COLUMBIA, Tenn. — The annual Tony Starks Memorial Golf Tournament was held Sept. 19 at the Graymere Country Club in Columbia, raising over $120,000 for the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation. This year’s tournament is the largest in the Foundation’s history.
The event brought together community members, local businesses and golf enthusiasts to raise funds in support of the Foundation’s mission to enhance health care services and provide support for patients in need across the region.
“We are incredibly grateful to everyone who participated in and supported the Tony Stark Golf Tournament this year,” said Courtney Lewandowski, development specialist at the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation. “The generosity of our community makes a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve, and we look forward to putting these funds to work to improve health care access and outcomes across the region.”
This year’s tournament included 48 teams and 189 players teeing off for a day of friendly competition and philanthropy. 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:
- Men’s longest drive (second hole): Weston Burt, Doster Construction
- Women’s longest drive (first hole): Claire Trotter, Beverly Horner
- Closest to the pin (seventh hole): Weston Burt, Doster Construction
- Closest to the pin (ninth hole): Drew Keller, Maury Regional Health
- Closest to the pin (thirteenth hole): Wesley Bomar, Bernhard
- Putting contest: ImageFIRST
- First place, first flight: Cintas
- Second place, first flight: WireMasters
- First place, second flight: United Community Bank
- Second place, second flight: Turner
- First place, third flight: Butler Snow LLP
- Second place, third flight: Beverly Horner
Prize winners in the afternoon round included:
- Men’s longest drive (second hole): Mark Hammond, TOA Columbia
- Women’s longest drive (first hole): Shelley Shanks, Maury Regional Medical Group
- Closest to the pin (seventh hole): Wes Collins, SurgiCor
- Closest to the pin (ninth hole): Freddie Wade, TOA Columbia
- Closest to the pin (thirteenth hole): Jeff Reeser
- Putting contest: HealthFuse
- First place, first flight: Columbia Machine Works
- Second place, first flight: Wayne Medical Center
- First place, second flight: Luma Health
- Second place, second flight: Mint Condition
- First place, third flight: Radon Medical Imaging
- Second place, third flight: Morrison Healthcare
The Foundation extends special thanks to the tournament’s sponsors for their continued commitment to advancing health care in the region.
- Title Sponsor: Turner Construction
- Tournament sponsors: Bernhard; Maury Regional Health
- Master’s sponsors: AllianceBernstein; World Architects and Engineers
- Gold sponsors: BlueCross BlueShield of TN; Cintas; DB’s, Muletown Rec and ProTech Medical; Morrison Healthcare; Tristar Elevators; Vizient
- Silver sponsors: Accent Flooring; Butler Snow LLP; Farm Bureau Health Plans; ImageFIRST; Maury Regional Medical Group; Maury County Medical Association; National Fire and Life Safety; Realty Trust Group; SurgiCor; T. Rowe Price
- Bronze Sponsors: Allspring Global Investments; A-Z Office Resource, Inc; Beverly Horner; BlueCross BlueShield of TN; CMS Imaging; Columbia Machine Works; Culleoka Company; Doster Construction; EnableComp; Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Franklin; Experian Health; Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee; Healthcare Strategies; Healthfuse; LabCorp, Listerhill Credit Union; Luma Health; MD Realty Solutions; Medtronic; MedCycle Management; Mint Condition; National HealthCare Corporation Maury Regional TCC; Parks, Bryant & Snyder PLLC; Preventia Security; Radon Medical Imaging; Resources Corporation of America; RJ Young; Smith Seckman Reid; Southern Radiology Associates; TOA Columbia; TriStar Bank; United Community Bank; Wayne Medical Center; WireMasters
- Hole Sponsors: Allspring Global Investments (x2); Arnett Build (x2); Beck Dental Care; Brentwood Services Administrators; Columbia Paint and Wallcover; Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Franklin; LegalShield (ID Theft Carrier); Parks, Bryant & Snyder, PLLC; PYA; Qualivis; Smelter Service (x2); Southern Radiology Associates; SVMIC; TriHaz Solutions; VSP; WireMasters
- Breakfast Sponsor: Cloudmed, an R1 company
- Lunch sponsor: Littler
- Reception sponsor: MedCycle Management
- Beverage cart sponsor: Ascend Federal Credit Union; Cigna Healthcare
- Car hole-in-one sponsor: Stan McNabb Cadillac and Chevrolet
- Golf cart sponsor: Gallegher Benefit Services
- Hazard sponsor: National HealthCare Corporation Homecare
- Monster sponsor: Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care
- Putting contest sponsor: National HealthCare Corporation
- Weather sponsor: Arnett Built
For more information about the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation or to learn how you can support its mission, visit MauryRegional.com/Foundation.