By Rebecca Harris
MADISON – The Catholic Foundation hosted the 33rd annual Bishop’s Cup Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Lake Caroline Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament benefited the Catholic Foundation office and the Rev. Martin Ruane Memorial Trust established by the Bishop’s Cup committee in memory of the Irish priest who died earlier this year.
Father Ruane was a big supporter of The Catholic Foundation and he played in the Bishop’s Cup every year. There were 94 golfers representing parishes across the diocese. After a day of golf, 100 guests gathered for dinner and the live and silent auction at The Mermaid Café. The golf awards were presented to the winners after a silent auction.
The scores were very close. A team for Madison St. Francis Parish sponsored by Bank Plus received first place and Natchez St. Mary Basilica received second place. The Bishop Cup committee would like to thank all the golfers, dinner guests and all who donated to the Rev. Martin Ruane Memorial trust. A special thank you goes out to all of our sponsors, listed below.

Plutonium Level:
St. Dominic Health Services, Inc.
The John Richards Collection

Uranium Sponsors:
Ergon

Titanium Sponsors:
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
Capital Glass Company
Rusty’s Boat, Grand Isle, LA

Gold Sponsors:
Acme
Insurance Consulting Group
Bank Plus
Insurance & Risk Managers
Boon Chapman
Lefoldt & Co., PA
Brown Bottling Co.
Peter and Miriam Koury
Capital City Beverages
Raymond James
Citizens National Bank
Southland Management
Coker & Palmer Inc.
Tico’s Steak House

Hole Sponsors:
Allstate, Ameritas
Kim and Gary Taylor
Knights of Columbus Council #9543
Mike and Diane Pumphrey
Old Rivers Company Inc.
State Farm
St. Anthony Catholic School