Golf for Fun

Rotary Club Annual Tournament

The Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake will host its annual fundraising golf tournament and luncheon, Wednesday August 6, 2014 at the Bear Mountain Golf Course.  The tournament will feature an 8:00 A.M. Shotgun Start that includes 18 holes. 

The format is a 4 person scramble. Single players are welcome and all skills levels are also welcome to participate in this fun format.  Awards will be presented for Low Net and Low Gross Team Scores, Closest to the pin and Long Drive.  The cost is $100 per player and includes 18 holes, a cart, and a lunch at the conclusion of the tournament.  At the luncheon there will be a host of drawings and raffles for donated prizes. 

Come join the fun and help the Rotary Club raise funds for its valley-wide charities! The Rotary Golf tournament is an annual event which raises funds for the club’s many Big Bear Valley projects and scholarships.  The local Rotary membership annually sponsors the Big Bear Valley’s renowned Fireworks Extravaganza, the Santa Visits program, the Dr. Bob Davies Dental Screening project, the Holiday Luncheon for Seniors, High School Foreign Exchange Students, School Literacy programs, Big Bear Idol Music & Vocal Competition, 4-Way Speech Contest, the Eagle of Excellence Awards, $10,000 in annual Scholarships for graduating senior high school students, and many other activities which benefit the residents of the Big Bear Valley. 

The golf tournament is one of the principal fundraisers for the club and annually attracts dozens of Rotarians and many others in the community who like to play golf.  It should be great weather on the course the day of the tournament and lots of fun at the 19th hole celebration and luncheon. 

Major Sponsors (minimum $300 donation) for the event, at press time, are ReMax Big Bear Realty, Snow Summit Ski Corporation, Soroptimist International of Big Bear Valley, Mountain Top Escrow, First Mountain Bank, Cool Cabins, United American Mortgage, Prime Lending-Team Urias, and Century 21 Realty.  Hole Sponsorships ($100) and other donation opportunities are also available.

Rotary International is the largest service organization; with the Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake currently has approximately 65 members, including both men and women of all ages.  The motto of the organization is “Service Above Self,” and the various projects which the club annually sponsors in the community are evidence of its commitment to service.  In addition, Rotary International sponsors, through it thousands of local clubs around the world, many foreign charitable projects, including the extremely successful End Polio Now program, which is designed to eradicate polio worldwide.  The club’s activities could not be possible without the generous support of its members and the fundraising activities it conducts. 

Wednesday August 6, please help the Rotary Club continue to do great things for the Valley by joining us for the annual golf tournament at Big Bear Mountain Golf Course. For further information, and to obtain golf tournament registration forms, please contact Leo McCarthy at 909-866-6463 or John Callahan at 909-641-3643.  For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Simeon Prophet at 909-800-7750.

The Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake serving our community since 1947 and thanks the Big Bear Valley community for all of its continuing support and help.