Prosperity Bank/Ameris named Title Sponsor of President's Classic Golf Tournament

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (07/29/2013)(readMedia)-- Properity Bank/Ameris will be the Title Sponsor of the 2013 Flagler College President's Classic Golf Tournament on Sept. 6. In addition, The Tasting Room will serve as Presenting Sponsor.

The event, which will be held at TPC Sawgrass at the Dye's Valley course, is used to benefit the school's athletic scholarships.

Last year, this event raised $65,000 with 110 participants. This event is a four-person team scramble, where the winners with the lowest cumulative score will have their names added to the Abare Cup. The cup is a trophy that was introduced in 2009 by Flagler's Board of Trustees as a tribute to William T. Abare, Jr.

Other sponsors include Baker's Sporting Goods, Bozard Ford, Massey Services, LCPS Management Inc., Retirement Wealth Specialists, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Higherone, Kresge, Platt & Abare, Converged Communications, Burkhardt Distributing Co., Casa Monica Hotel, Stevens Strategy LLC and TraveLynx.

TPC Sawgrass is at 110 Championship Way in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl.

To register online, visit flagler.edu/golftournament. For additional information, contact Laura Stevenson Dumas in the Office of College Relations at 904-819-6205 or lstevenson@flagler.edu.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $24,960, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.