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Eighteen Clemson Hall of Famers Returning for Sharone Wright Benefit Golf Tournament

August 3, 2020

Media Contact:  Tim Bourret, [email protected]

 

Clemson, S.C.—Eighteen members of the Clemson Hall of Fame have committed to return to Clemson for the Sharone Wright Benefit Golf Tournament scheduled for August 17 at the Walker Golf Course on the Clemson campus.  The list includes 12 former Clemson basketball players and coaches, and six former football players and coaches in the school’s Hall of Fame.

Registration for individuals and teams is still available for the captain’s choice tournament that will have at 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.   Each group will feature a Clemson celebrity.  Teams will be able to bid on the celebrity they want for their team.

Social distancing rules developed by the Walker Golf Course will be in place for the event.   All participants will be provided a mask and hand sanitizers if needed. All activities in conjunction with the event will be held outside.    The tournament will feature the opportunity to win $5,000 for a hole-in-one on two of the holes.  There also will be prizes for long drives and long putts as well.

 To register as a team or an individual go to:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wab-sports-celebrity-golf-tournament-benefit-tickets-109377998538

The list of basketball players returning to campus includes seven who played in the NBA at least eight years, six of whom were first-round draft choices.  That group includes Horace Grant, Elden Campbell, Larry Nance, Dale Davis, Tree Rollins, Greg Buckner and Trevor Booker.   Other Clemson Hall of Fame players planning to attend are Bobby Conrad, Grayson Marshall and Terrell McIntyre.  Other former players participating include Wayne Buckingham, Jordan Roper, Terrence Oglesby, Jerry Pryor,  and Ricky Jones.

Overall, six of the top nine scorers and six of the top nine rebounders in Clemson history will be in attendance.

Clemson Hall of Fame coach Cliff Ellis also will have a team.  Members of the current Clemson coaching staff led by Brad Brownell also will participate over the course of the day.

Clemson’s football program also will be represented by  Hall of Famers C.J. Spiller, Levon Kirkland, Donnell Woolford, Homer Jordan and James Trapp.   Hall of Fame Head Coach Danny Ford also will be in attendance.   Two-sport athlete and former NFL player Patrick Sapp also will be on a team.

The women’s basketball program will be represented by Hall of Fame Coach Jim Davis, Louise Greenwood and Karen Ann Jenkins.

W.A.B. Sports President Wayne Buckingham is organizing the event for Wright, his former Clemson teammate, who has had health problems over the last five years, including fighting cancer, and most recently fighting the MRSA virus that has led to the amputation of his left leg.

For more information and to reserve a team go to WABsports.com or phone (331) 472-9828.

Link to Enter:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wab-sports-celebrity-golf-tournament-benefit-tickets-109377998538

Sharone Wright Benefit Golf Tournament

Date:   August 17, 2020

Tee Time:  10 a.m.

Course:   The Walker Golf  Course  (Clemson University Course)

                  210 Madren Center Drive, Clemson, SC  29634

Format:   Foursomes including a Clemson celebrity on each team

Price:   $1,000 per team or $334 per individual.

Special Offer:   Choose your own Celebrity if you wish based on bid

Prizes:   Goodie bag, post-tournament meal, Awards for Top three teams, closest to the pin, long drive and $5,000 for a hole-in-one on two designated holes.