{"id":41049,"date":"2016-10-27T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=41049"},"modified":"2016-10-27T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:58:27","slug":"golf-scramble-sets-record-for-student-emergency-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/10\/27\/golf-scramble-sets-record-for-student-emergency-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Scramble sets record for Student Emergency Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_41076\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41076\" class=\"wp-image-41076\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/rhodes_richard_golf_2016-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"ACC President Dr. Richard Rhodes and Trustee Jeffrey Richard.\" width=\"221\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/rhodes_richard_golf_2016-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/rhodes_richard_golf_2016-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/rhodes_richard_golf_2016.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACC President Dr. Richard Rhodes and Trustee Jeffrey Richard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Friends and members of the ACC community raised more than $30,000 for the college\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/tuition-and-financial-aid\/scholarship-opportunities\/student-emergency-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Emergency Fund<\/a> at the annual Golf Scramble tournament October 14 at Riverside Golf Course.<\/p>\n<p>A record number of golfers and teams teed up in support of the fund, which helps students facing an emergency continue their education at ACC.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/QjLEFEiY2so5stYZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view photos from the day<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than $230,000 has been raised for the fund since the first Golf Scramble in 2006. A total of 217 students have received assistance, including 26 in the last year. A majority of the students receiving support earned a certificate or degree or are still enrolled.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_41106\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41106\" class=\"wp-image-41106\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team1-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Scramble team\" width=\"271\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team1-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team1-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team1.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland Hayes, David Nowlin, and Andre Durden with Dr. Richard Rhodes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Winning teams<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First place<\/strong>: (ACC) &#8212; Roland Hayes, David Nowlin, Andre Durden, Thurston Nguyen<br \/>\n<strong>Second place<\/strong>: (R Bank) &#8212; Mike Shaw, Rico Segura, Zach Ferguson, and Linn Strock<br \/>\n<strong>Third place<\/strong>: (Airport AC) &#8212; Phil Guerra, Eddie Guerra, Ray\u00a0Guerra, and Rudy Martinez<\/p>\n<h2>Corporate sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>SpawGlass Contractors Inc. sponsored the tournament. Other corporate contributors were:<\/p>\n<p>Hole-in-One sponsor: American Constructors<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_41126\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41126\" class=\"wp-image-41126 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team2-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Scramble team\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team2-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team2.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linn Strock, Mike Shaw, Zach Ferguson, Rico Segura, Dr. Richard Rhodes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eagle sponsor: Pfluger Architects<\/p>\n<p>Birdie sponsors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bartlett Cocke General Contractors<\/li>\n<li>Coastal Securities Inc.<\/li>\n<li>ISS Facility Services<\/li>\n<li>Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Resources of Austin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hole sponsors:<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_41127\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41127\" class=\"wp-image-41127 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team3-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"Golf scramble team\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team3-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team3-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team3-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/10\/golfscramble_2016_team3-150x130.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phil Guerra, Eddie Guerra, Rudy Martinez, Ray Guerra, Dr. Richard Rhodes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Barnes &amp; Noble Booksellers<\/li>\n<li>Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP<\/li>\n<li>BOK Financial Securities<\/li>\n<li>DPR Construction<\/li>\n<li>Flintco<\/li>\n<li>Housing Authority of the City of Austin<\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Connell Robertson<\/li>\n<li>Redleaf Properties<\/li>\n<li>Structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends and members of the ACC community raised more than $30,000 for the college\u2019s Student Emergency Fund at the annual Golf Scramble tournament October 14 at Riverside Golf Course. 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