June 1, 2017
The Wheeler Drug Store team won the Championship Flight of the 16th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic May 11 for the second straight year at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, located on the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw.
Sponsored by the ECCC Alumni Association, the four-person scramble netted nearly $10,000 for student scholarships, according to event coordinator David LeBlanc, director of alumni relations and the foundation at ECCC in Decatur.
The team representing Wheeler Drug Store of Decatur posted a 20-under par 52 over the 18-hole event for the win. The Wheeler Drug Store team also won last year’s Warrior Golf Classic with a 22-under par 50. Team members this year included Robert Ammon, Ronnie Harris, John Rohrer, and Hal Thompson.
Winning the First Flight was the team from Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. of Meridian with a 14-under par score of 58. Team members were Greg Paes, Ken Stringer, Jeff Walker, and Ben Webb.
One of the teams representing First Financial Bank of Carthage took top honors in the Second Flight with a nine-under par 63. Team 2 members were Michael Barnes, Gayden Bell, Steve Potts, and Jeff Webb.
Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team member Ken Stringer won a La-Z-Boy recliner door prize following the completion of the tournament.
Dennis Hardy, who played on the ESCO team, won a golf package for four at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club.
On-course contest winners were Ben Webb of the Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team, longest putt; Stringer, closest to the pin on hole No. 13; Paige Holtson of Prince Oil team 2, longest drive; and Liddia Hughes of an independent team, closest to the pin on hole No. 4.
Several other golfers won door prizes consisting of various golf equipment.
For more information about the ECCC Warrior Golf Classic, contact David LeBlanc at 601-635-6327, toll free at 877-462-3222, ext. 327, or dleblanc@eccc.edu.
The Wheeler Drug Store team took top honors in the Championship Flight of the 16th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic. Pictured are team members (from left) Robert Ammon, Hal Thompson, Ronnie Harris, and John Rohrer. (EC Photo)
Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team members (from left) Ben Webb, Greg Paes, Ken Stringer, and Jeff Walker took top honors in the First Flight of the 2017 East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic. (EC Photo)
First Financial Bank team 2 took top honors in the Second Flight of the 16th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic. Team members included (from left) Michael Barnes, Gayden Bell, Steve Potts, and Jeff Webb. (EC Photo)
Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team member Ken Stringer won a La-Z-Boy recliner door prize at the 2017 East Central Community College
Warrior Golf Classic. (EC Photo)
ESCO team member Dennis Hardy won the door prize of a golf package for four at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. (EC Photo)
These participants were presented ECCC golf bags for winning on-course competitions during the 16th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic. Winners included (from left) Ben Webb of the Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team, longest putt; Ken Stringer of the Educational Furniture & Equipment Co. team, closest to the pin on hole No. 13; Paige Holtson of the Prince Oil team 2, longest drive; and Liddia Hughes of an independent team, closest to the pin on hole No. 4. (EC Photo)
