11/11/11 Veterans Day at GAA!
One day…five fun and daring golf events to support our military! One at each of our campus locations:
Myrtle Beach | Dallas | Orlando | Phoenix | San Diego
Myrtle Beach
Chapman
A 42-year old student, Mark Chapman, will attempt to play 11 rounds of golf in 11 hours!
To benefit Salute Military Golf Association, Chapman will begin playing 11 rounds of golf at sunrise November 11, or 6:43 a.m., and hopes to finish playing the 198 holes by sunset, or by 5:16 p.m. Chapman is a 21-year Air Force veteran and participated in several military campaigns including Operation Iraqi Freedom and is a recipient of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
The golf marathon will be held at Waterway Hills Golf Club in Myrtle Beach.
To accomplish this feat, Chapman will need to play 18 holes at a pace of approximately 58 minutes per round. On Tuesday, October 18, Chapman played 18 holes to simulate one of the speed rounds of golf. He finished the round in 43:47. He only used six clubs including: driver, hybrid, 8-iron, two wedges and a putter.
Follow Chapman's progress on Twitter: @GolfAcademyMB | #11Rounds
Waterway Hills is a 27-hole facility, so Chapman will play the Oaks Nine course 22 times to equal 11 rounds of golf. He will play from the members tees which measures 3,080 yards for nine holes translating to 6,160 yards for each 18-hole round. This means Chapman's 11 rounds will equate to 67,760 yards of golf, or 38.5 miles. Chapman will have the use of an E-Z-Go golf cart for transportation throughout the 11 rounds.
Those interested in making a donation to the Salute Military Golf Association can drop them off at the GAA campus office in Myrtle Beach, or Waterway Hill Golf Club. For more information please call Golf Academy of America at (843) 236-0481. All donations will go directly to support the Salute Military Golf Association and are tax-deductable.
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Gossett
Dallas campus director Greg Gossett and three colleagues will play golf for 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on 11-11-11 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
Three GAA employees will join Gossett for the golf marathon: military veteran Michael Saunders, John Keriazakos and Kevin Kretovics. The golf event will take place at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas and will start at sunrise (6:53 a.m.). Sunset is at 5:28 p.m.
Follow the progress of the players on Twitter: @GolfAcademyDal | #MilitaryGolf
Those interested in making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project can drop them off at Brookhaven Country Club, or at the link located at www.GolfAcademy.edu. Donations can also be taken over the phone by calling Golf Academy of America at (972) 763-8100. All donations will go directly to support the Wounded Warrior Project and are tax-deductable. Those donating $10, or more, will receive a complimentary 30-minute golf lesson from one of the PGA professionals at GAA Dallas.
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 Patterson |
 Smith |
 Stearns |
 Sullivan |
Four GAA students, who are also military veterans, will play golf for 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on 11-11-11 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
The marathon golf event will take place at Wekiva Golf Club in Longwood and will start at sunrise (6:45 a.m.). Sunset is at 5:34 p.m.
The GAA students playing for the fundraiser include: Navy veteran Ryan Patterson of Kansas City, MO.; Air Force veteran Vic Smith of Gainesville, FL.; Air Force veteran Dustin Stearns of Orlando, FL.; and Air Force veteran Steve Sullivan of Shorewood, IL.
Follow their progress on Twitter: @GolfAcademyOrl | #MilitaryGolf
Those interested in making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project can drop them off at the GAA campus office in Apopka, or Wekiva Golf Club. For more information call Golf Academy of America at (407) 699-1990. All donations will go directly to support the Wounded Warrior Project and are tax-deductable.
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 Anders |
 Bohl |
 Green |
 Wilcox |
Four GAA students, who are also military veterans, will play golf for 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on 11-11-11 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
The marathon golf event will take place at Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler and will start at sunrise (6:37 a.m.). Sunset is at 5:48 p.m.
The GAA students playing for the fundraiser include: Army veteran Josh Anders of Many, LA.; Air Force veteran Gerald Bohl of Abilene, TX; Army veteran Vincent Green of Bethlehem, PA.; and Navy veteran Robert Wilcox of Cortland, NY.
Follow their progress on Twitter: @GolfAcademyPhx | #MilitaryGolf
Those interested in making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project can drop them off at the GAA campus office in Chandler, or Ocotillo Golf Resort. For more information call Golf Academy of America at (480) 857-1574. All donations will go directly to support the Wounded Warrior Project and are tax-deductable.
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 Brown |
 Farabee |
 Lafferty |
 Waldron |
Four GAA students, who are also military veterans, will play golf for 11 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on 11-11-11 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
The marathon golf event will take place at Camp Pendleton Marine Memorial Golf Club and will start at sunrise (6:15 a.m.). Sunset is at 4:50 p.m.
The GAA students playing for the fundraiser include: Navy veteran Joseph Brown; USMC veteran Michael Farabee; Navy veteran Cole Lafferty; and Navy veteran John Thomas Waldron.
Follow their progress on Twitter: @GolfAcademySanD | #MilitaryGolf
Those interested in making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project can drop them off at the GAA campus office in Carlsbad, or Camp Pendleton Marine Memorial Golf Club. For more information call Golf Academy of America at (760) 734-1208. All donations will go directly to support the Wounded Warrior Project and are tax-deductable.
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