NKF-MD's 25th Anniversary Golf Classic Teeing Off Sept. 21 at Hayfields With Preview Online Auction, Sept. 7-20

LUTHERVILLE, Md. – The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland will hold its 25th Anniversary NKF Golf Classic, Monday, Sept. 21, at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley.

Chaired by Noah Wheeler (account manager, Presidio) and C. Bradford Wright (vice president, Capital Finance), this signature fundraiser is touted as, “The Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity™.”

Practice and registration begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Designed for new golfers and seasoned players alike, the four-person scramble-style tournament comprises Handicap Index and Gross divisions.

Both divisions will have first, second and third place winners, who get to compete in the NKF Golf Classic National Finals at the Pebble Beach Resorts - a 54-hole tournament on the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and the Links at Spanish Bay. As an added prize, the first place Handicap winners will also receive airfare to California for the tournament.

NKF-MD will announce the winning teams immediately following the competition at a reception featuring casino games, an auction, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

To build excitement for the event, an online auction will take place Sept. 7, at 8 a.m., through Sept. 20, at 11:59 p.m., at www.biddingforgood.com/nkf-md. Some of the items up for bid include a 1-week, oceanfront stay at the Kauai Marriott Resort on Kalapaki Beach in Hawaii and other travel packages, as well as luxury gifts, sports memorabilia and event tickets.

Funds raised through the auction and NKF Golf Classic will directly support NKF-MD’s patient emergency assistance program, providing essentials such as food, housing aid, utilities, medication and transportation to dialysis. Proceeds also will support vital research at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland. Since the tournament’s start in 1990, more than 2,000 golfers have teed off, raising almost $2 million for NKF-MD.

The NKF Golf Classic registration package includes greens & cart fees, a boxed lunch, on-course contests, the reception and premium golfer gifts. To register or receive more information to sponsor or participate in the event, visit www.kidneymd.org or call 443.322.0374.

About NKF-MD

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland, serving central and western Maryland, the Delmarva Peninsula and portions of West Virginia, is the area’s only voluntary health agency dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of kidney and urinary tract diseases. For more information, visit www.kidneymd.org.