Did You Know?

In 2011, Good Samaritan Foundation celebrates 60 years of service to nursing students and nursing schools in Texas.

Good Samaritan Foundation is the leading private provider of nursing scholarships in the State of Texas.

In 60 years, Good Samaritan Foundation has awarded more than $15 million to more than 15,000 nursing students in Texas.

Tournament History

Houston's oldest charitable golf event has a long and prestigious history. In 1967, prominent Houston business leader Lou Lewis approached Clyde Verheyden, founder and executive director of Good Samaritan Foundation, about staging a golf tournament to benefit the Foundation's nursing scholarship program.

         Tournament Founder Lou Lewis with volunteer nurses

The tournament's first three events were hosted by Houston's Westwood Country Club. In 1970, the tournament's home moved to River Oaks Country Club, and River Oaks has been its home course ever since. One of America's most elegant and exclusive country clubs, River Oaks allows access to only one non-member charitable golf event each year - the Good Samaritan tournament.

Foundation Founder Clyde Verheyden - 1987

Tournament proceeds have provided scholarships to more than one thousand area nurses. In 2010, the goal for the event is for its net proceeds to provide scholarships to 100 students attending schools of nursing in the Houston/Gulf Coast area.

Past Tournament Chairs:

1967 - Lou Lewis
1968 - Lou Lewis
1969 - Frank Whitley
1970 - Jack Apple
1971 - John Kennedy
1972 - Gerald Murphy
1973 - Gene Lewis
1974 - Jim Porter
1975 - Earl Rives
1976 - Tex Thornton
1977 - Raymond Elledge
1978 - Barry Lewis
1979 - Henry King
1980 - John O'Leary
1981 - Guy Graves
1982 - Guy Graves
1983 - John Dore
1984 - David Murphy
1985 - Trent Campbell
1986 - Done Simecheck
1987 - Gary Duke
1988 - Gary Duke
1989 - Bob Hetherington
1990 - Doug Bourne
1991 - Bill Conover
1992 - Frank Hadlock
1993 - Bill Conover
1994 - Gary Johnson
1995 - Chuck Fifield
1996 - Mel Glasscock
1997 - Mike Graves
1998 - Jim Lawhon
1999 - Sally & John Young
2000 - Sally & John Young
2001 - Bobbie & John Nau
2002 - Bill Hurt
2003 - Sally & John Young, Allison & Gregg Hammer
2004 - Allison & Gregg Hammer
2005 - Steve Lindley
2006 - Steve Lindley
2007 - John Fichter
2008 - Jason Fertitta & Charles Williams
2009 - Jason Fertitta & Charles Williams
2010 - John B. Young, Barry Young, Greg Young, Julie Young Sudduth