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Father Kehoe Golf Classic

Father Kehoe Golf Classic

STFX Athletics is pleased to announce that the Father Kehoe Golf Classic tournament will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the Antigonish Golf & Country Club. The tournament format will be a scramble consisting of teams of four with a shotgun start at 10:00 am. Registration cost is $700 per team and will include two golf carts per team. All golfers will receive branded STFX merchandise with their registration. 

This year will mark the 32nd edition of the event, named in honor of former StFX Athletic Director Father George Kehoe who passed away in a tragic automobile accident in 1991. The Kehoe Golf Classic tournament is an important part of the university’s efforts at maintaining a tradition of excellence in varsity athletics, with one hundred percent of the proceeds raised going directly to supporting StFX’s varsity athletic teams. 

Father Kehoe Classic Registration:

  • All registration must be submitted in advance online by using our REGISTRATION FORM. Full names and handicaps of all four golfers must be submitted in advance. Registration opens on June 9th.
  • All teams must submit the full team registration fee in advance. No payments will be accepted at the golf course.
  • Teams must pay in full no later than Friday, August 8th by 5:00 pm - your spot will not be held after this deadline. Verbal commitments will not be accepted and team payments will not be accepted the day of the event. All teams must be registered and paid in full by Aug. 8th.
  • The registration fee guarantees two golf carts for every team.
  • Registration payment may be accepted via the following methods:
    • credit card information submitted via telephone to Mark DeYoung, 902-867-2304
    • cheque mailed to STFX Athletics, PO Box 5000, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5
    • invoice requested via email for company/business

Registration Contact:  Mark DeYoung, mdeyoung@stfx.ca 

CLICK HERE FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

             

Sponsorship Contact:  Patrick Thomson, ptthomso@stfx.ca

Golfers should take note that the tournament is a four-person scramble for the one-day event. All golfers will receive a STFX branded customized gift with their registration.  We are excited to have Labatt (Bud Light) and PepsiCo. on board this summer as major sponsors of the Father Kehoe Golf Classic.  Golfers can look forward to complementary BBQ during their round. We will also have food & drink giveaways on the course, along with men's and women's closest-to-the-pin and closest to the line contests! We will also have team prizes for the top three best dressed teams!

The Organizing Committee is pleased to offer the use of two power carts per team, included with your team entry fee.

The Organizing Committee reminds all teams (four-person scramble) to please register in full by Friday, August 8th, thanking you in advance for your cooperation and full team payment by the registration deadline. No payments will be accepted at the golf course, and no teams will be permitted on the golf course without advance payment of registration fees. The registration cost for the tournament is $700. 

For any teams or individuals looking for accommodations on campus, please check out the STFX University Summer Hotel options at https://www.mystfx.ca/hotel/ or email stay@stfx.ca for more information.

We thank you for your participation and look forward to seeing your team this summer in Antigonish at the 2025 Classic as we celebrate 32 years of honoring Father George Kehoe and supporting STFX varsity athletics!

Past Champions of the Father Kehoe Golf Classic - CLICK HERE 

The Legacy of Father George Kehoe

Father Kehoe graduated from STFX in 1952 and was a three sport athlete (hockey, basketball, and rugby). He returned to campus as the men’s hockey coach in 1961 and coached for eleven years including participation in four national championships, becoming the winningest hockey coach in STFX history.

Father Kehoe was appointed Athletic Director in 1968, a position he held for 23 years. He served the AUAA (now AUS) as President for two terms and was the Vice President of the CIAU (now CIS) for a single term. In 1983 Father Kehoe was inducted into the STFX Sport Hall of Fame, followed five years later with an induction into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.