The Tri-County EMC Scholarship Golf Tournament raised over $40,000 on May 11, 2023, for the scholarship program, which provides $25,000 annually to students in the communities we serve. The tournament brought local businesses, individuals, and cooperative employees to the Southern Wayne Country Club Golf Course with a simple mission: to play golf, have fun, and raise funds for a worthy cause.
“As a foundation, the scholarship program relies on the generosity of our supporters to help continue to provide scholastic opportunities to the students in the communities we serve not only in the present but also far into the future,” said Mike Davis, general manager. “We are overwhelmed by the support of our employees, friends of the community, and partners that continue to make this tournament a success,” said Davis.
Morning players enjoyed Hardee's biscuits for breakfast, and both morning and afternoon players enjoyed a catered lunch from Sam Jones BBQ of Greenville. Tri-County EMC employees would like to thank this year’s individuals and companies who sponsored a hole or entered a team in the 12th Annual Tri-County Scholarship Golf Tournament and a special thank you to the following sponsors:
PLATINUM SPONSORS- Electrical Consulting Engineers and Transformer Maintenance Services.
GOLD SPONSORS- 3HC and Ditch Witch.
SILVER SPONSORS- McCall’s BBQ, Carolina Power & Signalization, Best Machine & Fabrication, Eastern Office Furniture, Mastec, LMP Concrete, Butterball of Mount Olive, The Young-Outlaw Ranch, Tego and Minuteman Food Mart.
FOOD & BEVERAGE SPONSORS- AgCarolina Farm Credit, Dero and Carolyn Burroughs, Griffin Exterminating Co., Kenansville Area Chamber of Commerce, Meridian Cooperative, Wayne County Livestock Association and High Standard Cleaning.
CLOSEST TO THE PIN SPONSORS- Bo’s Industrial Services, Top Bragg Realty, Warsaw Animal Hospital, Wayne Shrine Club, Wells Fargo and WHFL-TV43
LONGEST DRIVE SPONSORS- Concise Networks, LLC, Dixon Paint & Woodworking, Moore Exposure, Representative John Bell, Southeastern Medical Oncology and Tony’s Service Center.
Winners of the tournament are as follows:
MORNING
1st Place, 1st Flight - UMO
Tim Woodard, Eric Williams Dwayne McKay & Chris Bitzenhoffer
2nd Place, 1st Flight – Lynch Farms
Gary Moore, Paul King Tommy Hare & Rabbit Smith
1st Place, 2nd Flight – Minuteman Food Mart
Neil Price, Mike Stevens, Mike James & Ken Jordan
2nd Place, 2nd Flight – Thoroughfare VFD
Brian Boom, Jonathan Edwards, Brandon Jones & Matt Pendergraft
Closest to the Pin- Billy Waters
Longest Drive- Aaron Walzak
AFTERNOON
1st Place, 1st Flight- Eastern Office Furniture
Tim Rose, Scott Boyette, Will Caughron & Nick Adams
2nd Place, 1st Flight- Team Merritt
Darius Clifton, Geoffrey Merritt, Hunter Merritt & David Merritt
1st Place, 2nd Flight- Team Kornegay
Kevin Kornegay, Jack Kornegay, Alan Smith & Alex Wingate
2nd Place, 2nd Flight- Team Correll
Jeremy Anderson, Kolby Anderson, Frank Correll & Brittany Correll
Closest to the Pin- Alex Wingate
Longest Drive- Mark Raynor