SUNY JCC Golf Classic Raises More Than $15K for Student Scholarships

A group of seventeen people, mostly women, pose for a photo outdoors. They are all smiling and appear to be staff members or a team.
SUNY JCC Golf Classic Raises More Than $15K for Student Scholarships
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
College-wide
By Vinny Pezzimenti

ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. — The 34th annual JCC Golf Classic raised more than $15,000 to support student scholarships and opportunities at SUNY Jamestown Community College. 

Held June 17 at Holiday Valley's Double Black Diamond course and presented by Community Bank, N.A., the tournament benefits JCC's alumni associations and helps provide scholarships and other opportunities for students on the college's Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses. 

A group of golfers poses for a photo at the JCC Golf Classic, holding a frame that reads "JCC GOLF CLASSIC Community Bank." The image is split into three frames, each featuring a different group of golfers.
Members of the men's, women's, and mixed division champion teams.

"The JCC Golf Classic continues to be a great tradition because of the generosity of our sponsors, golfers and volunteers," said Katrina Leake, JCC's Development and Alumni Relations coordinator. "Every dollar raised helps create opportunities for our students, and we're grateful for everyone who continues to invest in their success." 

The field of competitors included 136 golfers and 34 teams with winning foursomes recognized in men's, women's , and mixed divisions. 

The men's division champions were Scott Brechbuehl, Jason Honeck, Matt Kahm, and Rich Suchora. Hallie Dubia, Lauren Fiorella, Kathleen MacMurray-Taylor, and Alecia Spontaneo captured the women's title, while Marcia Derby, Jim Gustafson, Sonya Gustafson, and Al Johnson won the mixed division. 

Putting contest winners were Mike Bird, Carl Holmes, Tom Moyer, and Brenda Threehouse. 

Closest-to-the-pin winners were Kathleen MacMurray-Taylor, Hagen Edwards, Mike Moyer, Mark Ross, and Tom Yanetsko. 

Collin Meegan recorded the longest drive in the men's competition, while Samantha Sicheri won the women's longest drive contest. 

Sponsors included Allen's Wine and Liquor; Cattaraugus County Bank; Chautauqua Medical Aesthetics; Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company; Christie's Boutique; Courier Capital; Cutco; Fitzpatrick and Weller; Fox Financial; Go to Meals; Great Lakes Cheese; Hedley Brook Agency; Howard Hanna Professionals; Independent Health; Intandem; J. Hazlett Contracting LLC; Jacobs Marketing; Jamestown Plastics; JCC President's Office; Jim Rauh Enterprises LLC; Lakeside Medical Practice PLLC; Lind Funeral Home; Mazza Mechanical Services; Napoleon Engineering Services; Palumbo & Bertrand, P.A.; Philpac; The Post-Journal; Register Graphics; RPJ Ready Print; Seneca Gaming Corporation; Shults Auto Group; SKF USA; Southern Tier Brewing Company; Steve Swanson; Stuart Tool & Die Inc.; Tasta Pizza; Universal Primary Care; Weinberg Financial Group; and The Willowbridge Group at Morgan Stanley.