The last time Cody Pilkington went home, he played golf with his dad.

It was that first and only round of golf that Pam Pilkington said inspired her to start a golf tournament in memory of her son Cody, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, who died in the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house fire on October 7, 2005.

This Saturday will be the day of the second annual Cody Blue Foundation Student Swing Charity Golf Tournament, Pilkington said.

Pilkington said this is the second year of the tournament, which will take place in Grifton, North Carolina and benefits the Cody Blue Pilkington Scholarship.

It is awarded each year to a rising freshman or sophomore majoring in the engineering, math or science fields.

This year’s scholarship recipient is David Godwin, a freshman in nuclear engineering.

“I knew Cody back before the fire and it was a real honor for me to receive the scholarship that was done is his memory,” Godwin said.

Proceeds also go toward the Cody Blue Foundation for fire safety, awareness and education, particularly educating parents and students about fire safety in off-campus rental housing, according to Pilkington.

Pilkington said she wanted people to know one thing in particular about her son.

“He had a strong set of values — he didn’t smoke or drink — and he stuck to those values no matter what everyone else was doing,” she said.

The tournament has can have 82 golfers in a four-man team superball format and starts at 1 p.m., according to Pilkington. The cost is $325 per team or $100 per person to be assigned to a team, according to the Cody Blue Foundation Web site.

“We will release 365 white balloons with the Cody Blue logo at 1 p.m. The price each team pays includes a logo golf shirt, a gift bag, a Cody Blue logo cooler, green and cart fees, and dinner after the game and door prizes. There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash prizes ($300, $150 and $75.) There is a $10,000 hole-in-one prize also,” Pilkington said.

Pilkington said she also welcomes business participation and sponsors. Donations are tax deductible.

“We raise funds by selling hole sponsorships for $200. Hole sponsors get signage on the course and a golf shirt as well. We will take donations of any size. We will also take door prizes from generous businesses,” she said.

Pilkington said two students who were Cody’s friends are signed up to play in the tournament.

The tournament will take place at Indian Trails Golf Club in Grifton, North Carolina.