Golf Tournament, Bull Ride to Honor Riverview Teen

When the Coats family had a golf benefit last year in Temple Terrace to help defray the cost of 16-year-old Brooke Ann Coats’ funeral expenses, they said they wanted to make the event an annual affair.

Now, they’re planning another golf benefit for March 26 in memory of the amateur bull rider and Riverview High School student who lost her life after being thrown from and kicked by a bull Feb. 18, 2011, during a rodeo at Crosstown Rodeo Arena in Tampa.

The tournament will take place at the at 1 p.m., said Brooke Ann Coats’ uncle, Mark Coats, of Temple Terrace.

A $750 donation includes four golfer slots, one hole sponsorship and banner recognition. A $25 donation includes one golfer slot. Proceeds will benefit Autism Awareness, The Humane Society of the United States, and the Future Farmers of America.

“Jeff Lupton (of ) is serving lunch at 11:30, and throughout the day, and Pepin Distributors is supplying all the free beer,” Mark Coats said. “And (of ) is serving free oysters and a margarita bar, and we will have sausage and onions for snacks.”

There will also be a liquor bar provided by HSA Engineers and Scientists, prize giveaways, and a raffle for a plasma TV donated by Larry Pividal of .

To register for the golf tournament or to learn more about Brooke Ann Coats, visit angels-of-hope.org.

Also on Saturday, March 26, those wishing to honor the teen can attend the Benefit Bull Ride for Brooke Anne Coats at the Crosstown Rodeo Arena on U.S. 301, just north of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.

The benefit bull ride will begin at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 at the gate, and all proceeds will go to the Coats family.

For more information, call 813-657-4588.