The second annual Dustin Pratt Memorial Golf Tournament had the focus less to do with scores and more to do with having a different kind of fun experience on the golf course.
In total, 144 golfers made their way around TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course in a scramble tournament Saturday in the memory of Pratt, a Panther Drilling employee who died in a fall at work two years ago.
“We really didn’t know what to expect for the second year but the response was incredible,” said Roxanne Pratt, Dustin’s mother.
Roxanne Pratt said they had a raffle table and local companies donated big prizes, like a fridge and a bike. A local restaurant and a watering hold had holes and
“Without the sponsors, we really couldn’t have a golf tournament,” she said.
A lot of the people that were in last year’s tournament also made their way out for this one, but there were a few new faces as well, Roxanne Pratt said.
“The volunteers were excellent,” she said.
The event had competitors, both male and female, dressed as traditional rednecks or oil services workers. Some of them were his friends, family and coworkers.
“Dustin liked to wear plaid and cowboy boots,” Roxanne Pratt said. “We thought, what better way to remember him than with a redneck theme. Response last year was so overwhelming, everyone enjoyed showing up in their plaid and cutoff shorts, we decided to keep it for this year’s golf tournament.”
A few of the holes had a different feature, like a preposterously long driver on the first hole.
“We wanted it to be fun, we didn’t want a serious day,” she said. “We didn’t want anyone to worry about who was going to get the highest score…
“We also had a shooter hole, and a bulls eye for them to shoot at. Other than that it was just your typical scramble.”
They had a prize was for the putter on the practice green who got the closest to the bulls eye.
Proceeds from the event last year went to a variety of charities locally.
“We support local families this year, we have three local families. We also donated pyjamas for the Christmas hamper,” she said. “This year we helped out the children’s wildlife camp.”
