PORTLAND, Ore. (April 13, 2016) – In partnership with Sadie Golf, the Portland Trail Blazers have announced today The Schonz Golf Tournament hosted at Langdon Farms on August 18, 2016. Funds raised by the tournament will support the Trail Blazers Foundation and the Harrington Family Foundation.
The Schonz Golf Tournament was organized in recognition of Bill Schonely’s five decades of service to the Trail Blazers and Portland community. The franchise’s original broadcaster in 1970, Schonely called nearly 3,000 games over almost three decades. The man who coined the phrase “Rip City” continues to give back to his adopted hometown as an ambassador for the franchise.