Kow Pasture Klassic

Kristin Eberts

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Forty teams participated in the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern in New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The event raised $13,000 to benefit the Kenny Rogers Children's Center, the Missouri Veterans Home, and other charitable causes. Golfers used any type of club they wanted to hit a tennis ball through a nine-hole course.

Corey Rentrfow tees off using a tennis racket to cross the "lagoon," as wife Melissa Rentfrow, left, and teammate Aliza Soler watch during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Dana Schonhoff tees off using a baseball bat at the lagoon hole during the 25th Annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Jon-Erik Kern chips the ball with a tennis racket during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Melinda Taylor uses a can to fashion a tee for her tennis ball during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Dorothy Glueck, left, started the Kow Pasture Classic with her husband Cy Glueck 25 years ago. Josh Klipfel, right, was the inspiration for the event, which benefits the Kenny Rogers Children's Center and the Missouri Veterans Home. (Kristin Eberts)
Sylvia Kern sings the National Anthem during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Members of the Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the Southeast Missouri Marine League Honor Guard present the colors during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Members of the Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the Southeast Missouri Marine League Honor Guard honor the veterans after presenting the colors during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Melinda Taylor tees off on the lagoon hole during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Jill Beal, left, and Jamie Wages laugh with teammate Christin Sharrock, right, after she tees off during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Josh Clark, Scott Smith, and Matt Elliott, from left, use a slingshot to tee off during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Volunteers Jerone Backfish, left, and Danny Kern cook hamburgers during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Dorothy Glueck, left, started the Kow Pasture Classic with her husband Cy Glueck 25 years ago. Josh Klipfel, right, was the inspiration for the event, which benefits the Kenny Rogers Children's Center and the Missouri Veterans Home. (Kristin Eberts)
From left, teammates Megyn Adkinson, Lacey Job, Jamie Wages, Jill Beal, and Christin Sharrock scout out the second hole before teeing off during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Spectators and players dot the hillside during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Matt Schonhoff uses a baseball bat to putt during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
From left, teammates Zach Arnold, Brandon Jobe, Darrin Beal and Jon-Erik Kern use the potato gun they fashioned out of PVC pipe to tee off at the first hole during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Jon-Erik Kern, left, and teammate Darrin Beal refill the air in the potato gun made of PVC pipe that they used to launch tennis balls across the fairway during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Stray balls float in the muck of the "lagoon" during the 25th annual Kow Pasture Klassic at Schindler's Tavern near New Hamburg, Mo., on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)