Daingerfield Days Golf Tournament will benefit local diabetic Daingerfield student

Daingerfield’s annual Daingerfield Days Fall Festival will be held on October 8. The annual benefit golf tournament, that is typically held the weekend before the event, will be held on the same day this year.

The 18th Annual Daingerfield Days Benefit Golf Tournament will return to the Daingerfield Country Club this year, and will be held on Oct. 8. During the course of the tournament, there will several “mini games” included into the competition. There will be cash prizes given for each of the following categories: closest to the hole, longest drive, and longest putt. In each of these, there will be a designated hole for the competition, and there will be a tournament official to assist with those competitions. Along with the tournament itself, there are several add-on options the teams may add, if they so choose. There will be a “Buy a Drive” addition, as well as a “Roll the Dice” hole. On the “Roll the Dice,” the ball must be on the green. If the “Buy a Drive” is purchased, the ball will be placed on a line 60 yards from the green. This will be the second shot, and will not be teed up. There will be “911 buckets” available on each par 3 hole. These are also known as mulligans, and they will be $2 per shot, but will be limited to two per person.

The tournament will be held as a four person scramble, and each team of four will be charged a $250 entry fee, which will include lunch and goodie bag. Each team will also be allowed to rent carts at $20 per cart. Entry forms and fees may be turned in to the Chamber of Commerce office, or the Daingerfield branch of the Northeast Texas Credit Union.

All proceeds from this year’s event will benefit “Paws for a Sweet Cause,” which is a fundraising effort benefitting Kelbi Byrd. Kelbi is a student who is active in cheerleading and sports at Daingerfield Junior High School who deals with diabetes. Funds raised by “Paws for a Sweet Cause” will go to help the Byrd family acquire a Diabetic Alert dog, which will alert Kelbi when her blood sugar is out of the accepted range.