NICEVILLE — The 42nd annual Doolittle Scholarship Open golf tournament is Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Eglin Golf Course in Niceville.
Both Eglin’s Eagle and Falcon courses will be used, with tee times set for 8 a.m.
This year, the tournament will also host 1976 U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate. This is Pate’s third visit to the open. He will be on hand to greet the players and share some of his experiences on course as the day progresses.
The tournament is open to the public and cost is $50 for active duty military, $75 for Eglin Golf Course members and $100 for all others. The price includes green fee and cart, range balls, lunch, refreshments on the course, and an awards party.
Registration forms are available online at www.eglin.afaflorida.org and via the NDIA Air Armament Symposium website, www.regonline.com/ndia2014.
For more information, contact Ron Johnson, 850-651-0534, ronjon1122@cox.net; or Bret Berryhill, 850-882-5548.
The tournament is sponsored by the Eglin Air Force Association Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Proceeds from the tournament will help provide college scholarships for deserving Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) cadets at area high schools, top graduates at the Okaloosa County Schools Community High Okaloosa Institutes for Career Education (CHOICE) Aviation Institutes, as well as the Air Force ROTC program at the University of West Florida. The foundation also provides resources for the Engineers for America program at the Air Force Armament Museum, the Civil Air Patrol, CHOICE Aviation Institutes at both Shoal River and Pryor Middle Schools, in addition to other math and science fairs in the county.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate featured in AFA scholarship tourney