Golf

When Amy Walsh gave birth to her first child, she knew her mother was dying from bone cancer. Even so, her parents jumped on a flight from Michigan to Santa Rosa Beach to meet their grandson. Although Amy was recovering from a cesarean, she explained, “I cooked her dinner, rubbed her feet and made her sit in the sun.”

The founder of Fore Her is no stranger to public service, or cancer for that matter. Amy’s sister was a toddler when she was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease which, thankfully, was successfully treated.

The Annual Food For Thought Golf Tournament returns April 9 to the beautiful course at the Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club. The 4th Annual event, presented by Sunburst Beach Vacations and A Superior Air Conditioning, will help raise money for an ever-expanding program at Food for Thought.  

In an agreement between Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and the Sun Belt Conference, the prestigious Raven Golf Club will be the league’s host site for the men’s golf championships for the next four years. The four-year deal starts with the Sun Belt Conference men’s golf championships on April 17-21, 2015. The subsequent conference championships will be held each April through 2018.
 

The St. Joe Community Foundation (Foundation) will be a premier sponsor for the 6th annual Sugar Sands Charity Golf Classic benefiting Children in Crisis at Kelly Plantation Golf Club on Oct. 13.
 
The Foundation’s $5,000 grant to Children In Crisis, Inc. is of vital importance, as Children In Crisis assists local children in Walton and Okaloosa County that have been neglected or abused and are seeking shelter and assistance.  
 

Fore Her, Inc. will host their Second Annual Fore Her Golf Tournament to benefit local women who are battling breast cancer and struggling financially. The event will take place October 11 with check in at 8:00 a.m. and a shotgun tee off at 9:00 a.m. at Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach.
 

Emerald Bay Golf Club has officially completed their extensive course renovation and is now accepting tee times from the public. The local community is invited to celebrate the completion of this project at the Grand Opening on September 18, 2014, from 5:30-8pm.
 

 The St. Joe Community Foundation is presenting the 3rd Annual Premiere Golf Tournament at Camp Creek Golf Club on May 19, 2014, to benefit Children's Volunteer Health Network. All proceeds from the event will be used for ongoing operating funds to sustain the Children's Volunteer Health Network mission of facilitating medical, dental, vision and mental health care of local uninsured and underinsured children.

The 17th Annual South Walton Celebrity Golf Classic has a growing list of participating celebrities as well as talented line-up of entertainment. The two-day tournament will be played Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 on the Baytowne Golf Club and Raven Golf Club courses at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and will be complemented by celebrity events and evening entertainment at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.