Photo by Al Blanton. Pictured (L-R) Jenny Elliott, Oliver Wright, Haig Wright III, and Rodney Battles

Registration is now open for Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC)’s thirty-sixth annual benefit golf tournament, which will be held on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Musgrove Country Club in Jasper. Participants will compete in a 4-person, 18-hole scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Haig Wright, President of Byars|Wright Insurance, will serve as the tournament’s chairperson.

NWAMHC’s benefit is the longest running nonprofit organization golf tournament in Walker County. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will benefit NWAMHC’s new training and education center. 

The tournament will be held in memory of longtime employee Sue Parnell. “Sue Parnell, who served NWAMHC in many roles for over 25 years, oversaw the tournament for 15 of those years,” says Jenny Elliott, Director of Human Resources for NWAMHC. “She loved the tournament and what it meant for the organization, the individuals that we serve, and the community. We sadly lost her in July of this year, and while we miss her greatly, one of the best ways we can honor her is to host this event in her memory.” 

Entry fee for the tournament is $125 per person or $500 per team. Individuals without four-person teams will be paired with other players. 

T-gifts and contest prizes include: Flight Prizes 1st Flight - $100, and 2nd Flight – Pro Shop Gift Certificate, Longest Drive, Closest to the Hole, and a Putting Contest ($100 cash). 

Eight levels of sponsorship for the tournament range from $100 - $2,500, with each increasing level providing additional sponsor recognition. 

For more information, or to register for this year’s tournament as a golfer or sponsor, contact Janice Trotter (205) 302-9000 ext. 9065, Jenny Elliott (205) 302-9037, or Abbey Davis (205) 302-9002. 

About Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center:

The Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC) is a public non-profit corporation that is governed by a board of directors from Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston Counties. NWAMHC prides itself in the quality of services provided and a well-developed continuum of care. There is a heavy emphasis on services to children, families, and geriatric age groups as well as the seriously mentally ill, those with intellectual disabilities and those suffering from chemical dependency.