The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Warrior Classic at Shenendoah Golf Course
Clear Path for Veterans will hold the inaugural Warrior Classic on Monday, Aug. 20at Turning Stone’s new Shenendoah Golf Course.
CHITTENANGO » Clear Path for Veterans will hold the inaugural Warrior Classic on Monday, Aug. 20 at Turning Stone’s new Shenendoah Golf Course.
Golfers will enjoy a continental breakfast starting at 7 a.m. before heading out to the links for a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Shenendoah offers 18 holes of PGA-level golf; the tournament will play captain and crew format.
Following a dinner reception at 1 p.m., special guest retired U. S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne will give the keynote speech. Mills is a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker and international advocate for veterans and amputees. He is one of only five servicemen from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive his injuries as a quadruple amputee.
His heroic journey was documented in the awardwinning documentary film, “Travis: A Soldier’s Story” and he has written a New York Times bestselling memoir titled, “Tough as They Come.” Mills speaks across the country motivating others to live by his motto: “Never give up. Never quit.” His foundation recently completed the construction of a fully adaptive veterans retreat in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine where he hosted more than 89 combat-in- jured veterans and their families last year. For more information about Mills, visit: www.travismills.org.
An awards ceremony, auction and book signing by Mills will round out the afternoon. Awards will recognize Best Overall Score, Straightest Drive and Longest Drive; there will also be a putting contest and a car giveaway for a hole-in- one. Silent auction winners will be announced followed by a short live auction featuring trips to a Chicago Cubs game, and other destinations, including Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and Florida. All tournament participants will receive a swag bag, which includes a copy of Mills’ book.
Registration is $250 per golfer ($950 per foursome) and includes a round of golf, cart, swag bag, continental breakfast, lunch and awards. Designed, constructed and maintained to PGA Tour standards at more than 7,000 yards, the Shenendoah course offers conditions normally reserved for PGA Tour professionals. Register at www.ClearPath4Vets.com/WC2018.
Proceeds fromthis tournament benefit the programs and services at Clear Path for Veterans which will touch the lives of more than 20,000 veterans in 2018.