Cleary University will host its eighth annual Big Cat Golf Classic, Thursday, Aug. 10 at The Links of Novi Singh, 50395 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to support Cleary student athlete needs.
Registration opens at 8 am, with a shotgun start at 9 am. The day includes 18 holes of golf, breakfast, lunch, steak dinner and prizes.
“This will be a spectacular day of golf, food, fun and prizes, all to support our student athletes,” said Max Ballenger, Cleary’s athletic director. “This outing is the athletic department’s largest fundraiser. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to our student athletes to ensure they have the financial and academic support they need for success on and off the field.
“Thanks to the overwhelming community support of this event for the past seven years, we have been able to expand our athletic services and continue to grow as a nationally known and respected NAIA program,” Ballenger said.
Everyone is invited to participate. Format is a four-person scramble.
Golfers who choose the standard foursome package will receive 18 holes of championship golf, continental breakfast, lunch, a steak dinner, three beverage tickets, and the opportunity to win prizes throughout the day. Cost is $600 a foursome.
The VIP foursome package includes 18 holes of championship golf, breakfast, lunch, a steak dinner, unlimited drinks, priority concierge check-in, reserved seating at dinner, a Big Cat Golf Classic special souvenir, and an opportunity to win prizes throughout the day. Cost is $1,000 a foursome.
All golfers are entered in these contests: closest to the pin, longest drive, and hole in one. They also can purchase 50/50 tickets.
Cleary welcomes sponsors for the following:
- Hole sponsor (includes company name and logo displayed at the hole/tee box, opportunity to network with golfers): $400
- Clubhouse sponsor (includes VIP golf package for one foursome, company name and logo displayed in the clubhouse, opportunity for company representative to speak at the event dinner, company name and logo on all promotional materials, opportunity to provide company promotional materials to each golfer): $2,500
- Beverage cart sponsor (includes standard golf package for one foursome, company name and logo displayed on beverage cart, company name and logo on all promotional materials, opportunity to provide company materials to golfers): $2,500
- Presenting sponsor (includes VIP golf package for one foursome, prominent “presenting sponsor” billing, VIP golf package, opportunity for a company representative to speak at the event dinner, company name included in all promotional materials, company name and logo on all event banners/signage/displays at the Links of Novi, honorary starting location at the first hole, optional 10X10 display booth space to promote the company, opportunity to provide company promotional materials to each golfer): $10,000
To reserve your spot at Cleary’s Big Cat Golf Classic, visit cleary.edu/BIGCAT.
The Links of Novi Singh were designed by renowned architect Jerry Matthews, often called the “Johnny Appleseed” of Michigan golf. He concentrated his golf course design efforts in Michigan, totaling 90 designs in 42 of Michigan’s 83 counties. In addition to The Links of Novi Singh, Matthews is credited with these award-winning courses: Birchwood Farms in Harbor Springs, The Natural at Beaver Creek in Gaylord, St. Ives at Tullymore Golf Resort in Stanwood, Timber Ridge in East Lansing, Hawk Hollow in East Lansing, Timberstone Golf Course in Iron Mountain, and Sundance in Kewadin.
