HCC Foundation’s 35th Annual Mike Foster Golf Scramble raises funds to benefit students

Hopkinsville Community College Foundation hosted its 35th Annual Mike Foster Golf Scramble at the Hopkinsville Golf & Country Club on Friday, October 3.. Funds raised from the event benefits the students of Hopkinsville Community College with resources like textbook scholarships, Pathfinder Food Pantry, Goode Emergency Fund and the Laptop Loaner Program.

The fundraiser was renamed for Mike Foster, a long-time supporter of the college and alumnus of the first graduating class of HCC. Mr. Foster plays in the scramble each year and co-chaired this year’s event along with Angie Gibbs, HCC Foundation vice-president, Todd Morris and Greg “Jumbo” Pryor.

The scramble has sold out for the last seven years, filling 30 team slots again this year. The generosity of the community is evident with over 90 sponsors supporting the event. 

“The Mike Foster Golf Scramble is the biggest fundraising source for our textbook scholarships. The individuals and businesses who donate ensures the scramble’s success and makes it possible for the HCC Foundation to meet students’ needs. This year alone, the Foundation awarded 40 students with a $1,000 textbook scholarship because of these fundraising efforts,” explained HCC Foundation Executive Director Rena Young.  

Winning first place and $600 was Trigg County PVA Lauren Fowler-Joiner team. Team members were Ryan Joiner, Craig Fowler, Kelley Jordan, and Ryan Williams. Second place and $500 went to Planters Bank.  Sixth place and $300 in prize money was captured by Golf Cart Doctor, and the $100 prize for half the field went to the UPS Store Hopkinsville. Men’s Longest Putt winner Rob Yates and Women’s Longest Putt winner Megan Hailey both received HCC swag and Casey Jones gift bags. Ladies Longest Drive winner Carter Jane Wilson and Men’s Longest Drive winner Mike Hester received bluetooth speakers and HCC swag bags.

The Mike Foster Golf Scramble is held each year on the first Friday of October. In 2026, the event will on October 2.

Sponsors include Hole-in-One Sponsor HCC Foundation, Inc.; Breakfast Sponsor McEnaney Family McDonald’s; Cooler Sponsors Pennyrile Rural Electric and Pepsi Beverages Company; Snack Sponsors All Nations House of Prayer and Golf Cart Doctor; Gift Sponsor 4imprint.com; Hole Sponsors ABC Finance, All Nations House of Prayer, Alpha Kappa Alpha ΒΡΩ Chapter, Baird - The Landrum Group, Bar B Que Shack, Bastin Optometric Clinic, Ben Fletcher Law Firm, Bluegrass Finance Co. Inc, Bullard Farms, Burdoc Farms, Cadiz Economic Development Commission (2), Cayce Mill Supply Co, Christian County Chamber of Commerce, Christian County Public Schools, City of Hopkinsville, Crusty Pig, Cumberland Hall Hospital, Dan Kemp Attorney at Law, Darrell Crawford, Darrell Gustafson, Donnie Holland, Dulin Design Group, East Construction, Flynn Enterprises, Gamble Funeral Home, Givens Group, Golf Cart Doctor, Hancock’s Neighborhood Market, HCC President Dr. Alissa Young and Mr. Mark Young, HEC Crop Insurance, LLC, Hopkinsville Electric System, Higgins Insurance, Hopkinsville Elevator Co., Inc., Hopkinsville Police Department, HR Agri-Power, Hughart, Beard, & Giles Funeral Home, Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority, J. Schrecker Jewelry, Jerry Gilliam for Judge Executive, Jo & Eston Glover, Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Jennie Stuart Orthopaedics, Judge Jim Adams, Legacy Construction & Roofing, Legacy Real Estate Co., Leigh Durden, Let’s Go Play Academy Cadiz KY, Let’s Go Play Academy Hopkinsville, Linda Pearson, Mike & Helen Cayce, MSSC (2), Ophthalmology Associates of Western Kentucky, Pennyrile Rural Electric, Pioneers Inc., Planters Bank, Re-Elect Walker Thomas, Rena & Eddie Young, Rev. Darrel Crawford, Rogers Group, Save More Drugs, Shelley & Steve Tribble, Shelly Enterprises, South Western Kentucky EDC (2), TJ’s Storage Trailers, Todd County Judge Executive Todd Mansfield, Tom Bell State Farm Insurance, Tony Holloway, Travis Martin Legacy Real Estate Agent, United Southern Bank, UPS Store Hopkinsville, Walker Automotive, Walmart Distribution Center, West Side Body Shop, Westerfield Builders, WHOP, WHVO, WKDZ, Workman’s Auto Glass & Upholstery, Your Sports Edge.com

Golf teams include 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment sponsored by Bullard Farms, ABC Finance, Bluegrass Building and Contracting, Brazeway Inc., Bullard Farms, Cumberland Hall Hospital, Edward Jones, Farm Credit Mid-America, First Southern National Bank, Golf Doctor Melvin Cook, HCC Faculty Team, Henderson Realty, Higgins Insurance, Lauren Fowler-Joiner, Trigg Co. PVA, Mid Continent Spring, Mike Foster – Foster, Soyars & Associates, Moonlight Electric, MSSC, Pennyrile Allied Community Services, Pennyrile Rural Electric, Planters Bank, Plymouth Tube, Rotary Club of Hopkinsville, Superior Industrial Sales, Ted Wilson & Friends, Trigg County Hospital, United Southern Bank, UPS Store Hopkinsville, and Welcome Home Sales and Rentals. 

Those interested in donating to benefit the students of Hopkinsville Community College can contact HCC’s Advancement office at (270) 707-3732.

Mike Foster Golf Scramble 1st Place Winners Trigg Co. PVA Team

Additional photos can be downloaded from the HCC Foundation’s Facebook page.

ABOUT THE HCC FOUNDATION, INC.

The Hopkinsville Community College Foundation, Inc. serves as the officially recognized, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) fundraising arm of Hopkinsville Community College. Under the guidance of an independent Board of Directors, the primary purposes of the HCC Foundation, Inc. include:

• Advance the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of HCC.
• Catalyst for the private-sector resource development programs and activities of HCC.
• Raise private funds for college-wide initiatives and needs.
• Provide guidance for the management and investment of private funds.
• Friend-raiser and advocate for HCC.
• Counselor and advisor to the HCC president.

The HCC Foundation was chartered on May 17, 1967 as the Pennyrile Education Foundation, Inc. as a separate and independent 501(c)(3) fundraising organization to support HCC. Reorganized in the early 1990s, the Foundation changed its name to Community College Foundation of Hopkinsville, Inc. on March 11, 1994 to more clearly reflect its mission. On March 16, 2000, the Foundation adopted its current name, Hopkinsville Community College Foundation, Inc. On August 17, 2000, HCC and the Foundation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which the Foundation became the official private fund-raising arm of the college.