By Staff
The fifth annual Dowagiac Junior Golf Program at the Elks Club Golf Course is getting ready to kick off on Monday, June 16.
The league will run each Monday from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for eight weeks ending Aug. 4.
The program is open to both boys and girls ages 8-14. The league is limited to the first 60 paid golfers.
Golfers will need a permission slip to play. Cost of the program is $40. No clubs will be provided.
For more information stop by the Elks Club Golf Course or call the course at 782-5685. Information can also be received from Audrey Atkinson at 424-5186.
Worm Burner Open
The Niles High School athletic department will hold its Worm Burner Open golf scramble on Monday, June 16, at Orchard Hills Country Club in Buchanan.
The outing will start with lunch at 10:45 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at noon.
The 18-hole scramble will feature divisions for men, women and mixed teams as well as longest drive, closest to pin and other golf contests.
The entry fee is $75 per person and includes lunch before the outing, greens fees and door prizes.
A silent auction and cash bar will take place after the outing.
For more information contact the Niles High School athletic department.
Sheteron scramble
The fourth annual Joseph Norton Sheteron golf scramble has been scheduled for June 21 at Diamond Lake Golf Course in Cassopolis.
Pre-registration for the event is required by June 14. Cost is $180 per four-person team or $45 per person.
In addition to the scramble, there will be a skins game ($20 per team), hole-in-one prizes and prizes for first, second and third place teams.
There will also be morning treats, cool refreshments and a post-tournament meal.
Anyone interested in sponsoring a tee or donating prizes for raffles should contact the Sheteron family at 445-3988.
Conley Memorial
The fourth annual Conley Children's Memorial Golf Outing has been set for June 28 at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course.
The outing, which will be hosted by Dowagiac's Kevin and Teesha Conley, has raised nearly $15,000 for charities in their children's names in its first three years.
Entry fee is $60, which includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, buffet lunch and a chance at prizes throughout the day.
A shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. will get the event under way. All players must be registered by 8 a.m.
Hole sponsorships and memory signs are available for a $100 donation. A sign will be placed on a hole along with receiving recognition in the program.
This year's proceeds will benefit three causes: The Conley Children's Fund, which supports parents that have experience the loss of a newborn or infant at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind.; The Conley Children's Memorial Scholarship, which will be established at Dowagiac Union High School and Shrine High School in Royal Oak. A $500 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior at each school that demonstrates good academic and community standing, as well as economic need; and The Angel of Hope Memorial Garden, which provides a place of reflection and remembrance for all who have lost a child.
This outing is held in remembrance of the Conley's two children, Clarisa and Kevin Jr., that died at birth and all those children in the Michiana community that left their families at all too early an age.
For more information, call Kevin Conley at 782-2540 or marius97@hotmail.com
Hospice outing
The fifth annual Hospice Charity Golf Outing set for July 10 at Spruce Ridge Golf Club.
Registration for the event will begin at 11 a.m. with play scheduled to begin at noon.
The format is an 18 hole four-person scramble with prizes, food and lots of fun for the participants.
A team and hole sponsorship (including sign at one hole) is $160.
Teams may participate for only $120. A hole sponsorship is just $40.
Also, there will be a skins game, a longest drive contest and a closest to the pin contest.
Cost for the skins game is $20 per squad. The longest drive contest will cost $10 per person, while the closest to the pin contest will cost golfers $5 per hole or $20 for all four par threes.
For more information contact Pam or Ann at the Hospice office at 423-6015 or 800-304-0273. You may also contact Kathy Casey at 782-8420, Bob Birkhold at 782-6243 or Paul Potter at 782-8259.