UMSHoF Celebrity Golf Tournament - Oct. 23
The UM Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Miami’s Hurricane Club are proud to announce a partnership for the 23rd Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit the Hurricane Club, hosted by Alonzo Highsmith.
The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at the beautiful Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables.
The tournament begins with registration at 11 a.m., including lunch provided by Hole In The Wall Pub. Golfers get started with a 12:30 p.m. tee time on the 18 lush holes of the Biltmore Golf Course. Following the round, the awards dinner will be held in one of the historic Biltmore Hotel’s luxurious ballrooms. Entry fee includes golf, lunch, awards dinner, a goody bag and golf shirt.
“We are excited to announce this partnership with the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame,” Athletic Director Blake James said. “Not only will this provide a great opportunity for Hurricane Club Members and Canes Fans to play golf with some Hurricanes Greats across all sports, but it will raise money to support our current student-athletes who will be future UM Hall of Famers. We are looking forward to a great day of golf at the Biltmore on October 23.”
Highsmith, a member of the 1983 National Championship team and a first round pick in the 1987 NFL draft, has graciously accepted an invitation to serve as the host for this year’s event. An explosive fullback who rushed for nearly 2,000 yards in his UM career, Alonzo’s team-high 50 yards and a touchdown led the Hurricanes to their first National Title in the 1984 Orange Bowl Classic. He spent five seasons in the NFL, and was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He enters his 17th year with the Green Bay Packers’ as their senior personnel executive.
“It’s truly an honor to host the University Miami Sports Hall of Fame Golf Tournament, and I’m hoping many former players and alumni come out to support,” Highsmith said. ” I’m a proud alumnus of both academics and sports and a Cane for life.”
To view Highsmith’s UMSHoF induction video, click here.
“Once again, the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to present our annual celebrity golf tournament on Friday, October 23”, said UMSHoF President Gerard Loisel. “We’re excited that for the second consecutive year, we will be partnering with the Hurricane Club to create a wonderful event that allows fans an opportunity to spend a day playing golf with Hurricane greats of the past. It’s a great opportunity to not only raise funds for the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame, but to also provide scholarships for future Hall of Famers”.
Sponsorships for the golf tournament are still available for corporations and businesses. For information on sponsorships click here, or to sign up your team, contact UMSHoF Executive Director John Routh at (305) 284-2775 or Crystal Demps in the Hurricane Club at (305) 284-6699.
