The local Knights of Columbus is finalizing plans for the organization’s 16th annual Charity Golf Scramble and is seeking hole sponsors for the Sept. 7 event at Western Hills Golf Course.
Sponsors make a $100 donation and have their business name and logo displayed at one of the 18 holes on the course. In addition, all of the sponsors will be listed on the leader board at the club house.
“Our golf scramble is one of our major fund raisers of the year and we are always looking for both golfers and hole sponsors for our annual date,” council president Tom O’Hagan said.
Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization. The local group, Council 7847, was established in 1981.
“We annually run blood drives, distribute holiday food baskets to the hungry, assist with the physically and mentally challenged, hold monthly food collection for Aaron McNeil House, and many, many more activities,” O’Hagan said.
The Knights of Columbus also supports Trace Industries, Wreaths Across America, Special Olympics, Alpha Alternative, Pennyroyal Veterans Center and local schools.
Anyone who is interested in supporting the golf scramble or wants an entry form to play should contact O’Hagan at tohagan.vip@gmail.com or call him at 270-348-2322. Checks may be mailed to Tom O’Hagan, 234 Oxford St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
Men and women golfers may compete in the scramble. The entry fee is $60 per person before Aug. 31, or $70 the day of the event. The fee covers a cart, greens fees, beverages, snacks and lunch.
Prizes will be awarded — $400, first place; $300, second; $200, third; and $100, fourth. A hole-in-one at the 16th will win $500.
(This story has been edited to correct a mistake about the date of the golf scramble.)
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.
