2025 Midwest Deaf Golfer Association Golf Tournament

This tournament was the brainchild of Roger Crocker of Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Hebert Spohn of Madison, Wisconsin when they conveived the idea of having a touranment for Deaf golfers in the Midwest area.  The respone to the first tournament at the Elkhart Lake Golf Course (Quit-Qui-Oc Golf Course) in Elkhart, Wisconsin on August 9, 1947, exceeded expectations as 20 golfers showed up.  Ray Kessenich of Madison, Wisconsin won the orginal 18-hole outing with a score of 80.  After the tournament, a banquet was held, and Roger Crocker suggested that the tournament become an annual affair.