Hawks Booster Club Birdie Bash returns for second year in Yuma County

The Hawks Booster Club Birdie Bash returned for a second year in Yuma County, building on a 2025 tournament at Mesa Del Sol Golf Club that used a 7 a.m. shotgun start, a 4-person shamble format and gross and net payoffs. The field price was set at $400 per team of four players.

A separate ball-drop fundraiser added another revenue stream tied to the same event. A Yuma, AZ community Facebook post said the balls were dropped at the Birdie Bash at Mesa Del Sol on Aug. 23, 2025, with entries priced at $10 each or 12 for $100 and no limit on entries.

For the Gila Ridge Hawks Golf Boosters, the event fit into a broader fundraising structure already built around the team. The Hawks Booster site included donate and sponsor links, family memberships, corporate sponsors, tax credit and BILT Foundation links, and volunteer pages, showing that the Birdie Bash was part of an organized effort rather than a one-off scramble for cash.

That matters because booster clubs help cover the kinds of costs school budgets do not always absorb, especially for a golf program that must pay for competition beyond the local course. Team fees, travel, practice needs and tournament-related expenses all add up, and a fundraiser with paid entries, sponsorships and side-game sales gives Gila Ridge players a way to stay on the course without pushing the full cost onto families.

The repeat appearance of the Birdie Bash also signaled that the first year produced enough support to bring it back. In Yuma County, where school sports depend heavily on parents, alumni and local businesses, a second-year fundraiser at Mesa Del Sol suggests the Hawks Booster Club found a formula that drew enough participation to keep building around the Gila Ridge program.