Wall Doxey
selected for big tourney
By BARRY BURLESON
Editor
The
McDonald’s 2005 Southern National Professional Disc
Golf Championship is coming to Marshall County.
Wall Doxey
State Park and Holly Springs were selected over
Birmingham, Ala., as host for the event.
“We
felt honored to beat out Birmingham,” said park
manager Lyle Richardson.
The
championship tournament will be held on Labor Day weekend
of this year. In addition to Mississippi, competitors
will come from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Arizona and Alabama.
Last
year’s championship saw 100 players in the
professional ranks playing in the tournament.
“This
year we expect to see 100 to 200 players with
McDonald’s involvement,” Richardson said.
“The players bring family and friends. The area
could easily see 300 to 600 people for the tournament.
“It
will be a big deal for Holly Springs and Marshall
County.”
Wall Doxey
State Park features two disc golf courses with 20 holes
each. Richardson said the sport is growing rapidly.
“There
are 27 courses now in the State of Mississippi, and its
popularity is spreading across the country,” he
said.
Disc
Golf Ice Bowl
Saturday,
Feb. 5
The Spring
Creek Disc Golf Club and Wall Doxey State Park will host
the fifth annual Disc Golf Ice Bowl Saturday, Feb. 5.
Everyone is invited to come and play.
All
donations will benefit the Ronald McDonald House.
There will
also be a silent auction from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items in
the auction will include a portable DVD player, personal
video recorder, pictures and more.
Additional
donations of cash or canned goods will be accepted.
There will
be golfing fun and more. Participants should sign up
before 9 a.m., and remember, an Ice Bowl is never
cancelled because of bad weather, and no wimps or whiners
are allowed.
Call
252-4231 for more information.
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