A family of “pirates” golf in memory of a loved one at the Rally for a Cure.

A colorful crew of 58 golfers turned out for the Oct. 1-2 Rally for the Cure golf scramble at the John Day Golf Club.

Dressed in an array of pink cowboys hats, boots, pirate garb and other costumes, it was ladies only for the first day of friendly competition and a co-ed scramble on the second day.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better day,” said organizer Kim Ward of Mt. Vernon. “Everybody came out and had a great time, and a lot of memories were made.”

Ward, an ambassador for Susan G. Komen, has help from committee members Victoria Mullany, Lynda Farrell and Kathleen Lee.

She has additional assistance from her mom and dad Gail and Bob Burton of Dallas.

Proceeds from the event, including $1,400 from an auction, are donated to the Komen foundation and an organization that helps women in the local area.

“We want to thank to the local businesses for items they donated,” Ward said.

“On deck,” dressed as pirates, were Lanni Strong of Prairie City and her sisters Toni Lowry of Beaver Creek and Randi Fisher of Tigard.

Each headed up a team of four in the scramble in memory of their mom, the late Donna Edmunson of Prairie City, who died of cancer.

The three teams rode in golf carts which were transformed into pirate ships.

Strong said they started out golfing at the Rally for the Cure with their mom, and since she passed away several years ago, they’ve continued the tradition.

Each year, they pick a theme for costumes and golf cart decorations, and they give a putter away to a random winner at the rally.

It’s all in good fun.

“Most of these girls golf once a year,” Strong said. “We have a girls weekend and go to dinner Friday night, and they camp out at our house.”

They’ll choose their costume theme for next year’s rally by drawing from a hat.

“It is something we’ve carried on in our mom’s name,” Strong said. “It meant a lot to her for us to be together and golf as a team.”

Rally for the Cure results:

Winners on Sunday

1st Gross: Andy and Maxine Day, Bill Barrett and Donna Carter Barrett

Winners on Saturday

1st Gross: Nita VanVoorhis, Janie Cole, Maxine Day

2nd Gross: Kimberly Ward, Gail Burton, Jeanette Hueckman and Melody Jackson

KP winner: Gail Burton

Chip up contest: Janie Cole

Cart Decorating: Lanni Strong family pirates

Janie Cole won a golf bag donated by the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and $1,400 was raised through an auction with auctioneer Clay Tannler.