By Karah Wilson

RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The City of Rainsville will be hosting a scholarship golf tournament Saturday Aug. 22. Sign-in will begin at 7 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 8 a.m. This event will be hosted at the Rainsville Golf and Country Club. The event is a three-person scramble with three divisions. Trophies will be awarded in each division. The cost for the event is $150 per team or $50 per player. $58,600 has been awarded to local high school seniors through this program. The proceeds will fund the 2016 scholarship program.

The golf package will include an entry fee, a cart, 18 holes of golf, t-shirt, and a cap. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the event. Golfers can compete for a $1,000 hole-in-one prize, plus closest-to-the-hole and longest-drive contest prizes. These prizes will be awarded on each hole. For more information, call the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce at 256-638-7800 or like the tournament’s Facebook page.