HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Hopkinsville Community College Foundation hosted its 36th Annual Mike Foster Golf Scramble at the Hopkinsville Golf & Country Club on Friday, Oct. 2. Funds raised from the event benefits HCC students through textbook scholarships.

The fundraiser is named in honor of Mike Foster, a long-time supporter of the college and alumnus of the first graduating class of HCC. The scramble has sold out for the last eight years, filling 30 team slots again this year. The generosity of the community is evident with nearly 80 sponsors supporting the event.

“The Mike Foster Golf Scramble is a vital source of funding for our textbook scholarships,” explained HCC Foundation Executive Director Rena Young. “The generosity of the individuals and businesses who participate and donate to the scramble helps offset student expenses for books and supplies.”

Winning first place and $600 for the second year was Trigg County PVA Lauren Fowler team. Team members were Ryan Joiner, Craig Fowler, Kelley Jordan, and Joe Hodge. Second place and $500 went to Southern Septic. Sixth place and $300 in prize money was captured by Golf Cart Doctor, and the $100 prize for half the field went to Southern Exposure Photography.

Winners and participants

Men’s Longest Putt winner was Jon Kane on the White’s Auto Mall team. Men’s Closest to the Pin winner was Phillip Whittaker from United Southern Bank. Winning the Men’s Longest Drive was Trent Burton from Trigg County Hospital team and Ladies’ Longest Drive was Sun Swanson from the Billy Cook and Friends team.

Contest prize winners received gift baskets provided with donations from South Western Kentucky EDC, Christian Co. Chamber of Commerce, Cadiz-Trigg Co. Tourism, BibliU Campus Store, Hancock’s Neighborhood Market, Senor Lopez, Bee Happy Coffee, The Persnickety Pig, Gigi’s Boutique, The Prickly Peach, and HCC Foundation.

The Mike Foster Golf Scramble is held each year on the first Friday of October. In 2027, the event will take place on October 1.

Golf teams included 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment sponsored by Bullard Farms, ABC Finance, Billy Cook and Friends, Bullard Farms, Edward Jones–Jake Williams, Farm Credit Mid-America, First Southern National Bank, Golf Cart Doctor–Melvin Cook, HCC Faculty Team, Higgins Insurance, Lauren Fowler Trigg Co. PVA, Legacy Contracting and Consulting, Lucas Wolfe and Friends, Mid Continent Spring Co., Mike Foster – Foster, Soyars & Associates, Moonlight Electric and Plumbing, MSSC, Novelis, Pennyrile Allied Community Services, Pennyrile Rural Electric, Planters Bank, Plymouth Tube Co., Southern Exposure Photography, Southern Septic, Ted Wilson and Friends, Toyoda Gosei Automotive Sealing Ky, Trigg County Hospital, United Southern Bank, Welcome Home Sales and Rentals, and White’s Auto Mall Honda, Nissan, CDJR.

Those interested in donating to benefit the students of Hopkinsville Community College can contact HCC’s Advancement office at (270) 707-3732.

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