Pictured (l-r) are winning knights Bill Patterson, Scott Krantz, and Ed Miller.
Pictured (l-r) are winning knights Bill Patterson, Scott Krantz, and Ed Miller.
The Fourth Annual Arkansas Knights of Columbus Cup Golf Tournament was held May 24 at the Morrilton Country Club.  This tournament is a knights only event and was hosted by Council 5209 in Morrilton.  It is a three-man scramble with two teams per hole.

Initiated by the Hot Springs Council in 2011, this event is now held every year to benefit the Diocese of Little Rock's 
Arkansas Knights of Columbus Cup
Arkansas Knights of Columbus Cup
Seminarian Fund.  This year $1,300 was raised for the fund.  The diocese currently has 42 seminarians studying for the priesthood.

Five councils participated with four teams from Hot Springs Village, three from Hot Springs, two from St Vincent, and one each from Fort Smith and Morrilton.  The top three teams are as follows: First - Council 10208 from Hot Springs Village with knights Scott Krantz, Ed Miller, and Bill Patterson; Second - Council 996 from Fort Smith with knights Jack Danclu, Wayland Horn, and Art Rideout; and, Third -Council 6419 from Hot Springs with knights Joe Dierks, Larry Stidman, and Cooper White.

The other three teams from Council 10208 included: Team 2  - Dan Murphy, Gary Wolfer, and Tom Donnelly;Team 3 - Ralph Melenson, Phil Stephenson, and Jack Timmons; and Team 4 - Bob Bowman, Dick Palinko, and Jerry Bertrand.

Next year, the event will be held in Hot Springs Village, hosted by the winning Daniel Patrick Sullivan Council 10208.