May 01, 2008

Contact:   Preston Davis

Huntersville, N.C. – On Friday, April 25, one hundred and twenty six alumni and supporters of the Davidson Golf Program took to the links at Birkdale Golf Club for the 14^th Annual Tom Scott Memorial Golf Tournament.

Golfers preparing to take to the field at the 14th Annual Tom Scott Memorial Golf Tournament.

Sponsored by the Davidson Athletic Foundation, the tournament serves as an annual fundraiser for the Davidson College golf program. This year the tournament netted over $20,000 for golf scholarships.

The Tournament is named in honor of Dr. Tom Scott, former Director of Athletics at Davidson from 1954 to 1975.  Dr. Scott left a thumb print on regional sports as five-term president of Southern Conference, and will also be remembered as a leader in integrating athletics throughout the South, and by helping prepare Davidson for women’s athletics in 1974.

Bob Cordle `63 celebrates coming off the 5th Green.

This year’s tournament saw plenty of action. One of the more amazing moments was a double eagle on hole 17 by the eventual low gross winners.

Thank you to all those who came out to play or made a gift to the Tom Scott Memorial Golf Scholarship.

Congratulations to the 2008 Tom Scott Golf Tournament winners!

Low Gross: Ronny Brown ’69, Mike O’Neill ’69, Mike Spann ’69, Andy Crisp

1^st Low Net: Dick Fulp ’64, Bob Hartness ’62, Bob Porter ’62, Harry Underwood ’64
2^nd Low Net: Pete Mangone ’89, Bobby Pittenger ’02, Tom Shandley, Adam Lewicki ’11
3^rd Low Net: Biran Reid, Paul Miller, Ray Reed, Chuck Munn

Bill Griffin, Associate Basketball Coach Matt Matheny `93, and Cam Griffin `09 before teeing off on the 9th hole.

Longest Drive of the day on hole 17: Andy Crisp
Closest to the Pin:
Hole #2:
Wes French ’83
Hole #6:
Steve Aldrich ’02
Hole #12:
Phil Hightower ’66
Hole #16:
John Woods

The Davidson Athletic Foundation would also like to thank the following corporate sponsors:
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Concrete Supply
Harris Teeter
Modern Infiniti of Winston-Salem/Greensboro
Modern Nissan of Lake Norman
Ping
S&D Coffee
SteelFab
Titleist

Posted By: Preston Davis