Nanci Bowen Charity Golf Tournament Tees Off Monday In Tifton

TIFTON, Ga. –  The annual Nanci Bowen Charity Event golf tournament will be held at the Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton on Monday, May 11. This event benefits the special needs of Hospice of Tift Area and TRMC Anita Stewart Oncology Center patients. The tournament is a four-man scramble, and shotgun start is at 1:00 p.m. Interested participants can form a team or sign-up as a corporate sponsor. There are multiple sponsorship opportunities, and the fee to enter a team is $500 or $125 per individual. Player and team fees will be waived depending on sponsorship level.

A Tifton native, Bowen is a retired Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour player. She attended the University of Georgia on a full golf scholarship and joined the LPGA immediately after graduating in 1989 with an undergraduate degree in public relations. Bowen’s professional golf career was highlighted in 1995 with a win at the Nabisco Dinah Shore, one of the LPGA’s four major championships.

Some of Bowen’s other notable achievements included two runner-up finishes in 1997 at the Rochester International and the Susan G. Komen International, plus numerous top ten finishes at LPGA tournaments between 1994 and 2005. She started this annual golf tournament in Tifton 23 years ago. “We are grateful to Nanci for launching this annual event and lending her name to the tournament for so many years,” said Tressie Mathis, Director of Hospice of Tiftarea. “It’s a fun, competitive day benefiting a great cause.”

Lunch will be served prior to the tournament and prizes will be awarded immediately after. Each player on the winning team will receive a two nights’ stay and one round of golf at The King and Prince resort hotel.

For more information about this event or sponsorship opportunities, please call 229-353-6330 or visit mysouthwell.com.