Tampa Baseball to Host Rene Martinez Golf Classic
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa baseball program has announced details for the 31st Annual Rene Martinez Sr., Golf Classic, which will be held at The Bayou Club/Bardmoor Golf Club on Saturday, January 11, 2020.
Proceeds for the classic will go to the Rene Martinez Memorial Baseball Scholarship Fund. Registration is available through MartinezGolfClassic.com. All registration forms and money must be turned in by Saturday, January 4, 2020. The Bayou Club/Bardmoor Golf Club is located at 8001 Cumberland Drive, Largo, FL 33771.
The event will be a four-man scramble (team competition), as registration is from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The shotgun start is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Dinner and awards will immediately follow.
The entry fee is $175.00 per player. Sponsorship opportunities are also available, including a $100.00/hole sponsor sign with company or family name. There will also be a raffle for several items, competitions and door prizes. Entry fee includes a tournament cap, sausage lunch and BBQ chicken and rib buffet dinner. Drinks and snacks will be provided on the course.
About Rene Martinez, Sr.
The native Tampan, born on December 12, 1941, was a graduate of Jefferson High School and the University of Tampa. He was a devoted husband to his wife, Sylvia, and a proud father to his three sons, Rene Jr., Tino and Tony.
Rene set a lifelong example for many of us to follow. The words of dedication, loyalty, love, understanding, friendship, and assistance were not an utterance, but a way of life with Rene. He touched many lives and offered his endless help to those who needed it.
He quietly involved himself in the University of Tampa Baseball Program in 1982. He was a loyal fundraiser, recruiter, and spokesman in the community. Rene was a devoted consultant, mentor, friend, and Godfather for three generations of Spartan Baseball coaches. His involvement began before his sons achieved their stardom under the minarets and continued eons after they passed through the doors of Plant Hall.