Participants at the ETSU Alumni Classic enjoy the day at MeadowView Cattails.

The 56th annual East Tennessee State University Alumni Golf Classic was held at Cattails at MeadowView in Kingsport on Friday, Sept. 22.

ETSU alumni, friends, faculty, staff, students and volunteers were present for the two-person select-shot tournament held by the ETSU National Alumni Association. Golfers chose from one of eight divisions: the Gold Division for players with a handicap of 10 and under; the Blue Division for those with a handicap of 11-20; the White Division for players with a handicap of 21 or more; faculty/staff; women; Greeks; seniors; and co-ed (male/female).

The champions of the Gold Flight were Jim Haire and Paul Haire, who won with a score of 62. Brian Bailey and Eric Bailey came in second with a score of 66. In the Blue Division, Drew Doran and Ed Smith won with a score of 61. Shooting a 63, Jamie Butler and Jay Steel were the runners-up. The White Division crowned Ivan Clipse and Josh Scott the champions with a score of 66. Zach Ladd and Chris Skinner were second, claiming a score of 78.

Winning the co-ed division were Claranne Ongie and Randy Ongie with a score of 76. The team of Amy Hartley and Tyler McCann took second place with their score of 77. In the senior division, first-place winners were Charles Byrne and Bill Linebarger, who won with a score of 65. Paul Johnson and Phil Vittetoe were runners-up with a score of 66. The student flight champions were Luke Searcy and Eli Walls shooting a 67. Gray Crum and Collin Dorlan shot a 71 for second place. The winners of the faculty/staff division were David Roane and Kris Weir with a score of 72. Coming in second with a score of 72 were Ralph Mills and Jay Sandos. Cynthia Noles and Victoria Noles had a score of 70, winning the women’s division.  

Other tournament contest winners include Donald Dudich, who won the men’s longest drive challenge, receiving a catered barbecue dinner for 25 from The Firehouse Restaurant. Eli Walls won the men’s closest to the pin competition. Victoria Noles won the longest drive in the women’s competition. Cynthia Noles won women’s closest to the pin and was rewarded with an overnight stay for two along with an hour massage compliments of The Carnegie Hotel.

Hole sponsors for the event included Chaparral Buick GMC; Baker Donelson; Bank of Tennessee; Carnegie Hotel; ETSU College of Business and Technology; ETSU Foundation; The Firehouse; First Bank & Trust Company; First Citizens Bank; General Shale Brick; Johnson City News and Neighbor/Business Journal; Kingsport Chamber; Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union; Mountain States Title Company; Ridgeview Family Dental; Tetrick Funeral Home; The Trophy Shop; and WTFM 98.5.

For more information, contact the ETSU Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218 or alumni@etsu.edu.

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