What began as a fundraiser 12 years ago to raise money for the 7 Friends Scholarship Fund has become one of the largest golf tournaments in Trigg County.
The 13th annual event will be held Saturday at Lake Barkley State Resort Park as a way to celebrate the memory of seven Trigg County teens who died in a two-vehicle crash just before Christmas in 1993.
Stephanie Perry lost her son Patric in the crash. He was the youngest of the seven, who had driven up the hill from their after-school jobs at Knight and Hale Game Calls to Hilltop Market for a dinner break. The crash happened on their way back to work, less than a mile from the market.
Following the crash, the 7 Friends Memorial Fund was created. It would later become the 7 Friends Memorial Scholarship which has handed out over a thousand scholarships to graduating seniors at Trigg County High School.
Perry said the golf scramble is just one way to remember the seven teens.
click to download audioShe said the scholarship money will benefit high school seniors and should serve as both a way to remember the seven friends and the people of Trigg County who have kept the fund going each year.
click to download audioShe also said the family members of the seven friends work to seek out others who lost a child too soon.
click to download audioThe memory of Patric Perry, Steven Wallace, Dale Garner, Jeremy Gordon, Joey Rogers, David Lawrence, and his cousin Jesse Lawrence still lives on through the work of their families and the community with 65 scholarships awarded last year.
The first golf scramble was held in 2012 and as Perry noted, was spurred on by some people who have since died.
click to download audioLast year’s scramble featured 36 teams. Perry said over 40 teams have signed up for the latest version at Boots Randolph Golf Course at Lake Barkley State Resort Park.
Lunch will be served at 10:30 with golfing to begin at 11:30.
There is still time to register. Contact Todd King at King’s Funeral Home for information on how to get your four-person team entered.