UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

UT Tyler Announces 2016 Patriot Classic

May 4, 2016

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
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The 2016 Patriot Classic, an annual fundraiser benefiting UT Tyler's scholarship program, will be May 7 – 16, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

The fundraiser is comprised of two events. The UT Tyler Suddenlink Patriot Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest is May 7 – 15, and the Patriot Golf Classic is Monday, May 16. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the hole-in-one contest.

Proceeds fund scholarships for deserving students.

The Patriots organization leads and staffs the hole-in-one contest, and the Patriot Golf Classic committee organizes the golf tournament.

For more information, contact the UT Tyler Office of University Advancement, 903.566.7411, email dwood@uttyler.edu or visit the university's Patriot Classic webpage.