***The date for the NLWC's annual State College golf tournament has not yet been finalized for 2023. Information will be posted soon.
We would like to thank all of our 2022 NLWC Golf Sponsors!
About the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club’s goal is to be the premier wrestling club in the United States! USA Wrestling, the national governing organization for the sport of amateur wrestling, has designated Penn State University as an Olympic Regional Training Center. The NLWC serves as the administrator of this U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center (RTC) and conducts practices in the Penn State Wrestling Room.
The goal of the NLWC Golf Classic is to raise money specifically for the Club’s Resident Athlete Program. The Resident Athlete Program is comprised of elite wrestlers whom the NLWC coaching staff has recruited to live in Central Pennsylvania and train at the NLWC Regional Olympic Training Center. This program is designed to provide the coaching, training environment, and financial support necessary for these individuals to compete for and win National, World, and Olympic Championships.
Current Athletes for the NLWC are Jane Valencia, Jennifer Page, Thomas Gilman, Josh Rodriguez, Jordan Conaway, Zain Retherford, Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, Franklin Gomez, Nick Lee, Jason Nolf, David Taylor, Bo Nickal, Kyle Snyder, Ceron Francisco, and Anthony Cassar. These wrestlers are some of the top athletes in the world, and the NLWC is very proud to be represented by these wrestlers, both on and off of the mat!
The above athletes are coached by Cael Sanderson, Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham, Jake Varner, Mark McKnight, and Jimmy Kennedy whom comprise the NLWC Resident Athlete Program and U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center coaching staff. These coaches are widely recognized as the best in the world and have done an incredible job of developing the wrestlers in the Resident Athlete Program.
Last Year's Golf Classic Sponsors
Sponsoring the 2022 Golf Classic
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club invites you to participate as a sponsor for the NLWC Golf Classic on Friday, September 23, 2022 at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, PA. The Toftrees Golf Resort is a 4.5-star 18-Hole Championship Golf Course and is considered to be the premier golf course in Central PA! It is located at One County Club Lane, State College, PA 16803 and is accessed from the Toftrees Exit 71 off of Route 220/I-99.
The NLWC golf tournament has been one of the Club’s primary fund-raising activities for the past 28 years, and we greatly appreciate your support! Participation in the tournament also provides the opportunity to spend a fun day with NLWC wrestlers, coaches, friends, and fans of wrestling.
As a 2022 NLWC Golf Classic sponsor, you will enjoy many benefits, including complimentary golfer registration(s) based on the level of sponsorship you choose. As a complimentary golfer(s), you will play in a 4-person scramble where each player must contribute 2 drives (par 3 holes excluded). Golfers who are 65 or older and have a handicap of 10 or higher will be permitted to hit from the gold tees. You can choose to register your own team or let our committee pair you with other golfers or the Club’s Resident Athletes. If you wish to add golfers to your team in addition to those which are complimentary, the tournament registration fee is $200/golfer. The fee includes: cart, greens fees, BBQ lunch, breakfast or afternoon snack (depending upon tee times), shirt, contest, and team prizes!
For this year’s tournament, each group (foursome) will start at their own individual tee time with tee times will ranging from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. with a new group starting every 10 minutes. Thus, group 1 will start at 7:30 a.m., group 2 at 7:40 a.m., group 3 at 7:50 a.m., group 4 at 8:00 a.m., etc. until 2:00 p.m. We will do our best to accommodate tee time requests with preferences being given by order of registration. A BBQ Lunch will be served in a tent from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. This will give golfers who have morning tee times a chance to sit down, eat, and socialize with other golfers and wrestlers/coaches after they finish their round, and for those in the afternoon to do the same thing before they start their round of golf. In addition, NLWC wrestlers and coaches will be out on the course so that golfers get a chance to see and talk with them.
ALL NEW THIS YEAR: NLWC Olympic RTC practice on Thursday (Sept. 22) at 3:00 p.m. and Friday at 9:00 a.m. will be open to tournament sponsors and golfers. If you’re golfing on Friday morning, please come early and see practice Thursday afternoon, or if your tee time is Friday afternoon, you’re welcome to attend Friday morning’s practice. This is a great opportunity to see the NLWC coaches and wrestlers and watch some wrestling action. Or get those old wrestling sneakers out of the closet and come in to do a little grappling to help loosen up for the golf tournament:)
We hope that you will consider sponsoring the 2022 NLWC Golf Classic as a way of supporting the NLWC and amateur wrestling in Central Pennsylvania. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours in wrestling, Dave Hart, NLWC Golf Classic Director (davehartnlwc@gmail.com)
To see or print a 2022 NLWC Golf Classic sponsorship form, please click here.
***Penn State Season Tickets will be limited and in order of sponsorships coming in.
Make an Online Sponsorship Below
Donations to the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club are tax deductible. However, tax law requires us to estimate the value of goods or services that have been rendered to you in return for your contribution, and to remind you that your contribution is deductible only to the extent that it exceeds what we have provided. The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization [IRS code Sec 501 (c)(3)]. The NLWC Tax I.D. # is 251408517.
After you complete your on-line sponsorship, we will follow-up to give you the estimate for the taxable amount of your sponsorship donation.
In addition, we will send you a detailed receipt and confirm your business name/logo for the listing of sponsors.
Depending upon your sponsorship amount, you will also be entitled to a number of complimentary golfers. In such case, we will also contact you to obtain the names, handicaps, and shirt sizes of your golfers, and to confirm a tee time for your group. Available tee times can be seen on the NLWC website under EVENTS/REGISTRATION. Hover over NLWC GOLF CLASSIC and click on Registration.
And when we reach out to obtain the above information, we will also ask if you plan to attend NLWC Olympic RTC Practices (3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 or 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23) that will be open to sponsors and golfers.
Stay tuned for more info!
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