{"id":39833,"date":"2026-07-20T06:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/39833\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:39:12","slug":"par-above-the-rest-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/39833\/","title":{"rendered":"Par above the rest | Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there was one thing made abundantly clear at the 4th annual Oelwein Alumni Golf Tourney Saturday morning at Hickory Grove Golf Course in Oelwein, it\u2019s that Oelwein High School alumni are a \u2018par\u2019 above the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Over 75 OHS alumni gathered on the patio of Hickory Grove Golf Course on a slightly rainy Saturday morning to play a round of golf in support of Oelwein\u2019s Husky Booster Club. The alumni raised around $1,912 in support of the next generation of Husky athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Annually, the group honors those alumni who left a notable mark on the Oelwein community. Among those names included Arnold \u201cHap\u201d Vyverburg, Gene Fuelling and Tim Mahoney, the latter hosting a golf clinic the night prior at no cost with freewill donations towards the Booster Club with a donation match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHap finished with a record of 42 and 5 his last two season as a head coach,\u201d emcee Dan Stasi told the crowd when reading through the nominees. \u201c[&#8230;] He was my 6th grade basketball coach. I was never a threat to become a great basketball player myself, but I had so much fun playing for Hap in basketball and I\u2019ll never forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fuelling, another beloved name to the Oelwein community, was the second nominee, known for his selflessness and his positive, can-do attitude.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGene played a key role in many great things for Oelwein over the years,\u201d Stasi said. \u201cHe was very, very passionate about this town and Northeast Iowa, making it a great place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Gene did for Oelwein was remarkable. He gave to this community tirelessly for all kinds of things,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Fuelling was involved on the Northeast Iowa Community College Board of Trustees and the Foundation, Mercy Hospital Foundation, Greater Oelwein Area Charitable Foundation, Little Husky Learning Childcare Center, was director of the Williams Performing Arts Center, past president of the Oelwein Rotary Club, Oelwein Area United Way, and was trustee of the Covenant Health Systems. His work earned him a place in the Iowa Volunteers Hall of Fame in 2003 for outstanding service to his community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was nobody that didn\u2019t like Gene,\u201d this year\u2019s organizer Marty Rosenstiel added.<\/p>\n<p>The last nominee was Hap\u2019s grandson, Tim Mahoney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were so honored. I\u2019ve been getting on his case when we have dinner in Scottsdale, and I said \u2018You need to come back and get back into the community,\u2019 and I was just kind of kidding, and he took me up on it,\u201d Rosenstiel said. \u201cBy God he did it, doing it all on his own dime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolf has given me everything,\u201d Mahoney said, emotionally. \u201cHap, great coach, great grandfather. If I can be just as good as him, I\u2019ll be good. What he\u2019s done for the community&#8230; I met my wife through golf and she\u2019s still with me 36 years later&#8230; Both of our daughters golf \u2014 golf has given me everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahoney, a professional golf player, coach and 1980 OHS alum who has been featured 11-plus times in Golf Digest and was named Sports Illustrated\u2019s top U.S. golf instructors, also offered 30-minute private lessons for silent auction to benefit the cause as well.<\/p>\n<p>Community events such as these, especially on Iowa\u2019s top 9-hole golf course of the year, are just one of the many reasons Oelwein\u2019s Huskies are a \u2018par\u2019 above the rest.<\/p>\n<p>            PHOTOS: 2026 Oelwein HS Alumni Golf Tourney<a name=\"anchor_item_1\" class=\"gallery-item-97deac1e-99e2-48c1-84d8-53d7d6f2c510\" data-item=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            IMG_9401.JPG<br \/>\n                            Updated &#13;<br \/>\n        17 mins ago&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                        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