The “Red” Carpenter Invitational Golf Tournament Announced

The 14th annual USMC Combat Correspondents Association/Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament, now renamed in honor of the tournament founder, James “Red” Carpenter, will again be played at the Sherman Hills Golf Club near Brooksville, FL on Friday afternoon April 27.

Carpenter, who has given up chairmanship due to health conditions of his wife, has been replaced by Gene Smith of Ocoee. Gene recently retired from the PGA Tour where he served as Tournament Director of the PGA Tour Champions for the past 24 years. Prior to that he served as a Director of Golf and Club Manager for 24 years at various Central Florida Golf Clubs.

The tournament is the primary fundraiser for the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association/Foundation. Since its inception the tournament has supported the Association/Foundation’s patriotic, charitable and educational programs for both active duty and retired Marines and their families. One of the primary beneficiaries of this tournament has been the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund, Oceanside, CA which, since the tournament’s inception, has received more than $90,000 from the Foundation.

The tournament is open to all golfers, male and female and features a scramble format and will kickoff at 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $50 and includes greens and cart fees, range balls and a meal following play. Sherman Hills is considered one of the best conditioned golf courses in Central Florida and features gently rolling hills and is a fairly wide-open venue.

If you cannot come to Florida and play but wish to support the tournament, Smith said that hole sponsorships are available for $150. All contributions should be made to the USMCCCA Foundation and sent to Gene Smith, USMCCCA Golf Tournament Chair, 1424 Century Oak Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761.

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