12/09/2025
🔥 THANK YOU, SAN BENITO! 🔥
Backdraft Scramble Golf Tournament – Appreciation Post
Yesterday was an incredible day for our first-ever Backdraft Scramble Golf Tournament, and on behalf of the San Benito Professional Firefighters Association Local 4097, we want to thank every single person who came out — whether you golfed, visited the booths, supported our sponsors, or simply showed love for our firefighters. ❤️⛳️🚒
We also want to give a very special thank you to our association members and firefighters who volunteered their time, as well as the friends, vendors, and local businesses who came out to set up booths and help us throughout the day. We truly couldn’t have asked for a better outcome, even with the few obstacles we faced in the morning.
We had a lot of fun and the event turned out amazing, but we do want to address a couple things from the day. The morning got off to a rocky and rushed start, and we didn’t get to say everything we wanted to say before tee-off. The ending of the tournament was equally rushed, and we want to sincerely apologize for that. This was a brand-new experience for us, and we definitely hit some learning curves — but we’re already excited for next year because it will be bigger, smoother, and even better. Our goal for 2026 is to rent out the entire course to avoid the little hiccups we ran into this time.
Thank you all again for your patience, your support, and your energy. We can’t wait to see everyone back out there next year playing golf with us and for us.
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🎟️ Door Prize Giveaway & Raffle Update
Because of the tight schedule, the raffle portion of the tournament was rushed as well. Several door prizes were given out to the registered golfers who checked in that morning, and those winners were selected at random. These prizes came from several amazing local businesses that helped sponsor our giveaway.
We also held the 20-Bottle Liquor & Beach Wagon Raffle, and as advertised, you did not need to be present to win. One lucky winner was drawn and contacted, and we will be arranging pickup/drop-off of their prize.
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🏆 Tournament Winners
Huge congratulations to our top 3 teams!
🥇 1st Place – Bridgestone Southern Tire Mart
Jesus Bocanegra, Giovanni Bocanegra, Hugo Garcia, Luis Cerrillo
Prize: $1,000
🥈 2nd Place – Boswell Elliff Ford
Juan Perez, Randy Taylor, Francisco Gomez, Mario Flores
Prize: $750
🥉 3rd Place – Bogey Bois
Kevin Quintanilla, Felix Quintanilla, Mike Reyna, Cristian Zuniga
Prize: $500
Amazing job to all teams — thank you for competing and supporting our firefighters!
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🤝 To Our Sponsors, Vendors & Volunteers
We can’t thank you enough.
Your support, time, and willingness to show up made this tournament possible. From the sponsors who backed us, to the vendors who set up booths, to the volunteers who kept everything moving — we appreciate every one of you. We truly couldn’t have done this without you.
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❤️ What’s Next?
We’re extremely proud of how our first tournament turned out, and even more grateful for the community that showed up for us. Stay tuned — we have several local community efforts coming up throughout San Benito before December ends, and we can’t wait to continue serving our community together.
Thank you again, San Benito.
– San Benito Professional Firefighters Association Local 4097n
