4th annual FORE Ouachita to tee off Sept. 24 for university athletics
September 06, 2012 - Rachel Gregory
Ouachita Baptist University’s fourth annual FORE Ouachita Golf Tournament will tee
off on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. with a second tee time at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Country
Club in Little Rock, Ark. Proceeds from the event will benefit athletic scholarships
at Ouachita.
“I was actually challenged my first year at Ouachita to help raise money for athletics,”
said Terry Peeples, vice president for development at Ouachita. To support the cost
of athletic programs, Ouachita’s development office developed FORE Ouachita, an annual
golf tournament fundraiser.
“It’s important because the students are the main focus,” said Nicole Herndon, OBU
development officer for grants and events. “We’re here to help them succeed.”
There are currently 43 teams from across the state that will participate in this year’s
tournament. Many of the more than 170 participants have close ties to Ouachita.
“They feel OBU is important to them,” Herndon said. “They believe in the university
and what we stand for.” The tournament also provides an opportunity for alumni and
other Ouachita supporters to introduce their friends and co-workers to the university.
Andy Edwards, senior vice president at Crews and Associates Inc., serves as chairman
of the FORE Ouachita 2012 planning committee. He agreed that the tournament “is such
a great way to bring old friends together to have a great day of golf while raising
money for much-needed athletic scholarships.
“My time at OBU was instrumental in who I am and what my family has become,” Edwards
added. “I met my wife at OBU and now have two sons there, as well. If the money we
raise can help just a few have the same experience, I can assure you it’s all worth
the effort. Go, Tigers!”
Lead sponsors for this year’s tournament include: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Capital
Business Machines Inc., Legacy Termite & Pest Control Inc. and Mutual of Omaha. Additional
tournament sponsors include: the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, PrintMania, Sodexo, Krispy Kreme, Jenkins Enterprises, TCPrint Solutions, Coca-Cola
and Burge Photography. Landers Toyota will also donate a 2012 Toyota Camry to any
player who makes a hole-in-one on a designated hole during the tournament.
Registered participants will receive use of a golf cart, catered lunch and a tournament
gift bag. For more information, including a full list of sponsors, visit www.obu.edu/fore or contact Nicole Herndon in OBU's Office of Development at (870) 245-5169.
By Rachel Gregory
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