Mickey McCamish

Mickey McCamish, a member of the reunion planning committee has almost finalized the Friday night plans at Manker-Patten and Saturday night at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club.

His organizational skills are nothing short of amazing, but could be expected given his background.

From the website of the Chattanooga Classic, consider the following.......

Mickey McCamish Named Chattanooga Classic Manager






Mickey McCamish, who has directed the LPGA Championship and the Senior PGA Tour Championship, has been named to replace Sam Woolwine as manager of the Chattanooga Classic.

McCamish became a member of the Classic's executive committee last year after retiring from his position of president at Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and returning to his native Chattanooga.

He returned to Chattanooga in March and in July became the executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee. McCamish will be allowed to remain that position while serving as Chattanooga Classic manager.

This gives me the opportunity to make a difference in the two passions in my life, epilepsy and golf, said McCamish. This enables me to give back to the Chattanooga community.

The PGA Tour has long been an advocate of charitable giving and the Chattanooga Classic has supported many charities in the community. Among those are the National Cancer Foundation, First Tee of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Children's Home, Bethel Bible Village and Alexian Village (Alzheimer's Foundation).

This is a win-win situation for both parties, said Chip Baker, Friends of the Festival executive director. We get a guy with great experience and he's connected to a great charity.

McCamish had served as on the staff of Golf Holiday since 1994, becoming president in 1997. The marketing cooperative had an annual budget of $9 million. During McCamish's tenure, the annual economic impact of Golf Holiday exceeded $1 billion.

Prior to being named president of Golf Holiday, McCamish was the chairman of the Senior PGA Tour Championship, played at the TPC course in Myrtle Beach.

He also worked for 25 years with DuPont. Several of those years were spent as the director of Sports Programs. He was chairman of the LPGA Championship, one of that organization's major tournaments, for nine years, from 1985-1993.

McCamish is also a retired captain in the U.S. Navy, serving 27 years in an active and reserve capacity. He is a Vietnam veteran.

Marcia Gentry, president of the Epilepsy Foundation board of directors, lauded the Chattanooga Classic for allowing the foundation to become a Classic charity.

With this partnership the Chattanooga Classic is making a difference in the lives of people with epilepsy, she said.