A golf tournament for junior golfers will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at McGregor Links Country Club in Saratoga Springs. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the American Lung Association of New York in memory of Glens Falls native, and golf enthusiast, Ralph “Skeets” Woodbury.

The tournament is being organized by 16 and 14-year-old brothers, Matthew and Calvin Beckwith, who raised $1400 last year and hope to surpass that amount this year. The boys were family friends of the late Ralph “Skeets” Woodbury, of Lake George, who passed away from lung disease. This is the second annual event and the area’s only charity junior golf tournament open to the public. There will be two age divisions this year, 14 years and under and 15-18 year olds.

Prizes include a complimentary round of golf for two donated from Saratoga National Golf Club. Prizes will also be awarded for closest to the pin, longest drive and hole-in-one.

Registration for junior golfers is $30.00. Hole sponsorships, are also available for $30.00. Registration for golfers is on a first come basis so register early! For more information, please call 581-6617 or email kush@nycap.rr.com.

The Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau is holding their annual golf classic on May 19 at Saratoga National Golf Club.

This year’s event is offer ing the opportunity to make a monetary contribution to sup
port the Saratoga Backstretch Workers at the Saratoga Race Course.

The golf classic is a networking opportunity for Bureau members and brings meeting planner clients to Saratoga to experience all the city has to offer as a destination.

Business support comes in the form of sponsoring a hole, donating a prize/gift certificate and making a monetary donation to Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York, Inc. (B.E.S.T.), an organization supporting back stretch workers.

The Bureau is committed to helping the community and would like to recognize all the hard working employees of our city’s historic landmark racetrack.

Registration for the tournament opens at 11 a.m., shotgun tee-off at 1 p.m., and concludes with a reception featuring awards and prizes from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The entire event is open to Bureau members and non-members. You can choose to attend the golf portion, the reception only, or both.

The tournament will proceed rain or shine unless the course is closed.

To register for the annual golf classic online, visit www.discoversaratoga.org or to request a printed invitation, call the Bureau at (518) 584-1531. Kindly R.S.V.P. by May 12.

The Albany Golf Tour, a “Real Tour for the Average Golfer”, is gearing up for their third consecutive season, with its first event on Saturday April 24 at 12:30 p.m. at the Van Patten Golf Course in Clifton Park. This year many great changes have been implemented including a change in national sponsors, better prizes and a reduced cost to play.

The tour is designed to give average golfers the opportunity to experience the fun, friendly competition of tournament golf at a variety of great local courses. There are no mandatory membership fees or dues and every team has a chance to win every time they tee it up. Tournaments are played on weekends and it's very affordable.

All tournaments are two-person best ball events played on Saturdays and are open to men, women, and juniors of all abilities.

The tour offers more than $1,000 in prizes (with full-field) per event and a per event point system that crowns a “Player of the Year”. “We have 11 events at courses all over the Capital District, including a few private and semi-private courses,” Local Tour Director Larry Zimbler said.

Prospective players and sponsors may learn about tour schedules, locations, national and local sponsorship opportunities and other tour-related information by visiting www.albanygolftour.com.

The Saratoga Pop Warner program will host its 2-person scramble at Saratoga Lake Golf Club beginning at noon, Friday, May 14.

The $85 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, a light lunch along with contests, prizes and giveaways.

For more information, contact Matt Riker at matthew.riker@gmail.com, Kay Cairns at kcairns3@nycap.rr.com or Dave Karcher at davekdesign@aol.com.

Here is the entry form for the golf outing, including sponsorsship opportunities with the Saratoga Pop Warner program.

Pop Warner Golf Outing_Registration

It's also never too early to register for Pop Warner, that registration form is also attached.
-- Stan Hudy