On May 26th, the fog and misty rain rolled in and gave the inaugural Coaches’ Invitational Golf Tournament a hazard that every player endured quite well. Despite the weather, High Country Caregivers netted over $40,000 in the event this year. The proceeds will be used to support children being raised by their grandparents and other family members.
Attendees were hosted by nine collegiate coaches: Jerry Moore, retired head coach of Appalachian State University; Scott Satterfield, current head coach of University of Loisville; Dave Doeren, head coach of NC State; Shawn Clark, current head coach of ASU; Paul Johnson, retired head coach of Georgia Tech and the U.S. Naval Academy; Mack Brown, current head coach of UNC Carolina; Oval Jaynes, retired head coach of Auburn University; Sparky Woods, coach at UNC Chapel Hill; Shawn Elliot, head coach of Georgia State University.
Here’s a photo gallery of the event and the dinner reception:
Special thanks goes to the event sponsors who generously donated their money and time to the event included; The Kennedy-Herterich Foundation, Innovative Ink, Chetola Resort, Blowing Rock Country Club, Blowing Rock Brewery, Amorem Hospice, Baird, My Mountain Home, Tim and Donna Kearns, and the Tarbutton Family Foundation. For a complete list of sponsors see the insert.
You can find additional coverage of the event on the local newspaper websites below:
- A Golfing Adventure: Coaches Tournament has Star Quality by David Rogers at The Blowing Rocket
- High Country Caregivers Hosts Inaugural Coaches Invitational Golf Tournament at Blowing Rock Country Club on May 24 by High Country Press
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High Country Caregivers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children who are being raised by their grandparents and other family members, primarily due to the opioid and drug crisis in the High Country. These families receive little to no assistance from the state or federal government. HCC provides services to 107 families and 198 children in Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey Counties. They provide everything from legal fees, counseling, therapeutic camps, recreational sports fees, sports equipment, piano lessons, dance lessons, horseback riding lessons and essential need items for these children.