Jones Memorial tournament set for this Saturday

Troy Jones shows off his golf medals from the state and national Senior Games in this file photo from 2005.

Friends and family members are going to ensure Jones? legacy continues. A memorial golf tournament held in Jones? honor will be held this Saturday at the Reserve at Collins River.

Junior Medley, Dwight O?Neal and Keith Maxwell have put together the four-man scramble, which will have two start times. The field is limited to 14 teams in the 8 a.m. start and 14 teams in the 1 p.m. group.

?Troy did so much for not only athletics, but for education as well,? Maxwell said, noting proceeds from the tournament will be put into a scholarship fund, in Jones? name, for WCHS seniors who chose to major in education.

?Being this is the first year, we hope to be able to offer a $1,500-2,000 scholarship. We are going to put the extra funds into a account let it build up so we can eventually be able to sponsor two scholarships each year. The guidance councilors at the high school will submit five names each year. Then a committee of myself, Hollis Stout, Bill Harris and Junior Medley will pick a winner, it will be call the Troy Jones Memorial Scholarship. We hope everyone will come out, have a little fun and support a very worthy cause.?

Cost of the scramble is $300 per team, which includes lunch. Cash prizes to the top four teams over all. Hole-in-one, closest to the pin and door prizes will also be given away.

To enter, call the Reserve at Collins River at 931-668-7749, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.