C&C Millwright won top honors with a low score of 54 in the 21st annual Bob Kelsing Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Golf Classic played on Friday, June 14th at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tennessee.
C&C Millwright was paced by Matt Dibella, Hunter Hartmen, Zane Potter, Hunter Chandley and Carson Newman QB Zane Whitson.
Farm Bureau placed second with a scorecard playoff over Captain D’s/Pizza Inn with a 55.
Farm Bureau was led by Ray White, Pat Crum, Boyce Rominger and former ETSU QB Marl Hutsell.
Captain D’s/Pizza Inn was led by Kyle Moore, Mickey Ellis, Burton Ellis and Joe Hall.
First Horizon Advisors won the first flight with a 59 in a scorecard playoff over the Greeneville Water Commission.
First Horizon Advisors was led by Kelli Ann Lawson, Kamryn Renner, Kylee Renner, Heath Pruitt and Matt Renner
The GWC consisted of Conner DeBusk, Flint Carter, Preston Bailey, Alex Broyles and Cole Hence
During the event Cory Swinney of the Nova’s Sushi Bar & Grille team won the closest to the Hole on #3
Brylee Catron of the Summers Taylor team was closest on #14, Zane Potter of C&C Millwright was the closest on # 16
and Alex Broyles playing for the Greeneville Water Commission won the long drive contest
The event started with an open range sponsored by Greene County Express, followed by lunch starting at 11:00 am Sponsored by Applebee’s, Pizza Inn, Captain D’s and QuickStop Markets. The evening was capped off with dinner sponsored by Cook’s Mechanical Services and Awards Reception. Other major sponsors included Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen, Grand True Value Rental, Greeneville Federal Bank, John City Toyota, Nova’s Sushi Bar & Grille, Petro Services, Pizza Inn, Summers Taylor and Tom & Carla Bewley.
Special Thanks to Bobby Ward and the crew at Link Hills Country Club for having the course in great shape and making the event a success with their hard work behind the scenes
Golf Ball Drop Results
Alec Bryant wins the $5,000 golf Ball Drop Prize
the evening prior to the golf tournament the Boys & Girls Club held their annual golf ball drop with Alex Bryant winning the $5,000 grant prize.
Mark Collins won the Greeneville Flyboys suite and food for 20, Ralph Johnson won the 65-inch TV donated by Cook’s Mechanical Services
Adam Tipton won the 55-inch TV donated by Grand True Value Rental, Josh Jennings won the $250 gas card for QuickStop Markets,
Eric Shipley won the $150 gift card from The Butchers Block, Tracy Greene won the $100 gift card from Captain D’s, Yvette Coggins won the $100 gift card from Pizza Inn,
Garreth Rowlands won the $100 cash and Tom Hopson won the $20 for having the ball farthest from the hole. The Golf Ball Drop was sponsored by
Johnson City Toyota, Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen and Pizza Inn.
Instead of the helicopter dropping the balls that had been the case for the previous ball drops, the Greeneville Energy Authority brought in
A bucket truck and dropped the balls for this year’s event.
THEY SAID IT
Mike Smith (ETSU graduate, former Atlanta Falcons head coach):” It’s for the boys and girls club and for me, that’s dear to my heart. The people here in Greeneville are so welcoming. It’s a good time of the year for me to come and play, also for a great, great cause.”
Anthony Hancock (former UT, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver): “I’m truly always honored just to be around good people and fellowship and to play golf, just to have a mission in life to make sure kids have the opportunity to become productive citizens. The bottom line is you’re raising money to keep the Boys & Girls Club a safe place for students to hang out after school.”
Jeff Olszewski (former UT quarterback): “Just the fact that there are so many former Tennessee athletes and coming together for a great cause, the Boys & Girls Club, it’s always a pleasure to be involved with anything that helps the youth of our area.”
Jani Trupovnieks (former UT offensive lineman):” (This event) just gets better every year. You can’t go wrong with something like this. I see the full purpose of the Boys and Girls Club ... I’ve always been a true believer in it, and it helps in all aspects.”
The Boys & Girls Club is located at 740 West Church Street. The Boys & Girls Club is open this summer from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. For more information on Boys & Girls Club events call Scott Bullington or Peyton Malone at 723-787-9322 or on for Boys & Girls Club programs contact Jennifer Wilder or Katelyn Weems at 787-9334 or visit the club website at www.ggcbgc.org. Pictures from the Bob Kesling Boys & Girls Club Celebrity Golf Classic event can be found on the Club’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BGCGreeneville.
