OKLAHOMA CITY - The inaugural Mid-America Christian University Golf Classic will be held May 4, 2012 at the Earlywine Golf Club on 11600 S. Portland Ave. in Oklahoma City.

The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. At 7 a.m., players and coaches from the MACU Golf Team will be offering free clinics on the driving range and putting and chipping greens.

The format for the tournament will be a four-person scramble, with the cost being $400 per team. Individuals may also register for $100 and will be placed on a team the day of the event.

Prizes will be given to the first, second and third-place teams, along with other contest holes and prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin and a chipping and putting contest. There will also be a hole-in-one contest with the opportunity to win a new car.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available for local businesses, including a Gold Scholarship Sponsor ($3,000), Silver Scholarship Sponsor ($2,000) and a Bronze Scholarship Sponsor ($1,000).

The event will benefit the MACU Scholarship Fund.

For more information, please contact Chris Burton at 405-692-3137, Piper Johnson at 405-692-3191 or Craig Ruiz at 405-692-3144.