Agribusiness Industry Golfs to Support Ohio's Agricultural Students

The Educational Trust fund supports scholarships for Ohio agricultural students at The Ohio State University and Ohio State ATI, Central State University, Clark State Community College and Wilmington College. More than $45,000 is awarded in scholarships each year due to events like the Golf for Scholarships scramble.

Thank you to those who came out to golf, to our raffle and event sponsors, plus our lunch sponsors, contest sponsors, hole sponsors, cart sponsor, and to our committee members for all your continued hard work. 

Event winners

Congratulations to the August scramble winning teams:

Low Gross Winners (pictured above) John Schaeffer, Agxplore Andrew Herringshaw Tracy Temple Justin Rufenacht

Low Net Winners (pictured above) Cargill Team: Brian Knowles Chandler McCullough  April Richardson Ryker Miller

2025 Golf for Scholarships Honoree

At the August outing, we recognized Dave Case as the 2025 Golf for Scholarships Honoree. A familiar face in OABA, Dave significantly contributed to OABA through his role on the Golf for Scholarships Committee and as Chair of the Educational Trust Board. Click here to learn more about Dave.

Contest Winners 

Congratulations to our August contest winners:

Team Putting Contest - Sponsored by Corteva Biologicals

• Heath Barnes, Mercer Landmark
• Jodi Clune, Mercer Landmark
• Ralph Gill, Mercer Landmark

Hole #1 South - Longest Individual Drive from the Tee in the Fairway Contest - Sponsored by First Financial Bank

• Bailey Davidson, Columbus Equipment Company
• Arly Drake, Clark State College
• Avery Davidson, Clark State College
• Jasmine Hancock, Columbus Equipment Company

Hole #4 South - "Chip at Dave" Contest - Sponsored by OABA Ed Trust 

• Sadie Litzenberg, Scott Equity Exchange 

Hole #8 South - Closet Shot to the Pin Contest - Sponsored by Burtch Seed

• Elliott Ward, Assured Partners
• John Ward, Assured Partners
• Tim Hockman
• Clark Carroll, Gerald Grain

Hole #9 South - Longest Individual Putt - Sponsored by Luckey Farmers, Inc.

• Leo Koch
• Ron Kantner
• Dan Wilson, In Ohio Country Today
• Mark Armstrong, 2020 Ed Trust Honoree

Hole #2 North - Closest to the Hole on the Third Shot - Sponsored by BASF/Credenz

• Jim Pullins, 2024 Ed Trust Honoree 
• Sean McNamara, Great Oak Inc. 
• Dave Case, 2025 Ed Trust Honoree
• John Case

Hole #6 North - Longest Individual Drive - Sponsored by Brookside Labs/Amplify

• Men's: Justin Rufenacht
• Women's: Sadie LItzenberg, Scott Equity Exchange 
• Seniors: Jim Pullins, 2024 Ed Trust Honoree

Hole #6 West - Closest to the Hole on the Second Shot Team Contest - Sponsored by Nationwide

• Alvin King, King Feed
• Matt Warnecke, Affinity Mutual 
• Zach Erhart, Affinity Mutual 
• Brent Helmke, Affinity Mutual 

Hole #7 West - Closest to the Pin Contest - Sponsored by JD Financial

• Elliott Ward, Assured Partners
• John Ward, Assured Partners
• Tim Hockman
• Clark Carroll, Gerald Grain

Hole #9 West - Longest Individual Putt Contest - Sponsored by Hummel

• (No winners, lost pin) 

Skins Game 

Three team winners:

#1:

• Elliott Ward, Assured Partners
• John Ward, Assured Partners
• Tim Hockman
• Clark Carroll, Gerald Grain

#2

• Matt Spracklen, Cargill
• Misty Bean, Cargill
• Tyler Miller, Cargill
• Matt Hagedorn, Cargill

#3

• Brian Knight, Berkley Agribusiness
• Phil Jones, Berkley Agribusiness 

Hole-In-One Report

Though we didn't have a hole-in-one at this outing, we want to say thank you to those companies that sponsored these holes: 

• Hole #1 West - JD 845 Gator - Sponsored by Truland Equipment
• Hole #7 West -$500 Prize - Sponsored by Stratovation Group

August Raffle Winner

At the August outing, we drew a raffle ticket for $500 cash donated by OABA. Congratulations to Ben Krugh, Mercer Landmark. 

We also drew for a $250 Golf Galaxy gift card. Congratulations to Todd Moore, Tri-Ag Products. 

Photos

Photos from the day are available on OABA's Facebook page. Golfers may also contact Nicole Volk at nvolk@oaba.net if they would like a copy of their team photo.