TLA is dedicating the 1st Headline story to Richard and Virginia Foulk of Benton, IL
Richard and Virginia Foulk played a key role in teaching the 4 F's in life of FAITH, FAMILY, FUN and FORTUNE and in that order. They have lived an exemplary life and have been a role model to many. It has been said "they are the epitome of greatness". They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 12, 2011. They got married one day after Richard graduated from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL where he received and played on the 1st ever golf scholarship offered by the University.
Richard and Virginia both accomplished their life's goals together. Their goal of having a family, teaching the aspects of creating visionaries and being an inspiration to believe in anything you want to be as long as you have FAITH, coupled with Richard's personal goals of being a golf professional and an entrepreneur and Virginia's personal goals of being a homemaker and a teenage recording artist.
Virginia was part of the trio "The Knight Sisters" of Benton, IL as a teen in high school. When she was 17 they signed with Decca Records out of Nashville and recorded at the Owen Bradley Studio's. They recorded "Wooden Head Willie" and "Confess" on the Tempwood V label (Wooden Head Willie is now compiled on CD along with other recording artists on the Buffalo Bop label 55089). Playing instruments on the recordings are well known artist legacy's to the music business, Boots Randolph on saxophone and Floyd Kramer on piano. Click here to listen
Richard became a golf professional directly out of college before going into banking, school administration, IRS, and for 33 years he has been an entrepreneur owning his own accounting and tax service. Even though he went on to pursue his entrepreneurial passions he still has passion for the game.
Richard's golf highlights
1955/1956/1957/1958 - West Frankfort High School - Redbirds
1958/1959/1960/1961 - Southern Illinois University - Saluki's - Team Captain and MVP twice
1961 - Conference Title Champions - Team
1961 - Conference - finished 2nd individual play
Franklin County Country Club Champion - 5 times
Franklin County Country Club - Fall Classic Champion
Benton Gold Cup - Champion
Illinois Amateur Championship - Qualified 3 times
1983 - Hole in One - Franklin County Country Club - Hole 16 with a 9 iron - 135 yards
1990/1994 - USGA Senior Open Alternate
1995 - Illinois State Senior Amateur - finished 4th
1995 - USGA - Senior Amateur Championship - finished 41st
1996 - USGA - Senior Amateur Championship - finished 42nd
1996 - Great Lakes Amateur Championship - one of 3 Sr. players representing Illinois
1996 - U.S. Senior Team Championship - Buffalo, NY - one of 4 players representing Illinois
1999 - Benton Sr. Gold Cup - Champion
2000 - SIGA Players Cup Sr. Championship - Champion
2000 - Southern Illinois Sr. Golf Championship - Champion
2010 - Induction into the SIGA Hall of Fame
2011 - Tri State Sr. Championship - 3rd in age group and 9th overall
2014 - April - Hole in One - Craft Farms - Cotton Creek - Hole 8 with a 7 iron - 130 yards
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