Three Tournaments in 10 Days, Raises Over $1,900
The first tournament was the annual CSC Classic, one of the largest and most prestigious tournaments held at Ridgeview Country Club in Chadron, NE. It was held on Saturday, May 26, Memorial Day Weekend. The Chadron course is a nine hole golf course. There was a morning session of 8 teams of 8 and an afternoon session also consisting of 8 teams of 8. With the course just being a nine hole course the teams passed Target Golf twice. The day was chilly, foggy and misted rain the entire day. It was a miserable day for golfing. Out of 128 total golfers, 86 played Target Golf. There were several that played more than once at $5 and some purchased mulligans at $3.00 each. Of the groups of eight, they varied between all eight playing and one group of eight had zero that played. At the end of the day a check was written to CSC Athletics for $626.00.
The Players Tournament was held Saturday, June 2 at the SkyView Golf Course in Alliance. It proved to be quite an afternoon at the golf course. It was a beautiful summer day with a slight breeze. The tournament was host to 110 golfers. Target Golf was set up on hole number 3 next to the Clubhouse, which was a perfect spot. The tournament was held as a customer appreciation event for the local hot spot, The Player’s Sports Bar. We were asked to set up to raise funds for the youth golf program held at SkyView Country Club. Brian Jerred, PGA golf pro at SkyView was incredible to work with. Brian was very helpful and encouraged golfers as they came around to test their short iron skills on the target golf game. Throughout the day Target Golf had 143 plays at $5.00 from the 110 golfers. At the end of the tournament, there was a shoot out for the top spots. After numerous attempts to find the first place winner, it was decided the next tournament would be handled differently, live and learn. $655.00 was made for the youth golf league and a check was presented to Brian at the conclusion of the day. Checks were written also for 1st place at $100, 2nd $50 and 3rd place $25. Additional prizes of $20 were given out for anyone making it in the yellow and $50 for making in the red. There were 0 in the Red, 3 in the yellow and no one made 3 of 3. There was a 7 way shoot out at 33 for the top spots. The day ended at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Monday, June 4 was the setting of another beautiful day for playing golf. Target Golf traveled to the Scotts Bluff County Club in Scottsbluff, NE, a private members only golf club for the annual United Way Tournament. The tournament was set to begin at noon. After visiting with the grounds superintendent, it was decided that the net was placed in a safe distance from the water lines on the course. Whew!! The net was set up on the fairway of hole one. Our table and leader board were set under a beautiful shade tree and a fantastic view of the golf course. Scottsbluff presented a different group than at Alliance. The United Way players seemed a bit more serious, but were determined to be on the top spot of the leader board. The tournament was full with 144 players with 122 playing target golf. About 10 golfers played more than once and mulligans were not available to purchase at this event. Lady golfers were given the choice to shoot from 60 yards or 100 yards. The winner of Target Golf was a lady golfer who shot from the 60 yard mark, scoring a red and a yellow for a 30 on her three shots. Something to think about for future tournaments. I will not allow women to shoot from a closer distance or if I do maybe 85 versus 60. One of the differences in this tournament compared to the previous one in Alliance, there didn’t seem to be the excitement to play again after the tournament had concluded, although we believe the biggest reason for that was that United Way was hosting a dinner immediately following the tournament and it was a work night (Monday). A check was written to United Way for $660.00. Checks were also written for 1st place of $100, 2nd $50 and 3rd of $25. There were three $50 winners of gift cards to the Pro Shop for hitting the red target. We did not offer a yellow prize, that’s good, lots of yellows. Also one individual hit 3 of 3, a yellow and 2 blue for a 31. One other lady had a 31, with 2 yellows. We awarded the 3 of 3 golfer with a 31, 2nd and the lady third.
The Players Tournament was held Saturday, June 2 at the SkyView Golf Course in Alliance. It proved to be quite an afternoon at the golf course. It was a beautiful summer day with a slight breeze. The tournament was host to 110 golfers. Target Golf was set up on hole number 3 next to the Clubhouse, which was a perfect spot. The tournament was held as a customer appreciation event for the local hot spot, The Player’s Sports Bar. We were asked to set up to raise funds for the youth golf program held at SkyView Country Club. Brian Jerred, PGA golf pro at SkyView was incredible to work with. Brian was very helpful and encouraged golfers as they came around to test their short iron skills on the target golf game. Throughout the day Target Golf had 143 plays at $5.00 from the 110 golfers. At the end of the tournament, there was a shoot out for the top spots. After numerous attempts to find the first place winner, it was decided the next tournament would be handled differently, live and learn. $655.00 was made for the youth golf league and a check was presented to Brian at the conclusion of the day. Checks were written also for 1st place at $100, 2nd $50 and 3rd place $25. Additional prizes of $20 were given out for anyone making it in the yellow and $50 for making in the red. There were 0 in the Red, 3 in the yellow and no one made 3 of 3. There was a 7 way shoot out at 33 for the top spots. The day ended at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Monday, June 4 was the setting of another beautiful day for playing golf. Target Golf traveled to the Scotts Bluff County Club in Scottsbluff, NE, a private members only golf club for the annual United Way Tournament. The tournament was set to begin at noon. After visiting with the grounds superintendent, it was decided that the net was placed in a safe distance from the water lines on the course. Whew!! The net was set up on the fairway of hole one. Our table and leader board were set under a beautiful shade tree and a fantastic view of the golf course. Scottsbluff presented a different group than at Alliance. The United Way players seemed a bit more serious, but were determined to be on the top spot of the leader board. The tournament was full with 144 players with 122 playing target golf. About 10 golfers played more than once and mulligans were not available to purchase at this event. Lady golfers were given the choice to shoot from 60 yards or 100 yards. The winner of Target Golf was a lady golfer who shot from the 60 yard mark, scoring a red and a yellow for a 30 on her three shots. Something to think about for future tournaments. I will not allow women to shoot from a closer distance or if I do maybe 85 versus 60. One of the differences in this tournament compared to the previous one in Alliance, there didn’t seem to be the excitement to play again after the tournament had concluded, although we believe the biggest reason for that was that United Way was hosting a dinner immediately following the tournament and it was a work night (Monday). A check was written to United Way for $660.00. Checks were also written for 1st place of $100, 2nd $50 and 3rd of $25. There were three $50 winners of gift cards to the Pro Shop for hitting the red target. We did not offer a yellow prize, that’s good, lots of yellows. Also one individual hit 3 of 3, a yellow and 2 blue for a 31. One other lady had a 31, with 2 yellows. We awarded the 3 of 3 golfer with a 31, 2nd and the lady third.