The Day & Results

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the 1st Annual Patrick Murphree Memorial Golf Tournament such a tremendous success!!! There were 23 teams (92 golfers – 89 men and 3 women) participating in the 4-man scramble format at Point Mallard Golf Course, grossing over $20,000!

The tournament kicked off just before noon on Saturday with registration and a delicious barbeque lunch provided by the Mallard Grille. During the registration process, each golfer was offered the chance to purchase 2 mulligans and a power drive for $20. Gift bags, containing tournament logo embroidered hats with magnetic ball markers, a sleeve Bridgestone E6+ golf balls embossed with the tournament name and Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning, were handed out. After some opening remarks and a quick run down of the rules, each team headed out for their first hole!

It took the teams about 5 hours under perfect weather conditions to complete the 18 holes. While waiting for all the teams to finish and the results to be determined, the golfers recharged with Domino’s Pizza, Pepsi Cola of Decatur and Valley Budweiser products.

After all the scorecards were tallied (any ties were broken according to Official USGA Rules), the field was divided in half to create the two flights. The 1st place team of each flight was awarded stainless steel watches with the tournament logo imprinted on the face, the 2nd place teams received $150 Callaway Golf Gift Cards and the 3rd place teams received $75 Callaway Golf Gift Cards.

The 1st Flight Winners

1st Place – 56 – Tom Place, Billy Biles, Todd Witt and Rick Sanders
2nd Place – 57 – Scott Belcher, Ben Light, Jody Murphree and Kirk Sanders
3rd Place – 57 – Tracy Hicks, Dave Netwon, Casey Yeary, Chad Yeary

2nd Flight Winners1st Place – 61 – William Hennessy, Brad Forsling, Reid Mason and Zac Wilson
2nd Place – 62 – Michael Burnett, Jim Greene, Jeff Johnson and Dustin
3rd Place – 62 – William Dunnivent, Evan Price, Frank Rowell and Wayne Sanders

Maui Jim sunglasses were awarded for Long Drive and Closest to the Pin on 3 different holes. Congratulations to those winners.

Closest to the Pin – Breck Hastings, Reid Mason & Belinda Villarreal
Longest Drive – Wesley Perry

Joe Sartain Ford sponsored a Hole-in-One with a chance to win a Ford Escape! There were several people who came close but no one drove away in a brand new car…maybe next year!

Names were drawn for tons of door prizes ranging from electric smokers to bow cases to restaurant gift certificates donated by local businesses! Thank you to everyone who donated!

Tom Scannell – the winner of the All-You-Can-Eat Hooter’s VIP Wing Party for 10!

Thank you to everyone who participated, donated and worked to make this first year tournament a success! All the proceeds will help fund the Patrick Murphree Memorial Scholarship set up at the University of Alabama (check back to see who the first recipient is)! The Murphree Family looks forward to seeing everyone back next year!

Tournament Pictures

I would like to do a scrapbook from the tournament, so if you have any pictures please email them to plmmemorialgolf@gmail.com! Look for a Tournament Recap post in a few days. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success!

Thanks to our Hole Sponsors...

B & B Roofing
Bendall's Pharmacy, Inc
Cornerstone Detention Products
Domino's Pizza
Early Services Inc
First American Bank

Gateway Commercial Real Estate
GulfEagle Supply
Hazelgreen Building Supply
Hennessy Automobile Companies

J & M Signs
Joe Sartain Ford
Nancy and John Murphree
Parker Real Estate LLC
Parton Contracting, Inc.
Pepsi Cola, Decatur
The Light House
Thomas T. Willis General Dentistry
TVW Electrical Supplies Inc

Hole Sponsorship Forms

You can also help out by sponsoring a hole on the day of the tournament for $250. The Hole Sponsorship Forms are now available (look on the sidebar to download a form).

Murph’s 1st Annual Blood Drive

Saturday is the 1st Annual Murph Blood Drive in the Decatur Country Club Ballroom from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm! We hope to see you there!

1st Annual Memorial Golf Tournament

The 1st Annual Patrick Murphree Memorial Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Point Mallard Golf Course in Decatur, Alabama. The tournament will be a 4-man scramble format. The entry fee is $100 per person. You can sign up in teams or we will place you on a team. The schedule of events are as follows:

• 11:00 am - Registration and Lunch
• 1:00 pm - Shotgun Start
• Awards and Light hors d'oeuvres following play

All proceeds will benefit the Patrick Murphree Memorial Scholarship set up with the University of Alabama. For more information, please email plmmemorialgolf@gmail.com.