Tuesday Morning Activities

GOMACO Invitational #33 kicked-off on Tuesday, September 16, at the Ida Grove Golf and Country Club. The main golfing events began in the afternoon, and those who arrived early could enjoy open golf in Ida Grove, practice their swing at the driving range, work on any last minute putting refinements for the Putting Tournament, or relax around the clubhouse with their friends in the industry.

A GOMACO GT-3600 curb and gutter machine with Topcon 3D guidance was featured at the country club, and there was an equipment display set up outside GOMACO's Plant #2 facility featuring the latest in GOMACO technology. Brad Denton, trick-shot artist and entertainer for this year's event, held a short-game clinic on the Ida Grove course practice green around lunch time.

Starting at 10 a.m., GOMACO Invitational #33 was a proud host of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' (AEM) Harley Tour for I Make America. The Harley Tour included a glass-sided truck carrying a custom-painted Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle, which will be given away in a drawing in November. Those who signed up as a supporter of I Make America had their name entered into the drawing. Dennis Slater, AEM President, gave a short address at 1 p.m., emphasizing keeping American manufacturing strong and the need for a long-term transportation bill.

The first golfing event on the schedule was the drawing for the Contractors' Shoot-Out teams at 1 p.m., right after Slater's address. Then at 1:15 p.m., 200 participants headed out to four greens on the Ida Grove course to compete in the preliminary round of the Putting Tournament. Each green had a winning team, and they advanced to the Putting Tournament Championship at 3:30 p.m. on the Ida Grove #9 green next to the clubhouse.

Following the Putting Tournament, the Contractors' Shoot-Out (a special event just for our customers) started at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday rounded out with Brad Denton's Trick-Shot Show and the Pride of Iowa Steak Fry at 6:30 p.m., and an awards ceremony for the day's events.

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