Local Golfers Take Top Honors at National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic National Finals

Four golfers from New York bested the competition at the nation¹s premier golf course over the weekend.

William Bernstein of New York City, James Nicholas of Garden City, NY; Dr. Stephen Nicholas of Scarsdale; and Andrew Verboys of Armonk, NY; finished in first place in the Gross Division at the National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic National Finals. The team shot rounds of 59-59-57 for a three day total of 175 in the tournament held at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts.

The foursome qualified for the Pebble Beach finals by finishing in the top 5 of the NKF Golf Classic held in Westchester County last May. They faced off against 50 other amateur golf teams from across the country over the weekend. Teams played the fabled fairways and signature holes of the Monterey Peninsula: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Del Monte Golf Course and The Links at Spanish Bay in the four-person scramble format event.

The National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic, a nationwide series of over 30 golf tournaments held in major cities across the country, is the Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity, raising more than $3.5 million annually for NKF.

The next opportunity to qualify for the National Finals at Pebble Beach will be in October at the Westchester Country Club. To register or for more information, visit www.NKFGolfClassic.org.

The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information about kidney disease, visit www.kidney.org.