Holy Trinity golf tourney set to tee off

Published 9:00 am Thursday, August 11, 2016

Jim Peay can’t remember exactly how long The Church of the Holy Trinity has been holding its annual golf tournament fundraiser.

“Seventeen years? I think? It’s been at least 15,” he said.

Whatever the number is, it’s a tournament that’s been going on a long time and is still going strong.

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This year’s event will be held Friday at Vicksburg Country Club beginning at 1 p.m. The tournament raises between $7,000 and $10,000 for a local charity each year, Peay said. The designated charity rotates. This year’s recipient is Warren County Habitat for Humanity.

“We try to do somebody different each year. It’s part of our outreach at Holy Trinity,” said Peay, the tournament chairman. “I’m just hoping for good weather. It’s always great to provide for local charities.”

The tournament is a four-man scramble. There are prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive, as well as a new golf cart for a hole-in-one, and door prizes. The entry fee is $80 per golfer — “or $320 per team,” Peay joked — and there are still a few spots available.

Late-arriving golfers can register by calling Peay at 601-415-1160.

“Right now we’ve got about 15 teams, and that’s about what we’d hoped for,” Peay said. “If they want to play, we’ve got room for a few more teams.”

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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