The first-ever Fight for the Flag golf tournament is scheduled for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at The Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater. (Tempest Golf Club)

GLADEWATER — With just a month to go, spots are filling fast at Tempest Golf Club for the first Fight for the Flag golf tournament on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Proceeds from this patriotic day of fun and golf will benefit the Tempest Flag Foundation, a 501c3 dedicated to preserving the huge, iconic American flag graciously donated by Mike Clements of Energy Weldfab in 2020 which stands 208 feet tall behind the ninth green at Tempest.

For more information and to sign-up, you can e-mail missylumpkins@yahoo.com or go to www.tempestgolfclub.com.

Several levels of sponsorships are available for the inaugural event, starting at $100 to $500 for a four-person team up to $10,000 for Patriot Scholarship.

“Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is the perfect time to do this. There are no more patriotic, flag-loving golfers than those in East Texas and who play at Tempest Golf Club,” Tempest head professional Randy Wade said. “This is great chance to play this great course once again or for the first time and support the huge American flag at Tempest.”

Registration will begin at 9 a.m.; with an opening ceremony at 11 a.m. and shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Breakfast will be provided along with on-course food.

“We looking for a full group of golfers who are excited to Fight for the Flag at Tempest on Veterans Day, Nov. 11,” Wade added.

Tempest recently named the third best public course you can play in Texas by Texas Monthly, the Best Dallas/Fort Worth Outlying course by Avid Golfer and has been Top 50 overall in the state by the Dallas Morning News.

For more information, contact rwade@tempestgolfclub.com or call 903-984-5335.