The 33rd annual Kennedy Golf Invitational, held Aug. 8 at  Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club in Orland Park, raised more than $100,000 to benefit St. Coletta's of Illinois, which provides services to intellectually and developmentally disabled children and adults.
2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Golfers get ready for a shotgun start at the Kennedy Invitational at Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Heather Benedick, the chief operating officer of St. Coletta's, gives a talk about the organization before the Aug. 8 golf outing.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
A traffic jam of golf carts mark the start of the 33rd Kennedy Invitational Aug. 8.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
This foursome of Ruth Longman, from left, Jo Shomo, Jane Rybak and Linda Bosack were among the 126 golfers to participate in the Kennedy Invitational.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
One of the prizes offered at the Beat the Nun competition on the 12th hole on Aug. 8 was a tag to go with raffle tickets.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Sister Maryann Dosen frequently donates her time at charitable golf events in a "Beat the Nun" long drive competition.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Participants at the Aug. 8 event at Crystal Tree were given glasses and old fashioned cocktails in keeping with the theme of an old-fashioned fundraiser.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Peter Glanvill talked about a past Kennedy Invitational raffle prize he won, a trip to Pebble Beach to play three golf courses.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Golfers sharpen their putting games before the St. Coletta’s of Illinois 33rd Kennedy Invitational.
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2022 Kennedy Golf Invitational
Golf chairman Bill Rybak welcomes the record number of 126 entrants to the Kennedy Invitational Aug. 8.
Lincoln-Way West senior shot twin 72s for a two-round even-par 144 to win the Illinois High School Association Class 2A golf title at Hickory Point in Decatur.