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Alumni Golf Tournament

Hosted at Bear Trace at harrison Bay, more than 100 Southern alumni and friends enjoyed a great day at the annual alumni golf tournament on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Proceeds from this annual event support the Dave Cress Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition assistance for students.

Thank you to the players and our sponsors for supporting student scholarships. Enjoy this quick thank you message from this year's scholarship recipient!

View the golf tournament photo gallery here.

2026 Alumni Golf Tournament Sponsors

Thank you to our SponsorsHole-in-One:
The McClarty Family Scholarship

Longest Drive:
Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
White Oak

Closest to the Pin:
MBI Companies

Hole Sponsors:
A3 Accounting Services
AdventHealth Georgia
Benson Wealth Management
College Press
Collegedale Physical Medicine 

Door Prize: 
Dicks's Sporting Goods

In-Kind Gifts:
Coca-Cola 
McKee Foods 
Scooter's Coffee

Golf Tournament 2026 Standings and Winners

1st Flight
1st Place

Daniel Little, Dave Ferguson, Jordan Dobbin, Lincoln Duff 

2nd Place

Adam Brown, Chris Willehlm, Jason Foster, Royce Brown

3rd Place

Gene harrison, Timothy Harrison Jr., Tom Harrison, Jack Higdan 

2nd Flight
1st Place

Brad Clifford, Erik Dempsey, Ernie Dempsey Jr., Jack McClarty

2nd Place

Asam Screader, John Appel, Jams Fedusenko, Ken Shaw

3rd Place

Jay Simms, John Golding, mark McKenzie, Sam Nkana

3rd Flight
1st Place

Art Stagg, Jr., Bob Young, Gene Vance, MikeMcQung

2nd Place

Kevin Pennington, Denis McDonald, Mike Haughee, Rick Patton

3rd Place

Bill Bruttendedn, Jerry Isaksen, Marty Hamilton, Ronny Rahn

Three golfers watching one person putt
Four golfers standing together on the green
three people playing golf
Golfer on the driving green
Announcers for the tournament
Golfers giving a handshake
Golfers at the tee box
Four people posing for a picture
Golfer making a putt
Three golfers watching someone else
Golfer hitting over a sandtrap
Four golfers posing with clubs

Contact

ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE

423.236.2830

4881 Taylor Circle
COLLEGEDALE, TN 37315-0370