Golfers Needed For Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament

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Johns Creek police and firefighters are seeking golfers for the upcoming Jim Seaver/Greg Whitaker Memorial Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament.

The tournament, which is set for May 18 at St. Ives Country Club, will raise funds for the Johns Creek Public Safety Foundation and Special Olympics Georgia.

Registration costs $150 per person or $600 for a team of four. Sponsorships are also available from $250 to $5,000. Sponsorship pledges should be received by April 22.

The tournament is part of the police department’s annual participation in the non-profit’s Law Enforcement Torch Run, which raises money to serve more than 23,000 Georgians with intellectual disabilities.

The Johns Creek Public Safety Foundation was founded as an independent 501(c)3 entity to assist firefighters and police officers injured in the line of duty or, if killed, to assist their families.

The tournament is an 18-hole, 4-man scramble format. Registration includes green fees and cart, range balls, box lunch, buffet dinner, awards and prizes. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place teams, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and Putting contests.

A silent auction and raffle and dinner in the club ballroom will follow play.

The St. Ives golf course was designed by Tom Fazio, who holds the most credits on Golf Digest’s list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Golfweek’s collection of America’s Best.

The tournament is being co-sponsored by Rotary of Johns Creek-North Fulton. For more information about playing in the 2015 Jim Seaver/Greg Whitaker Memorial Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament, contact Steve Broadbent at stevebroadbent@comcast.net or at 678-777-6313.

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