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Mizzou A.D. Jim Sterk to attend MU Alumni Golf Classic

Jim Sterk-headshot

Jim Sterk, the athletic director of the University of Missouri, will attend the MU Alumni Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday, May 5 at Millwood Golf & Racquet Club in Ozark.

President and Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Thursday announced Sterk’s visit, which will take plan during lunch between rounds of the Golf Classic.

The golf event is the second day of a two-day fundraiser by the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the University of Missouri Alumni Chapter, which is raising scholarship dollars for southwest Missouri graduates who attend Mizzou.

See below for a rundown of all activities …

For the Tiger Ball Scholarship & Auction …

When: Thursday, May 4

Where: Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, Springfield

Cocktails & Dinner: 6 p.m.

Silent Auction: With mobile bidding

Music: The Techs & The Roadies

Tickets: Tables of eight, $300; Individual is $40

Music: The Techs & The Roadies

Benefiting: The Ozarks Chapter of the MU Alumni Scholarship Fund

Packages: $2,000 for Lead Sponsors (includes corporate logo shown on printed program, recognition on tournament sign, recognition as a hole sponsor, four playing spots and a reserved table of eight to the Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction); $1,200 for Tiger Sponsors (recognition in printed program, hole sponsor-signage on a tee and green, four playing spots and a reserved table of eight to the Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction); $750 for Team Sponsors (recognition in printed program, four playing spots and four tickets to the Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction); $350 for Hole Sponsors (Signage on a tee and green, two tickets to the Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction); $175 for Individual Player (one playing spot, one ticket to the Tiger Ball & Scholarship Auction).

FOR THE GOLF OUTING …

When: Friday, May 5

Where: Millwood Golf & Racquet Club

Morning round: 7 a.m. registration & continental breakfast, 8 a.m. tee time

Afternoon round: 11:30 a.m. registration & lunch, 1 p.m. tee time

Terrific golfer package: Each golfer receives a Mizzou-themed pullover

Use of carts & rules sheets: No, you don’t have to walk

On-course beverages and snacks: We’ll have beverages at each tee box, snacks in your cart

Team photo: Every player receives a team photo

Women’s division: We’ll also award trophies in the women’s division

Corporate recognition on course: All players will see your corporate sign on a hole sign

Trophies to the winners: Show off the hardware at work or home

Cost: It’s $750  per team of four

To sign up your team: Call us at 417-889-3100.

Note: Tiger Ball tickets are included in the purchase of a team. This is an event the night before the golf. It will be held at Highland Springs Country Club, where we’ll have dinner, drinks, music, live and silent auctions.