recruit corporate sponsors and recruit golfers to get the outing off the ground. Jim handled the particulars, John Gibbons forged a classy journal to recognize sponsors, and Joe Smith took on the raffle and auctions. An annual chairperson was established to serve as the “MC” for the event, while an honorary chairperson would recognize a loyal member of the Stanner community. Some of the most influential honorary chairs over the years include former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly ’59 and New York Post sports columnist Peter Vecsey ’61. Today the committee, known as the Golf Board, comprises of alumni, faculty, and parents. Together they work diligently to recruit new golfers and corporate sponsors and to ensure that each aspect of the outing meets a standard that reflects Molloy’s deepest traditions.

In 2008, Tom Bradley ’74 established the John Gibbons Alumni Golf Trophy in honor of the late teacher and outing co-founder. The trophy would be awarded to the foursome from each course (which must include at least one alumnus) with the lowest score. The Stanner Golf Classic has grown each and every year, with new and familiar faces alike making an impact.

Thanks to the efforts of the golf board, particularly Jerry Schumm ‘68, Gino ‘81 and John Fazio ‘87, Bill Rose ‘96 (Honorary), Lou Milo ‘76, and the late Joe Gordon ‘64, corporate sponsorship has been a big part of making the day a success. Today the Stanner Golf Classic annually hosts over 350 golfers between four private courses on Long Island.