For the second year in a row, the tournament was presented by KeyWorth Bank, a community bank headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia. Jim Pope, founding President and CEO of KeyWorth Bank, is also a Board Member of The Summit Counseling Center. Executive Director, Rev. David Smith, explained that “the support of KeyWorth Bank has been invaluable to the success of this tournament! Most non-profits are facing a real uphill challenge in this economy and many of our clients have less income to afford counseling—leaving us with a real gap between contributions and need. This strong support by leaders in the business community insures that we can meet the needs of people who count on us for help.” Neil Stevens, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of KeyWorth Bank, was on hand to start the tournament and announce the opening of KeyWorth’s latest office in Sugarloaf. KeyWorth Bank currently has offices in Johns Creek, Alpharetta, and Duluth.

The tournament began with an entertaining show by Professional Long Driver and Golf Entertainer, Rocky “Rockstar” Shipes from Cumming, who showed golfers every imaginable way to hit a long drive. A boxed lunch was provided by Shane’s Rib Shack and players enjoyed a Country Club of the South buffet featuring skirt steak for dinner. The awards for 1st Place Low Gross went to Don Barden, Tim Arnoult, Mike Keller, and J Laschinger. The awards for 1st Place Low Net went to Randy Hawley, Frank Shmays, Phil Stabell, and Rob Robinson. The awards for these 1st place winners included $100 Pro Shop credit at the Country Club of the South and individual trophies for each player. Numerous other awards and raffle prizes were provided for players.

Learn more about The Summit at www.summitcounseling.org

The tournament was presented by KeyWorth Bank, a community bank headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.  Jim Pope, President and CEO of KeyWorth Bank, is also a Board Member of The Summit Counseling Center.  A boxed lunch was provided by Shane's Rib Shack and golfers enjoyed a White Columns Country Club buffet for dinner.  Hennessey Automotive and North Point Land Rover sponsored the Hole-In-One competition providing a 2 year lease on a Land Rover as prize, along with additional prizes on the other par 3 holes-but no one drove away in the Land Rover this year.  The PGA Tour Superstore provided silent auction items that went quickly.

The Summit Counseling Center is a non-profit counseling center providing professional, faith-based counseling.  The center is a community ministry of Mount Pisgah and is provided for the benefit of the community as a whole.  Other churches, businesses, and individuals support the work of the Summit to provide a confidential, professional resource for a wide variety of counseling needs.  Most recently, the Summit's Evening Recovery Program for substance abuse and addiction has grown to include a Family Recovery Group and a Family Intervention Program aimed at supporting families as they intervene in the addiction process and get family members the help they need.  Other services include individual, couples and family counseling for anxiety, depression, marital issues, parenting concerns, and children's issues.  Leigh Anne Spraetz, a therapist at The Summit, also provides a unique service to this area:  Individualized College Counseling.

Learn more about The Summit at www.summitcounseling.org