AMERICUS – Americus Fire and Emergency Services will be hosting the department’s 20th annual Benefit Golf Tournament on March 27 at the Griffin Bell Golf Links in Americus.

The tournament will be a four-man scramble and will be held in two flights, beginning at 8:00 AM and 12:30 PM.

The cost of participation is $240 per four-man team and includes a cart and lunch. Handicaps must be submitted upon sign-up.

First prize will be $300 for each flight. Second place will receive $225 for each flight and third place will receive $150 for each flight. The tournament will also include a longest-drive contest with a prize of $100 and a closest-to-the-hole prize of $100. A raffle will be held with prizes donated by local businesses.

All proceeds will go to support the Americus Fire and Emergency Services Comunity Safety and Fire Prevention Division.

Sign up sheets are available at the Griffin Bell Golf Links and the Americus Fire Department. Call Harriet Williams at (229)924-3213 for more details.