We know you're a State fan and you're a golfer, right? If so we've got the perfect opportunity for you to enjoy two of your pass times at the same time. Wayne Madkin has put together the first annual Golden Egg Classic.
Inaugural Golden Egg Golf Classic to be Held at the Tupelo Country Club
(Birmingham, Ala.) – The Signal Caller Foundation is pleased to announce their inaugural Golden Egg Golf Classic tournament will be played at the Tupelo Country Club. The Tupelo Country Club was chosen as the inaugural site due to it’s proximity between both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.
“This event for me is a very personal one and is the realization of a dream,” said Wayne Madkin, Founder of the Signal Caller Foundation. “It is meant to be a fun time presenting the chance for us to reminisce about Egg Bowl’s past and make predictions for the ones to come.”
“This tournament is meant to bring the Egg Bowl rivalry to a golf tournament and benefit a great foundation,” said the Signal Caller Foundation’s Tournament Director John Bartell. “We are excited and hope to see both schools equally represented at the tournament.”
The Golden Egg Golf Classic will be held Monday, July 21st, 2008 at the Tupelo Country Club in Belden, MS. Format of the tournament will be a four-person scramble, shotgun start at noon. Prizes for the top three teams will be awarded in addition to awards for contests including, closest to the hole, longest drive, and a par three challenge, there will also be a putting contest.
Registration is $500.00 per four-person team or $125.00 per person. This includes access to the driving range, eighteen holes of tournament play with cart furnished, lunch and awards dinner, and a tournament shirt. Registration and sponsorship information is available at www.singalcaller.org on the Future Events page.
All proceeds of the tournament will benefit the Signal Caller Foundation. All registration and sponsorship fees are tax deductible.
About the Tupelo Country Club
The eighteen-hole "Tupelo" course at the Tupelo Country Club facility in Belden, Mississippi features 6,818 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.4 with a slope rating of 127 on Bermuda grass. This course has been rated as one of the top five in the state. It has rolling greens with water, trees, and sand bunkers that come into play. Wind has also been known to impact turning in a good score. The signature hole is number three, with a scenic downhill view, requiring a shot over water. Designed by John Frazier, the course opened in 1968 with a redesign in 1988 by golf course architect, Kevin Tucker. More information about the club may be found at www.tupelocountryclub.org.
About the Signal Caller Foundation
The Signal Caller Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 2006 by Wayne Madkin, the all-time winingest quarterback at Mississippi State University, with the mission to educate high school and college students and student athletes, on financial and personal wellness throughout their lives. The Foundation believes in educating our children for the competitive environment we live in today. Many of our students and student athletes are missing the blueprint to success after sports and graduation in their respective fields. Our plan is to help eliminate this disparity of knowledge by empowering all students to take control of their financial future and personal health. The Foundation brings educational programs throughout the southeast to students on leadership, public speaking, and public relations. Additional information about the Foundation may be found at www.signalcaller.org.
For news and media related questions, please contact Christine Bartell, Tournament Manager at cbartell@signalcaller.org.
