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2017 Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic Set To Hit The Links At Innisbrook

This year the celebrity golf tournament will feature one PGA Tour player in each group.

PALM HARBOR, FL – While the annual Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic has sold out in each of its first three years, this year’s event will have even more to offer to golf fans in the Tampa Bay area.

The 2017 Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic joins the weeklong festivities at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club during the Valspar Championship on Wednesday, March 8. New to the tournament this year will be the addition of a PGA Tour player in each foursome.

Along with the PGA Tour players, participants will still be able to tee it up on the Island Course with Tampa Bay Lightning players and coaches. The tournament has sold out in each of its first three years.

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Following the Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic, golfers also can spend the afternoon with Lightning players watching the Championship Pro-Am from the 18th Green Championship Club.

The tournament schedule is:

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  • 8 a.m.: Registration and breakfast
  • 9 a.m.: Shotgun start, scramble format
  • 2 p.m.: Post-event lunch reception with Lightning and PGA Tour players

The Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic helps raise money for the University of South Florida Sport & Entertainment MBA Program.

The deadline to register for the 2017 Bolts & Bulls Golf Classic is Wednesday, March 1. To register, visit https://www.nhl.com/lightning/community/bolts-and-bulls-golf-classic.

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