Newport Beach CC raises 34K for relief

More than 200 people played in Newport Beach Country Club’s Gulf

Coast championships Tuesday, as approximately $34,000 was raised for

hurricane relief.

The club is expected to give the American Red Cross the check

sometime next week, head professional Paul Hahn said.

There were people who donated money without participating in the

tournament, Hahn said, while the club also raised money with a

raffle.

The Newport Beach Fire Department was on hand to help with

operations, Hahn said.

Paul Salata, founder of Irrelevant Week, made the largest donation

with $1,000, according to Hahn.

The format of the tournament did not present a winner, as the

money raised was the brightest point, Hahn added.

“The people that lost their homes were the ones who won,” he said.