City of Newbern Team Declared Overall Winner of Ed Lannom Memorial Golf Tournament
Dyersburg, Tennessee – The winning team of the City of Newbern claimed the traveling crystal cup for the first time ever during Dyersburg State Community College’s (DSCC) annual Ed Lannom, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament Sept. 9 at the Farms Golf Club in Dyersburg.
Eighteen teams participated in the annual event led by co-directors Larry White from White and Associates Insurance and Patrick Williams from Johnson-Williams Funeral Home. DSCC President Karen Bowyer served as the presidential putter throughout the day on the eighteenth green.
Tournament winners were recognized in two flights of play along with winners of special contests including a closest to the pin contest, a longest drive contest, and a putting contest. A $1 million hole-in-one contest was sponsored for the third year in a row by The Farms Golf Club. New this year was the “Eagle Swing” in which golfers purchased a chance for a member of DSCC’s baseball or softball team to take the first swing with a bat from the #14 hole.
Bill Reno made the longest drive of the day while Dylan Parker and J.D. Cowan were the closest-to-the-pin contest winners, making them both eligible to play for the $1 million hole-in-one contest. Although both made respectable drives for the grand prize, both came up short in the end. In addition to this contest, the top golfer who was closest to the pin on hole number 9 was Jeff Agee. All contest winners received a free round of golf sponsored by The Farms Golf Club.
The City of Newbern, the overall winning team of the first flight, included team members Jason Roberts, Scotty Schultheis, Glenn Thurman, and Zach Walden. The Modern Woodmen of America team including Harry Ferrell, Jeff Newbill, Mike Rosemeyer, and Joe Wood, placed second while the Cole Chiropractic Clinic team consisting of Zach Burdine, Barry Cole, Jeff Hammons and Tony Reed, placed third.
The ERMCO team consisting of Paul Frank, Jamie McNeely, Mike Motley, and Reginald Taylor, took first place honors in the second flight of play. The Dot Foods team including Drake Cowan, J.D. Cowan, Rusty Fortner and Ethan Goad, took second place, while the Alexander, Thomspon, Arnold team of Mark Downing, Barry Hamilton, Kevin Howell and Will Jelks, placed third.
Along with numerous door prizes donated by local businesses, a gas grill, donated by Lowe’s of Dyersburg, was won by Kevin Cook. A Shop Vac, donated by WKAQ-FM Radio, was won by Mike Motley. Door prizes were donated from Applebee’s - Union City, Caleb Brown, Cheddar’s – Jackson, Cobra Electronics, Cole Chiropractic, Coyote Blues, the DSCC Baseball Team, the DSCC Cheer Team, First South Financial Credit Union, iHeart Radio - Lee Roy Watson, Lowe’s – Dyersburg, Modern Woodmen of America, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Outback Steakhouse, Papa John’s, Roburto Lawson, Security Bank, Simmons Bank, The Farms Golf Club, Tire Pros, Ultimate Fitness – Dyersburg, and WQAK FM Radio
Several local businesses sponsored the golf tournament including platinum sponsor Dot Foods, gold sponsor Edward Jones, and silver sponsors DOC Imaging-Jackson and Lannom Coronado PLLC.
Student-athletes from DSCC’s men’s and women’s basketball, softball, baseball and cheer teams were on hand throughout the day to assist tournament participants as needed.
DSCC’s annual golf tournament is named in memory of Ed Lannom, Jr., a longtime supporter of the College. All proceeds from the event benefit student-athletes with scholarships and support for athletic programs. For more information about DSCC Athletics, please contact Alan Barnett, athletic director, at 731-286-3259.
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Photo captions:
– Teams lined up early on Friday morning, Sept. 23, as they prepared to hit the greens for DSCC’s Annual Ed Lannom Memorial Golf Tournament.
– Larry White (left), co-chair of DSCC’s Ed Lannom Memorial Golf Tournament, watches on as Dr. Karen Bowyer (right), president of DSCC, takes a swing as the presidential putter for the day.
The City of Newbern team took a moment to pose with Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of DSCC, during the Ed Lannom Memorial Golf Tournament on Sept. 23. Shown here from L to R is Zach Walden, Bowyer, Glenn Thurman, Jason Roberts, and Scotty Schultheis.
– DSCC softball player Ansley Pasold (left) of Hohenwald and LaraLee Williams (right) of Selmer assisted golfers with the Eagle Swing – a special opportunity where student-athletes took a free swing with a bat for golfers at hole #14 at The Farms Golf Club.
The overall winning team of the City of Newbern took home the coveted College Cup during DSCC’s 2016 Ed Lannom, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament. Shown L to R: Glenn Thurman, Jason Roberts, and Zach Walden. Not pictured is teammate Scotty Schultheis.
