By Andy Furman
Point/Arc
It took a playoff – but the foursome of Jordan Griffin, Mike Kessling, Matt Brady and Steve Lock shot a 15-under-par for the title of last year’s Mike Dyas Golf Classic.
The big question – will they defend their title when Triple Crown Country Club in Union hosts the third Mike Dyas Golf Classic on Monday, July 20th.
The shotgun star is set for 11:45 a.m., for this year’s event. A box lunch – in cart — and outside pavilion dinner is provided for golfers at a $400 donation. Dinner guests are a $50 donation.
A total of 30 foursomes – 120 golfers – attended the event a year-ago, which marked the 35th golf event for The Point/Arc – all staged at Triple Crown Country Club.
Mike Dyas served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Sterling Cut Glass from 1976-2021. The Covington native holds degrees from both Xavier University and the University of Tennessee.
“He was a longtime supporter and former Board Member for us at The Point/Arc,” said Judi Gerding, founder and president of the 54-year-old non-profit organization. “And we decided to rename our Golf Classic, The Mike Dyas Classic,” she said.
Dyas passed at the age of 76 (October 6, 2023).
“His favorite things included trophies, golf and The Point/Arc,” Gerding continued.
Under his guidance and leadership, golf became the fulcrum of Sterling’s success. Annually, Sterling Cut Glass produces etched crystal trophies, awards and tournament gifts for thousands of prestigious club events across the country.
Sterling Cut Glass is a licensee of the PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, 125th U.S. Open and more.
Dyas also chronicled the Sterling Cut Glass Memories: A Memoir (1970-2020), J. Brook, his son, is the current president.
The Point/Arc was founded in 1972 with a mission to serve everyone – and anyone – regardless of their intellectual and developmental (I/DD) disability – the ability to achieve their highest potential educationally, socially, residentially, and vocationally.
The bigger challenge – can the foursome of Benjie Piper, Adam McCormack, Andy Mayer, and Jason Bowman recover from the playoff loss a year ago.