Adams Pro Golf Tour Returns to Houma in September

2011 Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC Open

  (Houma) – The Adams Pro Golf Tour and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC are excited to announce the upcoming 2011 Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC Open. The professional tournament takes place September 28 – October 1 at Ellendale Country Club in Houma. The week’s festivities begin with a celebration Monday, September 26 called “The Taste of the Tournament Par-Tee and Auction.” Held at the Ellendale Country Club, there will be food samplings of award winning local cuisine, libations, music and a silent auction to get everyone into the swing of things. The Pro-Am takes place Tuesday, September 27, at Ellendale and is a four-man shamble format with three amateur golfers and an Adams Tour pro per team. Wednesday, September 28 through Saturday, October 1 is the Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC Open professional tournament at Ellendale Country Club featuring Adams Pro Golf Tour Series players. A free junior clinic for kids ages 6-16 interested in golf will be conducted Thursday, September 29 in association with Adams Pro Golf Tour Series professionals. Proceeds benefit Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC. For additional information contact Randy Haddad at (225) 215-1208 or by email at rhaddad@marybird.com. Visit us on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/marybirdperkins   Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is a regional cancer care organization that has been fighting cancer for over 40 years. With five centers in Baton Rouge, Covington, Hammond, Houma and Gonzales, its service area encompasses 18 parishes across southeast Louisiana.  For more information, please visit www.marybird.org.