PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla. -- The 5th Annual Florida Open Tournament for Golfers with Disabilities is scheduled to take place on Aug. 28, 2010 at PGA Village on the Tom Fazio-designed Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club. The PGA Golf Club is located at 1916 Perfect Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL. 34986.
This tournament is also for golfers without disabilities! In a conscious effort to be all-inclusive, golfers without disabilities are encouraged to play in the open tournament, along with their friends with disabilities. All golfers are eligible to compete for the Low Gross Awards. Everyone with a USGA Handicap is eligible to compete for the Low Net Awards. Stroke Survivor Ian Halliwell is the 2009 defending Open Champion and will be there to defend his title.
Raising money is definitely not the goal of the annual golf tournament. The $50 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf on the PGA Golf Club's prestigious Wanamaker Course, Cart Fee, Rangeballs, Prizes and the Awards Banquet. The goal of the open tournament is to "have fun while raising awareness of accessibility issues concerning golfers with disabilities and/or mobility challenges."
Sponsored by Florida Golf Magazine, Titleist, and Bridgeburg Golf and also supported by the NAAG, PGA, USICD, EAGA, NAGA, the Adaptive Golf Foundation of America, and the Adaptive Golf Academy. Golfers can enter the tournament online or by phone. See http://www.floridagolfmagazine.com/open or call 863-227-2751.
Contact:
Joe Stine, Tournament Director
Florida Open for Golfers with Disabilities and/or Mobility Challenges
Call anytime: 863-227-2751, or 863-293-2621
604 Country Lane NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
joestine@floridagolfmagazine.com
