BELLINGHAM, Wash. – After a year off, the annual WWU Athletics Viking Golf Classic returns to Sudden Valley Golf & Country Club on August 20.
 
The event has been named the Bill Wright Viking Golf Classic in honor of golfing legend William "Bill" Wright, who passed away in February at the age of 84. Wright recorded one of the greatest achievements by a student-athlete in the history of Western Washington University, winning the U.S. Amateur Public Links championship in 1959 to become the first African-American champion of the USGA.
 
The 2021 Bill Wright Viking Golf Classic is promised to be a fun-filled day for all Vikings to enjoy a great round of golf with friends complete with food, drink and prizes while supporting WWU Athletics. The tournament will take place at Sudden Valley Golf & Country Club in Bellingham on Friday, August 20 in a four-person scramble. Optional practice rounds and a hosted horse race will also be part of the two-day event on Thursday, August 19.

 
"We look forward to welcoming all our alumni, family and friends out for a wonderful day of golf to help support Viking Athletics," said WWU Director of Athletics Steve Card. "It will be a fun day on the golf course seeing a lot of faces we have been missing, all with the common goal of supporting our student-athletes and coaches as they continue to define excellence both in the classroom and in competition."
 
All tournament proceeds benefit Viking Athletics through student-athlete scholarships and program enhancements as WWU's 15 intercollegiate varsity sports look forward to another successful year in 2021-22.
 
Registration is limited to the first 36 teams and will close on Friday, August 13.
 
Please contact WWU Athletics Director of Marketing and Special Events Nicole Ebersole (Nicole.Ebersole@wwu.edu) for more information.
 
Registration for the tournament can be completed online at WWUVikings.com/VikingGolfClassic.
 
Sponsorship opportunities are also available for signage and tabling, with more info available by contacting Nicole Ebersole.
  DATE & TIME
 
Thursday, August 19, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Optional Practice Round
Greens fee (without cart) - $27.50
Greens fee (with cart) - $36.00
*Practice round not included in entry fee 
**Call Sudden Valley Pro Shop to schedule
 
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hosted Horse Race
*Beer, hard seltzers and soft drinks included

Friday, August 20, 2021
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Warm Up & Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Viking Golf Tournament & Lunch
*Beer, hard seltzers and soft drinks included

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Awards Banquet & Dinner
*Beer, hard seltzers and soft drinks included
 
LOCATION
Sudden Valley Golf & Country Club
4 Clubhouse Circle
Bellingham, WA 98229
 
REGISTRATION
Individual Registration: $175
*Reduced entry fee due to practice round not being included
 
Team Registration (Foursomes): $700
 
Registration is limited to the first 36 teams and will close on Friday, August 13th.
*If you have already registered for the tournament, we look forward to having you!
  Western Washington University is a four-year public institution located in Bellingham, Washington, featuring over 300 student-athletes that compete for 15 intercollegiate athletic teams at the NCAA Division II level and primarily in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. WWU Athletics has finished in the top 50 in the NCAA II Learfield Directors' Cup standings in 15 of the past 16 years, and in the top 20 in eight of the last 12 years (no award in 2019-20). WWU's programs have won 11 team national championships, most recently the 2016 women's soccer team and the 2017 women's rowing team. Outside of competition. WWU's student-athletes have compiled an academic success rate near 90%, earning the NCAA's President's Award for Academic Excellence three of the last four years.
  For more information on WWU's 15 varsity sports programs, visit WWUVikings.com. Fans and alumni can also track all the teams via social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat at @WWUAthletics.