Ronnie Roper, Jerry Rollins Win Annual Alumni Golf Tournament;
Event's Proceeds Will Provide Pledge Payment for Naming of Room

CONTACT: LISA GARRETT, EXT. 2315

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/24/99
(By Lisa Garrett)

PENDLETON – Ronnie Roper and Jerry Rollins, both of Anderson and associates at Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Company, were the winners among the 120 players in Tri-County Technical College's Thirteenth Annual Alumni Association Golf Tournament held September 18.

A low score of 66 won the team the first-place trophy in the Captain's Choice golf tournament held at Boscobel Country Club in Pendleton.

Charles Richey of Anderson, and Donnie Sargent, also of Anderson, took second place, and Jackie Snow and George Whitmire, both of Orangeburg, won third place.

In addition, Randall Pinion, of Easley, won a trophy for closest to the pin on hole 7, and Wayne Yates, of Seneca, won for closest to the pin on hole 14. Carol Hill, of Anderson, won a trophy for longest drive on hole 15.

The tournament grossed $9,323, and a portion of this will be applied toward the first payment on a $15,000 pledge to name a room in the College's Health/Science Building. Last year, the tournament proceeds completed the Association's second endowed scholarship. The first scholarship was endowed in 1995, and since 1990, the Alumni Association has contributed more than $30,000 to the College's Foundation.

Hole sponsors included: BASF Corporation, Clemson; Budweiser of Anderson; Campbell - Engram, Inc., Anderson; Clemson Bank & Trust, Clemson; Drs. Dean, McInnis and McInnis, Orthodontists, Easley and Clemson; Derrick, Ritter, and Williams, P.A. of Seneca; Edwards Auto Sales, Walhalla; Electric Motors and Drives, Anderson; Frigidaire Company Refrigerator Products, Anderson; Joe's Ice Cream Parlor, Easley; Marshall and Martha Parker, Seneca; Michelin Tire Corporation, Sandy Springs; Ramada Inn, Clemson; Schlumberger Industries, West Union; Torrington Company, Honea Path and Walhalla; and Lewis Wilson, DMD, Liberty.

Door prize sponsors were: Anderson Independent-Mail; Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill, Anderson, Easley and Seneca; Baldwin's Sports and Graphics, Seneca; Bank of America, Pendleton; Beef & Rib, Westminster; Belk Simpson, Easley; Beltline Driving Range, Seneca; Better Furniture Outlet, Seneca; Blair Mills, Belton; Boscobel Golf and Country Club, Pendleton; Buffalo's Cafe, Anderson; Bumpers Car Wash, Seneca; Café Leisure, Pendleton; Calhoun Corners, Clemson; Capri's Italian Restaurant, Easley and Seneca; Carolina First Bank, Anderson; Carolina Tire, Seneca; Chili's Grill & Bar, Anderson; Clemson Little Theatre at Pendleton Playhouse, Pendleton; Cobb's Gold Tee Golf Shop, Seneca; Confetti's, Pendleton; Country Kettle, Pendleton; Cracker Barrel, Anderson; Craft's Photography and Frame Shop, Seneca and Anderson; Dockmasters Food and Spirits, Anderson; Don Pablo's Mexican Kitchen, Anderson; The Easley Progress, Easley; East Clemson Florist, Clemson; Fazoli's Italian Restaurant, Anderson; Friendly Dodge, Seneca; Gallant Belk, Anderson; Golf USA, Anderson; Greenville Braves, Greenville; Hacker's Haven, Pendleton; Harris Sporting Goods, Seneca; Heilig-Meyers Furniture, Seneca; and The Journal Tribune and Messenger, Seneca.

Other door prize sponsors were: K-Mart, Seneca; Keith Street Pub and Grille, Clemson; The Lazy Islander, Pendleton; Lowe's, Anderson; Masterweave, Inc., Anderson; O'Charley's Anderson; Oconee Lanes, Seneca; Ole Norm's, Inc., Clemson; Outback Steakhouse, Anderson; Pace Jewelers, Pickens; The Palmetto Bank, Pendleton; Pendleton House Restaurant and Pub, Pendleton; The Pickens Sentinel, Pickens; Pixie and Bill's Clemson; Pizza Hut, Clemson and Seneca; Pizza Inn, Easley and Pickens; Schlotsky's Deli, Easley and Seneca; Susan's Hallmark, Anderson; T-Bones Steakhouse, Anderson; Torrington Company, Walhalla; Tucker's Restaurant, Anderson; Turner's Jewelers, Seneca and Anderson; W.W. Thraves Jewelers, Seneca; Weinacker's Restaurant, Seneca; Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, Clemson; WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Clemson; White Jones Hardware and Sporting Goods, Anderson; Lewis Wilson, DMD, Liberty; Woodhaven Golf Course, Pendleton; X-press Lube, Seneca; and Yousef's Kitchen, Westminster.

Other sponsors included BB&T of South Carolina, Seneca; Bi-Lo, Pendleton; Blair Mills, Belton; Coca-Cola, Anderson; Hardee's, Pendleton; Kentucky Fried Chicken, Seneca; Maxfli Golf, Westminster; McDonald's, Anderson; Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, Anderson; Quality Coffee Service, Seneca; Ralph's Store and Trophy Shop, Seneca; and Lewis Wilson, DMD, Liberty.

Cart sponsor was Real Estate Incorporated, Seneca.
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