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Optimist Club to Host Junior Golf Tournament

Optimist Clubs from Macomb County and the Grosse Pointes will be holding a junior golf tournament May 18 at Cracklewood Golf Course.

Area Optimist Clubs in Macomb County and the Grosse Pointes are planning the 11th annual Junior Golf Tournament for Boys and Girls at the Cracklewood Golf Course in Macomb Township.

The tournament for children between 10- and 18-years-old will be held May 18, and winners may advance in the statewide Michigan District Optimist Qualifying Tournament. 

In previous years, golfers including Bubba Dickerson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Michelle McGann, Ernie Els, Justin Leonard and Nancy Lopez have participated in Optimist-sponsored events.

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The entry fee for players age 12 to 18 is $40 and includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and snacks on the course. The fee for players age 10 to 11 is $35 and covers 9 holes of golf, lunch and snacks on the course. The application deadline is May 11, 2013. Additional information, and applications for the tournament, can be obtained by contacting Jim Kaza at kaza1969@yahoo.com or Pat Rabaut Miller at patrm@me.com
Additional Information can be accessed at http://www.optimist.org/e/juniorgolf/about1.cfm

The tournament is being organized by Optimist Clubs of Macomb County and the Grosse Pointes, including Central Macomb, Clinton Township Area, Friend of Patriots-Warren, Friends of Selfridge, Lake Shore of Grosse Pointe, Mount Clemens, Roseville, Shelby Township Area, North Macomb and St. Clair Shores.

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ome former participants in Optimist-sponsored events include Bubba Dickerson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Michelle McGann, Ernie Els, Justin Leonard, Nancy Lopez, Phil Mickelson, Nick Price, Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler and Eric Compton. Further information regarding the Optimist International Jr. Golf Tournament can be found at (http://www.optimist.org/GolfersMenu.cfm).

The 11th Annual Macomb Area Optimist Jr. Golf Tournament is looking for $100 Hole Sponsors, with all proceeds going to local Optimist Club projects for children.
The entry fee for players age 12 to 18 is $40 and covers 18 holes of golf, lunch and snacks on the course. The fee for players age 10 to 11 is $35 and covers 9 holes of golf, lunch and snacks on the course. Checks should be made payable to Central Macomb Optimist Club. Tee times and information will be by email or phone call. The application deadline is May 11, 2013. Additional information and applications for the tournament can be obtained by contacting Jim Kaza atkaza1969@yahoo.com or Pat Rabaut Miller at patrm@me.com
Additional Information: http://www.optimist.org/e/juniorgolf/about1.cfm


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