Several golf tournaments will benefit local organizations in the next few weeks.
Cure Cancer Classic
First to tee up is the Cure Cancer Classic which raises money for Paceline and cancer research at the Georgia Cancer Center. It will be on April 26 at the Forest Hills Golf Club.
Registration will begin at 11 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Sponsorships are available.
Paceline, with its highlighted bicycle ride, has raised more than $1 million for cancer research since 2019.
38th annual Jernigan Golf Tournament
The Piedmont Augusta Foundation will tee off its 38th annual Jernigan Memorial Golf Tournament May 6 at Woodside Plantation Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.
Named for Harry W. Jernigan Jr., who founded University Health Care Foundation in 1978 to provide for the special needs of patients, the event is recognized as the oldest golf tournament in the Augusta region aside from the Masters Golf Tournament, according to a news release from Piedmont Augusta.
Proceeds are designated to support completion of a comprehensive stroke program at Piedmont Augusta.
Piedmont Augusta has all the components in place for advanced medical intervention for stroke patients, including lifesaving surgical interventions such as thrombectomies and the region’s only physical therapists specially trained to rehabilitate stroke patients, the release said.
“Time equals brain,” said Dr. Cargill Alleyne, Piedmont Augusta Neurosurgeon. “With the Foundation’s support, we have the talent and medical staff expertise to further grow our program and allow us to serve a wider portion of our community.”
The tournament will begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start on Woodside’s three scenic courses — the Jack Nicklaus Reserve Course, Reese Jones Wisteria Course and Bob Cupp Course at Woodside Golf Club in Aiken, which will be followed by dinner and awards in the clubhouse.
“Mr. Jernigan served faithfully as the Foundation’s president until his death in 1984,” said Piedmont Augusta Foundation Gift Officer Laney Mize. “We continue to ensure that Mr. Jernigan’s legacy lives on with this tournament. He would be proud that 100 percent of the proceeds stays in this community.”
For more information, call Mize at (706) 667-0030 or email her at laney.mize@piedmont.org.
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History golf tournament
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum’s Eighth Annual Golf Tournament, on May 18, 2024, will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the four Black golfers who desegregated the Augusta Municipal Golf Course (The Patch) in 1964.
The four-person best ball tournament (Captain Choice) will be held at The Augusta Municipal Golf Course, with late registration from 7 to 7:30 a.m. A shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m., according to a news release.
The tournament has sold-out for the past two years, and there is a limited number of openings. Early registration is recommended, the release said.
The early bird entry fee until May 12 is $90 per player. It will go up to $100 per player on tournament day.
Early registration includes one museum tour admission.
There will be a golf tournament pairing and reception from 6 to 9 p.m. May 17 at the museum.https://lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/
Special recognition will be given to the four Black golfers who desegregated the Augusta Municipal Golf Course (The Patch). In 1964, Attorney John Ruffin filed a petition in the U.S. Court against Augusta City Council and L.E. Douglas, stating that Black golfers were not allowed access to play golf at the City Golf course, which violated the 14th Amendment. The Black golfers who finally were allowed to play The Patch were three local teachers and a dentist. Clois Herndon, John Elam, Raymond Jenkins and Dr. Maurice Thompson were the first to desegregate the Augusta Municipal Golf Course in 1964, the release said.
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