The WAI Southeast Chapter hosted their 22nd annual golf tournament on Oct. 10 at the Rock Barn Country Club and Spa in Conover, North Carolina, on what everyone agreed was a near-perfect day. That backdrop was matched by the performance of the winning team of Harrison Cummings and Mark Finch, IWG-HPC; Darin Nicol, Wayne Wire Die Company; and Kelly Grigg, I.T. Consultant (SRHS), who shot an unworldly 16-under-par to claim top honors in a very competitive field.

Many of the 96 golfers were returning players who enjoy the setting and the chance to compete against a strong field in this scramble format. They played on the Tom Jackson course, recognized by Golf Digest on its list of “Best Places to Play,” and despite recent less-than-ideal weather, the course was in perfect shape.

Both the second- and third-place teams shot a 13 under, which led to a matching of cards to determine the official finishes. The official second-place winners were Jay Sweetenburg, Austin Duncan, Taylor Lane, and Steve Malott, all of Sonoco. Third-place winners were Brooke Stonesifer of Sonoco, Tom Heberling, Dylan Shepard and Gerald Galazin of Southwire.

It was also a very good day for Kim Earhart of TDC, who won both the putting contest, settling in a mere three inches away from a hole-in-one, and closest-to-the-pin contest.

WAI’s Steve Fetteroll and the Southeast Chapter Board are grateful for the outstanding support from the volunteers from Southwire Company: Denise Siathone, Lauren Bozeman and Jasmine Monet. Without their help, the tournament would be much more difficult to produce. They work great together as a team, troubleshooting and managing onsite execution so well that nobody realizes just how much they do.

For the record, the Process Control and CommScope team was competitive without their ace Tim McElhany but did not place. However, CommScope’s Jason Morrow did win a top driver in the raffle, which made the chapter’s scholarship fund a winner as well.