The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation raised $19,167 in early June at the 12th annual charitable golf tournament at Oakwood Golf Club in Houston.
Thirty-seven teams participated in the 18-hole two-person scramble, which had 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. tee times. Prizes were awarded to the top three teams in four flights.
Lance King and Ryan Potts won the championship flight after a tiebreaker separated three times that shot 60. Jon Williams and Greg Smith were second while Roger Tune and Aaron Hawkins finished third.
A-Flight winners were Ron Barton and Jordan Norfalise at 64. Roger Tune and Denna Tune, who finished second, and third-place winners Gary Clinton and Kelly Lowe, shot 65s.
Jay Loveland and Lynn Loveland won the B-Flight with a 70. Preston Wade and Devin Wiseman were second at 71. The third-place group, Ralph Pennington and Tanner Carter, also shot 71.
C-Flight winners were Scott Crump and Chuck Hicks at 75. Bill Hartwig and Chris Nelson also shot 75 to finish second. Danny Lansdown and Dr. Lynn Hauenstein finished third with a 76.
First- and second-place winners in all flights received cash prizes and trophies. Third-place finishers in all flights received a cash prize.
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Mary Armstrong and Gary Lee were the women’s and men’s longest putt contest winners. Roger Tune and Deanna Tune won the longest drive competition.
Preston Wade and Kelly Lowe won the Vegas Par 3” closest to the pin contest sponsored by Dr. Jim Perry, OD.
“The Big Advantage” on the fourth hole allowed golfers to move up within 150 yards of the putting green and was sponsored by Wehr Ford/Wehr RV in Mountain Grove. The game could reduce golf scores and included a closest to the pin contest. John Williams was the winner.
With a hole-in-one on hole five at the course, golfers had the opportunity to win $25,000 sponsored by Justin Shelby, State Farm Insurance Agent in Houston.
Jay Gentry, TCMH Healthcare Foundation director, said funds generated by the golf tournament will be used to fund scholarships for healthcare related educational fields and to provide resources for capital projects.
“We almost filled all of the available team slots, and we received numerous sponsorships from individuals and businesses for the tournament,” Gentry said. “Both factors help make a great tournament.”
Gentry noted said tournament also received corporate sponsorships from Emergency Medical Care, LLC; Home State Health; Missouri Foundation for Health, and USA Radiology Management along with support from many other businesses.
“The sponsorships and support also allow us to put on a tournament with a lot of amenities for the participants,” Gentry said. He also thanked the numerous volunteers and the staff at Oakwood for their time and efforts on behalf of the Foundation’s tournament.
“Some of our winners also donated their winnings back to the Foundation, which we greatly appreciate,” Gentry said. “The Foundation is a local charity and all of the money we receive for the Foundation will remain in the county.”
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation plans to hold the golf tournament fundraiser again in 2018.
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation is the non-profit organization with a mission to ensure the quality of healthcare services for children, women, and men at Texas County Memorial Hospital. Funding for the Foundation comes from grateful patients and their families, community members and groups, and businesses that value healthcare in our area. A board of community leaders from across the county directs the TCMH Healthcare Foundation and the funds held by the Foundation.