Teams to take first step to meet Tiger Woods at the 2004 Buick
Scramble Nat’l Championships
GILROY –The Buick Scramble, entering its third decade as the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, is scheduled to host a local championship at Gilroy Golf & Country Club on Sunday, June 27.
Sponsored by Gilroy Buick and open to the public, four-person teams with certified USGA handicap indexes are eligible to compete in the Buick Scramble Local Championship in Gilroy.
Taking place with an 8 a.m. shotgun start, Gilroy Buick will showcase the 2004 line of Buick vehicles at the local championship, and will award an all-new Buick Rainier to anyone recording a hole-in-one at the designated hole.
Interested teams can sign up for the local championship at the golf shop or online at www.buickscramble.com through Friday, June 25.
PGA Tour Professional and Buick Spokesperson Tiger Woods returns as the Buick Scramble Honorary Chairman for the 2004 season. As the Buick Scramble Honorary Chairman, Woods, 28, is scheduled to present the trophies to the 2004 Buick Scramble National Champions at the awards ceremony following the conclusion of the final round of the National Championships.
The 2004 National Championships is scheduled for Oct. 7-10 at Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Winning teams from the local championship at Gilroy Golf & CC will advance to compete in the Buick Scramble Northern California PGA Sectional Championships in the summer. Two winning teams from each PGA Sectional will advance to the Buick Scramble National Championships in Orlando.
Sanctioned by the PGA of America, the Buick Scramble is the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, hosting more than 1,600 local championships nationwide annually. Local winners advance to one of 104 PGA Sectional Championships, with those winning teams advancing to the Buick Scramble National Championships.
Entry fees for the tournament are $100 per player, which includes cart, greens fees, lunch, and a variety of Buick Scramble tee-gifts and incentives, including a dozen Nike golf balls and a $50 redeemable Buick Scramble test-drive certificate. For additional information on the Buick Scramble Local Championship at Gilroy Golf & CC, please contact the pro shop at 408-848-0490, the Buick Scramble hotline at 800-582-1908 or visit www.buickscramble.com.
