The best yet!  That was generally the response from the golfers who participated in the 9th Annual Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Classic for All God’s Children on August 6th. 

A record number of players for our event (148) took to the course at Connemara in Nicholasville and were greeted by a number of special events scattered throughout the course.  Highlighting the day was the appearance of 6-time Re/Max World Long Drive Finalist and 2005 International Senior Long Drive Champion David Brinker and PGA pro, and founder/owner of SMT Golf, Trick Shot Artist Mike Tait.  Brinker (from St. Louis) and Tait (from Chicago) actually treated the golfers to a pre-tournament clinic on the driving range at Connemara before the event began.

“We’ve always given our participants an excellent event, but this year with the addition of David and Mike we feel like we took it to a new level of excellence in golfing events,” said All God’s Children CEO Karl Smith.

In addition to Brinker and Tait’s eye-opening demonstrations on the course, Mike’s son Shaun brought along one of the days most popular items, a large barrel golf ball launcher (gun) which is powered by a nitrogen canister and can shoot the ball over 330 yards.  Actually the day’s best “launch” with that “unique driver” was 331 yards by young Reese Sloan of Nicholasville, son of Mike Sloan. 

Golfers also got a good laugh and challenge when they attempted to chip golf balls into a small rubber raft in the middle of the water next to hole # 6 at Connemara.  Only one golfer, Tim Condo, was able to get the ball to stay in the boat.  This was a 50/50 pot split between the winner and All God’s Children.  Mr. Condo graciously returned most of his dollars from the pot back to AGC.

Here were the winners from the 9th annual Chick-fil-A event:

First Place Team: Charlie Barnhardt, Tim Condo, Stan Kerrick, Duane Gauding
Second Place Team: John Devney, Wade Branscum, Robbie Mason, Wendell Drakeford
Third Place Team: Jack Smith, Greg Hart, Ron Griffith, Scott Huff
Fourth Place Team: Ted Prewitt, Huston Barger, Dan Douglas, Kenny Douglas

Long Drive Winners: David M. Johnson and Don Freeman
Closest to Pin Winners: Jon Scalf and Scott Huff

 

This is the largest fund raising event for All God’s Children each year and could not be possible without the many individuals, businesses and churches that support our Charity Classic.  This year, the list includes:

Above All Charters
Advanced Dermatology
Ann & Mark Combs
Baptist Family Medical
Benefit Insurance
Bob Damron, State Representative
Cardinal Office Products
Central KY Research
Chick-fil-A of Lexington
CMI Consulting
Don Jacobs
Donnie and Benita Hatter
Eva McDaniel, County Clerk
First Southern Bank
Glenn Buick
Golf, Etc.
Green Box Heating & Air
Hill n' Dale Christian Church
Hope Circle - Southern Acres Christian Church
Jessamine Christian Church
Jon Sallee for Jailer
Kaba Mas
KEMI
Lagco
Little Texas Community Church
M & M Sanitation
McEwen Creative
Neal Cassity for Judge Executive
Northeast Christian Church
Pathway Church
Pedersen Chiropractic
Pete Sutherland for City Commissioner
Pro Printers
Rand Marshall
Randy & Carol Fosson
RB Design Studio
Redmond's Automotive
River of Life
Russ Meyer for Mayor
Seeds of Faith - Jessamine Christian Church
Small World Bilingual Pre-School
State Farm Insurance - Randall Chewning
Stratton Lumber Company
Sutherland Chevrolet
The Focus Class
Tokico
Town Square Bank
United Bank
Wilmore Presbyterian Church

We also want to thank our many volunteers who worked so long and hard to make this event such a huge success:

Jamie Tipton
Jordan Layne
Jordan Moberly
Jonathan Smith
Kathryn Smith Maupin
Melanie Smith
Becky Mackey
Ed Prigge
Jim Bailey
Rhonda Moberly
Eddie Clemons
Benita Hatter
Donnie Hatter

Go ahead and mark your calendar for the 10th Annual Chick-fil-A Charity Classic for All God’s Children.  It will be held on Friday, August 5th, 2011.  If you play ANY golf event in 2011, this will be one you don’t want to miss!