The annual sighting of Eli Jaksic can mean only one thing — the Southern Pines Elks Club’s Emil Froehlich Memorial Golf Tournament is lurking just around the corner.

The 16th annual tournament, with proceeds used for the benefit of special needs children and adults of Moore County, is scheduled for July 21 at Southern Pines Golf Club.

The entry fee is $75 per player, and the captain’s choice event is open to men, women and mixed teams. Individual players are urged to sign up and will be placed on a team.

There are several forms of sponsorship available that help provide picnics, dances, parties and entertainment for persons of special needs. The program has donated 20 personal computers to the Moore County school system for classrooms devoted to the education of exceptional children, and has also donated three computers to the Sandhills Children’s Center.

Teacher grants of $3,500 last year helped provide educational material for instructors of children with special needs.

There will be closest to the pin awards for men and women on designated par-3 holes, and for the closest to the line drive. Awards will be presented to the top three teams in each flight.

There will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and an awards luncheon following play.

To enter or for more information and to reserve a sponsorship, call (910) 692-7375.

Women’s 4-Ball: Pat Brogden of Garner and Angela Stewart of Greenville teamed for 71 (net 71) to win the overall title in the Carolinas Golf Association’s Women’s One-Day Four-Ball Tournament at Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club.

The field was divided into three flights based on team handicap.

Jane Wilkinson and Nancy Brooks of Pinehurst shot 78 (net 73) to finish tied for fourth. Jackie Meyer and Donna Tanner of Pinehurst shot 81 (73).

Sheila Baranello of Madison and Barbara Marshall of Summerfield won flight 2 with 76 (61). Donna Rotondo and Carol Pitzer of Pinehurst were second with 77 (64).

Trish Christian and Bonnie Howard of Pinehurst were fourth with 81 (67). Betty MacDonald of Whispering Pines and Toni Buerkert of Lexington, S.C., shot 85 (72).

Paula Gentile of Greensboro and Carmen Andia of Kernersville won flight 3 with 82 (63). Rhonda Brooks and Franny Stewart of Pinehurst were third with 82 (65).

Sue Kress and Patricia Camp of Southern Pines shot 91 (71), Elaine Simon of Southern Pines and Olga Manning of West End shot 81 (62), and Nina Renaud and Maureen Brophy of Pinehurst shot 96 (72).

Senior 4-Ball: Tim Hunter and Charles Wilkins of Pinehurst posted a 5-under-par 67 to win the morning flight A in the Carolinas Golf Association’s Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament at Pinewild Country Club.

Chuck Taubersmith and Thomas Harmicar of Pinehurst tied for third with 72.

Bob Sandler and Tony Smarrelli of Pinehurst shot 73, with Jim Moon and Bernie Schultz posting 74.

Dale Bryant and Jim Purtell of Sanford shot 69 to win flight B. Rick Frieshaber and Spike Smith of Pinehurst tied for second with 71.

Chuck Daley of Whispering Pines and Dean Donley of Carthage shot 68 to tie Ernie York of Burlington and Wayne Fogleman of Liberty for first place in the morning super senior flight.

Phil Thingstead and Mike Swensen of West End were third with 70. Richard Moss and Peter Wilkinson of Pinehurst and Dale Andress of Foxfire Village and Larry Clapp of Pinehurst tied for fourth with 72.

Paul Jett and Roy Ross of Southern Pines were at 73, with Dick Wilson of Whispering Pines and Russell French of Pinehurst at 75.

Doug Aitken of Pinehurst and David Pitkin of Cary shot 72 to tie for first in the afternoon flight A with Michael Fister of Chapel Hill and Kirk Pelland of Hillsborough.

Alan Shaw and Bob Stauderman of West End were fifth with 76. Glenn Davis and Joe Raguso of Pinehurst were at 77. Tom Hunter and Lawrence Gunn of Chapel Hill and Don Leatherman and William Widgeon of Morehead City tied for first in flight B. Jim McMahon and Jim Pryor of Pinehurst shot 81.

Mike Tencza and Frank Hopper of Pinehurst tied for third with 75 in afternoon super senior flight. Bob Reuter and Tom Cecka of Pinehurst shot 78.

Tin Whistles: Jeff Harmon, Peter Hill, Murray Stern and Kent Peterson teamed for 119 to win the Tin Whistles Club’s two-best-ball event held on Pinehurst Country Club’s No. 1 Course.

The team of Ed Renner, Don Torgersen, Ken Hepner and Terry Daly was second with 122, followed by Ed Guidice, John Regler, Dick Bock and Dave Brown with 123.