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Across the country, NGCOA Canada members gather annually to take a break from their standard 18+ hour days to enjoy some time to unwind, network with good friends and peers, connect once more with key suppliers and most importantly, have FUN!
Alberta Chapter – “The Battle of Alberta: Calgary vs Edmonton” epic showdown took place on July 29th at Red Deer Golf & Country Club, Red Deer
British Columbia Chapter – Event took place on August 13th at Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey
Québec Chapter – Monday, September 10th at Le Centre de Golf Lanaudière, L’Assomption, QC
Eastern Ontario & Outaouais Chapter – Monday, September 23rd at Kanata Golf & Country Club, Kanata
Southwestern Ontario Chapter – Monday, October 7th at London Hunt and Country Club, London ... SOLD OUT!
Central Ontario Chapter – Tuesday, October 15th at Deer Creek Golf Course, Ajax
Online registration at www.ngcoa.ca/events/golf-invitational
winners, and the pot can balloon because of the number of golfers paying in on that hole.
Golf Relay: This is a team event where members of the team switch off after each shot, like a relay running event. One person drives the ball, then the next hits the ball onto the green, then the next puts it in, and so forth and so on. The idea is just to switch out in a set rotation after each hit to make the course more challenging. The team that completes the tournament quickest and the team with the lowest score are both given prizes.
Corn Hole: Set up a chipping contest off to the side of a tee area of a Par 3 hole and add in this fun element. Have each of the 4 golfers chip a golf ball into a cup/bucket/ garbage can. If a team gets one ball in, they tee off from the 150-yard marker; two balls, 100-yard marker; three balls, from 50 yards; four balls, they are putting; and if they miss all 4 chips, they tee off from their regular tee block.
Golf Pong: If you have a hole that consistently gets backed-up during a tournament, consider running a golf pong contest. Off to the side of the tee blocks, set up two sets of 6 large buckets in a pyramid formation about 10 feet apart. A team of two golfers compete against another team of two golfers. With the goal of chipping a ball into all 6 buckets. The first to chip into all 6 wins.
Par 3 Challenge: Make all holes as Par 3’s. This will make for a very fast round, as well as something different for the golfers. This would be a great challenge for a tournament that is sponsored by a car dealership. You could do a hole-in-one opportunity at every hole with a car on every hole.
Golden Tee: Each golfer / playing group receives a specially painted tee. They can use this tee to tee their shot up anywhere (except the green) until they lose it or break it. Great for new/beginner golfers. It is easy to make a “golden tee” using plain wooden tees and paint.
Hole of Fortune: Set up a wheel-of- fortune style prize wheel near a hole, ideally a par 3. To generate funds for the cause, charge $5 to spin the wheel. In half of the prize slots, include some rewards, like: • Tee off from the closest tee box
• Get an extra mulligan
• A sleeve of golf balls
• Get double your money back
• Automatic hole in one
But, make it interesting by making the other half of the slots not so reward. For example, hit your next shot while blindfolded OR tee off from the rough.
USE TECHNOLOGY AND GET THOSE SPONSORS INVOLVED Sponsors want their brand to stand out to the golfers. One successful activation Vanden Bussche Irrigation / RainBird certainly has come up with is a fantastic activation that they do at the NGCOA Canada Ontario golf tournaments. They request a drivable hole with an elevated tee deck and provide small, branded,
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