NEWS RELEASE
Team members sponsored by Kentucky Association of Manufactures of Frankfort won the 2015 Trooper Island Golf Scramble two years in a row! The scramble was held at Panther Creek Golf Course outside of Owensboro on Friday, October 2, 2015.
The members include: (L to R) Chris Miller of Paducah, Nick Higdon of Fancy Farm, Daniel Miller of Paducah and Casey King of Georgetown, KY.
KAM shot an 11 under and Titan Contracting of Owensboro shot an 11 under. Both teams, who were tied, came to a draw on hole seven which KAM barely edged out Team Titan for the win. Team Titan has won past scrambles at this venue. This is KAM’s fourth year of playing in Post 16’s Trooper Island Golf Scramble.
KAM Team member Casey King also won the “Longest Drive” competition hole. He walked away with a 32” LED flat screen TV donated by Best Buy of Owensboro.
VFW Post Team member Rita Head of Owensboro won the “closest to the pin” competition hole. Gordon’s True Value of Owensboro gave her a new cordless Milwaukee Drill.
Thank you to all participants and a special thanks to our loyal sponsors: Casey’s General Store of Owensboro fed all participants; Best Buy of Owensboro; Excel Professional Billing of Beaver Dam; Young Manufacturing of Beaver Dam; Advanced Aesthetics of Owensboro; VC’s Tire and Auto of Owensboro; Field and Main Bank; VFW Post 696; Moore Ford of Hartford; River View Coal; Wal-Mart; Woodmen Financial; Wright Implement; Gordon’s True Value; Pepsi; Panther Creek Golf; The Pearl Golf; Lamb’s Auto Sales; B.F. Evan’s Ford; Dempewolf Ford; Champion Ford; KY Farm Bureau; Rice Drugs; Josh Searcy; Alex’s Locksmith; Burch Barber Shop; Sparkle Brite; Edge Fitness of Owensboro and Elevation Promos.
One hundred percent of these proceeds are used to send disadvantaged children to camp for FREE! All thanks to these fine sponsors and players.
“On behalf of Trooper Island…I value your commitment to bettering the lives of our community”!
-Trooper Corey King, KSP Post 16.
(Source: KPS Post 16)