ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial invites the public to its inaugural golf tournament and auction to be held Friday, Sept. 17 at Goose River Golf Course. 

Funds raised through the event go towards the completion of the water feature at the Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial. 

There will be 15 foursomes in the scramble format, and there are a still a few foursome slots available.

Welcome bags will be provided but there will be no food provided on site. At the end of the golf tournament, at around 4:30 p.m., will be held by Bruce Gamage Jr. of Gamage Antiques. 

A prize of $25,000, donated by Fuller Auto Mall, towards the purchase of a new car at Fuller Auto Mall will be given to the first person to score a hole-in-one.

The public is invited to the golf tournament and the auction.

Some of the auction items are Rockbound Computers Tune Up, Cape Air round trip Rockland to Boston flight for two, family membership to the Owls Head Transportation Museum and an all-inclusive trip for two at TilesDivi & Tamarijn Beach Resort in Aruba for five days between May 1 and December 20, 2022 (travel not included). 

Hole sponsors of the golf event include Kevin Kaler, The First National Bank, Fairway Independent Mortgage, Rockland Savings Bank, Big Ben & Stanley, New England Controls, Ruckus Donuts, Chris Austin, Adventure Advertising, Edward Jones, Cardinal Cove Mini Golf, EC Moran Insurance, Offshore Restaurant, Swift Storage, Thomaston Grocery, Capt. Dave Sulin, Pick Quick, Jim Jenkins, Eastern Tire & Automotive, Rock Harbor Genuine Automotive Service, James Brannan, Esq., Jess's Market, Fuller Auto Mall, Sharon Hanley, American Legion Auxiliary, Kaja Veilleux, Bangor Savings Bank, The Zack Shack, Strong Agency, Brass Compass, Wasses Hot Dogs, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, and Chambers Jewelers & Gemologist.