Atlanta Realtors hit the links at first Metro Mike Open

Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate hosted its first Metro Mike Open golf tournament on Thursday, Aug. 23rd. Exclusive to Metro Brokers, more than 100 of the company's sales associates and their guests came to Bear’s Best golf course in Suwanee to have a day of fun in the sun.

Twenty teams of three or four golfers battled 100 degree heat through 18 holes for a shot at taking home the first and second lace trophies. The second place trophy went to Rick Musto of the Forsyth office, Jim Lewis of the Gwinnett office, and two of their guests. The first place trophy went to John Baker of the Douglasville office and two Metro Brokers Financial loan officers,Davis Land and Jeff Roland.

“It was a pleasure to get together with sales associates from other Metro Brokers offices,” Baker said. “I always like the sense of camaraderie I get at these types of events.” The tournament gave sales associates an opportunity to network and interact with members of every department in the company: Metro Brokers Insurance (MBI), Metro Brokers Financial and Metro Title Trust.

“I do a lot of business with Metro Brokers Insurance, so it’s nice to meet some of the people working on my behalf,” said Brian Spears of the Perimeter office, who teed off with John Gale, asset protection specialist for MBI.

Molly Brandenberger, events coordinator, was on hand to raffle off more than $2,000 in prizes. Some of the items included free golf lessons, a box of Buckhead Beef,Buckhead Life and Morton’s restaurant gift certificates, tons of golf gear, and a one night stay at Brasstown Valley Resort.

Bob Kingdon of the Perimeter office was the man of the hour, winning four of the prizes in the raffle. "There were a lot of great sponsors at the event, and it was really good to do something for the Habitat program," says Kingdon. "The tournament was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to play in it again next year."

In addition, Philamenia Rivers of the North Fulton office took home the Brasstown Valley Resort package.

"Golf is the perfect way to wind down when I need a break, and this was a great opportunity for me to meet a few new golf partners," Rivers said.

Due to the success of the tournament, Metro Brokers is planning on making the event a yearly tradition. All proceeds from the tournament went to this year’s Habitat for Humanity build. More donations are needed before the start of the build on Oct. 12.

Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate, established in 1979, was recently named the largest real estate service provider in Georgia for the fourth consecutive year by Real Trends. Metro Brokers has 23 metro Atlanta and north Georgia offices and offers a wide range of real estate services including residential and commercial sales; pre- and post-license training; corporate relocation; new home sales and marketing; and insurance, mortgage and title/closing services.

The company is the largest GMAC Real Estate franchise in the world and has more than tripled in size over the last five years with more than 3,400 licensees, making the company the largest license holder in the state of Georgia. Metro Brokers is also the number one selling broker in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

To contact Metro Brokers, call 404.843.2500 or visit metrobrokers.com.