Another Successful Golf Tournament
Picture perfect weather made the day for the North Texas Home Builders Association’s 8th Annual 4 Person Scramble Golf Tournament on Monday, August 28th… It was hosted at the Wichita Falls Country Club again for the 3rd year with 30 teams signed up and 73 hole sponsors.
Volunteers Dianne Brock of Lance Friday Homes, Lindsey Shepherd of First National Bank, Troy Bynum of PPG Paints and Mindy Schroeder of Archer Title along with members of the Parade of Homes Committee chairman Barney Brock of Lance Friday Homes, co-chair Sharon Tucker of Atmos Energy, Jean Taylor of Archer Title and Jeff Boyd of Lonestar Wastewater prepared for the tournament setting up for registration by hanging sponsorship banners, setting out goody bags and putting out hole sponsor signs sponsored by:
Acme Brick, Allen Leek, American National Bank, Arrowhead Roofing, Atmos Energy, Bishop Realtor Group-LaDonna Smith, Bishop Realtor Group, Taz Ellett, Breegles, Brian’s Plumbing, Builders Lumber, Builder Wholesale, Butler Electrical & Alarm, Century-21 Gold Coat Realtors, Linda Trotter, Classic Builders, Clark Design & Renovation, Corlett Probst & Boyd, Cornerstone Custom Homes, David Bedingfield Homes, Decorator Outlet, Dennis Company, Douglass Custom Homes, Dutch Watson Cabinets (2), Ferguson Enterprise, Inc. Ferguson-Veresh, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, First National Bank, Forsgren Plumbing, Guarantee Title Company, Hamilton Bryan, Harmon & Holcomb Homes, Higginbotham, Homes for Hero’s,- Kim Roark, Ingram Concrete, Hirschi Realtors-Carla Rogers, Hirschi Realtors- Danny Steed, Hirschi Realtors-Tanya Ruff, J and C Electric, Kelly Moore Paint Center, Lance Friday Homes, Lance Stewart Heating & Air, Landmark Title Company, Legend Bank, Lonestar Wastewater, Luz Lerma Construction, McBride’s Steakhouse, Miller Realtor Group- Linda Miller, Morrison Supply Company, Murant Construction, Mountain Construction, OK Concrete, Overhead Door
R.J. Wachsman Homes, S&H Granite, Samsung, Sawyer Printing & Promo, Servpro, Servicemaster of Wichita Falls (2), Shoop’s Texas Termite, Skyline Developers, Stewart Title Company, Strucsure Home Warranty, Texas Carpet Outlet, Texoma Community, The Ember Shop, Union Square CU, Waggoner Carpet, Woodco, 363rd TRS.
Golfers began signing in around 11:30 receiving cooler bags donated by Guarantee Title Company and OK Concrete that were filled with fans that connect to you smart phone donated by Morrison Supply and Samsung, golf balls donated by Archer Title and Morrison Supply and Wells Fargo, golf tees donated by Oncor and Strucsure Home Warranty, chap stick, pens, key chains, night lights and coozies donated by Oncor, Pilgrim Bank, Stewart Title and Strucsure Home Warranty and snacks.
During the tournament Kelly Moore Paints, Samsung and Servpro set up tents handing out refreshments and promotional items. Samsung gave golfers an opportunity to put their name in a drawing for a Samsung Powerbot Vacuum cleaner and Kelly Moore Paints sold chances for a 30 can Soft Pac Artic Cooler with proceeds going to the Red Cross to help with Hurricane Harvey on behalf of the Texas Association of Builders.
After each team completed the course, they gathered in the Veranda Room and fellowshipped with one another until the final team turned in their score sheet. The 
scores were tallied and winners were determined. The first place team consisted of Jason Curtis, Bryce Berryman, Blake Thomason and Ross Tucker. Second Place was Brandon Litteken, Randy Camp, Stewart Cox and Ron Kephart. 3rd Place was Steve Fairchild, David Bedingfield, Steven Reynolds and Mark Kyle. Last place or what we like to call good sportsmanship team consisted of Randy West, Kelly Coats, Debbie West and Matt Neal. All teams were awarded various amounts of cash sponsored by Tanya Ruff of Hirschi Realtors.
The Young Professionals Prize Hole, hole #6 winner was Ryan Ayres who won a driver donated by Legend Bank for the Longest Drive. Other hole winners were Robert Stahler for Closest to the Hole on #2 and #4, Landon Rowe for Longest Drive on #3, Steven Reynolds for Straightest Drive on #5, Ron Kephart for Closest to the Hole on #11, Tim Sawyer for Closest to the Hole on #13, Eric Simpson for Longest Putt Made on #15 and it was tied for Closest 2nd Shot on #16 by Justin Holcomb and Ricky Harlan who both made Eagles.
We would like to thank each and every one who participated with a sponsorship and donated items listed above along with the following companies who entered teams and those who signed up as an individual player to come together as a team: ABC Supply (2), Acme Brick, Archer Title, Atmos Energy, Builders Lumber, Carla Dowlen, Classic Builders, Dennis Company, Ferguson Enterprise, Inc., Fidelity Bank, First Bank, First National Bank, Guarantee Title Company, Hamilton Bryan, Higginbotham, Ingram Concrete, Jason Curtis, Lance Friday Homes, Legend Bank, Lonestar Wastewater, Morrison Supply, OK Concrete, Oncor, Pilgrim Bank, Samsung, Sawyer Printing & Promo, Servpro, Superior Pipeline Service, Union Square Credit Union, Woodco and our 363rd Training Squadron and those who volunteered as well as the Parade of Homes & Special Events Committee who organized the event. The golf tournament is the NTHBA’s 2nd largest fund raising event and it couldn’t be a success without you!