2026 Golf & Pickleball Tournament - UGA Center for Forest Business

Join us for a day of friendly competition and networking in support of the Langdale Center for Forest Business. Your participation directly supports forestry education and outreach. All funds raised from the tournaments go directly towards our graduate students by providing them with assistantship funds, tuition waiver, and/or conference travel support.

Event Details

Location
The Georgia Club
1050 Chancellors Drive
Statham, Georgia

Date
Monday March 23, 2026

Tournament Schedule
8:00am: Registration, Breakfast, and Warm-up
9:00am: Golf Tournament Shotgun Start
9:30am: Orbis Inaugural Paddle Battle Start
1:30pm: Lunch and Awards

Sponsorship and Registration Links

Golf: https://warnell.cc/3Y2glaN
Pickleball: https://warnell.cc/48eXIqg

Thank you to Orbis for
sponsoring and organizing
our 2026 Inaugural Paddle
Battle Pickleball Tournament!

Show Your Support – Become a Sponsor!

Your sponsorship includes player spots, logo placement, and more! See our sponsorship brochure for detailed information.

All sponsorship funds support our Langdale Center for Forest Business graduate students by providing them with assistantship funds, tuition waiver, and/or conference travel support. Contact Erin Lincoln (erin.lincoln@uga.edu) for more information about sponsorships.

Sponsorship Levels:

Title Sponsor: Contact Erin Lincoln for more information.
Platinum Lunch Sponsor: $7,500
Gold Breakfast Sponsor: $5,500
Silver Beverage Sponsor: $3,500
Bronze Hole Sponsor: $2,250
Court Sponsor (Pickleball): $1,500

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