• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Leader

The Leader

Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Churches
    • Courts
    • Education
    • Election 2024
    • Events
    • Local Government
    • Local Politics
    • Military
    • Public Records
    • Public Safety
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Fishing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling
  • E-Editions
  • Public Notices
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Contact Us
    • Submit News
    • Advertise With Us
  • Where to Buy

Pair of Munford High School fundraising golf scrambles coming up

By Jeff Ireland on April 19, 2022

Fans of Munford High School and/or golf will have a couple of opportunities over the next two weekends to have some fun and support their program.

First up is the Second Annual Johnnie Jones Classic Golf Tournament Presented by Covington Family Dental, Munford Pharmacy, Draingo and Landrum Heating and Air. It will be held this Saturday, April 23, at Forest Hill Golf Course in Drummonds.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. and a four-person shotgun format starts at 8 a.m. The cost is $75 per golfer. Lunch will be provided and there will be prizes for multiple flights, closest-to-pin, longest drive and putting.

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, call Donnie Kelley at 706-994-1961.

Jones rushed for 4,547 yards and 47 touchdowns during his time as a running back at Munford and emerged as a Heisman Trophy candidate at the University of Tennessee, where he rushed for 2,852 yards, a school record at the time. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks and later played in the Canadian Football League.

“Of course it’s an opportunity to raise some money for the program, but the main thing is to honor Johnnie,” Kelley said. “Johnnie has done so many great things for us.”

The following Saturday, April 30, the Munford High School band will host a fundraising four-person golf scramble at Forest Hill in Drummonds. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The cost is $75 and you can register here.

Over the last decade alone, the Munford band has won a U.S. Bands National Championship (2011) and performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2015) in New York City and the Tournament of Roses Parade (2019) in Pasadena, Calif.

In addition to the national title and the two cross-country trips, the band has received 26 straight superior ratings at the WTSBOA Marching Festival, four state titles, three Southern State titles and 20 grand championships at Bandmasters, Tennessee’s largest marching competition. The band also performed at the 1995 inauguration of Gov. Don Sundquist.

Related Articles:

Brighton softball finishes off doubleheader sweep on Brie Howard’s walk-off homer Default ThumbnailTipton County in the Civil War: North Alabama Five takeaways from the District 14-AAA tournament Heritage Festival announces “Cars” as this year’s children’s parade theme

Posted Under: Football, golf, Sports Tags: johnnie jones, Munford High band

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search

Featured News

Brighton High fishing duo will compete for national title next month

May 28, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

Jaxon Sherfield, a … [Continue Reading...] about Brighton High fishing duo will compete for national title next month

Munford baseball finishes second at Class AAA state tournament

May 28, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

Saturday's Class 3A … [Continue Reading...] about Munford baseball finishes second at Class AAA state tournament

Brighton High grad Dalton Rushing now playing for reigning World Series champs

May 20, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

Making a Major … [Continue Reading...] about Brighton High grad Dalton Rushing now playing for reigning World Series champs

Covington softball team downs South Gibson, advances to state tournament

May 20, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

There were not a lot … [Continue Reading...] about Covington softball team downs South Gibson, advances to state tournament

Tags

auvic white black history braxton sharp brighton baseball brighton basketball brighton football brighton high school city of covington City of Munford coronavirus covid-19 covington Covington Baseball covington basketball Covington football covington high school covington police covington police station Election 2020 events homicide J.R. Kirby Jalen Fayne Jamarion Dowell jeff huffman john edwards Jordan Bell JR Kirby munford baseball Munford basketball munford football munford high school murder ronnie gorton sex crimes shooting Slade Calhoun tcso Tipton-Rosemark Academy Tipton County Museum tipton county schools tipton county sheriff's office town of atoka town of mason TRA basketball

Footer

The Leader is a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays, serving Tipton County, Tenn. since 1886.

Contact us: news@covingtonleader.com

Editor’s Choice

Here’s how Home Depot and a team of volunteers helped make over CIAA

December 5, 2019 By Echo Day

Black History Month: Mason’s John W. Boyd went from slavery to the statehouse

February 7, 2020 By The Leader

Search

Copyright © 2025 · The Leader | Legacy Media · Log in