Lodge raises scholarship funds

By Sam Waller

The Albany Masonic Lodge expects to come close to matching its 2023 scholarship total in 2024 following the Lodge’s Scholarship Golf Tournament, held Saturday, July 29.

“I think we are going to be able to offer five or six $1,000 scholarships,” Lodge member Randall Palmore said “We had 51 participants and a great amount of support from local folks kicking in for hole sponsorships and general donations. We’ll be close to $6,000, and that’s what we gave this year.”

The lodge presented $5,000 in scholarships in 2022 and 2021 after giving four in 2020.

The team of Kitchens, Barrett and Walker shot a round of 59 to win the three-person scramble by three strokes over two teams. Shooting 62 and tying for second place were Palmore, Bryan and Tierney, and Anderson, Maberry and Cauble.

Nine teams finished within four strokes of second place.

“We drank a lot of Gatorade and water,” Palmore said. “It was a hot day.”

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1. Kitchens, Barrett, Walker, 59; 2. (tie) Palmore, Bryan, Tierney, 62; Anderson, Maberry, Cauble, 62; 4. Holson, Cook, Cauble, 63; 5. (tie) Warren, Kaufman, Warren, 64; Spencer, Richards, Le-fevre, 64; Garza, Valentine, Valentine, 64; 8. (tie) Kayga, Dyer, Chapman, 65; Holson, Jaco, Holson, 65; Wheeler, Sanders, Heidelberg, 65; 11. (tie) Waller, Schwartz, Straus, 66; Thompson, Thompson, Sutton, 66; 13. Waters, Waters, Hogan, 68; 14. (tie) Anderson, Neighbors, Anson, 69; Riley, Bennett, Bennett, 69; 16. Williamson, Scott, Perales, 71; 17. Garcia, Hill, Hill, 73.