Affton Chamber Holding 14th Annual Golf Tournament

The is inviting local golfers to participate in its 14th annual golf tournament Tuesday. The deadline to register is Friday.

Four-person teams begin the 18-hole scramble with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at Quail Creek Golf Course, 6022 Wells Rd., next to the Kennedy Recreation Complex, less than 1 mile off Tesson Ferry Road.

Check in starts at 11:30 a.m., and Kenrick’s Meats & Catering is providing a lunch of hamburgers, hotdogs and brats at noon. Entry into the tournament costs $120 per golfer.

Once the golfers finish, there will also be a dinner of chicken and pork steaks at around 6 p.m. Dinner costs $15 and requires registration with the chamber office.

There will be a small oral auction before dinner. Items up for bid are a family portrait by photographer (and Patch blogger) and a stay at the Red Oak Resort in Camdenton, MO.

The event is the Affton Chamber’s second biggest fundraiser of the year, after . Chamber Executive Director Joan Edleson said that the tournament usually attracts 90 to 100 golfers and raises around $10,000, put toward yearly operating expenses and organizing other events.

The organizers are also looking for businesses willing to donate more prizes to be awarded for attendance and performance—particularly restaurant gift certificates. The chamber hopes to make sure that every golfer leaves with at lest $15 in prizes.

New at the tournament this year is the option to use a powerful air gun to shoot your golf ball toward the green on the first hole, for a nominal cost. The gun can shoot further than most golfer can drive.

Golfers can also buy a mulligan: one on the front nine, one on the back nine.

Correction: This article has been changed to accurately reflect that the tournament is taking place in June, not July.