Golf Pro-Am Set for May 4
4/29/2009 4:08:00 AM | Men's Golf
STATESBORO, GA ? Due to inclement weather, Georgia Southern golf has rescheduled the annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament to be held on Monday, May 4 at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga.
The yearly event provides an opportunity for alumni, friends, businesses, and the community to help support Eagle golf, with proceeds to benefit the program.
“The Georgia Southern Pro-Am is our one fundraising event that we have during the year. It is very vital to the success of Georgia Southern golf. We have a great day of fun and fellowship. We love having all our supporters out. It's a fun day of golf and we bring back some of our great players and some of the local good players around to play,” said head coach Larry Mays.
Participation in the event includes:
-Green Fee and Cart
-Georgia Southern Golf Shirt
-Raffle Entry
-Mulligan
-Refreshments
-Dinner and refreshments after Play
-Awards to the Winning Teams
-Meet the Team
The tournament is open to all at the premier Forest Heights Country Club that holds a maximum capacity of 120 golfers at any one time.
Schedule of Events:
11:30 a.m. ? 12:45 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m. Shot Gun Start (scramble format)
5:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards Ceremony
You can sign up today by contacting head golf coach Larry Mays at (912) 852-3769 or lmays@georgiasouthern.edu, or Keith Roughton at (912) 478-0747 or kroughton@georgiasouthern.edu.
The Pro-Am brochure and sign-up forms can be downloaded at the www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com website.
“I'd love to have as many people out again this year to support the program and realize that this support helps us operate throughout the year with all the special things that we do for the team,” said Mays.
