The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 21st Annual Gary Newsome Golf Classic, presented by The Heritage Group on October 16, 2026.

The annual four-man scramble was held at Cherokee Rose Country Club in Hinesville. Twenty-two teams entered the tournament for a chance to place in the top three and win cash prizes. The winning team for the tournament was Wrap It Signs. The Tracey Howard Team won second place, and third place went to the Sanitary Plumbing Team.

The corporate sponsors for the tournament were: Chick-Fil-A Hinesville, Coastal Cooling, Coastal Fiber, Daikin Applied, Weichert Real Estate, Hinesville Carpet & Flooring, Liberty Regional Medical Center, United Community Bank, Renasant Bank, Georgia Power, Jody Smiley Landscaping, Liberty Chrysler, M.E. Sack Engineering, Yates Astro, Liberty Shipping Solutions, Sanitary Plumbing, Hinesville Housing Authority, Hinesville Downtown Development Authority, Hinesville Area Arts Council, Liberty County Conventions & Visitors Bureau, Stewart Realty, VIP Promotional Products, Friends of Liberty County Animal Control, Osteen Law Group, Canoochee EMC, C.A. Sittle Landscaping, Coldwell Banker Southern Coast, Harris Ace Hardware, Huey Magoo’s, Interstate Credit Union and AIO South. The 19th hole sponsor was McManamy Jackson Hollis, LLC. The golf cart sponsor was Ameris Bank. The beverage sponsor was Southeastern Bank, and the food sponsors were baldinos Giant Jersey Subs, Chick fil A Hinesville and Huey Magoos.