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“The Waggle” nets Humane Society $8,000 swagger

Domestic pets found friends aplenty Saturday afternoon at Eastland Greens Golf Course. The Waggle Two-Man Tourney, a charity fundraiser presented by the Pi KAppa Alpha Eta Tau Alumni  Association benefiting the Clarksville Humane Society proved to be a well-received outreach. The tourney resulted in 132 registrants in teams of two, three, or four members competing on eighteen holes of golf on a sunny, breezy afternoon with courtesy car beverage service. Gift bags, souvenir T-Shirts, door prizes and a silent auction provided a wealth of gift give-a-ways for the participants.

Scott Beasley and his team of volunteers did a fantastic job of coordinating all the elements to produce a smooth, free flowing tourney that saw Eastland Greens coursing with golfers of all stripes teeing off, making fantastic drives, putting with finesse and not a few times, having the golfing gods deny glory rightly earned.

Amid the busy swaggering on the golf course, the swaggering at the barbecue station was no less a matter of competition. Beasley proved himself a master of the grill. The cooking crew came with all the necessary tools to stoke the fire and the squeeze bottle to contain flare-ups. The sauce, whose recipe was not for sharing, proved to be a tasty blend of perhaps a bit of tomato, corriander, honey, hickory, and a bit more of something else. Scott was not sharing, despite considerable offers for the secret blend. Maybe it’s a Pi Kappa Alpha secret. Whatever its composition, over four hundred chicken leg quarters met their destiny on the Pi Kappa Alpha Master Grill, cooked til sizzling, becoming glazed with the special sauce and whisked inside to join the buffet line of potato salad, green beans, baked beans, macaroni salad, rolls, macaroni and cheese, chips and beverages.

The big winner of the day was the Clarksville Humane Society garnered the net proceeds of the fundsraiser: $8,000.

Special thanks and mention go to the sponsors of The Waggle. Without their generous support, this fun afternoon would not have been possible. The golf course was adorned with sponsor signs at each hold denoting the names of sponsors supporting the fundraiser.

Sponsors included: Budweiser of Clarksville, Freedom Deli, Imagine Media Solutions, The Pea Patch, O’Charley’s, Tom Mink, Pro Turf, O’Neals, The Front Page Deli, Edward’s Steakhouse, Baggett Heating & Cooling, Gary Mathews Automotive Group, Allen’s Fireworks, Sam’s Club, Legends Bank, Briggs Insurance Company, Bumpus Body Shop, The Warehouse, Cumberland Bank & Trust, Byers & Harvey, Planters Bank, The Guest House, Gordon Food Service (GFS), Active Screen Graphics, Eden’s Day Spa, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, UPS Store, McReynolds, Nave and Larson, Jenkins & Wynne, Orgain Ready Mix, Riverview Inn, Sango Village Florist, Mann, Smith and Cumminngs, BA Wolfe Powersports, VA Mortage Center, Sykes Title, Regions Bank, Appliance Parts Today, Route 66, First Federal Savings Bank, Wal-Mart Sango, Lowe’s on Wilma Rudolph, Farmers & Merchants Banks, Olson & Wallace, MB Distillery, Back to Basics Dental Center, Allstate, Comedy on the Cumberland, DeLoach Property Management, Michael’s Pizza, Cato’s Exterminating, Bumpus Built Homes, Kujawa Tennis Academy, Allstate, Madison Home Inspections and Scott-Adrienne and Wyatt Beasley were all sponsors of this wonderful, festive charity fundraiser.

Door prizes were awarded to every registrant. Bottles of wine, golfing accessories, gift certificates to restaurants, one hundred twenty Freedom Deli gift cards, spa treatment specials, grilling tool kits, weekend get-a-ways at local hotels, cases of beer, a dart board set, discounted automotive service certificates, some very stylish polo shirts, and free passes to comedy shows are just some of door prizes that were distributed.

Among the day’s battling golfers, Team 6A’s  Boyd Belote proved a most committed and worn player. Despite a severe lack of sleep, he mustered the sheer determination to complete eighteen holes. This despite the dogged battle waged against him by Brent Leitsch and Dick Dutton. And he still had another Sunday afternoon sporting obligation to make before he could contemplate getting any rest. They were also being assaulted by Team 6B, especially by Brad Welker’s maddeningly straight drives on the fairway.

Team 7A saw Bill Jobe and Bobby Coon facing off with Harold Rager and Brian Tinker. Holes 13 and 14 were very tense locations for these competitors. The golfing gods intruded mercilessly. However Team 7B, Doug Burch, Jim Jobe, Chad Ward and Dan McNalley seemed to enjoy a bit more favor. At least the water hazards didn’t come into play.

Team 10A, Tom Mink, Kent Grizzard, Jim Cone and Jon Norris shared some pretty good putting on Hole 6, having braved a few close calls with some trees as they teed off. Thank goodness the courtesy car came along when it did.

Team 11A paired Troy Shepard, Eric Hawkins with Greg Parker and Matt McWchorter. Parker kept complaining about how his balls weren’t dropping for him quite right, but he seemed to be keeping Eric worried pretty well. Troy, however, wasn’t buying the pity party invite one bit. These guys looked really good on the back nine, Holes 11 and 14 respectively. While Team 11B had Melanie Mayes and Lis Hartlage taking on Hole 7 with some serious attitude towards their clubs. Things looked better by Hole 12.

Brad Schmittou, Katie Osborne were paired with Emily Schmittou and Larry Fields in Team 12A. Long drives were par for these players as they got under way on Holes 3 and 6. All seemed about even until putting on Hole 9 brought a new dimension to the proceedings. Memory gets a little foggy about here.

Eastland Greens is a scenic expanse of rolling countryside vistas, dotted with ponds, a lake and trees that really seem to try to avoid colliding with golf balls. They are not always successful in their efforts. But they do try quite hard, they really do. Golfers find the course exciting and enjoyable. Many thanks to Eastland Greens staff and personnel for being such gracious hosts and making The Waggle participants feel as welcomed guests, one and all. Let’s do this again next year! Hear that, Scott!

[Photos by Turner McCullough Jr./JazzWaves Imaging/Imagine Media Solutions]