DAVIDSON – A golf tournament and silent auction will be held in honor of late local resident and UNC-Chapel Hill student Jason Ray next week at the River Run Country Club.
The silent auction will take place on Sept. 25, from 5 to 9 p.m., and the golf tournament will begin on Sept. 26.
The winning team from the tournament will earn an invitation to play on a U.S. Open course at The Liberty Mutual Invitational National Finals to be held in Pinehurst, N.C. March 7-11, 2012.
The 18-hole tournament will be held in a scramble format where male and female golfers of all skill levels will compete in teams. Members of the winning four-person teams will receive prizes from Nike, Polaroid, Bulova, Golf Digest, All American Sports Memorabilia and other sponsors.
The event will also feature silent and live auctions that will feature sports tickets, sports memorabilia, vacation packages, beach house vacations and other exclusive items
Last year’s golf tournament and auction raised over $40,000 for the UNC Comprehensive Transplant Center.
For more information about the Jason Kendall Ray Foundation or to sign up for the event please visit www.jasonray.org or call 704-728-1655.