SPC hosts its 16th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

Golfers gathered Friday morning on Mar. 7, 2025, at Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center for St. Philip’s College’s 16th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament is the college’s largest fundraising event for student scholarships. This year, the event raised $128,000 dollars, with an additional $7,000 funds raised through a raffle.

Since it began in 2009, the tournament has raised more than $1.9 million in scholarship funds. The first event generated $145,406, and by 2015, fundraising funds had surpassed the $1 million milestone.

At the event’s tee-off ceremony, St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena William Loston expressed her gratitude, saying, “Today, you are doing God's work, and your mission field is this golf course.”

Approximately 150 golfers, including two teams of St. Philip’s College students, participated in the tournament. The event was made possible through the generous support of nearly 30 sponsors, individual donors, and title sponsor Valero. CPS Energy has sponsored the event every year.

Each golfer received a goody bag valued at more than $160, including a commemorative shirt, cap, and SPC-branded merchandise. Participants also received a team photo as a keepsake.

The tournament featured a hole-in-one contest at Hole 7, where participants had the chance to win a white Ford Mustang, courtesy of Jordan Ford, the event’s Artemisia Bowden List sponsor. Additional prizes, including trophies, were awarded during lunch.

First Place: City of Selma (Agee Wyatt, Robert Klaerner, Jean Porto, Michael Shipman)

Second Place: Team Quesenberry (Pete Casiano, Jimmy Miller, Gary Quesenberry, Garrett Rogers)

Third Place: SPC Team Beardsall (Christopher Beardsall, Carlos Solis, Jessica Cooper, Diego Lopez)

Womens:

Closest to the pin: Jessica Cooper

Longest Drive: Erika Iriarte

Mens:

Closest to the pin: Freddie Garza

Longest drive: Matt Rodriguez