Red Hawks Athletics to hold golf outing Sept. 18

RIPON, Wis. – The Department of Athletics at Ripon College will host its first full-scale golf outing at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 (Family Weekend) with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Proceeds from the event directly benefit Red Hawk Athletics.

For $100 each, participants will enjoy a day of golf in the popular scramble format, including cart w/GPS, gift bag, lunch, prizes, an informal dinner, unique on-course games, and optional extras including a free clinic with members of the Red Hawks golf teams. An official Red Hawks golf shirt in men’s and women’s styles will also be available for $50, the proceeds from which will also benefit athletics at Ripon. A detailed schedule of activities is forthcoming, but a wide array of home athletic events will be held Family Weekend 2009, including volleyball, football, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's golf.

“For many years now our primary event was the Red Hawk Banquet each fall, and we were fortunate to have great support for that and a tremendous lineup of guest speakers,” said Bob Gillespie, director of athletics and head coach of baseball and men’s basketball. “This year we thought we’d try something new and see how the Ripon community responds.”

In addition to individual entries, sponsorship opportunities are available at virtually all levels. The annual Corporate Partner Program offers a complimentary foursome and four sleeves of logo balls to Gold sponsors ($600); a hole sponsorship and a Red Hawks golf shirt to Silver sponsors ($300); and a website/athletic-program listing to Contributors (less than $300). Hole sponsorships only are just $200, and other contributions will help offset the event’s costs.

“Our focus for this event is to bring alumni – especially former athletes – back to campus for a unique and memorable event that offers a lot of bang for the buck,” said Cody Pinkston, head coach of men’s and women’s golf and committee chair. “There are a million scrambles out there, so we want this one to have a few twists.”

Online registration is available at www.ripon.edu/athletics/scramble. For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Mike Westemeier (westemeierm@ripon.edu/920-748-8770) or Dave Minor (minord@ripon.edu/920-748-8360).