Registration is under way for 21st Annual BCCC Foundation Golf Tournament | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Registration is under way for the 21st annual Beaufort County Community College Foundation Golf Tournament to be held Friday, Sept. 26, at the Washington Yacht and Country Club.

    The largest single annual fundraising event for the college, the tournament typically raises about $10,000 for scholarships to help eligible students with the cost of tuition and books and other programs supported by the BCCC Foundation.

    PotashCorp - Aurora is the primary sponsor of the tournament, held each year to raise money for scholarships to BCCC.

    Co-sponsors of the tournament include Lee Chevrolet-Buick, First South Bank, CenturyLink, P & G Manufacturing, Inc., Tideland Electric Membership Corp. JKF Architecture, Carver Machine Works, Park Boat Co., Tri-County Telecom, Vidant Beaufort Hospital, VantageSouth Bank and Tayloe Hospital Pharmacy.

    The tournament will be a four-person super ball format with teams pre-flighted based on each golfer's handicap. Tee time will be at 1 p.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.

    The entry is fee $80 per player and includes lunch, cart rental and greens fee.

    Additional sponsorships are also available as follows: Hole Sponsor, $100; Book Scholarship Sponsor, $500; Semester Scholarship Sponsor, $1,000; Academic Year Scholarship Sponsor, $3,000.
Ray McKeithan, manager of Public and Governmental Affairs at PotashCorp Aurora, assembles his golf clubs before the start of the 20th Annual BCCC Foundation Golf Tournament.
    Team prizes will be awarded by 18-hole score in each of three flights. Four prize packages for "closest to the pin" shots will also be awarded. Hole-in-one prizes sponsored by Lee Chevrolet-Buick and Park Boat Co. will also be available.

    Team and hole sponsorships are now being accepted as are registrations for teams and players. For more information or a registration form, contact Marcia Norwood at 252-940-6218 or Judy Jennette at 252-940-6326 or visit www.beaufortccc.edu.

    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.