4th Annual Follow Me Celebrity Golf Classic held Wednesday(Sept. 9) at Bent Tree Golf Course.
Celebrities in Education honorees included the South Side High AA Championship Basketball Team, Dr. Logan Hampton of Lane College, Dr. Samuel Oliver of Union University (represented Athletic Director Tommy Sadler), Dr. Niles Reddick of The University of Memphis Lambuth Campus, and Dr. Thomas Rakes of The University of Tennessee at Martin.
Award trophies and prizes were given out to team members and individuals who were present for the closing ceremony.
17 Teams – 2 Flights
Tournament Winners
First Flight
Champion – Bancorp South (Chester Sharp, Johnny Marcom, Bobby Hart, Melvin Brown)
2nd Place – Union University (Tommy Sadler, Larry Hopper, Mike Hopper [winner of the Putting Contest], Carlton Leggett)
3rd Place – Hewitt Chatman & Friends (Jamaal Chatman, David Hopper, Ernest Moore [winner of Closest to the Pin on Hole #17, 12-inches from winning $10,000] and Taylor Hughes)
2nd Flight
1st Place – Jonah Affordable Housing Org. (Harold Nance, June Murry, and Paul Stiner)
2nd Place – JRC Mechanical Contractors (Russell Currie, Gerald Johnson, Clayton Perry, Roy Royal)
3rd Place – Jackson Energy Authority Team #2 (Erric Kellum [winner of Closest to the Pin on hole #4], Bill Gordon, Ray Lamport, Ken Sadler)
Other winners:
Winston Truett of Alexander Thompson Arnold – winner of Closest to the Pin on hole #8
Danny Greenway of West Tennessee Healthcare – winner of the Closest to the Pin on hole #11
Johnny Williams of First Bank team – winner of Closest to the Pin on hole #14 and the Longest Drive Award on hole #15.
First all-female team — Corine Turner, Lynn Henning, Jackie Bonds and Dornell Chatman
Winner of the Golf Ball Drop Contest was Jamie Miller.
