The ARK Domestic Violence Shelter is gearing up for their second annual “Shot in the Dark” Golf Tournament to be held Saturday, July 25 at the Coleman Country Club. Last year’s tournament was quite a hit, according to organizers, and many of the same golfers are signing up now to participate again. The major sponsor for this year’s tournament is the Steve Arthur Family Foundation of Abilene.

The tournament features nine holes of regular golf and nine holes of night golf. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and tee off is at 5 p.m.  In between the day and night golf, CMS Healthcare and the Heart of Texas  EMS will host a cookout for all teams.

Cost to participate is $100 per player, or $400 per team, which includes a goodie bag, all the necessary glow in the dark equipment for night play, and a meal.  Golf carts are provided courtesy of Shoppa’s.  Sign-up is limited to 18 teams, on a first come, first serve basis.  The style of play is 4 person scramble.  There are trophies for first and second place teams, along with a special trophy for “dead last.”  Mulligans are available, as well as a wager hole, and prizes for the closest to the pin and longest drive.  An E-Z Go Golf Cart can be won with a hole in one at the appropriate hole.

All of the proceeds benefit the ARK Domestic Violence shelter.  The ARK provides services for both in-house and outreach victims of either domestic violence or sexual assault in Brown, Coleman and Comanche Counties.  This tournament will be held in Coleman to help those victims, some of whom come from the Coleman area.

For more information about the “Shot in the Dark” Golf Tournament or to sign up, call The ARK at 325-643-2699 and ask for Mary Silver.  For more information about the tournament, or The ARK Shelter, visit the ARK online at www.arkshelter.org.

Pictured above:  A golf court decorated in glow in the dark markers at the 2014 “Shot in the Dark” Golf tournament.