2021 Bulldog Athletics Fund Scholarship Golf Classic

UNC Asheville will host the 2021 Bulldog Athletics Fund Scholarship Golf Classic from August 23-24 at The Country Club of Asheville.

The annual event sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians raises scholarship money for the 270-plus UNC Asheville student-athletes through the Bulldog Athletics Fund.

The cost for an individual player is $500 with team player fees for four $2,000. Tee sponsorships are also available for $300.

Golfers can choose to play on Monday, Aug. 23, or Tuesday, Aug. 24. Space is limited to the first 200 paid entries.

At approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 24, there will also be an “Awards and After Party” after the conclusion of golf each day.

Registration gets underway at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 24, with a shotgun start scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Country Club of Asheville on both days.

Registration includes greens and cart fees, box lunches provided by Arby’s, player gift, Pepsi and Highland Brewing products and prizes for the winners of each flight. There are also closest to the hole prizes, straightest drive prizes and much more.

The 2020 Scholarship Golf Classic raised $108,000 with 176 golfers participating in the two-day event.

“We are extremely thankful to all of our sponsors and volunteers who help support our Bulldog student-athletes,” UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone stated. “Our golf committee has done a great job of growing and executing this event each year, and we cannot wait to see everyone out at The Country Club of Asheville in August.”

Please contact Betsy Blose at bblose@unca.edu or (828) 251-6907 to learn more.

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