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Razorback Celebrity Golf Scramble – Special Edition

In This Issue

• Razorback Celebrity Golf Scramble

Saturday, May 31st

Bella Vista Country Club

• Raffle and Live Auction Items

Sites:

www.bbvrazorbackclub.org

Contact Us

Jgroff1@att.net

Doyle Groff – President

479-366-1209

7th Annual Razorback Classic Celebrity Scramble,

presented by the

George Billingsley Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club

And

Saturday, May 31st Bella Vista Country Club 100 Country Club, Bella Vista

Registration: 7:00 a.m. • Coffee and Donuts • Mulligan and Raffle Sales

• $5,000 Putting Contest, sponsored by Vacation Rentals, Inc. – immediately preceding start.

Shotgun Start: 8:00 a.m. • $10,000 “Hole in One” Contest,

sponsored by Vacation Rentals, Inc.

Lunch: Noon (Tanyard Creek Parking Lot) • Team Results and Prizes, including

Longest Drive, Closest to Pin, etc. • Raffle

• Live Auction

Directions to Country Club - Golf • Take 71 North through Bella Vista • Exit at Lancashire Blvd./AR-340 • Turn Left onto Lancashire Blvd. going West – Go

0.5 mile • Turn Right onto Cooper Road – Go 0.1 mile • Turn Right onto Clubhouse Drive – Go 0.2 mi • Turn Right onto Country Club Drive – Go 0.1 mi • Bella Vista Country Club (100 Country Club Dr.)

Registration Logistics • To expedite registration, Team Captains please have all remaining fees

(preferably fees have been paid in advance), as well as POA member information on each player (i.e. if POA member provide their POA number), ready for registration. At registration, you will receive information concerning your Celebrity player, starting hole, carts, etc. Only Team Captains and players who signed up as Individuals at the Registration table please.

• Mulligans, as well as raffle and putting contest tickets, will be sold at a separate table and by various volunteers. Raffle and Auction items will be on display both prior to the tourney start and at the beginning of lunch.

• Coffee, donuts and beverages will be provided at a tent located below the Pro Shop.

• Additional beverage tents will be located at Holes 6 and 14.

$5,000.00 Putting Contest • Will be held immediately preceding the Shotgun Start. • Tickets will be sold for $5 each or 5/$20. Participants will be entered into

a drawing to be selected to putt.

• If the winner does not make the 50 foot putt, they will receive a gift certificate from Blackboard’s Café in Bella Vista, an annual subscription to Hawgs Illustrated and a Razorback visor.

Whether it’s drinks after golf or a romantic dinner, Blackboard’s Café can accommodate you. Known for their excellent steaks and eclectic cuisine, Blackboard’s is located at 12 Cunningham Corner in Bella Vista (479) 855-0739

Enjoy a full year subscription to Hawgs Illustrated… the ultimate in Razorback sports coverage.

Lunch Logistics – Tanyard Creek Driving Range Parking Lot • After Completing Round – Turn in Golf Carts at Country Club – Report

Score at Drink Tent • From Country Club, go XXXX • Turn Left on Cooper Rd. – Go 0.1 mile • Turn Right onto Lancashire Blvd. going West – Go XXX • Turn Left onto XXXXXX • Curve around to Main Parking Lot – Go to Northeast Corner of

Parking Lot to Tents (close to Hole #16)

Contact jgroff1@att.net or 479-366-8826 for more information…

A special thank you from our Board to all of our sponsors, including:

Vacation Rentals (www.arkansasvacationhomes.com) for sponsoring the “Hole-in-One” and Putting contests, along with contributing to our Hot Springs package. See information on Vacation Rentals below.

Premier (www.prconcepts.com), a sales and marketing organization which provides retail support to Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets for companies, for donating and cooking the food for our lunch.

More Branding (www.morebranding.com), a nationally-recognized branding firm located in Tulsa which provides a complete range of strategic brand consulting and creative services, for their design work again this year on our tourney registration flyer.

MacAdoodles (www.macadoodles.com), the regions premier liquor and wine store located at the Arkansas/Missouri line, for again contributing beverages for the event.

Nunnally Chevrolet (www.justtryme.com) in Bentonville for donating numerous oil changes to be used as prizes and in our raffle.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House (www.ruthchris.com) in Rogers at 3529 Pinnacle Hills Parkway (479) 633-8331 for donating a $100.00 gift certificate. They’re open daily at 5:00 for dinner.

Red Ball Productions (www.redballproductions.com), specialists in convention services, exhibit programs, 3D marketing, as well as corporate and special events, for providing tents, tables and chairs for our lunch.

Ad About You (www.adaboutyou.com) and Go Pickle.com for providing advertising support.

Arkansas Sign & Banner, a full service sign company, for printing our tee box signs.

Krispy Kreme (www.krispykreme.com), for donating donuts for the event.

Little Debbie (www.littledebbie.com) for donating snacks for our lunch.

Great Raffle and Live Auction Items/Packages

Besides Razorback memorabilia (including a Coach Petrino autographed helmet), our raffle and live auction will include other great items and packages donated by our sponsors: ***********************************************

“Branson Golf Getaway” Package

• A Two Night, Weekend Getaway (2- Bedroom, accommodating up to 4) at StoneBridge Village – Branson, donated by Escapes!, a division of Cooper Communities, Inc.

Just minutes from all Branson has to offer, StoneBridge Villages’ 3,200 wooded acres offer a natural buffer to the hustle-and-bustle. Among the amenities guests enjoy is the first-class golf course Ledgestone, a unique mountain layout that's considered one of Missouri’s best courses, Splash Falls mini water park, restaurant and grill, tennis courts and a nature trail. Guests at StoneBridge can also enjoy all the amenities at Branson Yacht Club, another Escapes! Resort just three miles away on Table Rock Lake, including a full-service marina.

Four Rounds of Golf, with carts, at Branson’s Only Private Golf Course – LedgeStone Championship Golf Course, donated by Escapes!, a division of Cooper Communities, Inc.

Described by Golf Digest as a "masterpiece of mountain golf architecture," LedgeStone’s 18-hole championship layout offers the kind of golfing experience where "players don't want the round to end."

With panoramic vistas of the ancient Ozark Mountains and the spectacular natural beauty of serene water, faultless Bent Grass greens and tree-lined Zoysia fairways, LedgeStone inspires golfers and non-golfers alike.

For more information on Stonebridge Village, LedgeStone and other great Escapes! vacation destinations like Panama City, FL, Orange Beach, AL, Galveston, TX, Hot Springs and others, go to www.escapes-rentals.com or call 800-757-9730.

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“Hot Springs Golf/Spa Getaway”

• 2 Nights Accommodations, donated by Hot Springs Village Vacation Rentals

Enjoy the magic of the Quachita Mountains, close vicinity to fabled Hot Springs with its spas, restaurants and Oaklawn Park, ten championship golf courses, eight lakes and two beach areas, two full-service marinas, over 20 miles of walking trails and other amenities during your stay at Hot Springs Village.

Vacation Rentals can provide you a perfect vacation getaway or extended stay accommodation - furnished and unfurnished homes and townhomes available by the day, week, month or year, depending on your destination – Bella Vista Village, Hot Springs Village, Holiday Island and now Eureka Springs! For more information, check www.arkansasvacationhomes.com

• Four Rounds of Golf at Hot Springs Village, provided by NWA Razorback Club

• One Hour Aromatherapy Massage, performed by Heather and • One Hour Therapeutic Massage, performed by Donald

For a Couple or Two Friends…

donated by:

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To get pampered, relieve the aches and pains of everyday living or just the aches from your latest round of golf, when you’re in Hot Springs head to Pain Relief & Massage Studio.

Schedule time to enjoy the One Hour Aromatherapy Massage, a perfect massage for men and women alike - a truly “personalized” experience. Or enjoy a One Hour Therapeutic Massage/ Myotherapy Treatment, as your therapist works on relieving the aches and pains in your lower back, neck and shoulders, restricted movement, migraine-impacted areas and more… with the treatment tailored to your needs to help you feel your best!

Check out the other spa services and British whole health therapies Pain Relief & Massage Studio offers, along with products, on their website at www.painreliefandmassagestudio.com They are located at 1126 A Malvern Avenue (501-609-0300) in Hot Springs and are open Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• “Dinner for Two” Gift Certificate, donated by McClard’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant

Family owned and operated for over 75 years, McClard's Bar-B-Q Restaurant was established in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas in 1928.

Whether stopping in for a BBQ meal or purchasing McClard's Barbeque Sauce to go, travelers from across the country have made McClard's BBQ restaurant a regular stop on their visits to Hot Springs.

All barbeque meat, mouth-watering hickory-smoked beef, pork and ribs, at McClard’s is cooked and smoked in an old fashioned pit style. Everything on their menu is made from scratch. Using time honored family recipes, cole slaw, spicy Bar-b-que beans and hot tamales are all prepared by hand.

A favorite of former President Clinton, McClard’s Bar-B-Q restaurant has been featured on the Food Channel’s “Best of” show, voted one of The Travel Channel’s “Top 10 Barbeque Restaurants”, listed in Southern Living Magazine’s “40 Things Every Southerner Ought to Do”, voted one of Travelocity’s “Local Secrets, Big Finds!”, featured in books like 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz and EAT THIS: 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet by Ian Jackman, among others…

McClards Bar-B-Q restaurant is located at 505 Albert Pike in Hot Springs (501-623-9665 or 1-866-622-5273). They are open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. til 8:00 p.m. They don’t accept credit cards at the restaurant. Check out www.mcclards.com.

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“LPGA 4th of July” LPGA Package

• Two Tickets and Parking Pass to P&G Beauty NW Arkansas LPGA Championship golf tournament (July 4th -6th), donated by Pinnacle Country Club

The stars of the LPGA Tour will once again be competing in a 54- hole format at prestigious Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers July 4th – 6th. Proctor & Gamble is this year’s title sponsor of the “P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, presented by John Q. Hammons. 2008 prize money totals $1.7 million.

The tournament will host a concert and fireworks extravaganza on Friday, July 4th. Check out www.lpganwac.com for more information on the event, tickets, etc. Go to www.pinnaclecc.com for information on Pinnacle Country Club.

• Stacy Lewis Autographed Razorback Baseball Cap

Named the top-ranked amateur by Golf Digest for the second consecutive year , the 2007 NCAA National Champion, the ’07 and ’08 SEC Champion and 2008 SEC Golfer of the Year, Stacy Lewis just completed her senior season at the University of Arkansas leading the SEC with a 70.83 stroke average.

Come watch and root on Stacy as she competes in the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship this year. Stacy finished as the leader of the 2007 LPGA tourney, beating out 143 tour professionals, after the tournament was shortened to just 18 holes due to bad weather.

• Gift Certificate for Basil’s Cafe- Rogers

Enjoy a wonderful evening at Basil’s Café in Rogers. Basil’s features upscale dining with a variety of cuisines. They offer numerous specialties, as well as seafood and steak.

Basil’s Café is located at 5212 Village Parkway (Village on the Creeks) in Rogers. For more information, contact (479) 464-4190.

• One Night at the new Aloft – Rogers (a W Hotel), along with a certificate for “Lite Bites” at their w xyz bar

After a day on the course and watching fireworks, spend 4th of July night at the Aloft – Rogers. And stop in at their w xyz bar after the fireworks for some late night “lite bites”!

Opening in mid-June, the Aloft located at 1103 S. 52nd Street in Rogers by Village on the Creeks, offers numerous amenities for business and pleasure travelers:

• Ultra comfortable signature bed; • Oversize spa shower; • Custom amenities by bliss© spa • 100% Non-Smoking Rooms and Facilities

• Outdoor Heated Pools • 24-Hour Business Center, and many more…

You can find out more information on their website at www.starwoodhotel.com or by calling 479.595.9623

The NWA Razorback Club will holding our “inaugural” networking event at the Aloft-Rogers this summer. More information will be available soon.

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“Northwest Arkansas Golf” Package

• Four Rounds of Golf at Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club in Rogers

Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club, home of the Hooter’s Pro Tour Daisy Golf Classic June 9th – 15th, is a great place to play a round of golf!

Located at 3024 N. 22nd St. in Rogers, you can find more information at www.lindseymanagement.com or by calling 479-631-9988.

• $50 Gift Certificate, donated by Fred’s Hickory Inn

Established in 1970, Fred’s Hickory Inn at 1502 North Walton Blvd. in Bentonville is a Northwest Arkansas “institution”!

With a menu including hand-cut steak, smoke meats, shrimp, pastas and homemade desserts, as well as a buffet style Sunday brunch, Fred’s continues to serve quality food with courteous and efficient service in a comfortable dining atmosphere. Fred’s Hickory Inn is open for Lunch (M-F), Dinner (M-S) and Sunday Brunch.

Recipient of numerous awards, you can find out more by going to their web site at www.fredshickoryinn.net or calling (479) 273-3303.

• $20.00 Gift Certificate, donated by The Wooden Tee Located at 1501 SE Walton Blvd. in Bentonville, The Wooden Tee can handle all of your golfing needs – golf clubs, clothing and other essential golf equipment. For more information, contact them at (479) 464-8555.

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“Water Sports and Camping” Package

• 40 Quart Rolling Cooler, Inflatable 2-Person Colossus Boat with water resistant Quickpump, Small Cooler Float, Queen-size Quickbed with rechargeable pump , donated by Coleman

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There’s nothing like water sports and camping in the Summertime. And Coleman has donated a wide variety of products that will help you really enjoy these activities!

A leading manufacturer of outdoor recreation gear, including coolers, backpacks, footwear, camp stoves/grills, and other camping accessories, you can find more information about Coleman products at www.coleman.com.

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“It’s Grillin’ Time” Package

• Smoke’N Pit Professional Charcoal/Wood Smoker, donated by Brinkmann

Brinkmann’s horizontal charcoal/wood smoker functions as a large capacity grill. A small offset firebox can be used for indirect cooking, with an adjustable air vent to regulate heat and smoke, or can be converted to a grill for cooking smaller meals. It’s great for grillin’!!!

Check out more Brinkmann products on their website at www.brinkmann.net

• Bar-B-Q Sauce, Seasoning, Cap and Grilling Apron, donated by McClard’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant

In the twenties, Alex and Gladys McClard owned Westside Tourist Court in Hot Springs. When a down-and-out traveler could not come up the the $10 he owed for his two-month stay, he asked the couple to accept instead a recipe for "the world's greatest Bar-B-Q sauce".

Since something was better than nothing, the couple accepted the recipe. To their great surprise and delight, they tasted the truth in the traveler's claim. The $10 recipe for this priceless sauce now sits locked away in a safe deposit box in downtown Hot Springs.

You can experience McClard’s famous Bar-B-Q Sauce by visiting their restaurant in Hot Springs (505 Albert Pike) or by ordering via their online store at www.mcclards.com.

• 3’ x 5’ Razorback Flag – to display your allegiance in your neighborhood!

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“Keep It Running” Package

• Two Oil Changes, donated by George Nunnally Chevrolet

Whether you're searching for a new or used vehicle, researching financing options, or looking for a quick quote on a car, truck, or SUV, George Nunnally Chevrolet, located at 1001 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville, is ready to provide you with all the help you need.

For more information, go to their web site at www.bentonvillechevrolet.com or www.justtryme.com

• 2-in-1 Mobile Work Center , donated by Stanley Tools

The Stanley Mobile Work Center lets you store a wide variety of tools, is flexible and easy to transport. It can be used as one unit or separated for smaller jobs.

A worldwide producer of tools, engineered solutions and security solutions for professional, industrial, construction and do-it-yourself use, Stanley is synonymous with quality, reliable products. You can find out more about Stanley products at www.stanleyworks.com

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