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(Baldwin County, Alabama)
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office presented the local Baldwin County Ranch, of the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranch, $24,950.00, as proceeds from the 6th Annual Sheriff Taylor Wilkins Memorial Golf Tournament on May 2, 2012. The tournament was held on March 15, 2012, at Glennlakes Golf Club, in Foley, Alabama. The Hangout of Gulf Shores, Alabama, was the Premier Sponsor for this year’s event. The Ranch is located in Summerdale, Alabama and is home to 14 boys.
(pictured from left to right: Capt. Jimmy Milton and Sheriff Hoss Mack of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Brad Cohen and Tara McMeans of The Hangout, and Jim Harmon, Director of the Boys Ranch)
(Gulf Shores, Alabama)
It’s still not too late to enter your team in the Learning For Life Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, and benefitting the Coastal Baldwin Educational Enrichment Foundation. The tourney, formerly known as the National Shrimp Festival Golf Tournament, will take place Friday at the Gulf Shores Golf Club.
“This tournament is our largest fundraiser of the year,” CBEE Foundation Chair Yolanda Devine Johnson said. “Without the proceeds from this tournament, we wouldn’t be able to give out nearly the number of student scholarships and teacher grants we distribute each year.”
CBEE Foundation Vice-Chairman Fred Peninger said this is the second year the tourney has been held in the spring. “Traditionally the tourney has been held in the fall near the time of the National Shrimp Festival. CBEE has always received the proceeds from the tourney, but during the past couple of years, the Foundation has taken a larger role in putting the tournament on,” he said. “Because of the name change and the change in the time of year, I believe many teams that normally participate in the tourney may not be aware that this is the same event.”
Johnson said the more individuals and teams that participate in the tourney, the more money CBEE can distribute to deserving students, teachers and public schools in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. “I can’t stress enough how important it is to our Foundation and to our community for teams and individuals to come out and support us through their participation,” she said. “We welcome anyone who wants to come out for a good cause Friday. You don’t have to have a full team. We’ll make sure everyone who wants to play is placed on a team.”
“The golfers that come out and play Friday will not only receive a great lunch, a great round of golf and a great post-tourney party,” Chamber Special Events Director Ann Motes said. “The wet weather from Wednesday and Thursday is supposed to be about gone, and the temperature should be in the 70s. We should have excellent weather for soft greens and low scores.”
Fees for the tourney are $125 per player or $500 per team, and include green fee, cart, lunch, complimentary beverage cart, two mulligans, a red tee buster, a goody bag and entry to the post-round awards ceremony in the clubhouse. Entry forms can be found on the Chamber’s website at alagulfcoastchamber.com/pages/RegistrationforGolfTournament1 or call Motes or Lauren Turner at 251-968-6091. Persons or individuals who don’t get the chance to fill out a form online may register on-site at the golf club until lunch begins at 11 a.m. Friday.
“I can’t say enough about our tourney sponsors,” Motes said. “Their sponsorships go a long way toward paying the expenses of putting on the tourney, so the entry fees can go toward the scholarships and grants CBEE distributes.” Tournament sponsors include Gulf Publishing Company, Budweiser, Cotton’s Restaurant, Gulf Island Grill, Staybridge Suites, Suncoast Beach Services, F&E Sportswear, McCarron Insurance Group Inc. and Kutter’s Ground Maintenance, Inc.
The CBEE Foundation has awarded scholarships to graduating seniors from Gulf Shores High School and grants to teachers in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores public schools since 1999. Anyone who is interested in making a difference in our schools is welcome to become a part of CBEE. For more information on the foundation, see its website at www.cbee.la, or contact Johnson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 205-613-0001.
(Baldwin County, Alabama)
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(Gulf Shores)
When it comes to the Iron Bowl in Alabama, there’s no sitting on the fence. Fans either root for Auburn University or the University of Alabama. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is giving golfers the chance to show their colors in their annual Iron Bowl Challenge Golf Tournament set for Nov. 18 at the Gulf Shores Golf Club.
According to Tournament Co-Chairman Jason Stephenson, each golf team will be made up of two fans from one of the schools. “We don’t allow mixed teams,” he said. “Knowing how high feelings run when it comes to the Iron Bowl, we couldn’t do that to our golfers. So you better make sure each member of your team is a fan of the same school.”
The tournament will be conducted in a best-ball format with a unique football-based scoring system. “I would wager that this will be the only tournament our players enter all year that has the scoring format we use,” Stephenson said. “Our field is limited to 96 players with 48 players representing each school, so neither Auburn nor Alabama will have an edge.”
Stephenson said the tourney has a full field each year, so he urged all interested teams to register as quickly as possible. “Slots are filling up fast, so register early to make sure your team has their spot locked down,” he said.
Along with the golf, tourney participants will be invited to a special “Animal Party” on Nov. 17 at the golf club. “I’m excited about the party. This is something we held in years past, but had gotten away from it,” Zoo Board Chairman Steve Jones said. “Our golfers and their families will have opportunities to interact with several of the animals from the zoo. We’ll have a professional photographer on hand to take photos of the families as they get up-close and personal with the animals and even a magician will be there to entertain.” According to Jones, the party will feature dinner, live music as well as Iron Bowl-themed challenges and the beginning of a silent auction.
Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. along with the continuation of the silent auction. The tourney will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start, and after golf is completed, participants and their families will be invited to stick around at the golf course for a 5 p.m. awards ceremony, raffle drawing and the conclusion of the silent auction.
“We’ve had some great donations from many area businesses,” Stephenson said. “We couldn’t put on this fundraiser without their generous support of the Iron Bowl Challenge and the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.” Some of the items donated include a Gene Chizik autographed Auburn football, a Nick Saban autographed Alabama football, two pairs of tickets to the Iron Bowl, a round of golf for four at the Golf Club of Georgia, a weekend getaway in New Orleans complete with accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton and many other items.
The entry fee for the tournament is $125 per player for returning players and new participants prior to Nov. 1. After Nov. 1, new players must pay $150. For more information on the tournament, see the Iron Bowl Challenge Golf Tournament Facebook page. To register, call Stephenson at 251-978-2066 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
“Both the Iron Bowl and the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo mean a lot to our community,” Stephenson said. “This is a chance for golfers to come out and support not only their favorite Iron Bowl team, but our zoo as well.”
(Gulf Shores)
~ Registration will begin at 11:30
~ Lunch will be served at 11:30
~ Tee off at 1:00
Please call 251-233-9035 for any questions.
(Baldwin County)
Baldwin County Sheriff, Huey Hoss Mack wishes to announce the 5th Annual Sheriff Taylor Wilkins Memorial Golf Tournament. The annual golf tournament benefits the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranches and the Boys Ranch located in Summerdale, Alabama.
The tournament will be held at Glenlakes Golf Course again this year. It will be April 16th 2011.The tournament features a four member team scramble and includes lunch and beverages. Lunch will be served at noon with a tee time of 1PM. Several door prizes will be given out throughout the day. This year the Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the Liquidation Outlet of Loxley and Foley, Alabama for being our primary door prize sponsor. Titles sponsors for this year are Keefe Commissary, Coke a Cola, and Barber Marina.
Sheriff Taylor Wilkins served as Baldwin County Sheriff from 1947 to 1975. During his tenure he served on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranch System. Sheriff Wilkins was instrumental in the creation of several youth ranches, particularly locating the Boys Ranch on County Road 32 in Summerdale. This Ranch houses approximately 12 boys who range in age from 6 to 18 years old. The Summerdale Ranch also houses the Youth Ranches College Transitional home where young men can live while attending local colleges.
Since the Tournament began in 2007, over $100,000 has been raise for the Youth Ranch.
Hole Sponsorships and Teams are still being accepted. If you would like to sponsor a hole or place a team in the tournament, please call Mrs. Barbie Day @ 251-937-0200 by April 12, 2011.
(Gulf Shores)
The Craft Farms Ladies Golf Association will be holding the First Annual Jane Craft Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday May 2nd at Craft Farms. The format will be a two-lady best ball format. Entry fee for the event will be $75.00 per player and will include a continental breakfast, luncheon, gifts, prizes and golf. A practice round will also be provided for cart fee only on May 1st.
Prizes will flighted for first and second places low gross and net. The maximum handicap for the event is 36 with an eight stroke difference between partners. The field will be limited to the first 48 teams. Registration deadline is April 29th.
For more information call 251-968-7766
Craft Farms is located at: 3840 Cotton Creek Cir Gulf Shores, AL 36542-9097
(Foley)
The Caitlin Buemi Memorial Golf Tournament is still accepting Sponsors and Golfers.
The last tournament was a great success. Please consider playing or sponsoring our great cause. Any questions please feel free to call me at 251-508-0354 or email me This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Registration dead line is March 25th. Lunch served before the tournament and awards ceremony immediately following the tournament.
Cost is $85 for a single player and $300 for a team of 4. Sponors $100 for a tee. Gold Sponsor $500 We also need door prizes.
Thank you again for helping us with this great cause.
Hobnobgulfshores.com will be streaming live the 18th green of The Martin Methodist Golf Invitational to be held at Peninsula Golf Club on March 7th at 12:00pm. This is an opportunity for the friends and families who could not make it to the area to watch. The participating schools are: Bethel University, Cumberland University, Lambuth University, Maryville University St. Louis, Union University, University of Mobile, Trevecca Nazarene, Spring Hill College and William Carey University.
Peninsula is located at:
20 Peninsula Boulevard
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(251) 968-8009
(Gulf Shores)
On February 7, golfers from Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin met at TimberCreek Golf Course in Spanish Fort for a Golf Fun Day. The 141 golfers had a shotgun start on the 18-hole course and spent a great day outside. A highlight of the Fun Day was Rachel Heldt of Mosinee, Wisconsin getting a HOLE IN ONE on the Pines Course at #4!
