Prattville golf tournament raises funds for Meals on Wheels Montgomery

Thirty-two teams teed off at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill in Prattville before storms rolled into the area, turning the 25th Drive Fore Meals On Wheels tournament into more than a golf outing. The fundraiser brought in support for Meals on Wheels Montgomery, a service many homebound seniors in the metro area depend on for a hot, nutritious meal five days a week.

Meals on Wheels Montgomery has delivered more than five million meals since 1972, a scale that helps explain why a local golf tournament carries real weight far beyond the fairways. Chris Turman said the event has been around for 25 years and is one of the longest-running nonprofit golf events in Montgomery, underscoring how the fundraiser has become a steady part of the organization’s support system.

The setting added to the event’s visibility. Capitol Hill, one of the most recognized stops on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, gave the tournament a high-profile backdrop in Autauga County. That location helped draw attention to a cause that reaches across city lines, because the money raised in Prattville helps sustain meal service in the Montgomery metro area.

The need behind that service is straightforward. Meals on Wheels Montgomery says its work is aimed at homebound seniors facing food insecurity and isolation, and the organization’s 2026 messaging has continued to frame the program as a lifeline for older residents who cannot easily get to a store or prepare meals on their own. For those households, a fundraiser like this is not symbolic; it helps support the delivery network that keeps meals arriving at the door.

The tournament’s 25-year run also shows how reliably the community has backed the effort. A 2025 report identified the same event as the 24th annual Drive for Meals on Wheels Golf Classic, and this year’s field of 32 teams carried that tradition forward. Even as storms moved in, the morning play served the same purpose it always has: helping keep meals moving to seniors who rely on them.