What to know about the Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic in Fair Oaks

What to know about the Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic in Fair Oaks

Updated: 1:40 PM PDT Oct 11, 2023

BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN. NEW THIS MORNING, BIG NAMES COMING THROUGH OUR REGION RAISING MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE. JOINING ME NOW IS PHIL OATES ORGANIZING THE CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC. AND THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL, RIGHT? THIRD ANNUAL, YES, SIR. YEAH. TELL ME ABOUT ITS RETURN. ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY. YEAH, I’VE BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY UNTIL FRIDAY, SO I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS COMING BACK. BUT WE GOT DOWN AND GOT ALL THE PAIRINGS COMPLETED YESTERDAY, AND WE’RE ASSIGNING THE CELEBRITIES TODAY. ALL RIGHT. SO TELL US SOME OF THE BIG NAMES THAT ARE GOLFING THIS YEAR. WE’RE BLESSED THIS YEAR TO HAVE SOME GREAT CELEBRITIES FROM FOOTBALL. WE GOT TWO OF THE GREATEST RUNNING BACKS OF ALL TIME. MARCUS ALLEN AND MARSHALL FAULK ARE COMING. IF YOU WATCH THE SERIES ON THE LAKERS, I THINK IS ON HBO, NORM NIXON, WHO PLAYED WITH MARK, WITH PLAYED WITH MAGIC JOHNSON. HE’LL BE HERE REALLY EXCITED, REALLY BLESSED. CEDRIC. THE ENTERTAINER AND ANTHONY ANDERSON WILL BOTH BE HERE AND STAYING THE WHOLE TIME AND PLAYING GOLF. AND WE’VE GOT SOME OTHER ENTERTAINERS AND IT’S JUST A GOOD GROUP. IS IT ALWAYS TOUGH TO PAIR, YOU KNOW, THE REGULAR FOLK WITH THE CELEBRITIES? I BET THERE’S LIKE NO, I WANT TO GOLF WITH, YOU KNOW, MR. ALLEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE GO TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THE BIGGER SPONSORS AND WE GIVE THEM CHOICE AND JUST WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. MOST OF THEM ARE JUST APPRECIATE COMING. AND WE PUT ON A GREAT EVENT. YEAH. AND THEY’VE BEEN MOST OF THEM BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE AND AND IT’S NOT AS BAD AS YOU THINK. WHERE ARE YOU GUYS PLAYING THE GOLF COURSE? NORTHRIDGE. OH, VERY NICE. VERY NICE. MADISON YOU GUYS HAVE BIG VIP RECEPTION, AND I KNOW A LOT OF THESE SPONSORS ARE MAKING LARGE DONATIONS AND IT’S FOR AN INCREDIBLE CAUSE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS HERE? THE CHARITIES? WELL, WHAT WE DID IS I WENT TO A BIG SPONSOR AND I SAID, LET’S FIND A CHARITY AND LET’S GIVE HALF OF YOUR SPONSORSHIP MONEY TO THAT CHARITY. SO WE HAVE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SPONSORED BY KEVIN NAGLE, OUR COMPANY, BUZZ OATS, IS SPONSORING SAINT JOHN’S DESTINY IS SPONSORING DESTINY COMMUNITY CENTER. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE TYPE WE HAVE ABOUT NINE CHARITIES THIS YEAR, AND YOU GUYS HAVE RAISED ABOUT HOW MUCH SO FAR. WE RAISED 280,000. OUR FIRST YEAR WE RAISED 400,000 LAST YEAR AND WE’LL BE WE’RE SHOOTING FOR HALF A MILLION THIS YEAR. SO WE SHOULD BE OVER FOR A GREAT HALF $1 MILLION. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD TIME. GOLF. WELL, ALL RIGHT. I DON’T PLAY. OH, YOU DON’T

What to know about the Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic in Fair Oaks

Updated: 1:40 PM PDT Oct 11, 2023

Swinging clubs and rubbing elbows with the stars are all part of the 3rd annual Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic starting Sunday. On Oct. 15 and 16, golfers and celebrities will gather at Northridge Country Club in Fair Oaks to play a round of 18 benefiting various Sacramento area communities with an emphasis on organizations that help disadvantaged youth. A few of the charities that will receive donations include St. John’s Program for Real Change, The American Heart Association and Battlefields to Ballfields. Organizer Phil Oates says he’s thrilled to host the event for the third year, adding they’re on track to raise a million dollars this year. One of the highlights is pairing local golfers with celebrities as they play 18 holes of golf. Among the big names playing this year are Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk.Learn more in the video above.

Swinging clubs and rubbing elbows with the stars are all part of the 3rd annual Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic starting Sunday.

On Oct. 15 and 16, golfers and celebrities will gather at Northridge Country Club in Fair Oaks to play a round of 18 benefiting various Sacramento area communities with an emphasis on organizations that help disadvantaged youth.

A few of the charities that will receive donations include St. John’s Program for Real Change, The American Heart Association and Battlefields to Ballfields.

Organizer Phil Oates says he’s thrilled to host the event for the third year, adding they’re on track to raise a million dollars this year.

One of the highlights is pairing local golfers with celebrities as they play 18 holes of golf.

Among the big names playing this year are Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk.

Learn more in the video above.