HFA Announces Bogie with Wogie Charity Golf Tournament

April 24, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

Proceeds from the event, being held for the first time since 2007, will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lakeland & Mulberry.

“Wogie” is Wogan S. Badcock III, EVP of government and public affairs for W.S. Badcock Corporation. The company, founded in 1904 and based in Mulberry, Fla., operates Badcock Home Furniture & More with more than 340 stores in Florida and seven other southeastern states.

Cost to play is $250 per golfer. Other events will include a putting contest, longest drive, closest to the pin and a Texas hold ‘em competition. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Schedule of Events:
10:30 a.m. – Registration Check In
12:00 p.m. – Shotgun Start
5:30 p.m. – Tournament Ends
7:30 p.m. – Cocktails/Hors d’oeuvres & Texas Hold’em Tournament

For more than 75 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lakeland & Mulberry have been in the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances. The clubs provide these boys and girls with quality programs and services that enhance their lives and shape their futures as productive citizens. They are guided by professional staff in a positive environment where they can engage in results-oriented activities. The Badcock family has long supported the work of the Boys & Girls Clubs and is proud to team up with the Home Furnishings Association to host this enjoyable day of golf for a worthy cause.

For registration, sponsorship and other information, please contact Kathleen Mitchell at the Home Furnishings Association, 916-960-0277 or kmitchell@myhfa.org.