Thirty teams benefit students in Swing Big golf tournament

Word on Rockford’s Egwani Farms Golf Course was that one tournament player came within 11 inches of sinking a hole in one and winning a Harley.

Though no one walked away with any of the three prizes for making an ace, all of the participants left the Fifth Annual Swing Big for Students Golf Tournament on May 5 knowing they had raised money that benefits students at Pellissippi State.

Thirty teams came out for Swing Big, a fundraiser that was coordinated by the Pellissippi State Foundation. The morning round’s first-place team was sponsored by Cornerstone Foundation. Team members were J. Laurens Tullock, Jerry Hodges, Andrew Huck and Paul Dickenson. The team of Mitchell Turner, Aaron Hammons, Bill Sennitt and Chad Brackett—sponsored by Business Personnel Solutions, Inc.—placed first in the afternoon round.

Major sponsors of this year’s Swing Big event included Messer Construction Company, Blaine Construction Corporation, Qdoba Mexican Grill and KenJo Markets. Hole-in-one sponsors, in addition to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell, were Karen’s Jewelers and Rice Automotive.

Proceeds from the tournament go toward providing scholarships to students.

For additional information about the tournament or other ways to give to the College, call the Pellissippi State Foundation at 694-6528 or visit www.pstcc.edu/foundation.