Dan Passmore tees off on the "Your Daily Local" hole during the 2nd Annual ISA Golf Scramble at Cable Hollow Golf Course, Saturday, May 29, 2021. Photo by Brian Hagberg

ISA Holds 2nd Annual Golf Scramble

June 3, 2021

RUSSELL, Pa. – Despite the rain and unseasonably cool temperatures, more than 80 golfers participated in the 2nd Annual International Sports Academy Golf Scramble at Cable Hollow Golf Course Saturday.

The ISA connects at-risk youth with long-term mentors to change their lives, now and for eternity. The annual golf scramble helps ISA raise the funds it needs to complete its mission.

“In the past year, we’ve been able to begin working in seven nations, and we currently have over a dozen ISA clubs functioning,” ISA President Rick Rohlin said. “We are in the process of training leaders who will in turn train thousands of leaders who will start more clubs. Most of these clubs are in areas of extreme poverty with very little hope. Of course, there are no opportunities for sports until we come in.”

Even with temperatures in the mid-40s and steady, light rain, only one group canceled due to the weather.

“Only one team didn’t come due to the rain,” Rohlin said. “We’re pretty thankful for that.”

See our full interview with Rohlin here:

ISA’s mission was a big factor in golfers playing through the conditions.

“I’ve been out here before, in the snow even sometimes,” Jeffrey Labesky said. “Rain or shine, for a good cause, we’re gonna get out here and do the best we can.”

One of the ISA’s goals for the coming year is to train new leaders in order to expand the reach of its ministries.

“We’re doing a lot of training of leaders and we’re developing a national leadership team in each nation,” Rohlin said. “We have a huge training coming up in September where 22 nations from Africa are actually coming to one location to learn how to use sports ministries.”

The organization uses a number of different sports to help reach young athletes, including basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, cricket, ping-pong, tennis, handball, darts, pickleball, and even e-gaming. In addition to its overseas clubs in Kenya, India, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, and Guinea, the ISA is also giving kids opportunities to participate in sports domestically.

         

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