By Tandrea Madison | OBSERVER STAFF WRITER

The sparkling lake and velvety rolling green hills of Morgan Creek Golf and Country Club was the perfect backdrop for a leisurely day on the green — for a good cause, of course.

Crouching to measure distance, Tybriu Wright lined up his shot. Photo (c) Observer / Robert Maryland

The Greater Sacramento Urban League held its 12th Annual “Day On the Green” Golf Classic on October 5.

Out of 148 registered participants, according to event coordinator DeNelle Ellison, only two did not show.

Golfers included Sacramento City Councilmember Rob Huang, former Sacramento Fire Chief Julius “Joe” Cherry, V101’s Devin Kyle, and owners from the Lucky Derby and Phoenix Casinos, just to name a few.

“We over subscribed for the event,” Ellison said, “and fundamentally had a 100 percent turnout.”

The tournament is an annual fundraising event for the Urban League, a non-profit workforce development and social services agency that essentially sustains itself.

“All proceeds from the event go toward Urban League programs and keeping them going,” she explained.

The financial onus isn’t completely on the players though — several sponsors contributed to the event a success, including Methodist Hospital, Wal-Mart, Pepsi, PG&E and more.

In addition to enjoying a day of golfing, participants were treated to a hot breakfast before registration and to a luncheon immediately following play.

The icing on the cake came in the form of such prizes as a luxury, five-night six-day trip for two to the St. Andrews Links in Scotland.

“People had a great time, they really did. They almost had too much fun,” Ms. Ellison joked. “They didn’t want to go home.”