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The Living Legends Foundation Holds Annual Charity Golf Tournament In Atlanta
The LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION Inc. (LLF) recently held its 11th A.D. WASHINGTON Scholarship Golf Tournament at the CRYSTAL LAKE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB in the Greater ATLANTA GA area.
Honorary Chairperson GREG STREET of WVEE/V103-ATLANTA and actor JAY WILL, currently filming the SYLVESTER STALLONE PARAMOUNT series, “TULSA KING,” were on hand to enjoy the golf event.
Many of the golfers participated in the $100,000 Shootout Par 3 Hole-In-One Challenge, the SUPER BOWL Putting Contest, the Longest Drive Contest for Men and Women, the Closest To The Pin Contest for Men and Women, the AURELIOUS DIXON GOLF Challenge, the PGA SUPERSTORE Hole-In-One $1,000 Shopping Spree, and the DIXON FIESTA BOWL Hole-In-One.
This year’s Flight 1 champions were BOBBY WONDER, BO BORDERS, HAROLD MOORE, RAY BOYD, and AZIM RASHID. The Flight 2 champions included MELVIN PHILLIPS, THOMAS FLIPPEN, FREDDY WILSON, and TREVOR WILSON. Other winners on the day; AARON COLE won the Men’s Longest Drive contest, TYSHAYA MOORE AL-AMIN captured the Women’s Longest Drive trophy, ADRIAN EVELYN took Men’s Closest to the Pin contest, and YVONNE GARRETT was the winner of the Women’s Closest to the Pin contest.
Tournament proceeds benefit the LIVING LEGENDS Scholarship Program for Black college students at any accredited institution pursuing careers in the entertainment industry; in marketing, communications, distribution, and music-affiliated business areas of entertainment.
The 2024 scholarships will be announced this FALL. Previous scholarships have been presented to students at GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, POMONA COLLEGE, HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, YALE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, SHAW UNIVERSITY, and others.
LLF Chairperson DAVID C. LINTON said, “This year’s annual golf tournament was one of the best in our eleven-year history. On behalf of the organization, we would like to thank our Honorary chairperson GREG STREET, who spread the word about our golf tournament on his highly rated radio show.”
“We would also like to acknowledge our media partners for their support including JAZZ 91.9 WCLK/ATLANTA, URBAN ONE ATLANTA [MAJIC 107.5, CLASSIC 102.9] and 95.7 AUGUSTA [FOX SPORTS], and the golfers who traveled near and far to attend and more importantly to lend their financial support to provide much-needed funding for our scholarship program.”
“Last, but not least, we would like to give a special thank you to the LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION Golf Committee Chairperson SAM WEAVER for his hard work to help make the tournament a huge success and our Tournament Coordinator India Graves who once again orchestrated a well-organized fun filled day.”
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