The 15th annual Doug Schlaff Memorial Golf Outing, hosted at Manistee National Golf Club, has long benefited Manistee youth in the form of a scholarship and support of youth programs. This year the outing, scheduled for Sunday, July 21, will also raise funds for the educations of Tate and Andrew Moreland, grandsons of former Montague boys basketball coach Jim Tate.
Tate coached Schlaff at Montague, and his grandsons will be beneficiaries of the Megan M. Moreland Trust, set up in memory of Tate’s daughter, who passed away of breast cancer in February at age 39. All proceeds from this year’s outing will benefit the trust. Schlaff, the namesake of the annual event, also died of cancer, in 2008, at age 35.
The outing traditionally supports a scholarship, awarded to a graduating Manistee High School student who has shown significant academic and social growth during their time as a Mariner. There is also a youth fund that supports various youth programs in the Manistee area, including swimming lessons, theater and art experiences, literacy materials for young mothers and infants, and recreational equipment. Both charitable endeavors are named in Schlaff’s honor.
This will not be the first time the outing has supported those affected by cancer in addition to the scholarship and youth fund; the 2016 outing helped raise funds for a player Schlaff coached at Manistee, Andy Tiefenthal, when he was stricken with cancer. He ultimately passed away in 2018.
To register to participate in the outing, contact the Manistee National course at 231-732-8874. It is a two-person scramble, and the cost to play is $80 per person, payable at the outing, and includes snacks and a steak dinner with prizes following play. Check-in to play is at 8:15 a.m., with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
