2024 Hope 100 Results

Photo by Erica Barr/Hope Hospice

Team putting challenge in the Steve Thompson Skills Challenge

Hope Hospice supporters returned to Castlewood Country Club on October 21 for the 10th Annual Hope 100 Golf Marathon, a fundraiser that generated nearly $120,000 for the nonprofit organization’s patient care and family support programs in the East Bay.

Twenty-eight players took up the challenge to play 100 holes on the Club’s Valley Course, a feat that takes about nine hours; while another 20 signed on for the event’s inaugural skills challenge held on the adjacent practice range. The latter offered golf enthusiasts a lighter half-day experience with a series of 10 trials in putts, trick shots, and long drives.

As it was the Hope 100’s tenth year, Hope Hospice acknowledged players who have returned annually since the event’s inception in 2015. They are Thaddeus Buurkarl, John Capener, Dan McLennon, Jim Swansiger, and Jim Berriatua, who, along with his wife, Kathleen, founded the event. 

Other returning players included Jerry Thompson from the North Bay, along with eight relatives and friends. The Hope 100 was established in part to honor the memory of the family’s late patriarch, Steve Thompson.

“Hospice is a tremendous service that often goes underrecognized,” Thompson says. “We have witnessed the loving care hospice provides at a difficult time, and it motivates our support of this event. Since our family is full of avid golfers, the Hope 100 is a bonus for us. It’s rewarding not only to complete the marathon but to see how generous donors are for a remarkable cause.” 

“The Hope Hospice team is deeply grateful to all the players, sponsors, and donors who made this event a success,” says Jennifer Hansen, senior vice president of Hope Hospice. “In the past 10 years, this group of dedicated individuals has collectively raised over $1 million to support the work that Hope Hospice does in the Tri-Valley and adjacent East Bay cities. The support has allowed us to further develop our dementia education and bereavement programs, which help us provide an extra layer of support to local families at a sensitive time.”

The next Hope 100 Golf Marathon and Skills Challenge is tentatively scheduled for October 2025. Watch for updates at Hope100GolfMarathon.com.

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