The 34th Annual Beaufort Charities Invitational to be Held on Fripp Island

The Beaufort Charities Invitational is back and better than ever! The annual Golf Tournament, originally called the Heart Fund, will be held the weekend of May 13-15 at Fripp Island Resort. The event, in its 34th year, has raised over $700,000 for local charities. The tournament is one of the largest and most sought after invitations in golf in the Beaufort County area.

Some of the local charities that have received donations in the past are Alzheimer’s Support Group, Beaufort Marine Institute, United Community Child Development, CODA, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, Northern Beaufort County Public Education, USCB, Reynolds Robinson Scholarship, TCL, Senior Services of Beaufort, Friends of Caroline Hospice, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, CAPA, Habitat for Humanity, Sea Island Rotary, YMCA Building Fund, United Way of Beaufort and the Beaufort Boys and Girls Club.

The weekend will start with registration and a cocktail reception at the Ocean Point Pool at 6pm on Thursday, May 13. A shotgun start will begin at 7:30am and 1pm on Friday followed by a special late afternoon charity event. Tee times will be posted on Saturday based on Friday’s net scores. And, the Awards Ceremony and entertainment at the Cabana Club Pool will follow.

The Beaufort Charities Invitational Board consists of past committee members (who plan each year’s tournament) and are responsible for distributing the money raised in the tournament to local charities. This year’s committee members are Mark Stokes, Chairman, Harry Patterson, Brandy Gray, Andrea Koverman, Marjory Mitchell, Christian Sherbert, John Davis, Eddie Thames, Benji Hill, Scott Jennings, Casey O’Connell and Chad Langford.

In addition to the Board and Committee members, the Invitational could not be possible without the help of Sponsors, Fripp Island Resort and the ever popular Par 3 Girls that assist with the tournament all weekend.

If you are interested in playing in the Beaufort Charities Invitational, please contact Mark Stokes at 524-4165 or Benji Hill at 521-4000. You may also visit www.BeaufortCharities.com and learn more about the event.

Author: Wendy Pollitzer
The Island News Newspaper