Owens Community College sets annual golf scramble for Aug. 18

Annual Express Four-Person Golf Scramble, Aug. 18

A golf outing to raise money to benefit men’s golf student-athletes and the intercollegiate program at Owens Community College is set for Aug. 18.

The annual Express Four-Person Golf Scramble, coordinated by the Owens men’s golf program, will begihn at 8 a.m. at Spuyten Duyval Golf Club in Sylvania Township. The event will have four-person parties playing 18 holes of golf, lunch, and an awards program for the top foursome, the longest drive, and putting and closest to the pin contests.

The entry fee is $75 per player and all proceeds from the event will benefit the intercollegiate athletic men’s golf program at Owens, which is based in Perrysburg Township. Space for the scramble is limited. Registration in advance required. For information, call 567-661-2643 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 2643.

The Express golf team captured and/or finished tied for four match and invitational titles during the season, highlighted by a third-place finish in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Championship Invitational. The program also finished second in the NJCAA Region XII Sub-Regional championship after a round of 316 at Belmont Country Club in Perrysburg. Additionally, Owens placed fourth in the NJCAA Region XII Golf Championship.

The men’s golf program is led by first-year Head Coach Josh Williams.