The Double Dubles team won the final Dodie Blessing Veterans Golf Tournament of the summer.

The tournament at Bandon Crossings on Sept. 7 was the third of three events this summer to raise money for the Veterans Hospice and Special Programs fund, which supports veterans in Southern Oregon.

The Double Dubles, including Dave Duble sr., Dave Duble jr., James White and Joe Higgins, had a total of 61 in the scramble tournament.

That was one shot better than the River Rats, a team including Ben Bareta, Alvin Shivers, Jim Inman and John Gradis. Third place went to the Young Urban Gorrillas (old), including Mel Gitlin, Robbie Gitlin, Roger Poe and Steve Underdown, with a 66.

The top net score was posted by Coos Bay Toyota, a team including Guy Hawthorne, Lee Hawthorne, John Godines and Glen Arnsperger. That group posted a 53.

The Young Urban Gorillas (Yute), consisting of Dwayne Maneval, Mary Maneval, Cathy Underdown, Mike Stansbury and Steve Barnhart had a net score of 55 for second place, while Cossey’s Raiders, including John Cossey, James Crutchfield, Jimmy Hodges and Jerry Hodges, finished third with a 62.

Joe Higgins and Cathy Underdown took long-drive honors, while Dave Duble Jr. had the closest shot to the pin among men and Cathy Underdown, Mary Maneval and Georgia Stratton shared the honor among women.

The honorary starters for the tournament were three veterans — Bandon Golf Supply co-owner Steve Underdown and Coos Bay Toyota owner Guy Hawthorne, who served in the Army, and John Godines, vice president of Oregon Federal Community Credit Union, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

A major sponsor for the three tournaments was Bandon Golf Supply, which was a hole sponsor and also donated golf balls.

Coos Bay Toyota offered hole-in-one prizes on five holes in the Bandon Crossings event.

Tournament coordinator Mel Gitlin also extended thanks to media members Lee Taft of Bicoastal Media, Jim Bice of Koos News, John Gunther and Clark Walworth of The World newspaper and Vicki Menard of The News-Review for their support promoting the tournaments.

Other hole sponsors included The Mill Casino-Hotel, Cummings Cuttings, Eight Street Grill, Bandon Realtee, Coos Aviation, Y-Marina, Seawinds Realty, T’ree Acres, Skanska Construction, Pony Village Mall, Coos Bay Toyota, Brown’s Studio and Camera Shop, Stereo-To-Go, Yeong’s Place, Osprey Point, Sarena Solomon of Quick Mortgage, A-101 Recycle, Ticor Title, Macy’s, Les Schwab, Oregon Wines, Benetti’s, Hilltop House, Double Letter Innovations, Harley Davidson, Tower Ford, Bayshore Chevron, Wal*Mart, Cedar Electric, Spectrum Prosthetics, John’s Custom Fabrications, Oregon Satellite, Roseburg Forest Products, Oregon Federal Community Credit Union, AAA Travel, Dave's Pizza, Courtney Auto Repair, Umpqua Building & Hardware, Pacific West Realty.

Gitlin said that through the three tournaments, at least $4,000 will be donated to the Veterans Hospice program.