NIRSA Foundation

National Collegiate Golf Championship applications now available

Potential Local Qualifying Event hosts need to apply by May 13

Collegiate Golf Alliance, the premier online registration and golf event management company, has announced that the application period to host a Local Qualifying Event for the 2005 NCGC program has begun. University affiliates who wish to host an event must apply by May 13, 2005, although specific event details such as date and golf course are not required on the application.

This amateur, two-person scramble golf event is focused on university recreational golfers and consists of twenty-five to fifty local qualifying tournaments held across the United States in the late spring, summer and fall. Local Qualifying winners advance to the National Collegiate Golf Championship, held in Las Vegas, November 11-13, 2005. LQ host schools receive a prize package valued at over $500 and over $40 per player. LQ host schools with more than forty players receive a Southwest Airline Round Trip ticket to defer travel costs to the National Championship.

Portions of proceeds of the Local Qualifiers and the Championship will benefit the NIRSA Foundation, and provide opportunities for students through professional development, research, scholarships, and educational resources. To date, the NCGC program has raised over $7,000 for the Foundation.

Sponsors of the event include Southwest Airlines, Warrior Custom Golf, Cutter & Buck, American Hole in One, Red Bull, Sports Illustrated On Campus and American Golf. To provide additional resources, CGA has appointed six regional managers to assist in the programming of campus golf events and help coordinate the National Tournament.

For more information please contact info@cgagolflinks.com, call (413) 332-6038 or visit www.cgagolflinks.com.