LOCAL GOLF EVENTS
Green Tee Tournament: July 16 at Metropolitan Golf Links. Registration at 6:30 a.m., shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. $125 per golfer, $400 foursome includes green fees, cart, range balls, lunch, games (raffle, auction) and prizes. Proceeds will fund youth development programs for Oakland youth and cultural arts programs. To register visit eventbrite.com/e/geen-tee-golf-tournamenttickets-45809764238. For more information contact Karis Griffin at 510 238-7259 or email greenteegolf@oakland.net.com
Savvy Swing Tournament: July 20 at Blue Rock Springs Golf Club. The West course will be used for this “fun” 9-hole scramble format. $50 per golfer or $180 foursome which includes cart, green fees, range balls, prizes and awards dinner. Proceeds will go toward high school girls and boys golf teams. To register or for more information contact Vanita Finney (707) 246-7401 or Marj Kelly (707) 290-1951, www.bluerockspringsgolf.com
Knights of Columbus Tournament: July 23 at Crow Canyon Country Club. Registration at 10 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., shotgun-scramble format at noon, followed by cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner/awards/auction at 6:30 p.m. $195 per golfer includes: golf, bbq lunch, beverages, contests, awards, raffle, silent auction, no-host cocktails and dinner. $60 dinner only. Proceeds benefit RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic. To register visit www.svdp-cc.org. For more info contact Barb Hunt b.hunt@svdp-cc.org, (925) 330-6732. For sponsorship opportunities and info contact Michael Fernandez at michael.fernandez@sbcglobal.net, (925) 899-0883
BAWPVA Tournament: Aug. 13 at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. Registration at 11 a.m., followed by shotgun start at noon. Box lunch provided to all golfers and an awards dinner will follow 18-hole scramble. Proceeds raised through the BAWPVA (Paralyzed Veterans of America Bay Area Western Chapter) golf event will go toward wheelchair athletes and helping to find a cure for paralysis. $240 per golfer, $880 foursome, $50 spectator ticket, $200 tee sponsor, $240 sponsor a veteran. To register visit bawpva8thgolf.eventbrite.com or for more info, contact Kory Amaral (650) 858-3936, golf@bawpva.org
Phil Wells Memorial Tournament: Sept. 10 at Diablo Country Club. $275 per golfer includes: golf, cart, range balls, tee prizes, silent auction, awards, lunch and dinner. Proceeds benefit UC Davis football. To register or for more info contact John Silverfoot foot24@comcast.net
Homeless Animals’ Lifeline Charity Classic:
Oct. 12 at Lone Tree Golf Course. Registration begins at 10 a.m., putting contest at 11 a.m., tee off at noon, followed by cocktails, auction and raffle at 5 p.m., and dinner at 6 p.m. $120 per golfer includes: golf, cart, range balls, lunch (Kinders bbq), and dinner. Prizes for top teams as well as awards dinner and raffle/auction which are open to the public for $35 per person. Proceeds benefit the volunteer based cat and dog animal rescue foundation. To register visit www.lonetreegolfcourse.com or for more information contact (925) 706-4220