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14th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
 

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14th Annual Scholarship
Golf Tournament


 

tudent pharmacists, faculty, alumni and sponsors participated in the 14th Annual Harrison School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament at Auburn Links at Mill Creek on September 24. This was HSOP's fourth tournament at Auburn Links. The course’s beautiful environment of lakes, pebbled streams, wooden bridges, and golf cart trails winding through the woods guarantees a pleasant golfing experience for all participants.



Sunny Weather
You may remember the pictures of muddy shoes and water logged sand traps from last year. This year we had better luck – no rain, just gorgeous sunshine. That meant the lunchtime hamburgers and hot dogs could be served once again on the large comfortable deck. Of course, the real reason everyone comes to play golf is to support student scholarships. This year's efforts paid off well as $5,235 was raised for scholarships. Thanks to everyone who came and participated. It means a lot to our student pharmacists.


Aubie and The Ball Drop Contest
As it turns out, the prime spot to watch the putting contest and the ball drop is from the clubhouse deck. Auburn's mascot, Aubie, took full advantage of his tree-skimming photo op. No wonder he is consistently voted in the top tier of nationwide mascots. That guy can put on a show. This year he even ended up sun bathing in a sand trap to entertain his audience. If you don’t remember what the ball drop contest is, Aubie tosses a bucket of golf balls onto the green below while lifted high in the air by a crane. The winner picks the nearest ball to the hole. This year's winner was John Cox. He won $500.00. “Nice work if you can get it,” as the song says. The ball drop also raised $855 for scholarships.

Special Guests
Of course, Aubie is always a welcome guest at our golf tournament. But this year he shared special guest honors with some Auburn football legends: Tommy Lorino and Jackie Burkett, members of AU’s 1957 Championship Team. They also autographed a special picture for the occasion. Two members of the 1966 squad were also guests: Tom Bryan and Bucky Ayers. And it turns out they’re pretty good golfers too (see prize below). Everyone enjoyed getting to meet them and we hope they’ll come back again soon.


Winners & Awards

This year 21 teams were formed. At the end of the day, it’s always nice to receive recognition for playing well. Below is a listing of all the contests and winners. Each member of each team received a beautiful crystal plaque. In addition, Each player received a duffle bag, water bottle, cap, golf towel, sleeve of golf balls and a koozie.

1st place Low Net
Jonathan Cherry, Drayton Green, Jay Lockwood & Chris Smith

2nd place Low Net
J.T. Leatherwood, Brent Fox, Earl Pace & Ellis Monk

3rd place Low Net
Dewayne Boyd, Bo Devane & Joe Dalton

1st place Low Gross
Tom Bryan, Tommy Lorino, Jackie Burkett, & Trey Johnston

2nd place low gross
K. Ishikawa, Ben Stakely, Matthew Bishop & Jon Burgess

3rd place low gross
John McGee, Bob Bennett, Bucky Ayers & Terry Stiegelman

Longest Drive: Tom Bryan

Closest to the pin: Kyle Peterson

Putting Contest: Tim Martin

Other Prizes
Walgreens donated a golf bag, which was won by P3 Lauren Sofy, and two Ipod chargers won by P4 Andrew Wagoner and P2 Kyle Peterson.

Thank You to Our Great HSOP Team
We would like to thank the tournament coordinators, Jimmy Harris, Sandra Clay, and Amy Parker of Development and Alumni Relations, for all their hard work putting this event together. It was Ms. Parker’s first tournament and she received many compliments for how well she managed her responsibilities.

The Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament is a large event requiring a lot of hard work from the HSOP faculty and staff as well as our Development team:  Many thanks to Brinda Lisano, Leigh Ann Ballard, Laurie Newton, Selena Day, Charlotte Cheatham, Sharon McDonough, Denise Nims, Terry McNutt & Barry McConatha.

Thank You to Our Sponsors
And last but not least, we wish to thank our corporate sponsor Rite Aid. The Hole Sponsors were:  Kowa Pharmaceuticals, Winn-Dixie-Jim Moody, Walgreens, David and Gail Riese, BT Conferencing, Triad Isotopes, McKesson Pharmaceuticals  and Charles Wright.

Let’s do it again next year!