The Hopkinsville Community College Foundation hosted its 34th Annual Mike Foster Golf Scramble at the Hopkinsville Golf & Country Club Friday morning — raising funds to benefit the students of HCC with resources like textbook scholarships, Pathfinder Food Pantry, Goode Emergency Fund and the Laptop Loaner Program.
First place, and $600, went to Planters Bank, with team members Scott Hancock, Josh Ryan, Tyler Gilliland and Clayton Smithson.
Second place, and $500, went to Wilsons and Friends.
Henderson Realty captured a $300 prize, while the $100 prize for last half of the field went to Judge Jim Adams and Friends.
Men’s Longest Putt winner was from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and Women’s Longest Putt winner was Heather Powell. Both received Casey Jones gift bags.
Women’s Closest to the Pin winner Kate Blair and Men’s Closest to the Pin winner Craig Coran received a Kentucky basket with HCC swag.
Women’s Longest Drive winner Megan Tucker and Men’s Longest Drive winner Mike Hester received bluetooth speakers and HCC swag bags.
This scramble has sold out for the last seven years, and the generosity of the community is evident, with more than 80 sponsors this fall. This year alone, HCC Foundation Executive Director Rena Young said 40 students were awarded with a $1,000 textbook scholarship because of efforts like these.
Renamed for a long-time supporter and alumnus of HCC’s Class of 1965, the Mike Foster Golf Scramble is held each year on the first Friday of October. The 2025 event will on October 3.
Foster plays in the scramble each year and co-chaired this year’s event along with Austin Calvert, Todd Morris and Greg “Jumbo” Pryor.
Sponsors included:
Adult Beverage Sponsor — United Southern Bank
Breakfast Sponsors — J. Schrecker Jewelry & McDonald’s McEnaney Enterprise, LLC
Cooler Sponsors — Comefri, Pennyrile Electric, Pepsi Beverages Company, and Westgate Construction
Snack Sponsors — All Nations House of Prayer and Golf Cart Doctor
Gift Sponsor — 4imprint.com
Hole Sponsors — ABC Finance, Adam Smith, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Baird Private Wealth Management, Bar-B-Que Shack, Bastin Optometric Clinic, Bestway Ag, Bolinger Auction, Cadiz Economic Development Commission, Christian County Public Schools, City of Hopkinsville, Darrell Gustafson, Delta Sigma Theta, Donnie Holland, Dr. Alissa & Mr. Mark Young, Dulin Design Group, English, Lacy, Priest, & Owsley (ELPO), Flynn Enterprises LLC, Foster, Soyars Law firm, Gamble Funeral Home, Givens Group, Golf Cart Doctor Melvin Cook, H & R Agri Power, Haggard Law Firm, Hancock’s Neighborhood Market, HEC Crop Insurance, Helen and Mike Cayce, Hopkinsville Electric System, Hopkinsville Elevator, Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority, Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Jennie Stuart Orthopedics, Jerry Gilliam-Judge Executive, Jo & Eston Glover, Judge Jim Adams, Lasaters Coffee & Tea, Legacy Construction, Leigh Durden, Lester Family Farms, Let’s Go Play Academy Cadiz, Let’s Go Play Academy Hopkinsville, Linda Pearson, MSSCN, Ophthalmology Associates, Pennyrile Rural Electric, Planters Bank, Rena & Eddie Young, Rogers Group, Save More Drugs, Shelley & Steve Tribble, Shelley Enterprises. South Western Kentucky EDC, The Crusty Pig, Tom Bell – State Farm, Travis Martin, Trigg County Hospital, UPS Store, Walker Automotive, Walmart Wayne Sowell – Wayne’s Mowing, WB Express, West Side Body Shop, Westate Construction, WHOP, and Workman’s Auto and Glass.
Golf teams included:
*160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment sponsored by Bullard Farms
*ABC Finance
*AquaTech Plumbing
*Bolinger Realty & Auction Team 1 & 2
*Brazeway Inc.
*Bullard Farms
*Cedar Creek Precision
*City of Hopkinsville
*EZ-ACESS
*Golf Doctor Melvin Cook
*HCC Faculty Team with Pat Riley
*Henderson Realty Investors
*Higgins Insurance
*Hopkinsville Fire Department
*Judge Jim Adams
*Mid Continent Spring
*Mike Foster – Foster, Soyars & Associates, MSSC
*Novelis
*Pennyrile Allied Community Services
*Pennyrile Rural Electric
*Planters Bank
*Plymouth Tube
*PZM
*Rotary Club of Hopkinsville
*Skyline Animal Clinic
*TGASK
*Trigg County Hospital
*Ted Wilson & Friends
Those interested in donating to benefit the students of Hopkinsville Community College can make an online gift to the college’s 60 for 60 Giving Campaign at https://rebrand.ly/HCC60for60 or contact HCC’s Advancement office at (270) 707-3732.
