Golf fundraiser planned for Jason Houghland Saturday

PINCKNEYVILLE - Red Hawk Golf Club will host a benefit scramble for Jason Houghland of Pinckneyville at 12:30 p.m. this Saturday.

Houghland continues to receive treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for Von-Hippel Lindau. All proceeds raised from this benefit will be donated to Houghland to help alleviate medical expenses.

Those who would like to make a monetary donation are invited to send it to: Jason Houghland VHL Fund, Murphy-Wall State Bank, 105 E. Water St., Pinckneyville, IL, 62274.

This golf outing marks the eighth annual scramble fundraiser for Houghland. Registration gets underway at 12:30 with a shotgun start set for 1 p.m. Dinner with awards will follow 18 holes of golf, or about 6 p.m.

Cost to play is $50 per person or $200 per four-member team. There will also be a skins contest for $20, closest-to-the-pin competition on all Par 3s, a longest-drive contest for both men and women, mulligans at $5 apiece, and prizes for first-, second- and third-place teams. Additionally, there will be a 550/50 raffle, basket raffle, a barrel of booze raffle, gun raffle and more.

If not golfing, you can come out for dinner at a cost of 410 for adults and $6 for children ages 4-10. Children 3 and under eat for free.

Red Hawk Golf Club is located at 6204 State Route 154, between Tamaroa and Pinckneyville. For more information, call the pro shop at the golf club at 618-357-9704.