Community members and businesses are invited to tee off in support of local students at the 38th annual Education Open Golf Tournament to be held on Sept. 19 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell.
The event, which will be held by the Brookdale Community College Foundation, will feature a full day of golf on the 18-hole championship course, followed by a cocktail reception and a gourmet awards dinner featuring live prize auctions for dozens of unique items and experiences, according to a press release.
Golfers can compete for individual and team prizes, including a new car courtesy of Circle Infiniti of West Long Branch. Blind skins games, a 50/50 cash raffle, and silent and live auctions will be offered as well. All golfers will receive a pair of golf shoes, a sleeve of balls and free entry into a tournament-wide putting contest, according to the press release.
Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with local scholarship recipients and special guests, including former New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko.
The full-scramble tournament will begin with a buffet brunch at 10:30 a.m., followed by an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start. Registration and driving range access begins at 9:30 a.m.
The tournament will benefit the Brookdale Foundation’s “Building Minds, Building Futures” scholarship fund, which has provided more than $5 million in college scholarships to more than 7,000 local students during the past 17 years, according to the press release.
The tournament is co-chaired by Tina Munson, of Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, Freehold Township, and by Carmen Penta, of Addeo, Polacco & Penta, LLC, Eatontown.
“The Education Open is a first class golf outing at a premier golf course, with proceeds supporting hundreds of local students who are working to build a better life for themselves,” Munson said. “Join us, have a great day on the links and invest in the success of students who will go on to be valuable members of our communities.”
A range of golf packages, dinner only reservations and sponsorship opportunities are available. The rain date for the tournament is Sept. 26. To register or for more information, visit https://www.brookdalecc.edu/ foundation-events or contact Tani Ortore at 732-224-2260 or jortore@brookdalecc.edu.
