Get TEED Off at OU

Join us for our annual golf classic before the Longhorns take on the Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas!

Friday October 6^th, 2023 at Firewheel Golf Park

8:00 AM Check-In
9:00 AM Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM Smokey the Cannon Shotgun Start

Get Teed Off at OU!

8:00 AM, Friday October 6^th, 2023 at Firewheel Golf Park

This year, our Honorary Chair title will go to an outstanding group of current Longhorn military men and women and Longhorn veterans.

Read about each military/veteran alumni below.

Play for Charity

A TX/OU weekend tradition, every year the Dallas Texas Exes organize a charity golf tournament.

The six-person Florida scramble supports the Dallas Texas Exes Scholarship Fund. This premier event is attended by over 300 players and features the Longhorn Alumni Band and Smokey the Cannon.

The Get Teed Off at OU Golf Classic has raised more than $2.5M in funds for scholarships over its three-decade history and is the longest running major Texas Exes event in the world.

Participate Now

Spend a great day of golf and fellowship and get teed off to beat OU.

Entry fee includes breakfast, lunch, steak dinner, Tiff’s Treats, beverages, a unique player gift, and a post-round awards ceremony.

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase with an opportunity to win a private jet trip for four to Austin, TX.

Registration starts on June 1, 2023 and closes on Friday September 29^th. You may purchase as many mulligan packages as you’d like, and each package comes with 3 mulligans and 2 hits from red tees.

$315/player and $35/mulligan package From August 1^st until September 28^th

Featuring Dana Bowman parachuting in for our GTO Opening Ceremony!

Sgt. First Class retired, Dana Bowman was a Special Forces Soldier and a member of the U.S. Army’s elite parachute team, the Golden Knights. Dana lost his legs in an accident during the annual Golden Knights training in Yuma, Arizona, in 1994.

On February 6,1994, Bowman gained worldwide attention when he and his teammate Sgt. Jose Aguillon collided in midair during the team’s annual training.

Dana has given more than 400 speeches in the last few years and has been featured in magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest, People and many more. There have also been numerous television programs which focused on Dana and his story. Some of the programs include: Dateline, A Current Affair, Real TV, NBC Person of the Week, Day and Date and Extra.

Dana spends a great deal of his personal time working with other amputees and disabled or physically challenged people. “Dana inspires other amputees to walk again. His future plans are to continue to speak to the public and fly helicopters.

LONGHORN MILITARY & VETERAN HONOREES:

Master Sergeant US Army, **Gabriel Candelaria**, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) University of Texas at Austin Army ROTC program.

Staff Sergeant US Army (Retired), **JEREMIAH GUNDERSON**, Director of Veteran and Military Affiliated Services, The University of Texas at Austin

US Marine Corps Veteran, **ALEX RECKER**, Infantry 1st Battalion 7th Marines. UT Class of 2016. CEO/ Creator of The Marine Boot Camp Program.

Colonel, **Bryan Bogle**, Active Army Reserves, Texas Caissons President. UT Class of 1996. COL Bogle is a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Texas Army ROTC graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1996.

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), **BRETT JACKSON**, Commander, Special Operations Aviation Regiment. UT Class of 1995.

**US Marine Corps Veteran, CHRIS MUNOZ, UT Class 2024.** Current Student Veteran at The University of Texas at Austin studying Civil Engineering (UT Class of 2024). Vice President of the Student Veteran Association.

Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), **KRISTI DE LASHMUTT,** Psychology Major at University of Texas at Austin. UT Class of 2025.

**RYAN HERRMANN,** former Navy Petty Officer 2^nd Class, UT Chemical Engineering grad, and current Software Support Engineer at Tesla.

Retired Navy Senior Chief, **DAVID LESSENBERRY,** Student Veteran Advisor of Veteran and Military Affiliated Services, The University of Texas at Austin. UT Class of 2017

If you have questions or need more information, please contact us via email at golf@dallastexasexes.org.

Sponsorship opportunities available. If interested in supporting the 35th Golf Classic, please contact vp.sponsorship@dallastexasexes.org.

Thank you to our 2023 GTO Sponsors!

Tower SponsorS:

Longhorn SponsorS:

Orange and White SponsorS:

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