April '10
Since its inception in 1986, the Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance Golf Classic has grown into one of the area's most recognized and prestigious team tournaments. With several of its limited sponsorship opportunities already taken, the 25th annual version of the tournament promises to continue that steady growth.
Presented for the fourth consecutive year by the Rosenberg-Richmond Auto Mile, the tournament is scheduled for May 24 at the Houstonian Golf & Country Club — its third straight year at the exclusive venue. The Rose-Rich Auto Mile is comprised of four local auto dealerships: Finnegan Auto Group, Fort Bend Toyota, Gillman Honda and Legacy Ford-Lincoln Mercury.
"We're just proud to support this community and this Chamber for the past four years," said Chris Gillman of Gillman Honda, speaking on behalf of the Auto Mile. "The goal of this tournament every year is to benefit our community and the surrounding area. It's about small businesses supporting small businesses."
One of the primary reasons for the tournament's continued growth is the hospitality of the Houstonian Golf & Country Club. Conceived by internationally acclaimed golf course architect, Rees Jones, the course offers more than 7,100 yards of pristine play, with five sets of tees to accommodate all skill levels. The course is uniquely free of any housing developments, affording the freedom to focus on the game of golf as it was meant to be. The golf course engages approximately 50 acres of lakes and waterways along with 43 bunkers. Fairways of 419 Tif-way Bermuda and Tif-eagle greens are meticulously maintained for championship golf course conditions year round.
For the past three years, the Chamber Golf Classic has been one of just 10 tournaments the Houstonian schedules each year.
"We proudly host this tournament because this is a great community, and we want to be a great member of the Chamber and the community," said Greg Nielson, Senior VP of Houston Golf and member of the Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance Board of Directors.
The limited sponsorship opportunities are selling rapidly, and it is anticipated those opportunities, as in past years, will sell out well before the tournament. For sponsorship information, contact Chamber Vice President Joy Dowell at 281-342-5464 or jdowell@CFBCA.org.
Sponsors already committed at the time of this writing are: Double Eagle Sponsor — Aliana Development Company; Gift Sponsor — Silver Eagle Distributors; Ace Sponsor — Republic Services, Inc.; Eagle Sponsor — Ameristar Roofing and Restoration, LLC; Dinner Sponsor — The Swinging Door; Birdie Sponsors — Landtech Consultants, Inc.; AT&T; Severn Trent Services; JE Dunn Construction; Capital One Bank; Houston Community Bank, and Amegy Bank; Tent Sponsors — Ameristar Roofing and Restoration, and JE Dunn Construction, LLC; Beverage Cart Sponsors — Alicia Casias Agency - Nationwide Insurance and ServPro of West Fort Bend County, and Hole Sponsor — University of Houston Sugar Land.