True North Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament

PRESS ALERT: BURNIE, Mascot of the Miami Heat Teed up as Grand Marshall of Annual Charity Golf Tournament 
**TEED OFF: BURNIE, “Putt” Pressure on True North Classical Academies golfers at first Annual Charity Tee-Off, Trump National Doral Golf Club**

 **Monday, November 4th, 2024 - DORAL, FL**: It was hole-in-one hilarity as Burnie stepped up to the tee as the Grand Marshall of True Norths’ first annual Charity Golf Tournament. This year's event was a driving force of fun, with BURNIE, Grand Marshal and mascot of the Miami Heat judging the pre-game putting competition and firing the shotgun start that sent a parade of golf carts scattering to their respective tee boxes.

Burnie is no stranger to breaking boundaries and doing things differently, however; this tournament put him to the test across three different Beat the Player raffle games that were afoot. First up, Zack, the star sophomore quarterback went against him, and all players brave enough to try to beat Zack in a chip-to-throw target game. Zack ended the day with a winning record of 42 -2. Second challenge, short game against the youngest Siegel junior, not ONE player, even from sponsor Team City National Bank, could slow their roll to be closest to the pin against these kiddos. Finally, could Burnie out- putt female golf star Alyssa at the AT&T Putt off? Nope he got burned! Burnie finally awarded Andrew Koppel of Maurice Jewelers the award as the only one capable of putting for "dough" and not falling victim to putting on a "show" for Alyssa.

With the tournament utilizing a simultaneous "shotgun start," a golf tournament format in which all groups of players tee off simultaneously from different holes, Burnie, Grand Marshal and mascot of the Miami Heat fired the starting air gun, sending off the No Days Off Golf Carts with their premium water to make sure this first ever tournament was a blast (pun intended).

 But it wasn’t just about the winners, Team Nicholas Rodriguez - or having a birdie of a time on the Choice One Security Pneumatic Gun hole – or Coastal Business Maintenance Longest Drive - or Soccer Lockers’ closest to the pin competition – or Biscayne Bay Brewery Beer pours and pairings – or the SURGE from White Claws 8% bar - the event raised funds for the True North Classical Academies Athletic Department and its student-athletes. So, thank you Burnie, teams and sponsors who grabbed their clubs and drove for a good cause!