The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Golf Classic is quickly approaching. This year, the featured celebrity guest will be former Tennessee Oiler and Baltimore Raven Derrick Mason. The tournament is again a two-day event with a four-person scramble format to be held Thursday, Aug. 18 and Friday, Aug. 19 at the Golden Eagle Golf Club, formerly the Cookeville Golf Club. A celebrity dinner will be held on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Leslie Town Centre, 1 W. 1st Street in Cookeville.  Major sponsors of the Golf Classic include Larco Medical and Pharmacy Inc., Turner and First Tennessee.

A few remaining golf team slots are available. Those interested in signing up a four (4) person team are encouraged to do so quickly by completing the form found at www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org or calling the Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation office at 931-783-2003. One team of four players is $700.

The celebrity dinner event on Thursday evening is nearly sold out. The event will include fine dining and a presentation by Derrick Mason followed by a question and answer session led by local sports authority Buddy Pearson.

The CRMC Golf Classic supports the programs and services of the Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation, with special emphasis on three funds: Caring Hands Patient Assistance Fund, Cancer Fund and Pink Ribbon Save-A-Life Free Mammogram Fund.

For more information about the Golf Classic or Foundation programs, please visit www.CookevilleRegionalCharity.org

The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation is a non-profit organization enhancing the quality and availability of healthcare in the Upper Cumberland by: offering charitable assistance to local patients; supporting healthcare services for the public; promoting compassionate programs for patients; and encouraging investment in our regional, community-owned hospital: Cookeville Regional Medical Center.