Tiger Woods won’t be teeing off at the Veishea Golf Classic this year, but Iowa State students can impersonate the pro by giving it their best shot.

What seems to becoming an annual tradition, the Veishea Golf Classic will be held at Veenker Memorial Golf Course Sunday morning at 9.

Four-person teams can enter the main tournament, and each team member will receive three Wilson golf balls with the Veishea logo imprinted on them, said Matt Parisi, co-chairman of the special events committee.

“These are really nice golf balls,” said Parisi, senior in management information systems. “They are the new Wilson Staff Titaniums.”

The tournament is set up as a four-person best shot. The four team members will tee off, then all four players will take their next shot from where the best shot off of the tee landed.

The game will continue until the balls are in the hole, Parisi said.

“The only stipulation we have is that a team must use at least three tee-off shots from every person on their team,” he said. “We don’t want a team to be at an advantage if they have one person who is extremely good off of the tee.”

Besides the tournament, a driving and putting distance contest will be held throughout the day, said Nathan Hein, co-chairman of the special events committee.

Hein, junior in animal science, said at the end of the day, the person with the longest drive will win a new driver club, and the person with the longest putt will win a new putting club.

There also will be a closest-to-the-pin contest held throughout the day, he said.

Parisi said this will be done on a three-par hole, where it is possible to reach the green from the tee. The person who gets closest to the hole (or pin) in one shot will receive a prize that has not yet been determined, he said.

Hein said this is the fifth year for the Veishea Golf Classic, and it has been successful in previous years.

Laura Johnson, co-chairwoman of the special events committee, said she anticipates at least 144 participants this year.

“Last year, we only reserved the golf course for half of the day, and we didn’t have enough time for everyone to play,” said Johnson, junior in microbiology. “We hope that by expanding the playing time we can accommodate more people.”

Parisi said the tournament is a “really good time.”

“It is always fun to go out with a couple of your buddies, and if you like golf, there is nothing like a good game of best ball,” he said. “Not to mention that the price is extremely reasonable.”

Registration for the event is $100 per team and must be done in advance. Registration can be done at booths located near the spiral staircase in the Memorial Union and also on the Veishea Web site or by calling the Veishea office at 294-1026.

Johnson said the tournament will be played rain or shine.