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 golfing events are on Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16. If you arrive in Ida Grove on Monday, September 14, 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 14

Join us on Monday and start Invitational #34 early! There will be 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 15

The main activities on Tuesday, September 15, are the Putting Tournament and the Contractors' Shoot-Out (exclusively for customers). 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. (Open golfers: Please use the temporary tee box for hole #1 set up 100 yards out on the left-hand side of the fairway.)

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 16

The GOMACO Invitational's big 18-hole Scramble Tournament on four courses is on Wednesday, September 16. Everyone starts 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 - 8 a.m.
Mandatory check-in for 4-Person Scramble Tournament. ($65 entry fee, due at that time. 100% payback in cash and prizes.)

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

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.