{"id":180352,"date":"2025-08-27T18:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180352\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:13:16","slug":"17th-annual-operation-game-on-golf-classic-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180352\/","title":{"rendered":"17th Annual Operation Game On Golf Classic \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img alt=\"Nancy Kutilek, Katherine Foster, Sue Perez, Sue Drawdy, Melissa Chapparone...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/>\n<p>Nancy Kutilek, Katherine Foster, Sue Perez, Sue Drawdy, Melissa Chapparone<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"George Sousa, USMC members from Miramar Color Guard, Mark O\u2019...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-024.jpg\" \/>\n<p>George Sousa, USMC members from Miramar Color Guard, Mark O\u2019 Loughlin<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlos Torres (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-021.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Carlos Torres<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Abraham Perez, James Elizaga (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-002.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Abraham Perez, James Elizaga<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lou Chan, Jacob Williams, Sasha the dog (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-003.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Lou Chan, Jacob Williams, Sasha the dog<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"6\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gregory Kaput, Tony Perez, Christopher Lesson (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-028.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Gregory Kaput, Tony Perez, Christopher Lesson<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"7\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark Demascole, Tony Perez (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-012.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Mark Demascole, Tony Perez<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"8\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Janelle Anisso, Omar Anisso, Tony Perez (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-011.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Janelle Anisso, Omar Anisso, Tony Perez<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"9\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players prepare for Operation Game On (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-014.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Players prepare for Operation Game On<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"10\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tony Perez welcomes guests to Operation Game On (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-004.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Tony Perez welcomes guests to Operation Game On<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"11\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"USMC Color Guard from Miramar (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-005.jpg\" \/>\n<p>USMC Color Guard from Miramar<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"12\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-11\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christopher Lesson sings the National Anthem at Operation Game On...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-006.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Christopher Lesson sings the National Anthem at Operation Game On<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"13\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-12\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gregory Kaput plays taps at Operation Game On (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-007.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Gregory Kaput plays taps at Operation Game On<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"14\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jerome Ragatio (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-009.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Jerome Ragatio<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"15\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-14\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trever Braunberger (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-010.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Trever Braunberger<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"16\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlo DeBenedictis, Mary Chaparro (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-013.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Carlo DeBenedictis, Mary Chaparro<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"17\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Greg Huber, Rich Corp (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-015.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Greg Huber, Rich Corp<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"18\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-17\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Henninger (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-016.jpg\" \/>\n<p>James Henninger<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"19\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bill Maumann, Tom Wegerer (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-017.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Bill Maumann, Tom Wegerer<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"20\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-19\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jim Ratzer (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-019.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Jim Ratzer<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"21\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bill Litgen, Gary Cady (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-020.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Bill Litgen, Gary Cady<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"22\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-21\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jesse Tovar, Jeff Reed (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-022.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Jesse Tovar,  Jeff Reed<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"23\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leo Uzcategui (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-023.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Leo Uzcategui<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"24\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-23\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Koss, Melissa Chapparone (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-025.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Tom Koss, Melissa Chapparone<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"25\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Musical entertainment at Operation Game On (Jon Clark)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RSF-L-gm-on-25-2508-027.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Musical entertainment at Operation Game On<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 25<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Kutilek, Katherine Foster, Sue Perez, Sue Drawdy, Melissa Chapparone<br \/>\n(Jon Clark)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 17th Annual Operation Game On Golf Classic took place Aug. 25 at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. Operation Game On helps rebuild the lives of combat-injured troops and families through the game of golf. Proceeds raised from the Golf Classic go directly to Operation Game On. The event included a golf tournament, games, live music, an awards banquet with food, a live auction, an opening ceremony, and a chance to meet and honor wounded veterans, according to a news release. Visit operationgameon.org.<\/p>\n<p>Originally Published: August 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM PDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nancy Kutilek, Katherine Foster, Sue Perez, Sue Drawdy, Melissa Chapparone (Jon Clark) George Sousa, USMC members from Miramar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,7350,7807,7352,17792,7356,9866,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-180352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-del-mar-times","12":"tag-del-mar-times-news","13":"tag-encinitas-advocate","14":"tag-encinitas-advocate-news","15":"tag-rancho-santa-fe-review","16":"tag-rancho-santa-fe-review-news","17":"tag-san-diego","18":"tag-sandiego","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115102090163411555","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}