Fairfield Glade Sportsman Club - Historical Timeline

July 9, 1987

Preliminary meeting that founded FGSC.
Founders: Joe Puryear, Lloyd Fredrick (Club co-founders), Doug Cox (Sales Rep-Fairfield Communities Inc.), Kathy Boyer (Head of Recreation), Jack Cole (Head of Security).
July 27, 1987

Club founded with 32 people present.
Dave Clark motioned to form the club.
Club officers elected: Puryear (Pres), Cox (V Pres), Fredrick (Sec’y/Treas).
All 32 attendees joined the club.
Fall 1987

Billy Hopper widens road to club site and trap field.
Members prepare club grounds.
Jan-July 1988

Winchester-Western trap machine purchased.
Trap field laid out.
Oct 1988

First trap shoot with Win-Wes machine.
Membership at 53.
Dec 1988

First wild game dinner. 
Aug 1989

Club membership reaches 100.
Apr-Sep 1990

Original Pavilion built. Grand opening on Sep 12. 
Construction of pistol range and 150-yard rifle range.
Feb 1989

Cumberland Mountain Bowhunters Assn (Richard Riden) builds an 18-target archery range.
1993

Club co-founder Lloyd Fredrick passes away.
Mar 1995

Searching for a new club location begins
Membership at 150.
Feb 12, 1996

Club purchases 70 acres of land on Shorty Barnes road for $42,000.  Move to the new location begins
Spring 1997

New Clubhouse site layout, parking, and traps 1,2,3 started
30’ X 40’ clubhouse completed
Fall 1997.

Club’s first registered ATA shoot with 43 shooters.
Sep 30, 1999

First automatic trap machine installed.
Summer 1999

Pistol range (25 yd) and rifle range (175 yd) built.
Fall 1999

First voice release system used on traps.
Apr 25, 2000

Skeet field started.
Jan 2001.

Randy Savage – first club member to fire 100X100 in official ATA shoot.
Fall 2001

Trap fields 4 and 5 built.
Apr 2002

Membership at 286.
2004

First pistol program with PPC league.
Summer-Fall 2004

Club sponsors Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) trap shooting team at Cumberland County High School.
May 2005

CCHS wins both TN SCTP open and high school state championships.
Nov 2005

Membership at 400.
Spring 2006

Construction of two skeet fields on the North end of the property.
May-Nov 2006

Initial Pistol Range extension.
Jan 2007

SMHS joins CCHS to form the Cumberland County SCTP trap team.
Jan 27, 2007

Club co-founders Puryear and Fredrick receive 1st Annual Sportsman-of-the-Year award.
Mar 20, 2009

Club co-founder Joe Puryear passes away.
May 2009

Doug Server pavilion built.
Spring-Fall 2011

300-yard centerfire range built. 
May 2012

Started using Club Express for online payments, emails, and calendars.
Sept 30, 2017

570 members with a yearly membership cost of $98.75.
30th Anniversary Celebration held.
Oct 2017

Constitution modified.
Sept 2017

Rifle range extended to 500 yards
2019

Addition of 5 stand.
Sept 1, 2019

Dues increased to $100 per year.
Nov 2019

Sportsman of the year: Mike Donovan.
Young sportsman: Corbin Moore.
2019

Sportsman of the year: Billy Hopper SR.
Young Sportsman of the year: Macie Gernt.
2020

Sportsman of the year: Bob Ahrens.
Young Sportsman of the year: Alex Petty.
Citizenship award: Samuel Phillips.
2021

Dues increased to $130.
Sportsman of the year: Doug Remling.
Young Sportsman of the year: Holden Moore.
2022

8-Bay Pistol Range Extension Completed
August 2022

SASP Youth State Championships held at FFGSC
April 2023

Sportsman of the Year
Bob Doyle
2023

Membership reaches 1000
January 1, 2024

Clubhouse gets facelift
January, 2024

Electronic Gate goes operational
April, 2024

Rifle Range Extension and Rimfire Range Construction Begins
August 2024

New Archery Range Completed
September 2024 

First Club 'Swap Meet' 
September 2024

First Club Fall Festival
October 2024

Sportsman of the Year
Dave Hewitt
2024


Presidents:

1987-1989: Joe Puryear
1990-1991: Doug Cox
1992: Joe Puryear
1993: Bill Weaver
1994-1997: Carl Anderson
1998-2000: Pete Brennen
2001-2002: Roy Woody
2003-2006: Carl Wedlick
2006-2008: Paul Cunningham
2009-2013: Dave Hohler
2014-2016: Chuck Burgess
2017-2019: Dave Philippe
2020-2023: Marjorie Philippe
2024-Current: Perry Tillman