Page 62 - South Mississippi Living - February, 2018

SPORTS & OUTDOORS coast golf update
Gulf Resort Classic gets new sponsor
story by Michael Sunderman
Set for March 19-25 at Fallen Oak in Biloxi, the Rapiscan Systems Classic will bring the best PGA TOUR Champions players to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With a new
title sponsor, the tournament has launched a new official website, www. RapiscanSystemsClassic.com, where the hundreds of volunteers needed can sign up.
The tournament is administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc., whose mission is to promote local tourism. In addition to Rapiscan Systems as the title sponsor, the tournament is funded by a group of consortium partners including Beau Rivage Hotel & Resort-Fallen Oak, C Spire, Capital City Beverage, Coastal Coca-Cola Bottling Company, F.E.B. Distributing, IP Casino & Spa, Hard
Rock Biloxi, Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Hancock Whitney Bank, Mississippi Power, Roy Anderson Corp. and Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast.
“We are excited to count down the days until the Rapiscan Systems Classic,” said Jonathan Jones, president of the MGRC Board of Directors
and senior vice president & general manager of Harrah’s Gulf Coast.
Tickets may be purchased online or by calling 228.896.6365. Children 16 and under are free with a ticketed adult and all active and retired military and their families are admitted free with a military identification card.
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