Public invited to participate in Beautification Tournament

The annual Beautification Golf Tournament, hosted by the Canyon Lake Association of Past Presidents, will be played tomorrow, June 16, with a Shotgun start at 8 a.m. The tournament is open to the public.

This year’s format will be Partners Best Ball with three flights; Jack and Jill, Jack and Jack and Jill and Jill. A Scramble format has been added for those who want to play and don’t have a handicap.

The entry fee is $45 and includes lunch. Cart and green fee are not included. Signups are taken at the Golf Pro Shop at the country club.

Lunch, awards, opportunity drawings and silent auction will follow the tournament at approximately 12:30 p.m. All proceeds will be used for golf course beautification projects.

The Beautification Tournament, formally known as the Tree Tournament was formed in 1982 by Jim Magill and his late wife Christine. The entry fee at that time was one 15-gallon tree.

As a result of the tournament, 217 trees were donated and planted on the golf course that year. When no more trees were needed, the tournament name was changed to the Beautification Tournament.

The tournaments have raised more than $50,000 for golf course improvements. Past projects include brass yard markers, 13 benches around the course, brass distance plaques, tee box markers and a new street clock, to name a few.

For more information about the Beautification Tournament, contact Bill Levis at 951-228-8268 or sevilllib@outlook.com.