Longtime Pot o’ Gold Pro-am veteran Ernet Venet gets some putting practice in on Wednesday at Sunset Country Club. Venet will play on the foursome led by Brookstone Country Club golf professional Craig Stevens.

MOULTRIE — Sunset Country Club generally enters two teams in its annual Pot o’ Gold Pro-am, with the club’s golf professional leading both foursomes.

But when the 61st annual Pot o’ Gold tees off on Friday for its annual three-day run, there will be five Sunset teams in the field.

Sunset pro Bob Windom will field his customary two teams, serving as the pro for each.

His No. 1 team will include amateurs Jonathan Bridges, Jared Bridges and Clarke Hendrick.

Sunset No. 2 will include amateurs Eli Stripling, Andrew Eunice and Chad Eunice.

Aaron Elrod, who has been Sunset’s assistant pro since last June, also will lead two teams.

Kevin Blanton, Andy Blanton and Lee Wright will be the amateurs on Sunset No. 3.  John Lee Redding, Craig Stevens and Hayden Willis will be the amateurs on Elrod’s Sunset No. 4 team.

And for the first time, Windom will be the professional for what he is calling the Sponsor’s team.

The foursome will include as its three amateurs members of the Colquitt County High golf team: Lance Blanchett, Peyton Clark and J.W. Griffin.

“We couldn’t find a reason not to do it,” Windom said. “They are going to be playing in it (the Pot o’ Gold) one day anyway.”

All five Sunset teams and the other 39 foursomes will play 18 well-turned holes.

“The course is in good shape,” Windom said. “And the greens are probably the best we’ve ever had for the Pot o’ Gold.”

Among the teams in the field is the defending champion Marietta Country Club foursome led by professional Stephen Keppler.

Leading teams from both Summit Chase and Marietta country clubs, Keppler has won 11 Pot o’ Gold championships.

He has been low pro seven times, in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2005.

He led teams to championships in 2003, 2007 and 2015.

And he also was the low senior pro last year.

His son Jonathan added to family’s Pot o’ Gold success, winning the low amateur titles in ning the low amateur titles in 2014 and 2015.

The younger Keppler, now playing golf at Florida State, his father’s alma mater, will not be on the Marietta Country Club foursome this weekend.

Jonathan Keppler will be replaced on the team by Rhett Bonner.

Hap Fleming and Chris Hall will join Stephen Keppler in trying to defend the team championship.

Low professional Jared Davis of Kinderlou Forest Golf Club will return, as will Brookstone Country Club’s Craig Stevens, who tied with Stephen Keppler for the low senior pro last year.

The rest of the field includes teams from Ansley Country Club, Atlanta; Athens Country Club; Augusta Country Club; Bent Tree Golf Club, Jasper; Brookstone, Acworth; Cannongate Country Club, Palmetto; Capital City Country Club, Tallahassee; Capital City Club, Atlanta; Cartersville Country Club;

Crosswinds Golf Club, Savannah; Currahee Country Club, Toccoa; Dalton Country Club; Doublegate Country Club, Albany; Forest Heights Country Club, Statesboro; Fox Creek Golf Course, Smyrna; Francis Lake Golf Club, Lake Park; Glen Arven Country Club, Thomasville; Golden Eagle Country Club, Tallahassee; Golf Concepts; Green Island, Columbus;

Hawks Point Country Club, Vidalia; Heritage Golf Links, ; Highland Country Club, LaGrange; Indian Pines Golf Club, Auburn, Ala.; International City Country Club, Warner Robins;

Jacksonville (Fla.) Golf and Country Club; Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta; Marietta Country Club; River Pointe Club, Albany; Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island;

Spring Hill Country Club, Tifton; St. James Bay Golf Club, Carrabelle, Fla.; Steve Dresser Golf Academy, Pawley’s Island, S.C.; Summitt Chase Country Club, Snellville; Valdosta Country Club; Wynlakes Country Club, Pike Road, Ala.; The Farm, Rockyface, Ga.

Windom will try to win his second team championship this weekend.

He led his team to the title in 2013 when it shot a 182. On that team were amateurs Chad Eunice, Jon Ladson and Jonathan Bridges.

Sunset Country Club has won its own tournament on three other occasions.

Richard Hatcher led the home team to its first title in 1997 with amateurs Chad Eunice, Billy Edwards and Neil Hatcher.

Kerry Smith led foursomes to championships in in 2001 and 2004.

The 2001 championship team included Jack Croyle, Andy Blanton and Jon Ladson.

Joining Smith on the 2004 championship team was Eunice, Ladson and Ernie Venet.

The winning team professional will earn $3,000 and professional with the low score will receive $1,200.

The 12 low team professionals and 10 low individual professionals will receive money.

The low pro each day gets $200 and the low amateur each day gets $100.

The 12 low team amateurs and 10 low individual amateurs will win prizes.

The weekend of golf will begin today with a factory rep show from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and the long drive contest beginning at 3 p.m. at the No. 10 tee.

The long drive winner will win $400.