What could be more AUsome than a day filled with golf, fellowship, and Auburn memories? Not much! And fun was certainly on the menu for the 24th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic at Saugahatchee Country Club in early October. The golf classic featured a full slate of famous (and most likely infamous) former Auburn University Football Lettermen. Some in attendance included former QB, Jason Campbell, Joe Cribbs, Chris Todd, Bret Eddins, Alex Bowden, Buddy McClinton, Will Herring, Randy walls, Lee Ziemba, Kendall Simmons, Larry Blakeney, Lloyd Nix, Lee Gross, Gabe Gross, Douglas Taylor, Bob Harris, Bill Newton, Larry Willingham, and others.
The day was filled with fun activities including great food from Outback Steakhouse, great music from the Opelika High School Jazz Band, the Auburn University Raptor Center, lots of prizes and give-aways and of course, a chance for one golfer to win $400,000 towards a new home in the Auburn-Opelika area - compliments of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Real Estate.
As golfers hit the course, each one of them had the opportunity to make the shot of their lives to win $400,000 towards a new home - made even more exciting by the fact that their new home would be located in the Auburn or Opelika area. The five shots that were closest to the pin on #4 would get the chance to shoot for the new home at the end of the event. And #4 was a toughy that day with an uphill grade and a strong wind blowing directly in golfers' faces. In the end, five qualifiers emerged: Brett Reid, Brent Beard, Brian Woodfin, John Robert Wood and Lee Ziemba.
In the end, no one was able to pull off the hole-in-one, but a great meal from Outback was enjoyed by all - with a lot of help from members of the Opelika High School Jazz Band.
The 25th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic is scheduled for early October, 2016. To sponsor a team or participate as an AU Letterman, contact Michelle Keesee at (334) 844-8519.