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IMMEDIATE
AUGUST 8,
2006
ABAC Golf Tournament SET FOR
OCTOBER 9
TIFTON - The 6th Annual Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Ag Classic Golf Tournament will take place on Oct. 9 at ABAC’s Forest Lakes Golf Course. The tournament is sponsored by the ABAC Ag Alumni Council.
Entry fees are $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. First place teams for each flight will receive $600 in prize money. Second and third place teams for both flights will receive $400 and $200 respectively.
The morning flight will begin at 8 a.m. with registration at 7:30 a.m. The afternoon flight will begin at 1 p.m. with registration at 12:30 p.m.
Each golfer will receive a premium golf shirt and golf towel embroidered with the tournament logo and a sleeve of balls. Prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive as well as a hole-in-one on a designated hole will be awarded.
Golfers in both flights will be treated to lunch prepared by the Ag Division faculty/staff and served by students in the Family and Consumer Sciences program.
A silent auction will offer golf outings at prestigious golf courses around the state. A variety of other items will also be available for bidding.
In the previous five years of the tournament, over $87,000 has been generated for student scholarships and instructional resources. All proceeds from the 2006 tournament will be used for scholarships.
“The need for scholarships for our agriculture students is so great that we’ve decided from this point on 100 percent of the proceeds will be used for scholarships,” said Darvin Eason, co-chair of the tournament. “There are many deserving students – and not just straight A students – who could benefit from financial assistance.”
Sponsorships are available in five levels: Platinum Level at $1000; Gold Level at $750; Silver at $500; Bronze at $250; and Century Level at $100. If Platinum Level sponsors wish to play golf, they may enter four players; three players for Gold sponsors; two for Silver; and one for Bronze.
“Golfers and sponsors come from across the state and the Southeast,” said George Turk, tournament co-chair. “People in the agriculture industry – many of them ABAC alumni – recognize the role ABAC plays in educating tomorrow’s agriculture leaders. Besides that, the camaraderie among the golfers is great.”
ABAC’s new president, Dr. David Bridges, and the new Ag Division Chair, Dr. Tim Marshall, will be available to meet golfers and sponsors. Scholarship recipients will be on hand to personally thank the golfers who made their scholarships possible.
To register for the tournament, contact Alumni Director Nancy Coleman at the ABAC Alumni Office at (229) 391-4898 or email ncoleman@abac.edu. More information is also available on the web site at www.abac.edu/alumni/agclassic.
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