Pickens Amateur Championship
For the past seven years, CrossWinds Golf Course has hosted the Pickens Amateur, a 36 hole medal play golf tournament .Storybook
Coach Jim Pickens, who the tournament was named in honor of, was a widely recognized and respected figure in this area. He coached baseball at Western Kentucky University for years and then he directed the Intramural Sports Department before retiring. “Coach” was also well-known for his partnership with Todd Hamilton in covering high school football games for G-107 Radio, as well as rangering for us here at Hartland/CrossWinds for 10 years.
The 2005 version of the tournament was the biggest and best ever. We are hoping to improve upon it again this year as the tournament will be open to the first 200 players which will be divided into 10 flights. Each flight will have prizes given to the top 6 finishers. Every player will also receive a Pickens Amateur Titleist hat and a sleeve of ProV1 golf balls upon checking in on Saturday. The entry fee also entitles the participant to lunch each day provided by Outback Steakhouse.