By Sue Biondi – November 2025
The third annual Lake Anna Civic Association (LACA) golf tournament was held on Monday, August 25, 2025 at Cutalong at Lake Anna golf course. This was the first tournament held since the grand opening of Cooper’s Clubhouse. There were 84 players, including Cutalong members and guests.
Prior to the 11:00 shotgun start, LACA President Greg Baker and other board members welcomed everyone and were busy selling raffle tickets and mulligans, which give players an extra stroke without penalty. Players gathered behind the newly opened clubhouse, where they got into their carts and prepared to take off onto the course. But prior to leaving, Greg got the raffle drawings underway and distributed many fabulous prizes.
Cutalong donated a round of golf and Greg donated three rounds of golf at Kinloch, located in the Richmond area. Also, three one-night stays at the Boardwalk Hotel at Lake Anna were donated by Cutalong. In addition, there were gift certificates donated from local restaurants including The Taphouse, Asian Cafe and Vito’s Italian Restaurant. There were other cash prizes and dozens of golf balls, together with lots of golf-related items making for a memorable experience.
There were many hole sponsors with signs showing supportive community businesses. The signs were made by Midtown Printing and Design, Rhonda Guill, owner. The Louisa County Department of Tourism offered LACA a $5,000 grant in support of the tournament. A fabulous box lunch was prepared by chefs at Coopers, which included a sandwich, homemade chips and a freshly baked cookie. There was plenty of beer and soft drinks available for players.
Winners included first, second and third places and closest to the pin on all four par three holes. All proceeds from the event went directly into the LACA Water Quality budget, to be used exclusively for the Kick the HAB (Harmful Algae Bloom) program. The program’s goal is to remediate and mitigate algae blooms throughout the lake to keep the water clean, safe and beautiful.
LACA would like to thank Cutalong, all participants, sponsors and donors. In addition to the businesses already mentioned, sponsors included Marshall’s Roofing, Superior Landscaping, JO Contractors, Lake Anna Golf Carts, Edward Jones Financial, the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Men’s Group, Realtor Tiffany Hazelwood, the Belmont Ruritans, Evergreen Irrigation and Landscaping, Realtor Kristie Cooke, Merrill Lynch, Patios Plus, Chiles, the Mineral United Methodist Church, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, K & M Rentals, Realtor Ashley Hoffman, the Richmond SPCA, Smile Lake Anna, Callie Opie’s Orchard, Realtor Liz Wilson and April Landscaping.
LACA is very thankful for these businesses’ support and looks forward to additional businesses joining in the effort next year. A special thank you to co-organizer Lara Weatherholtz, co-chair of the LACA Marketing Committee, who spent endless hours of creativity making signs and posters. A group effort made this a very successful day. Proceeds from the event totaled more than $21,000. We hope to see many more participants next year and hope to continue supporting the efforts of the Water Quality team and help reach their goal of mitigating and perhaps eradicating harmful algae on Lake Anna.
sue.biondi@lakeannavirginia.org
