Intercollegiate athletes wearing the green-and-gold of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will reap the benefits from the first annual ABAC Athletics Golf Tournament on Nov. 2 at ABAC’s Forest Lakes Golf Club.

Athletics Director Alan Kramer said proceeds from the tournament will be directed toward the funding of the six intercollegiate sports at ABAC which include baseball, women’s softball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, and golf.

Proceeds will also benefit scholarships for ABAC athletes, the ABAC Athletics Hall of Fame, athletic training services, and intramural programs at ABAC.

“We’re very proud of all our ABAC athletes, and we want to continue to represent the college in an outstanding fashion,” Kramer said. “Costs continue to rise in athletics programs across the country, and our situation at ABAC is no exception.”

Four-person teams can enter the tournament at a cost of $400 per team. There will be a shotgun start with both an 8 a.m. morning flight and a 1 p.m. afternoon flight. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Registration fees and donations offer some tax-deductible benefits. Interested golfers can register for the tournament at www.abac.edu/athletics.

“Student-athletes will be helping to run the tournament, and we are excited for everyone playing to have an opportunity to meet them,” Kramer said.

Kramer said prizes will be awarded for closest-to-the-pin on a selected hole as well as for longest drive.  Lunch will also be provided for participants finishing their morning round and for those beginning their afternoon round.  A silent auction for extraordinary prizes will go on throughout the day.  Bidders do not have to be present to win.

Forest Lakes Golf Course Superintendent Austin Lawton is the tournament director.