Golfing Fun At #33

We have two fun filled days of golfing events, great food, special entertainment, and fellowship organized especially for you at GOMACO Invitational #33.

If you arrive early on Monday, September 15, you can enjoy lunch, open golf in Ida Grove all day, and a welcome reception and dinner buffet at the Ida Grove clubhouse. We will also have a welcome booklet for each of you, with the details and rules for the events, recognition for the Invitational sponsors, prizes available, a listing of the attendees and GOMACO personnel, and much more!

 

 

Tuesday's Events, September 16

 

Everyone Can Putt In The 2-Person Putting Tournament

Click For The Putting Tournament From #32		Click For The Putting Champs From #32

 

The first event at GOMACO Invitational #33 is the 2-Person Putting Tournament. The computer will pair you with another golfer, and the two of you will compete for a piece of the $18,000 prize purse.

To participate, you first need to register for GOMACO Invitational #33, and click the Putting Tournament check-box when you select the events you plan to participate in.

On Tuesday, September 16, we will need you to check-in with us by 11:30 a.m. at the Ida Grove clubhouse. We will have a tent set up outside the clubhouse for you to stop and confirm your participation in the Putting Tournament with our staff.

After check-in closes, the computer will assign you a putting 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.

Every green is an individual putting tournament. It is match play, with participants alternating shots. 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 start at 3:30 p.m. The first place team wins 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 Bob Newman of Road Machinery & Supplies Company, and Kenny Wages of Turner-Michael Construction Company.

 

 

 

Exclusively For GOMACO Customers! - The 3-Person Contractors' Shoot-Out

Click For The Contractors' Shoot-Out From #32		Click For The Contractors' Champs From #32

 

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 16, immediately after the conclusion of the Putting Tournament Championship.

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!

Each Contractors' Shoot-Out team is comprised of one A, B, and C golfer, so this event needs contractors of all skill levels. 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 #33.

At 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Ida Grove patio, right before the preliminary round of the Putting Tournament, we will have 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 drawn for a team, you will need to be at the Ida Grove #1 tee box around 4:30 p.m. with your clubs and a cart immediately following the Putting Tournament Championship.

Every player hits the first shot, and shots are alternated between the three team members from that point forward.

If you aren't golfing in the shoot-out, be sure to grab a cart and follow the action around the course! The holes for the Contractors' Shoot-Out are #1 through #5.

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 Neil McFadden of Smith Paving & Excavating, Tom Giefer of Kansas Heavy Construction, LLC., and Vince Meier of Meier's Concrete.

 

 

 

 

AEM Harley Tour For I Make America
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday At Ida Grove Country Club

The Association of Equipment Manufacturer's (AEM) Harley Tour will be making a stop at the GOMACO Invitational on Tuesday, September 16. The display will be at the Ida Grove Country Club from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The Harley Tour brings a glass-sided truck carrying a custom-painted Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle, which will be given away in November. You can register for a chance to win by signing up as an I Make America supporter.

The tour, which was launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in March, offers AEM members a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the I Make America mission while advocating for public policies that advance the interests of employees, communities, and companies of the equipment manufacturing industry.

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Entertainer & Golf Instructor - Brad Denton Is Back For #33! Trick-Shots Start At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

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

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 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.

 

Click For Brad Denton's Show From #32

 

 

 

 

Starting At 6:30 p.m. - Bring Your Appetite To The Pride Of Iowa Steak Fry!

Click For The Pride Of Iowa Steak Fry From #32

 

With the day of golfing behind you, 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 Pride of Iowa Steak Fry. You can grill Iowa's best, aged rib-eye steaks to your personal perfection, and chicken breasts will also be available.

Be sure to also grill a slice or two of thickly-cut, buttered Texas toast. 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! We will also have whole, sweet onions served hot off the grill, side dishes, and dessert.

 

 

 

 

Special Awards Ceremony For Putting Tournament & Contractors' Shoot-Out Winners Starts At 8:30 p.m. Tuesday

Click For The Tuesday Awards Ceremony From #32

 

There will be a special awards ceremony inside the Ida Grove clubhouse at 8:30 p.m. recognizing the winners and handing out the prizes from the Putting Tournament and Contractors' Shoot-Out.

$5,000 Putt Drawing - During the program, we will also have 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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Wednesday, September 17, Is The Big 18-Hole Scramble Tournament Day!

 

Check In For Scramble Tournament Starts at 7 a.m. Wednesday; Pancake Breakfast In The Clubhouse

Click For The Wednesday Morning Activities From #32

 

If you are playing in the 4-person, 18-hole Scramble Tournament, we will need you to check in for the event when you arrive at the Ida Grove Country Club on Wednesday morning, September 17. This is when you will pay your $65 Scramble Tournament entry fee (100 percent payback in cash and prizes), and receive your Invitational #33 "goodies." Check-in closes at 8 a.m., and the computer will then select the tournament foursomes and the course you will be playing on.

We have a great Wednesday morning breakfast lined up. Light, golden pancakes will be flipping in the clubhouse. You never know, you may need to catch your breakfast just like the gentleman in the above photo! We will also have fruit toppings and syrups available, and side dishes.

Before the 18-hole tournament starts, there are more activities around the clubhouse. At 8:15 a.m., five GOMACO Invitational #33 attendees will putt it out for cold, hard cash in the $5,000 Putt!

 

 

 

 

Watch, & Maybe Participate In, The $5,000 Putt At 8:15 a.m. Wednesday

Click For The $5,000 Putt From #32

 

Around 8:15 a.m. 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 Tuesday evening's awards ceremony, the names of five attendees are 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 prize in 2006, and it would be great to have a winner again at #33!

Rich Smith, GOMACO's Vice President of Administration and Finance (far left 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 (starting second from left in above, left photo) were Jeff Gragg of Kansas Heavy Construction, LLC, Gary Highley of Millstone Bangert, Inc., Mike Copeland of Tractor and Equipment Company, Tom Udland of Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company, and Jacob Wilson of Pavers, Inc. Gary Highley earned the honor of attempting to sink a 50-foot putt worth $5,000. Despite an excellent putt, the prize went unclaimed at #32.

Shortly after the $5,000 Putt, the Scramble Tournament foursomes and which course you will be playing on will be posted. Announcements will be made when it is time to load the bus for your course.

 

 

 

The Main Event - GOMACO Invitational #33's 18-Hole Scramble Tournament

Click For The Scramble Tournament From #32		Click For The Scramble Champs From #32

 

The big 18-hole Scramble Tournament on four area courses will be on Wednesday, September 17.

To participate, please register for GOMACO Invitational #33 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 for the tournament starts bright and early on Wednesday. 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 have one A, B, C, and D level golfer. 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 then back to Ida Grove at the end of the tournament. Announcements will be made when it is time to load the bus for each course. Be sure and take everything you will need with you that morning, as 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. It will include hamburgers and the famous Tiefenthaler's skinless brats from Holstein, chips, nuts, candy, and more.

Every course is a separate tournament, with crystal 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 tournament is 100 percent payback in cash and prizes. Along with the cash prizes, we will have a prize table set up at the Wednesday awards ceremony featuring the newest in technology, leisure, and golfing innovations.

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. There is a special prize available if you're lucky enough to sink your ball in one shot!

 

 

 

 

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

Click For The "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out From #32

 

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, continues on #6, and finishes up on #9.

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, follow the action, and root on your favorites!

 

Last year's "Grand" Champions were from the Odebolt course. Members of the team were Blake Driskell of Gerdan Slipforming, Inc., Justin Sample of Cummins Central Power LLC, Mario Piccoli of N. Piccoli Construction, and Dennis Clausen of GOMACO.

Ida Grove Champions were Keith Hooks of ROMCO, Larry Goodroad of Sunsource, Rian Vos of JTV Manufacturing Inc., and Jeff Rasmussen of GEC.

Holstein Champions were Mark Benda of Parker Hannifin Corporation, Bill Crossen of Casappa Corporation, Kenny Wages of Turner-Michael Construction Company, and Austin Page of Blanchard Machinery.

Mapleton Champions were Tom Pechan of Scot Industries, David Shelstad of MOBA Corporation, Randy Bean of GOMACO, and Vince Meier of Meier’s Concrete.

 

 

 

 

Invitational #33's Banquet Dinner And Awards Ceremony

Click For The Wednesday Awards Ceremony From #32

 

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. Start making your plans today to join in the fun.

 

 

Register For #33 Today! See You In September!