LINKS FOR LEARNING RAISES OVER $14,000 FOR UACCM FOUNDATION

This year’s sixth annual Links for Learning Golf Tournament fundraiser for the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) Foundation was a huge success. A field of nearly 120 golfers gathered at the Morrilton Country Club on a beautiful sunny day to compete in the three-person scramble tournament that helped raise over $14,000 in proceeds for the UACCM Foundation. Along with the tournament, the participants were given an opportunity to show their golf skills with Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, and Putting Contests. Throughout the day, teams were treated to limitless refreshments, door prizes, and all the BBQ they could eat. Once the teams had finished playing and the scores were being calculated, the tournament’s finale took place. The “Golf Ball Drop” consisted of hundreds of numbered golf balls being poured down from the bucket of Morrilton Fire Department’s snorkel truck that was positioned nearly fifty feet in the air above a hole near the putting green. The owner of the ticket number matching the number of the ball that landed closest to the hole won the largest prize of the day, $1000 cash. A second prize of $50 was given to the person’s ball that landed the farthest from the hole. Defying the odds, Mark Stobaugh won the $1000 prize for the second year in a row. UACCM’s Director of Marking and Public Relations, Mary Clark was the winner of the $50 ‘Farthest from the Hole’ prize after her golf ball managed to bounce and roll it’s way almost a hundred feet from the hole.
           
The winners of the sixth annual Links For Learning Golf Tournament were:

First flight
First place, Specialty Rental 2 (Nick Wooten, Kavin Gatlin, and David Osburn)
Second place, Farmers and Merchants Bank (Thomas Akin, George Jones, and Greg Connell)
Third place, ARVEST 1 (Randy Loyd, Todd Smith, and Nelson Ennis)

Second flight
First place, DeSoto Drilling (Chuck Lovelace, Mike Goutier, and Jack Hamm)
Second place, ARVEST 2 (Sherry Tanner, Donna Parks, and Stephanie Wofford)
Third place, Green Bay Packaging (Jeff Gregerson, Will Sams, and Gary Sams)  

Third flight
First place, Energy Weldfab (Johnny Rogers, Rex Murdock, and Mike Clements)
Second place, Bell Supply 1 (Jeff Cheatham, Ricky Winberry, and John Duke)
Third place, Crafton Tull 3 (Cliff Gregory, Brad Russell, and Mike Burgess)

“We couldn’t have asked for a better day for our foundation golf tournament!” stated UACCM Development Officer, Morgan Zimmerman. “The weather was beautiful, we had an excellent turnout, and the food was awesome!  Of course, none of it would have been possible if it weren’t for the outstanding support of the area businesses and individuals who made contributions and volunteered their time to help with the tournament.”