In December 2009, our good friend, Gary “2E” Nealey was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer that starts inside bone marrow. It is the most common form of leukemia among adults, although rare for a person his age. After a courageous six month battle, his disease proved too great. Gary was ultimately taken from us at the much too young age of 26 in May 2010

Through all of this, he showed an incredible strength and will to live and a gratefulness for each day that he was with his friends and his family. His memory, his courage, his generosity and his sense of humor will forever motivate those who had the privilege to know him and has shown through in each year of the tournament.

In the fall of 2002, 2E started his college career at the University of Maine in Orono. It wasn’t long after that along with other high school friends from Gorham, Maine, that he pledged at Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji. One of the trademarks of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is the royal purple color on all of its flags and emblems – you may see it once or twice throughout the Tee Off for 2E website as well as the tournament.

We typically plan to play the tournament on a Saturday afternoon in late September and run it as a scramble to allow golfers of all ability levels to compete to win! Some of the fun events at the tournament can include an awards dinner, longest drive, closest to the pin competition, putting contest, and a raffle. Our tournament has grown every year and every fall following the event, we head up to Camp Sunshine to meet with staff and hand them our donations.

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