Hopkinsville’s Knights of Columbus council is preparing for its 18th annual golf scramble, a fundraiser that supports several organizations and events throughout the year.
The four-person scramble will be Saturday, Oct. 14, at Western Hills Golf Course, and the council is seeking local businesses for $100 hole sponsorships.
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“We will prepare and post a sign with your company name at a hole of your choice,” organizers wrote in a letter to potential sponsors. “The sponsor list is displayed prominently on the leader board and on scramble material.”
The Knights council also encourages businesses to bring employees to the scramble. The entry fee is $65 per person. It includes coffee and doughnuts at check-in, green fees, cart, beverages and lunch.
The shotgun start will be at 8 a.m. There will be performance prizes and gifts for the golfers. First place will earn $400, and there will be a random draw for second, third and fourth places. The first hole-in-one at Hole 16 will win $500.
Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s service organization. Locally, they provide support to Trace Industries, Alpha Alternative, Camp MARC, Hands of Hope, Wreaths Across America, Special Olympics, Pennyroyal Veterans Center and Aaron McNeil House. They also assemble and distribute food baskets for dozens of families at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Golfers may use this form to register. Entry fees, donations and sponsorship can be mailed to Richard Hornbeak, Grand Knight, P.O. Box 1215, Hopkinsville, KY 42241. Checks should be made payable to Knights of Columbus Council No. 7847.
Additional information is available by calling Hornbeak at 270-839-3134 or Bruce Wilcox at 270-484-0523.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
