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Tony Harvey
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Reception Set the Stage For

Phil Oates Celebrity Golf Classic

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Footage, Photos, and Text by Tony ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ Public Information Officer

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Sacramento, Calif. — On the evening of Oct. 12, businessman and philanthropist Phil Oates hosted a reception for the 5th annual Celebrity Golf Classic fundraiser in the spacious Buzz Oates warehouse near the Sacramento International Airport.

The reception was held for participants of the golf tournament, corporate sponsors, and invited guests. The special occasion served as a pre-tournament celebration and pairings event.

The attendees were treated to a full-course dinner (prepared by a world-renowned chef), playful casino games, and both silent and live auctionsto raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for various causes. The reception and golf tournament attract notable personalities from the world of sports and entertainment.

The reception featured celebrities such as Marcus Allen (fNFL), Tim Brown (NFL) Mike Bibby (NBA), Gary Payton (NBA) Sugar Ray Leonard (boxing champion), Scot Pollard (NBAl), Greg Vaughn (MLB), David Justice (MLB), Dusty Baker (MLB), Cedric the Entertainer (Comedian and Entertainer), Anthony Anderson (actor and comedian), Dennis Haysbert (actor) and others.

Some of the sponsors included Sponsor Applied, Underwriters, Buzz Oates Group,Cook Engineering, Dyer Construction, Morgan Stanley, and Pacific Coast Building Products.

The golf tournament is team-based charity classic rather than a competitive professional tournament. It took place Oct. 13, 2025, at the Granite Bay Golf Club in Granite Bay, California. More than $400, 000 was raised in funding.

Presented by Bayside Church and Destiny Community Service, the Celebrity Golf Classic fundraiser supports various local and statewide charities, including the Bayside Foundation, Destiny Christian Academy, First Tee, and Battlefields to Ballfields.

Phil Oates, the Chairman of the Board for Buzz Oates, is a major commercial real estate developer in California. He is also a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings who stages many charity events that provides generous donations of to good causes.

The Oates Family Foundation honors and promotes the legacy of his father Marvin “Buzz” Oates. The Buzz Oates Group is one of the largest privately held commercial real estate investment management companies in the country, geographically focused in the Sacramento region and Central Valley.

Dennis Schröder, center, has an interview segment with KHTK 1140 AM's Drive Guys, Kevin Gleason, right, and Kyle Draper during Media Day on Sept. 28, 2025. Draper serves multiple roles for the Sacramento Kings and their broadcast partner, NBC Sports California.