Green Oaks Teams Takes Top Spot at Super Scramble

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  • By Pam Wickham
  • 14th Force Support Squadron
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  The 9th Annual Super Scramble sponsored in part by Sonic Drive-In Highway 45 was held this weekend at Whispering Pines Golf Course with a team from Green Oaks Golf Course winning the tournament.

This two-day tournament hosted sixteen teams competing for the top spot. After the first day of play, the tournament was broken down into two flights based on scores for Saturday. The top three teams in each flight went home with prizes.

The Green Oaks team of Arl Taylor, Zac Taylor, Dennis Cox and Joey Persechino won the championship flight with scores of 56 and 58 for a combined total of 114 (or 26 under par).

Second place went to Jim Green, Bill Gates, Tim Cyprian and John Pigg. The third place slot went to Skip Egger, Bruce Stephens, Wayne Box and Bobby Box.

In the first flight, the team of Roger Hinshaw, Darrell Petters, Bart Bartowick and Jack Kalphus took first place. Jack Davis, Howard Ferguson, Shaw Boadwee and Steve Shriner took second place in the flight, and third place was the team of Chuck Jones, Doug Lee, Jason Vassar and David Varga.

Chuck Jones and Dennis Cox won closest to the pin on #7 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, and Longest Drive was won by Arl Taylor both days.

This year's event sponsors were Sonic Drive-In on Hwy 45N, Premier Ford, Porter and Singley Family Dentistry, Splash in a Flash Auto Detailing, WCBI-TV, The Fox 99.9 and ESPN Radio 103.1. No federal endorsement of sponsors intended.