Gene Upshaw Classic moves to Schaffer's Mill for 2015 tournament

The Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic is moving to Truckee's Schaffer's Mill in 2015, the seventh year of the tournament.

Upshaw, who played often in South Lake Tahoe's American Century Celebrity Golf, withdrew from the 2008 tournament held July 11-13 that year. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in North Lake Tahoe just a month later. He had a home on the North Shore and was hospitalized at Tahoe Truckee Hospital where he died on August 20, 2008.

The former Oakland/Los Angeles Raider's legacy lives on through the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund at the Tahoe Forest Hospital. A celebrity filled golf tournament which bears his name has raised more than $825,000 for the Tahoe Forest Health System, the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center and the Tahoe Institute for Rural Health Research.

“We’re proud to be the new home of the Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic,” said John Marlin, Managing Partner for Schaffer’s Mill. “This tournament does so much good for the local community and honors a true legend. We’re excited to not only be the new home for the tournament, but also honored to be the presenting tournament sponsor.”

NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen and former Major League Baseball Cy Young Award-winner Vida Blue are a few of the celebrities who have returned year after year to honor Upshaw’s memory.

“We are always looking with an eye to the future for this event, to keep it fresh for our returning celebrities and guests and to attract new sponsors,” said Terri Upshaw. “This partnership with Schaffer’s Mill is an opportunity to offer the players a new challenge and highlight another beautiful area of the community that Gene loved so much.”

Visit the tournament's website for more information.