Brian Heck swung a six iron on the 163-yard second hole at Triple Crown Country Club on Monday, July 20, and watched the ball drop in. It was his first hole-in-one ever, and the first in the 33-year history of The Point/Arc golf classic.

"I play golf about 30 times a year," Heck said. "As for participating with The Point/Arc, I have known the Gerding Family forever."

The Lakeside Park resident, who works for Cincinnati-based Richard Goettle Inc., was playing in his 25th Point/Arc tournament. He also took home the Closest to the Pin trophy and a two-year lease from Mercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell.

Heck's ace came during the third annual Mike Dyas Golf Classic, which drew 30 foursomes and 120 golfers to the Union course for a fundraiser benefiting The Point/Arc of Covington. The nonprofit, founded in 1972, serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The tournament itself dates back 33 years at Triple Crown, but was renamed in Dyas' honor three years ago.

The tournament title went to the foursome of Sam Barnett, Alex Vaughn, Bret Reedy, and Mark Miller, who shot 14 under par for their first Dyas Classic win.

Judi Gerding, 85, founded The Point/Arc more than five decades ago and still serves as its president. She presented Andy VonLehman, chairman of the Dyas Classic, with a 30-year service plaque for his work with the organization.

"We won't have to paint the wall at The Point with this plaque on it," Gerding joked.

VonLehman, president of Von Lehman & Company CPA in Fort Mitchell and the 2015 Northern Kentuckian of the Year, has family ties to The Point/Arc stretching back to the organization's early years.

The tournament bears the name of Mike Dyas, who served as president and CEO of Sterling Cut Glass from 1976 to 2021 and sat on The Point/Arc board. Dyas died October 6, 2023, at age 76.

The Point/Arc operates from 104 W. Pike St. in Covington and runs social enterprises including the Point Perk Coffee Shop, The Point Commercial Laundry, and The Point Apparel, all of which employ individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization reported total revenue of $7.25 million in its fiscal year ending December 2024, according to its most recent IRS Form 990.

Gerding said the classic was renamed because Dyas' favorite things were "trophies, golf, and The Point/Arc."