Union and worker-friendly golf tournaments

Area unions and union-friendly organizations are hosting the following fundraising and charity golf tournaments. To have your tournament listed, contact Editor-in-Chief Tim Rowden at tim@labortribune.com, or mail your information to Labor Tribune, 505 S. Ewing Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63103.

• Aug. 3 – 27th Annual United Way Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by CWA Local 6300 and AT&T St. Louis Business Services at Norman K. Probstein Golf Course at 6141 Lagoon Drive in Forest Park. The entry fee of $90 per golfer, with an optional skins game, includes greens fees, cart refreshments and lunch. The field is limited to 144 golfers. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m., with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. Prizes awarded for Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin. Make checks payable to CWA Local 6300 at 2258 Grissom Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146. For more information, contact Joe Klenc at 314-991-0200 Ext. 3 / 314-825-8801 or Floyd Bell at 314-991-0200 Ext. 2 / 314-753-5838.

• Aug. 24 – Glaziers Local 513 Charity Golf Classic to benefit the St. Louis Crisis Nursery will start with an 8 a.m. shotgun start at Florissant Golf Club, 50 Golf Club Lane, Florissant, Mo. 63033. Entry fee of $110 per golfer or $440 per four-person team includes lunch, cart, green fees, beer, soda and water. Lunch only tickets only at $25. Skins and mulligans included with entry fee. There will be raffles and a 50/50 drawing as well as prizes awarded for Closest to the Pin for both men and women and prizes for A, B and C flight winners. Tickets for the Grand Raffle are $50 each. One winner will win $5,000. Sponsorships range from $150 to $700. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 314-644-3922.

• Sept. 7 – Sixth Annual Scotty Wirtz Memorial Golf Tournament to support the Navy Seal Foundation will begin with a 10 a.m. four-person scramble shotgun start at Sugar Creek Golf Course, 5224 Country Club Drive, High Ridge, Mo. 63049. Entry fee is $100 per person or $400 per four-person team. Hole sponsorship donations range from $100 to $500. Optional skins game is $20 per team. Award will be given for Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive. There will also be a prize raffle. Make checks payable to The Scotty Wirtz Veterans Fund, Inc., c/o Dave Wirtz, 256 Mason Glen Drive, Lake St. Louis, Mo. 63367. For more information, call 314-712-5646.

• Sept. 14 – IAM Progressive Lodge 41 Charity Golf Tournament supporting the IAM Veterans Servi ce Program will start with a 10 a.m. four-person scramble shotgun start at Lockhaven Golf Club, 10872 Lawrence Keler Drive, Godfrey, Ill. 62035. Entry is $450 per team, with a $10,000 hole in one contest. Lunch, dinner and beer provided. Hole sponsorships are $100 on the box or $150 on the box and green. Sponsorship and registration due by Sept. 7. Make checks payable to IAMAW Veterans L 41 and mail to Frank Sitar, treasurer, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, Mo. 63044.

• Sept. 15 – Tee Off for Tots Charity Golf Tournament hosted by UAW Local 2250’s Community Services Committee to benefit Local 2250’s Adopt a Child program and the United Way will start with a 7 a.m. check-in and an 8 a.m. four-person scramble shotgun start at the Golf Club of Wentzville, 9 Pro Shop Drive, Wentzville, Mo. 63385. The entry fee of $125 per player includes green fees, cart, prizes and a meal. Skins and mulligans are each $20 per team. Prizes will be awarded for Closest to the Pin, Men’s and Women’s Longest Drive, a 50-50 raffle and three places in three flights. Make checks payable to UAW Local 2250, 1395 E. Pearce Blvd., Wentzville, Mo. 63385. For more information or to make a direct donation, contact Local 2250 at 636-327-5796 or email uawteee4tots@gmail.com.

• Sept. 18 – Missouri AFL-CIO Golf Tournament will begin with a 9 a.m. registration and 10 a.m. four-person scramble tee-off at Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Proceeds go toward member education. The entry fee of $600 (Silver Sponsorship) includes 18 holes of golf for four, with a cart, hole sponsor sign lunch, beverages and a chance to win various prizes. Other sponsorship options range from $200 for a Copper Sponsor to $1,000 for a Special Event Sponsor. Prizes will be awarded for Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin and Longest Putt. For more information, call Matt Troesser at the Missouri AFL-CIO at 573-634-2115.

• Sept. 21 – 33rd Annual Greg Booth/Jack Van Horn Golf Tournament sponsored by Tri-County Labor Club, and 18-hole four-person scramble with three flights. will begin with a 7 a.m. registration and an 8 a.m. shotgun start at Warrenton Golf Course in Warrenton, Mo. The $400 entry fee per-four person team includes green fee, care, beer, soda and barbecue. Hole sponsorships are available for $125 per hole. Prizes awarded for Nearest to the Hole and Longest Drive. Make checks payable to Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, 10 Droste Square, St. Charles, Mo. 63301. For more information, contact Joe Mueller at 636-698-5424.

• Oct. 19 – CWA Golf Tournament to benefit the BackStoppers at Old Florissant Golf Club, 50 Country Club Lane, Florissant, Mo. 63033. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $500 per team, with skins, mulligans, 50/50, prizes drunks, food and a steak dinner. Make checks payable to CWA 6300 and mail to Joe Klenc at 2258 Grissom Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146. For more information, call 314-825-8801 or email jklenc@cwa6300.org.