This year’s tournament will include new celebrities on a variety of levels. Diego Ugalde, founder of “The Trident Approach” training led by Navy Seals, will play golf. Eric Vail, the Atlanta Flames leader in games played and goals scored will greet participants, play golf and donate items for raffle. Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders play by play announcer Jiggs McDonald has a UGA alumna daughter and might appear virtually, yet that remains tentative.
UGA alum Peter Stoddard, author of “Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt”, will be on hand to dedicate and sign his book on UGA’s late, great humorist. Lewis wrote about sports in Athens, Atlanta and Chicago long before the Ice Dawgs got started. Yet he was a rabid fan of all Dawg teams.
At press time the event is still open for golfer registration, and there are many ways fans can attend, participate and contribute.
Spectators will enjoy food and beverage carts, a raffle for a $7,000 golf cart filled with goodies, a golf lesson by a Golf Digest “Best Instructor” nominee, Atlanta Flames paraphernalia and more. Those wishing to donate raffle items are encouraged to do so, even up until a week before the event.
Sponsorships are still available:
Hole Sponsors - $500 each
Tee Sign Sponsors - $250 each
Golf Teams - $500 per team / $125 per player
The UGA Hockey Foundation is a 501-C3 Non-profit and provides students at the University of Georgia the opportunity to play high level hockey, the sport they love. With over 1,500 fans selling out nearly every home game, UGA Hockey is by far the most attended Club Sport at the University.
Since playing in Athens the Ice Dawgs have won three of the last five SECHC championships, and just missed a fourth. They won three of the last four Enmarket Hockey Classic Thrasher Cups in front of sold out crowds at the 5,500 seat Savannah Civic Center.
Success on the ice also is met with success off the ice. The team gives back to the community as well. When vying for the Thrasher Cup in Savannah, they visit and provide some smiles to kids in local hospitals. They raise funds for breast cancer research every year and partner with the military in a Teddy bear toss that provides cuddly toys to kids in need. This year the Ice Dawgs will partner with Nuci’s Space to provide mental health care and other resources to those in need.
This event is a key to fielding a successful team. The team has an operating budget of nearly $200,000. This goes to ice rink rental, equipment, travel, coaches’ salaries, recruiting and marketing. The school will provide the team $900 this year, up from $600 the year before. $900 only pays for about 2.5 hours of ice time! Many teams in the league get far more than that, up to $40,000 from their school. The Ice Dawgs get very little revenue from ticket sales, as most revenue pays for the ice time.
Come and support the Ice Dawgs, a team that can make every Georgian proud!
Tournament Details:
The Georgia Club
1050 Chancellors Drive
Statham, Georgia 30666
October 5, 2020
11:00 am Registration
1:00 pm Shotgun Start
Click here or below to register or sponsor.
https://www.ugahockey.com/golf-tournament-registration
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