Love to play golf and want to support a terrific charity? Then the Third Annual Cross Timbers Classic may be for you!
The annual golf tournament benefitting Cross Timbers Family Services will be held this Friday, June 30 at Squaw Valley Golf Club in Glen Rose.
“We are very excited to see new growth in the tournament and we are returning to Squaw Valley this year,” Cross Timbers Executive Director Laura Gambino said.
The tournament is set to have many of the things that golfers have come to love about the event including cash prizes ($10,000 for a hole in one), closest to the pin and a variety of raffle items.
There will also be activities at each hole, snacks along the way and a beverage cart provided by Borges Media and Hear Say Wine Bar/the Verdict.
Entrance to the tourney is $500 for a foursome and includes breakfast, lunch, cart and green fees with goodie bags/waters for four players.
Individual players are also welcome and entrance is $125 and includes breakfast, lunch, cart and green fee with goodie bag/water for one player.
Check in begins at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start happens at 8:30 a.m. to kick off the tourney.
Lunch will be at 12:30 p.m.
The tournament will be 18 holes, with one group per hole and is a scramble format.
Sponsors for the event so far include Lone Star Ag Credit, Texas Health Resources Stephenville, Texas Bank, Bill and Kim Leaverton, Prime, McLemore Financial Group and Brink Veterinarian Services.
Funds raised in the tourney at earmarked for direct client donations for those in Erath County for emergency shelter, transportation, meals and clothing.
Cross Timbers Family Services provides services to adult and child survivors of domestic violence, stranger and non-stranger sexual assault, child abuse, and other violent crimes. Services include: crisis intervention, 24-hour hotline, medical, legal, and judicial accompaniment, emergency shelter, safety planning, individual and group therapy, assistance with protective orders and crime victims compensation, personal advocacy and information and referrals.
For anyone interesting in being a hole sponsor or general sponsorships, go to 254-965-5516 or visit www. crosstimbershelps.org.