Activities For You At #32

We have two busy days of golfing events, great food, special entertainment, and fellowship waiting for you at GOMACO Invitational #32.

 

Tuesday's Events, September 17

 

Everyone Can Putt In The 2-Person Putting Tournament

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The first event at Invitational #32 is the 2-Person Putting Tournament. It's a fun activity that's geared for all levels of golfers.

To participate, you first need to register for Invitational #32, and click the Putting Tournament check-box when you select the events you plan to participate in.

Next, on Tuesday, September 17, we will need you to check-in with us by 11:30 a.m. at the Ida Grove clubhouse. This will confirm your participation.

After check-in closes, the computer will assign you a partner and place you on one of four putting greens on the Ida Grove course for the preliminary tournament. Your partner and green number will be posted at 1:15 p.m. near the clubhouse patio, right after the drawing for the Contractors' Shoot-Out teams.

Each of the four greens is an individual tournament. It is match play, with participants alternating shots. The overall Putting Tournament purse is $18,000 in cash. The second through fourth place teams on each green will receive cash prizes, and the first place team will advance to the nine-hole Putting Championship on the #9 green by the Ida Grove clubhouse.

The Putting Championship is stroke play, and will get underway at 3:30 p.m. The first place team goes home with a $3,000 cash team prize, and has their names engraved on the championship trophy. The second place team receives a $2,500 cash team prize, the third place team is awarded a $2,000 cash team prize, and fourth place earns a $1,700 cash team prize.

Last year's Putting Champions were Mike Swanston of Swanston Equipment Company, and Chris Gratton of Kansas Heavy Construction, LLC.

 

 

One Event - For Customers Only! - Join In The 3-Person Contractors' Shoot-Out, Other Guests Are Encouraged To Follow Along

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The 3-Person Contractors' Shoot-Out is a special event just for GOMACO customers. It will start at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, following the Putting Tournament Championship.

The event needs contractors of all skill levels, and each team is comprised of one A, B, and C golfer. If you are a contractor and would like the chance to participate, be sure to click the Contractors' Shoot-Out check-box when you register for Invitational #32.

At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, right before the preliminary round of the Putting Tournament, there will be a drawing to fill six, three-person teams, for a total of 18 contractors. You need to be present at the drawing to be eligible, and have checked the Contractors' Shoot-Out box when you registered.

If you are one of the lucky 18 drawn, you will need to be at the Ida Grove #1 tee box immediately following the Putting Tournament Championship.

Every player hits the first shot, and shots are alternated from that point forward. The competition is a five-hole shoot-out, with the highest scoring team on each hole eliminated. The play continues until we have a champion on the final hole!

The first place team wins a $2,100 team cash prize, and has their names engraved on the championship trophy. Second place receives a $1,500 cash team prize, and the third place team earns a $600 cash team prize.

Last year's winning team was Thom Kuhn of Millstone Bangert, Inc., Gary Hutchins of Weaver-Bailey Contracting, and Charlie Weaver of Weaver-Bailey Contracting.

 

 

 

Get Ready To Laugh At Brad Denton's Trick-Shot Show At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Golfweek's 2013 Entertainer Of The Year!

Entertainment For #32: Brad Denton's trick-shot show will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Ida Grove #1 tee box. Brad Denton has more than 20 years of experience as a professional player, teacher and entertainer, and was named Golfweek's 2013 Entertainer Of The Year.

Brad has managed and instructed for a top 5 nationally ranked golf school, and has taught independently in Nuremberg, Germany. He has also competed professionally throughout the United States, Canada, and Germany.

Brad has performed on Real TV, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, and You Gotta See This on the Fox Sports Network, and has also been on The Golf Channel. He has performed for the Guinness Book of World Records to establish a new world record for the Longest Golf Club In The World.

His incredible trick shots demonstrate the fundamentals of the golf swing, and he uses his fun-loving and clean sense of humor, impersonations, and quick wit to keep the audience in stitches. He uses a variety of "not-so-ordinary" clubs, such as a six foot driver and a 10 foot driver he hits with while standing on stilts.

Brad specializes in character impersonations, and when you see his show, you will probably get to meet Forrest Gump, Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery, Jimmy Stewart, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elvis, and many more characters.

Brad loves to teach, and will be available at the Ida Grove driving range on Tuesday to help you with your swing. The driving range will be set up on tee box #1.

 

 

 

 

 

Steaks Prepared To Perfection At The Pride Of Iowa Steak Fry,
Starting At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

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After a fun day of golfing with your friends, what could be better than juicy grilled steaks and chicken breasts, prepared just the way you like them? The grills will be stoked and ready to go at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the Ida Grove clubhouse for the traditional Pride of Iowa Steak Fry. You will grill Iowa's best, aged rib-eye steaks to your personal perfection, and chicken breasts will also be available.

Thickly-cut, buttered Texas toast will also be ready to grill. And if you can't wait until you get into the clubhouse to enjoy your toast, don't worry, you won't be the only one! There will also be whole, grilled sweet onions to top off your meal, several side dishes, and dessert.

 

 

 

Awards Ceremony For The Putting Tournament & Contractors' Shoot-Out

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After the Pride of Iowa Steak Fry, there will be a special awards ceremony inside the Ida Grove clubhouse at 8:30 p.m. recognizing the winners from the Putting Tournament and Contractors' Shoot-Out.

During the program, there will be a drawing for the next morning's $5,000 Putt competition. Five names will be drawn for a chance to putt for $5,000 in cash. These individuals will need to be at the practice green right outside the Ida Grove clubhouse at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Following the awards ceremony, Mr. G's, which is located upstairs at GOMACO University (click this map for directions) will be open until 11 p.m. for the Tuesday Tune-Up.

 

 

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More Fun In Store For Wednesday, September 18

 

Check In For The Scramble Tournament Starts at 7 a.m. Wednesday;
High-Flying Pancake Breakfast Is Served In The Clubhouse

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If you are playing in the Scramble Tournament, you will need to check in for the event when you arrive at the Ida Grove Country Club on Wednesday morning, September 18. At this time, you will pay your $65 entry fee (100 percent payback in cash and prizes), and receive your Invitational #32 "goodies." Check-in closes at 8 a.m., and the computer will select the tournament foursomes and the course you will be playing on after this time.

We hope you will bring your appetite along to Ida Grove, because we have a great Wednesday breakfast lined up. Light, golden pancakes will be flipping in the clubhouse. You may actually need to catch your breakfast just like the gentlemen in the above photos! There will also be fruit toppings and syrups available, and side dishes.

Before the 18-hole tournament starts, there are more activities around the clubhouse for you to enjoy. At 8:15 a.m., five GOMACO Invitational #32 attendees will battle for cold, hard cash in the $5,000 Putt!

 

 

 

Practice Your Long Putts - They Could Be Worth $5,000!

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Right after the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday morning, one lucky GOMACO Invitational guest will have the opportunity to attempt to sink a 50-foot putt worth $5,000 in cash!

During the awards ceremony on Tuesday evening, the names of five attendees will be drawn to participate in the $5,000 Putt. Then on Wednesday morning, they need to be at the practice green at 8:15 a.m. ready to putt! We gave away this great prize in 2006, and we hope to have a winner again at #32!

Rich Smith, GOMACO's Vice President of Administration and Finance (third from the right in above, left photo), will host the event, and lead the participants through a short putt-off. The winner of the putt-off will have one chance to sink a 50-foot putt for the cash prize!

Last year's competitors (left to right in above, left photo) were Tom Giefer of Kansas Heavy Construction, Chris Gratton of Kansas Heavy Construction, Pete Grathwohl of ESS, Chris Burns of Fabick CAT, and Odell Pfeiffer of Clark Machinery Company. Odell Pfeiffer earned the honor of attempting to sink a 50-foot putt worth $5,000. Despite an excellent putt, the prize went unclaimed at #31.

The rest of Wednesday is dedicated to the 18-hole Scramble Tournament and the "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out.

 

 

Are You Ready For The Fun Of The Big 18-Hole Scramble Tournament?

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You've been waiting all year, and it's back again at #32! The big 18-hole Scramble Tournament on four courses will be on Wednesday, September 18.

To participate, please register for GOMACO Invitational #32 and click the Scramble Tournament check-box. You will also need to provide your average score for nine holes of golf. (Please do not exaggerate.)

The action and excitement starts bright and early on tournament day. Check-in will be from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Ida Grove clubhouse. At that time, you will pay your $65 entry fee (100 percent payback in cash and prizes), and receive your GOMACO Invitational "goodies."

At 8 a.m., the computer will select the 4-person teams, and place you on one of four area golf courses, either in Ida Grove, Holstein, Mapleton, or Odebolt. This information will be available outside the Ida Grove clubhouse after the Opening Ceremony and $5,000 Putt that morning. Each Scramble Tournament team will contain one A, B, C, and D player. Everyone hits every shot, which makes it a fun day for all levels of golfers.

Chartered buses will transport guests who are golfing out of town to their courses, and back to Ida Grove at the end of the tournament. Announcements will be made when it is time to load the buses for each course. Be sure and take everything you will need with you that morning, because you will not return to Ida Grove until late in the afternoon.

A hot lunch grilled by GOMACO employees, along with snacks and refreshments, will be served on-the-go on every course.

Every course is a separate tournament, with trophies awarded to the members of each course's top team. There are three flights of winners from each course, so never give up on your game! The winning team from each course's tournament will have their names engraved on the course champions' trophy, and advance to the three-hole "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out at 6 p.m. on the Ida Grove course.

$500 Team Challenges On Every Hole, On Every Course: Each hole in the tournament has a $500 team challenge. The challenge on each hole will be identified by a sign at the tee box. Examples of challenges include longest putts, longest drives, and hitting closest to the pin.

Special Hole-In-One Prize: One hole on each course will be designated as a "hole-in-one" hole, with a special prize available if you're lucky in one shot!

 

 

 

The "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out Action Starts at 6 p.m.

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After the winners from the 18-hole, 4-Person Scramble Tournament are announced, everyone comes back to Ida Grove for the "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out.

The top team from each course will compete in a three-hole shoot-out, with the highest scoring team being eliminated on each hole until one team is this year's "Grand" Champions. The shoot-out starts on Ida Grove hole #5.

Along with their course champion awards, the "Grand" Champion team members will each receive a Waterford crystal golfer, a cool "grand" in cash, and have their names engraved on the "Grand" Champions' trophy.

It's a lot of fun to watch, and even more fun to play in. If your team isn't in the shoot-out, be sure to grab a cart and follow the action!

 

Last year's "Grand" Champions were from the Odebolt course. Members of the team were Austin Page of Blanchard Machinery, R.J. Bumann of GOMACO Corporation, and Bill Sweetser of Sweetser Construction Company.

Winning the Ida Grove course were Steve Baker of Baker Concrete and Excavating, Brian Manatt of Manatt's, Inc., Joe Conroy of Joe Conroy Contractor, Inc., and Jill Godbersen of GOMACO Corporation.

Coming in first in Holstein were Dennis Blume of Standard Forwarding, Ron Dibler of Millstone Bangert, Inc., Shannon Zobel of GOMACO Corporation, and Matt McNett of Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co.

The champion team from Mapleton included Gary Highley of Millstone Bangert, Inc., Larry Smith of Road Machinery and Supplies Co., Kevin Klein of GOMACO Corporation, and Blake Driskell of Gerdan Slipforming, Inc.

 

 

 

Kick-Back At The Tournament Banquet Dinner And Awards Ceremony

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After the "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out, we have a special banquet dinner and awards ceremony at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove. Click this map for directions. The meal will be served starting at 7:30 p.m., and the awards will start at 8 p.m.

We'll hand out the prizes to the champions, give away cash and prizes to the flight winners, and recognize those who won the special challenge holes. We always have the newest golf, technology and leisure items available for the winners on our prize table. Be sure to take a look before the ceremony in case you're lucky enough to be a flight winner on your course!

There is nothing we enjoy more than having you as our guest in our hometown of Ida Grove, Iowa. We hope you will start making your plans today to join in the fun.

 

Register for #32 today, and we'll see you in September!