Schedule Of Events

Every September, we schedule two full days of activities and entertainment just for you in our hometown of Ida Grove, Iowa. The main events are on Tuesday, September 16, and Wednesday, September 17. If you arrive in Ida Grove on Monday, September 15, you can enjoy open golf all day, and a welcome reception in the afternoon and evening.

There are no entry fees for the events on Tuesday. Your only entry fee is $65 for the Scramble Tournament, which is paid when you check in on Wednesday morning.

 

 

 

Monday, September 15

Join us on Monday to kick off Invitational #33 early! We'll have open golf, food, and fellowship waiting for you!

Noon
Lunch at Ida Grove Country Club.
Open golf is available all day.

Late Afternoon/Evening
Welcome reception and dinner buffet at Ida Grove Country Club.
Mr. G's (upstairs at GOMACO University) will be open beginning at 8:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 16

The main activities on Tuesday, September 16, are the Putting Tournament and the Contractors' Shoot-Out (exclusively for customers)! AEM's Harley Tour will roll into town around 10 a.m., and will be displayed at the Ida Grove Country Club until 2 p.m. Don't miss Brad Denton's trick-shot show at 6:30 p.m.! All Tuesday activities are in Ida Grove, and open golf is available all day.

 

7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Mandatory check-in for Putting Tournament at Ida Grove Country Club.
Open golf is available all day on four area courses (Ida Grove, Holstein, Mapleton & Odebolt).
Driving range on Ida Grove #1 tee box.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
AEM's Harley Tour for I Make America at the Ida Grove Country Club.

11:30 a.m.
Putting Tournament check-in concludes.
Putting greens close.
Lunch is served in the clubhouse.

1 p.m.
Contractors' Shoot-Out drawing on the clubhouse patio. (Contractors must be present if entered.)

1:15 p.m.
2-Person Putting Tournament.

3:30 p.m.
Putting Tournament Championship.

4:30 p.m.
3-Person Contractors' Shoot-Out.

6:30 p.m.
Brad Denton's Trick-Shot Show (Golfweek's 2013 Entertainer Of The Year).
Pride of Iowa Steak Fry.

8:30 p.m.
Putting Tournament & Contractors' Shoot-Out awards in the clubhouse.

8:30 - 11 p.m.
Tuesday Tune-Up at Mr. G's (upstairs at GOMACO University).

 

 

Wednesday, September 17

The big 18-hole Scramble Tournament is on Wednesday, September 17. Everyone starts the day at the Ida Grove Country Club. We provide chartered buses to transport our guests who are golfing out of town in Holstein, Mapleton, and Odebolt. Everyone returns to Ida Grove at the end of the day for the "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out, tournament banquet, and awards ceremony.

7 a.m.
Breakfast at Ida Grove Country Club.

7 - 8 a.m.
Mandatory check-in for 4-Person Scramble Tournament. ($65 entry fee, due at that time. 100% payback in cash and prizes.)

8:15 a.m.
Opening Ceremony on Ida Grove practice green.
$5,000 Putt.
Scramble Tournament teams and rules announcements.
Buses leave for courses.
Tournament shot-gun start.

Lunch
Grilled lunch served hot and on-the-go by GOMACO employees on all courses.

6 p.m.
"Grand" Champion Shoot-Out at the Ida Grove Country Club.

7:30 p.m.
Tournament banquet at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove.

8 p.m.
Awards ceremony at the Skate Palace.