The annual Wedgewood Cat & Dog tournament was held Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30. Jody Jarrett, Cabool, and Derrick Shelton, Houston, defended their winning title with a score of 62. Denna and Roger Tune of Houston, won 2nd place and Beverly and Carl Hicks of Willow won 3rd place. A-Flight winners included 1st place Doug Jones, Cabool and Brenda Priester, St Louis; 2nd place Jackie and Lee Smith, Houston; and 3rd place Kevin Clary, Cabool, and Priester. B-Flight winners were 1st place Gatlin Keeling, Mtn. Grove, and Taigan Calhoun, Mtn. Grove; 2nd Place Alan Keeling, Mtn. Grove and Mary Beth Kaps, Mtn. Grove; 3rd Place John and Brenda Dunivin, Ava.
Other winners included Closest to the Pin (CTP) hole 2 Denna Tune 3 feet 3 inches and Billy Griffin, Mtn. Grove, 11 feet 5 inches. CTP hole 5 Carl Hicks 2’ 4 ½” and Kim Norris, Mtn. Grove 3’. CTP 2nd shot hole 6 Derrick Shelton 3’ 8” and Jody Jarrett, 11’ 3 ½”. CTP hole 7 Anna Stigall, Mtn. Grove, 3’ 6” and Meth Swanson, Mtn. View, 10’ 3 ½”. Longest putt hole 9 Buddy Seibert, Mtn. View, 18 feet and Mary Beth Kaps 44 feet 5 ½ inches. Buddy Seibert won the drawing for the chocolate tower gift box provided by Christa Hall Insurance Agency, Springfield.
Thank you to our hole sponsors MO Gun Company, Cabool; R&S Coins, Cabool; Oak Star Bank, Mtn. Grove; Christa Hall Insurance Agency (ANPAC); Ron and Janice Penney (Murray and Penney Associates), Springfield and Evan Juline, Cabool Dairy Queen.
The Wedgewood Cat & Dog tournament is the oldest C&D event in the area starting in the mid 70’s.