Crimson Tide Open Set for October 7
9/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 22, 2011
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama head men's golf coach Jay Seawell will host the seventh annual Crimson Tide Open, in honor of late former golf coach Conrad Rehling, on Friday, October 7, at the Jerry Pate Golf Center on the Ol' Colony Golf Complex.
"We wanted to establish the Crimson Tide Open as a way that our alumni, friends, and boosters of the program could get together and share memories of their time at the Capstone," Alabama head coach Jay Seawell said. "It is also a way for us to remember Coach Rehling and this tournament helped us establish an endowed scholarship in his name."
The format of the event is a four-man scramble and the grand prize is a two-night trip to Phoenix, Ariz., to the PING headquarters for 36 holes of golf and custom golf clubs. The trip includes airfare and hotel for two people.
The cost to participate is $1,200 for a four-man team or $300 for an individual. The event kicks off with a barbecue lunch at the complex before play tees off at noon with a shotgun start. Following the competition, there will be an awards ceremony and a cocktail party at the Jerry Pate Golf Center.
Other prizes include golf clubs, Alabama golf gear, golf trips, Alabama basketball tickets and much more.
The Crimson Tide Open started as a tribute to former Alabama golf coach Conrad Rehling. Rehling coached the Tide from 1972 to 1988 and was instrumental in moving Alabama golf into the national landscape. The coach led the Crimson Tide to its first SEC Championship in 1979 and won Coach of the Year twice in the league in 1979 and 1983. Rehling was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 1980.
To sign up or for more information on the Crimson Tide Open please contact UA assistant coach Scott Limbaugh at 205-310-1309 or e-mail SLimbaugh@ia.ua.edu.
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