Winners of Rip Drumgoole Classic

TVCC golf

The foursome of Jeff Patterson, John Wood, Walter Bingham and Larry Benningfield shot a 10-under 61 to take first-place Friday morning at Trinity Valley Community College’s 2nd Annual Rip Drumgoole Homecoming Golf Classic. This year’s event was held at Athens Country Club. The team of Brad Burnett, David Starrett, Scott Warner, Travis Dungan and Martin McCann shot a 9-under to take second, while the team of Leon Spencer, Mary Ensign, David King and James Hooks shot a 6-under to grab third. The tournament is held in honor of the late W.P. “Rip” Drumgoole, who worked at TVCC for four decades and last served as vice president of student services before his death in 2011.