John Webb Winter Golf Tournament

Results of the 2009 John Webb Winter Golf Tournament

First Place Winners: Samantha Holt, Tate High School graduate and currently part of the Southern Miss Women's Golf team, led her team to a score of 59 for the day. Along with her sister, Joanna Holt, also a golfer at Tate High School, and Amy Roberts, a fellow Southern Miss golf teammate, and Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher, Darren Byrd, this team took home the top trophy for the day.

Second Place Winners: Local Pensacola educator, Pete Wright, and his team, Eric, Smith, Mark Pursell, and Paul Kattan took home the second place award.

Third Place Winners: Mark Murphy collected another third place trophy with his team, Shawn Crooks, Doug Bailey, and Darel Ferguson.

Longest Drive: Ben Sevick crushed the ball on his first tee and his first swing, winning this year's award, a Mizuno MP-600 driver.

Closest to the Pin: on Hole #4: Samantha Holt

Closest to the Pin: on Hole #16: Hunter Vick, Pensacola Pelicans First Base Coach.

(From the preliminary report.)

The 2009 John Webb Winter Golf Tournament – the seventh tournament – was played on January 31, 2009. It was a sunny, crisp day at Scenic Hills Country Club; a beautiful day to play golf. The clubhouse is beautiful after a post-Hurricane Ivan renovation! The staff, including golf event coordinator, Jason Young, were professional, friendly, and accommodating to volunteers and golfers alike.

John Webb, now a retired professional baseball player and currently coaching baseball where he lives in Scottsdale, AZ, announced that the tournament would now be played in October each year. “We want to continue to bring a charity golf tournament that is fun and raises money to support local children who must fight life-threatening illnesses. We will hold our first October tournament on October 10, 2009.”

Results of the 2009 John Webb Winter Golf Tournament

First Place Winners: Samantha Holt, Tate High School graduate and currently part of the Southern Miss Women’s Golf team, led her team to a score of 59 for the day. Along with her sister, Joanna Holt, also a golfer at Tate High School, and Amy Roberts, a fellow Southern Miss golf teammate, and Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher, Darren Byrd, this team took home the top trophy for the day.

Second Place Winners: Local Pensacola educator, Pete Wright, and his team, Eric, Smith, Mark Pursell, and Paul Kattan took home the second place award.

Third Place Winners: Mark Murphy collected another third place trophy with his team, Shawn Crooks, Doug Bailey, and Darel Ferguson.

Longest Drive: Ben Sevick crushed the ball on his first tee and his first swing, winning this year’s award, a Mizuno MP-600 driver.

Closest to the Pin: on Hole #4: Samantha Holt and on Hole #16: Hunter Vick, Pensacola Pelicans First Base Coach.

Despite near hurricane conditions, the 2008 John Webb Winter Golf Tournament lived! Thanks to some wise and hard-working volunteers and the staff of Tiger Point Golf and Country Club the decision was made in the early morning hours of January 18^th to continue with the luncheon and auction and raffle.

The faces of the children we visited the day before at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital (SHCH) were fresh in our minds. There were so many extraordinary items that had been generously donated. We could not let the children down! Expenses were made. Money is in our foundation for the children and maybe the best was yet to come –

My wife, Megan, and I made the decision to accept an offer from the Pensacola Pelicans for me to play baseball. Megan and my sons stayed in Arizona and worked very hard to make this possible. 96 games later, the Pelicans won 43 games and the children at SHCH received some ‘wins’ also! We had a night at the park for some of the children and their families. They ate food catered from Jerry’s Cajun Café, watched a game, got many pictures and autographs, and we hope some fun time! We also auctioned one of my jerseys and received a $2,000 bid!

You will soon be reading that the JWWGT will come under the umbrella of The James Webb Foundation. We are grateful for the time and effort that Pacesetters Bible School has given in launching us as a mission outreach of their ministry. Now it is time for us to continue on under our own 501(C)3 organization.