The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation’s annual charitable golf tournament earlier this month raised more than $18,000.
Thirty-four teams participated in the 18-hole, two-person scramble June 11 at Oakwood Golf Course. The Missouri Foundation for Health, was the corporate underwriter for the event, which raised $18,100 in cash and non-cash gifts
The tournament featured two tee teams and had four flights of winners. A hole-in-one prize on the fifth hole was a 2016 Riverside travel trailer sponsored by Wehr RV of Mountain Grove.
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 filled almost 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.”
The tournament received corporate sponsorships from Emergency Medical Care, LLC and USA Radiology Management as well as 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.Â
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.”
Jeff Williams and Richard Williams won the championship flight with a 59. Jon Williams and Jason Rowden were second with a 60, and Daniel Black and Jason Bass finished third at 61.
Trent Jones and Shelby Gray won the A Flight with a 65, followed by Justin Brown and John Thomas at 66, and Shawn Rhoads and Len Jones at 67. Rhoads is a Missouri state representative.
Winners in the B Flight were: Greg Smith and Jimbo Blackwell, 69; Gary Lee and Bill Green, 69; and Jasper Warren and Chris Keefer, 70.
C Flight winners were: Ralph Pennington and Tanner Carter, 74; Larry and Angie Barton, 74; and Scott Crump and Chuck Hicks, 75.
Winners and runners-up in each flight received cash prizes and trophies. Cash prizes were also awarded for third place.
Donna Jones and Edgar Scantlin were the women’s and men’s longest putt contest winners. Men’s and women’s longest drive winners were Cory Clark and Angie Barton.
A “Vegas Par 3” closest to the pin contest was hosted and sponsored by Dr. Jim Perry, OD. Jones and Scantlin also won the contest.
“The Big Advantage” on the fourth hole allowed golfers to move up within 150 yards of the putting green and was sponsored by Justin Shelby of State Farm Insurance in Houston. The game could reduce golf scores and included a closest to the pin contest. Zach Kuczik and Richard Williams were the winners.
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.
 “Once again, this tournament has been very successful for the healthcare foundation,” Gentry said.
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation plans to hold the golf tournament fundraiser again in 2017.