COLUMBIA, Tenn. — The annual Tony Starks Memorial Golf Tournament was held Sept. 22 at the Graymere Country Club in Columbia, raising more than $80,000 for the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation.
Foundation Executive Director Joe Kilgore said it was another great day on the links raising money for a good cause.
“As always, the Tony Starks Memorial Golf Tournament was a day full of fun,” he said. “We want to thank all of our sponsors, volunteers and golfers for another successful tournament.”
Prizes were awarded to the winners and runners-up of three flights in both the morning and afternoon groups. There were also contests for longest drive, closest to the pin, hole-in-one and the team putting challenge.
Prize winners in the morning round included:
∙ First flight, first place: The Cintas Corporation team of Paul Hannah, John Lillie, Mark Brown and Zeke Maddux
∙ First flight, second place: The AT&T team of Dennis Wagner, Nathan Poss, Paul Daniels and Luke Ashley
∙ Second flight, first place: The TriStar Bank team of Michael Franks, Kyle Holloway, Jason Epley and Jeff Barber
∙ Second flight, second place: The BlueCross BlueShield team of David Locke, Russel Marty and Trammel Hoehn
∙ Third flight, first place: The Baxter Management team of Michael McNutt, Seth Dixon, Seth Blanks and Adam Gilg
∙ Third flight, second place: The Farm Bureau Health Plans team of Randy Wilmore, Steve Wilson, David Pemberton and Curt Stubblefield
∙ Longest drive: Matt Ellis with the Frost-Arnett/Enablecomp team
∙ Closest to the pin (seventh hole): Jeff Strawn with the Allspring Global Investments team
∙ Closest to the pin (ninth hole): John Anderson with the Cintas Corporation team
∙ Closest to the pin (13th hole): Seth Dixon with the Baxter Management team
∙ Team putting contest: The Magnet Solutions/MedCycle team of Darren Cook and Alex Harakas
Afternoon prize winners included:
∙ First flight, first place: The Wayne Medical Center team of Tyler Taylor, Andy Beckum, Franklin Cole and Daniel Richardson
∙ First flight, second place: The Mint Condition team of Mike Short, Michael Miller, Gary Hogan and Josh Carroll
∙ Second flight, first place: The Wold HFR Design team of Ron Franks, Bill Walter, Ron Pope and Alan Alexander
∙ Second flight, second place: The National Fire & Life Safety team of Trevan Reagan, Danny Cato, Ryan Neville and Derrick Helton
∙ Third flight, first place: The Preventia Security team of Mike Pearson, JD Liber, Scott Herrel and Scott Duncan
∙ Third flight, second place: The American Paper and Twine team of Scott Rice, Mark Wright, Jim Haddon and Robby Wedemeyer
∙ Longest drive (men’s): Gary Hogan with the Mint Condition team
∙ Longest drive (women’s): Katie Lynn with the Maury Regional Medical Group team
∙ Closest to the pin (seventh hole): Gavin Tumblin with the Healthfuse team
∙ Closest to the pin (ninth hole): Scott Rice with the American Paper and Twine team
∙ Closest to the pin (13th hole): Paul Weisner with the Infor U.S. team
∙ Team putting contest: The T. Rowe Price team of Peter J. Griffin II, Robert Longfield, Frank Clarkson and Cole Peevy
Special thanks to tournament sponsor Maury Regional Health; master’s sponsor Vizient, Inc.; gold sponsors Anchor Health Properties, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Medtronic, Morrison Healthcare and Wold HFR; silver sponsors Arnett Built, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Butler Snow, Farm Bureau Health Plans, Frost-Arnett/Enablecomp, Infor U.S., Magnet Solutions & MedCycle, Maury Regional Medical Group, National Fire & Life Safety, NHC South Central, R.J. Young Company and T. Rowe Price; hole-in-one sponsor Roberts Toyota; food and beverage sponsors Coca-Cola, Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., Littler and Morrison Healthcare; putting contest sponsor NHC – South Central District; cart path sponsor Arnett Built; beverage cart sponsors Ascend Federal Credit Union and Tristar Elevator; and weather sponsor Lincoln Financial Group.
All proceeds from the golf tournament benefit the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Since 2006, the Foundation has funded more than $4 million in programs and services benefiting community members in need. These programs include medication assistance, a food bank, transportation assistance, educational support, community health initiatives and employee assistance. Learn more about the Foundation at MauryRegionalFoundation.com.
To view team photos, visit Magnolia Golf Group.
