'Grandfathers For Golf' Memorial Tournament Fundraiser Announced

The following is a Jan. 26, 2024, news release from Grandfathers for Golf:

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Grandfathers for Golf, the Hemet/San Jacinto-based non-profit charity dedicated to teaching children how to play golf for free, has announced its major fundraiser for 2024: the Memorial Tourney at Soboba Springs Resort Golf Course on Friday, March 8, with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. sharp. The 4-man scramble format is open to all golfers of any skill level.

Cost is $125 per person (which is the regular rate at Soboba on Friday through Sunday) and is tax deductible. Entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, food and prizes for first, second and third places as well as Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin, and Senior Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin (from the Senior tees, must be 70 or older to play from the Senior Tees, which are Silver). To sign up, call Tony Viola, GfG President, at 909-754-4148. Field is limited to 144 players, and the tourney sells out fast, so get your foursomes together and make sure to sign up early.

The Memorial (formerly the Marty Finn Memorial) is the only fundraiser the group holds each year. Grandfathers is a purely volunteer organization, with no salaries for organizers, and no fees charged to students in the program. Grandfathers has been operating for more than 20 years in the Hemet/San Jacinto area, teaching hundreds of kids from all walks of life not only golf, but life skills such as sportsmanship, etiquette, camaraderie, and honor. Grandfathers gives every child a golf bag, clubs, balls, a uniform and lessons for free.

Fundraising for the past couple of years has been severely limited by Covid-19, so please help out if you can. If you want to donate separately, please use the Donate button on the website, http://www.grandfathersforgolf.org/.