The Jones County Kiwanis club recently held its annual Francis Golson Memorial Tournament to raise funds for Scout Troop 485, the Eston Altman Scouting Center and other children’s charities. The first-place winners of the tournament represented Team Woodman sponsored by Heath Greene. The winners as shown in the photo are, left to right, Hayes Miller, Holden Nipper, Cooper Perry, and Cash Bearden. Thewinnersallgoto Jones County High School and are members of the golf team there.
The tournament is named for long time Kiwanis member Francis Golson, who was an avid golfer and served for many years as Executive Vice President of the Bank of Gray.
The Kiwanis club netted over $9000 from the tournament due to the generosity of the sponsors and golfers. All proceeds will be given to various children’s charities in the county.
— Contributed
