SANFORD - Central Carolina Community College students were the big winners as almost 200 golfers hit the links Sept. 18 for the 24th Annual CCCC Foundation Golf Classic at the Sanford Golf Course.

The golfers aced the event, raising more than $37,000 for the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with, but independent of, the college. It receives donations of money and equipment on behalf of CCCC and uses them to promote the educational mission of the college and assist students through scholarships and grants.

Forty-nine teams of four players each participated in Shotgun Rounds in either the morning or afternoon. Each round had three flights with first, second and third places awarded in each.

"The Golf Classic was simply fantastic," said Emily Hare, CCCC director for the Foundation and Development. "The weather was perfect, the golf was exciting, and we couldn't have had a better day. A tremendous thank-you to our sponsors, we truly couldn't have done it without you. Every dollar raised goes back to our students, and on behalf of them and our faculty and staff, our sincerest gratitude to each of our sponsors!"

The winners of the A.M. Shotgun Round, team scores, and sponsors were:

First Flight

First Place: 53 - Steve Carter, Jim Ulrich, Rod Brecheisen and Bruce Miller, sponsored by Steve Carter.

Second Place: 55 - Bobby Powell, Dave Neff, Jack Radley and Roy Eubanks, sponsored by Bobby and Linda Powell.

Third Place: 56 - John Maness, Bo Crooks, Gregg Sutton and John Perkins, sponsored by Frontier Spinning.

Second Flight

First Place tie: 61 - Doug Gay, Jade Wicker, Gary Jones and Lee Leonard, sponsored by Vantage South; and Joey Shue, Larry Foster, Ryan Patterson and Robbie Currin, sponsored by First Federal.

Third Place three-way tie: 62 - Frank Thompson, Jack Maxwell, Jim Turner and Bill Lancaster, sponsored by Ted and Peggy Lanier; Richard Oldham, Kenny Brady, Matt Brown and Chris Brown, sponsored by Sanford Contractors; and Bill Wilson, Bo White, Anthony Kremer and David Howard, sponsored by Wilson & Reives.

Third Flight

First Place: 65 - Ted Pauling, Riaz Sayed, Brian Sullivan and Ken Douglas, sponsored by COTY, Inc.

Second Place three-way tie: 66 - Jay Boyette, Paul Sherman and Steve Woodson, sponsored by Julian and Cynthia Philpott; John Arthurs, Harry Goodwin, Ron Regan and Jason Trajillio, sponsored by Holmes Oil (Chatham County); and Frank Swindell, Chris Barringer, Ken Clack and Steven Scully, sponsored by Pentair.

PM Shotgun:

First Flight

First Place three-way tie: 54 - Tommy McSwain, Eric Vernon, Charlie Welborn and Mike Hendley, sponsored by Pinnacle Benefit Resources; David Spivey, Tommy Shultz, Mike Laudate and John Crumpton, sponsored by Jones Printing; and Phil Bradley, Joffree Bradley, Candy Bloedorn and Tony Bloedorn, sponsored by Sears of Sanford.

Second Flight

First Place tie: 59 - Cliff Stephens, Ginny Stephens, P.J. Gay and Robin Perkins, sponsored by Waste Management; and Ray Womble Jr., Eddie Tyndall, Bob Womble and Badget Womble, sponsored by Womble Realty Management (Harnett County);

Third Place three-way tie: 60 - Brian Matthews, Chris Simpson and Mark Genest, sponsored by Outdoor Provision/Covis; David Foushee, Jimmy Martin, Robin Williams and Matt Jackson, sponsored by First Bank-Sanford; and Brad Salmon, Stephen Salmon, Curtis Stewart and Frank Stewart, sponsored by the Committee to Elect Brad Salmon.

Third Flight

First Place: 63 -- Buster Allen, Jody Wicker, Roosevelt Everett and Tilman Kelly, sponsored by Normann Group.

Second Place: 64 - Travis Bailey, Harold Lassiter, Tim Goodwin and Gary Adcock, sponsored by First Bank-Lillington.

Third Place: 66 - Ted Cummings, Fred Cummings, Ned Cummings and Lewis Cummings, sponsored by Ned Cummings.

For information on giving to the Foundation or its fund-raising events, contact Emily Hare, director of the CCCC Foundation and Development Office, 919-718-7230, or ehare@cccc.edu.