Gators March for Babies will host its first charity golf tournament Saturday at the Meadowbrook Golf Club.
The fundraiser supports March of Dimes, an effort to help all babies have a healthy and full-term birth, according to a news release. Saturday’s four-person scramble will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the golf course, at 3200 NW 98th St.
“We’re targeting it not necessarily toward college students, but the UF community,” said special events director and 21-year-old English senior Brittany Fining.
Registration is $60 for college students and $90 for UF staff and faculty members and includes green fees, a golf cart and lunch from Chef Brothers Custom Catering, according to the release.
If golfers sign up with a four-person team, registration is $80 per golfer. Golfers’ money will be refunded if the tournament is canceled because of rain.
Up to 80 people may register for the event, but Gators March for Babies expects about 50 people to register, Fining said.
She said she expects Saturday’s event to raise about $4,000.
In the past nine years, Gators March for Babies has raised more than $350,000 for the March of Dimes. This year’s walk is scheduled for Nov. 4, according to the release.
Prizes from Gator Skeet and Trap Club, McAlister’s Deli and Chili’s will be raffled and awarded for the closest to the pin and the longest drive.
Registration for the event closes today. People interested in participating can sign up at www.golfforbabies.eventbrite.com.
