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Sports Briefs
‘Pop’ weekly winners fire 8-under score Poplar Meadows Country Club had its weekly scramble Wednesday with the winning team shooting 8-under par. The winning team included Ron Cooper, Rodger Tanner, Ty Tanner, Bart White and Jody Kizer. Finishing in second at 7-under par was the team of Chuck Doss, Skipper White, Phillip White, Tracy Bruff and Donnie Etheridge. The scramble, which is held each Wednesday, is $10 for members and $15 for non-members and includes dinner. Participants are asked to call 885-3650 by 3 p.m. each Wednesday to sign up. Pairings announced for tennis tourney Pairings have been set for the Northwest Tennessee Open Tennis Tournament, scheduled for Friday-Sunday at the Union City Courts adjacent to Union City Middle School. Pairings include: Friday 6:30 p.m. — B. Dahnke vs. D. Lohram, A. Bateman vs. G. Shanklin, K. Butler vs. T. London, T. Heintzelman vs. P. Fenwick. 8 p.m. — B. McCall/B. Dahnke vs. A. Bateman/D. Lohram. Saturday 10 a.m. — C. Sands/B. Phelps vs. L. Crowder/J. Williams, B. Flatt vs. M. Jaeger Noon — K. Butler/T. Heintzelman vs. M. Jaeger/B. Phelps 2 p.m. — S. Rhenberg/T. Elam vs. TBA, H. Crowder/T. Crowder vs. B. Dahnke/S. Thomason, D. Harris vs. TBA, B. Phelps vs. H. Hernandez. Golf outing aids McDonald House A golf tournament benefitting The Ronald McDonald House of Memphis will be held Oct. 1 at Wingfoot Golf Course in Union City. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the shotgun start is slated for 9 a.m. The awards banquet will be at 2:30 p.m. Forms and payments should be mailed to Ronald McDonald House at 535 Alabama Ave., Memphis 38105. Those wishing to enter can also do so online at www.rmhc-memphis.org/fundraisingevents. Twin Cities chamber sets up links event The Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble will be held Oct. 7 at Fulton Country Club. Lunch begins at 11 a.m., followed by tee-off at noon. Team entry is $200. Registration forms and entry fees can be mailed to Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 5077 in South Fulton, 38257 or emailed to twincitieschamber@bellsouth.net. Published in The Messenger 9.22.11