Photo: Vince Finnegan (Presenting Sponsor and Committee Member), Jeff Haley (Committee Member), Angie Wierzbicki (Fort Bend Cares Executive Director), John Kennedy (Committee Member), Robert Wills (Welcome Sponsor and Committee Member). Photo by Mary Favre.

Fort Bend Cares is proud to partner with Presenting Sponsor Finnegan Auto Group for its new Open Championship Golf Tournament on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at Fort Bend Country Club.

Led by a committee of golf enthusiasts, the charitable foundation hopes to raise funds by encouraging golfers of all skill levels to partake in this two-day challenge. The tournament is a 4-ball/stroke play competition where two competitors play as partners, each playing their own ball (as opposed to the traditional charity 4-man scramble teams). The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole.

The event will feature various flights determined by team handicaps, with starting times based on scores within the flights. Friday will start late morning and continue throughout the day with entertainment, food, beverages and great prizes for all golfers. Saturday will start early morning and conclude with an awards ceremony in the early afternoon.

Team prices are $400 for two people for two days and sponsorships start at $500. All proceeds from the event benefit disadvantaged children and youth in Fort Bend County. To sponsor, sign up as a two-person team, or volunteer, visit www.fortbendcares.org, email info@fortbendcares.org, or call 832-819-2005.