Friendship & Fun At #31!

We've received your registration for GOMACO Invitational #31, scheduled for September 18 and 19, and we're counting down the days until you come visit us in our hometown of Ida Grove, Iowa! If you find that you cannot attend this year, please contact Carrie Odgaard at 800-831-2320, extension 5253, as soon as possible. If you do need to cancel, don't forget to cancel your motel, too.

If you need assistance or have any questions while you are here, feel free to ask any GOMACO employee. We will have the GOMACO logo on our name badges, and on Wednesday we will be wearing white shirts. All food, drink, and golf will be taken care of while you are here. Green fees and cart rentals at the Invitational courses are compliments of GOMACO, and the meals and refreshments are generously taken care of by Invitational sponsors and GOMACO.

World Of Concrete 2013 Preview:
See The GHP-2800 With G+ Controls



Get up close to a GOMACO GHP-2800 slipform paver with G+ controls and a Tier 4 engine at GOMACO Invitational #31.

As a GOMACO Invitational #31 attendee, you will be among the first in the world to experience our GHP-2800 slipform paver with the G+ control system. Starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, there will be a special display and demonstration of the G+ technology at the Gomaco Trolley Company (across the street from the Ida Grove hole #1 green).

We will show you why our proprietary G+ is the system of the future, and how it connects and controls a variety of accessories with accuracy and precision. We'll dry run a GHP-2800 with a Tier 4 engine, and demonstrate the unmatched accuracy of firing paving accessories with 3D positioning. You will also see how to fine-tune the paver with the G+ controls.

Our 3D and controls experts will be available to answer any questions, and provide a hands-on experience.

So when you arrive in Ida Grove on Tuesday morning, be sure to take in the demonstration and see what's new at GOMACO, or visit the equipment on display at the trolley company anytime during the Invitational.

New At #31: Peter "The Trick Shot Master" Jöhncke!

Peter "The Trick Shot Master" Jöhncke is the new entertainment for Invitational #31. His show will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, following the Contractors' Shoot-0ut. The high-energy show will feature Peter's very unusual golf clubs, such as a three-headed three-wood, a driver with a link chain for a shaft, a four-headed four-wood, a nine-foot driver, and his prehistoric driver "Big Erma."

He has been featured on TV networks, including CBS, ABC, and Fox, and on XM satellite radio, and The Golf Channel. He has also appeared in many publications, including Golf Digest, Bogie, USA Today, Svensk Golf, Fore Florida, Golf Punk, Providence Journal, Boston Globe and Golf Digest Sweden.

Peter has been referred to as "Golf's one-man version of the Harlem Globetrotters."

We Could Award More Than One $20,000 Hole-In-One Cash Prize!

Invitational #31's individual hole-in-one prize is a cash reward of $20,000! If you sink a hole-in-one on the designated hole during the first round of play in Wednesday's 18-hole Scramble Tournament, you'll go home with the cash! This year, if there are multiple hole-in-ones on this special hole, there will be multiple $20,000 cash prizes given out. This hole will be 160 yards for men, and 140 yards for women.

Bubba Watson Pink PING G20 Driver Among Scramble Tournament Prizes

Check out the prize table at the Skate Palace after the Scramble Tournament on Wednesday night to see a special Bubba Watson limited edition pink PING G20 driver. It is one of many great prizes available to winners in the Scramble Tournament. It has a 9.5 degree loft, and a stiff flex. Only 5,000 were made, and PING is donating five percent of the sales of these clubs to the "Bubba Long In Pink, Driven by PING" charity campaign.

There are many more great prizes ready to be won by Scramble Tournament golfers. Technology prizes include new retina display Apple iPads, Bose and Panasonic Sounddocks, Canon and Nikon digital cameras, a Sony digital camcorder, a Las Vegas Getaway, Keurig brewing systems, Margaritavilla drink machines, a SkyBar O.N.E. wine system, Voice Buddy Golf GPS systems, DeWalt cordless drills, a DeWalt worksite radio, an HP wireless printer and more. We will also have gift cards available from the Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Scheels and Tiefenthaler Quality Meats.

Of course, we have the latest golfing prizes to choose from, including: Adams Speedline Tech UL drivers; Adams hybrids and a fairway wood; Callaway RAZR Fit drivers; a Callaway Tour Authority RAZR driver; Callaway RAZR XHybrids; Odyssey putters; TaylorMade RBZ drivers, fairway woods and rescue hybrids; TaylorMade R11S drivers; TaylorMade putters; women's TaylorMade RBZ drivers and an RBZ fairway wood; and a women's TaylorMade Burner Superfast fairway wood.

Two Fun Days Filled With Three Big Golfing Events

If you arrive on Monday, please join us at the Ida Grove Country Club. There will be open golf all day, and a welcome reception and an Italian buffet dinner starting at 7 p.m. Mr. G's Speakeasy, located upstairs at GOMACO University, will be open at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Schedule - All events on Tuesday are in Ida Grove. A driving range will be set up on the #1 tee box starting on Tuesday morning. Check-in for the Putting Tournament is from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. There is a special equipment demonstration featuring the G+ control system and the GHP-2800 at 9 a.m. at Gomaco Trolley Company.

Lunch with barbecued ribs and pulled pork, calico baked beans, salads and bars will be served at 11:30 a.m. in the clubhouse. At 1 p.m. on the patio, the names of 18 contractors will be drawn to participate in the 3-person Contractors' Shoot-Out, which starts after the Putting Tournament Championship. You must be present at the drawing and have checked "Yes" for the event when you registered online to be eligible. There will be six teams, each consisting of one A, B and C player. Your Master of Ceremonies throughout the Invitational will be Rich Smith, GOMACO Vice President of Administration and Finance.

If you are participating in the Putting Tournament, the computer-selected pairings and your putting green will be available right after the Contractors' Shoot-Out drawing. The 2-person Putting Tournament will start at 1:15 p.m. on greens #5, #6, #7 and the practice green. After the preliminary tournament, join us at 3:30 p.m. around the #9 green by the clubhouse for the 9-hole Putting Tournament Championship and root on the competitors. Dennis Clausen, Director of Training at GOMACO University, will direct and provide announcements during the championship.

After the Putting Championship, follow the action of the 3-person Contractors' Shoot-Out. The six teams will start on Ida Grove hole #1, and the event will continue for five holes. The highest scoring team on each hole will be eliminated until one team becomes your 2012 champions!

Peter Jöhncke's trick-shot show and the Pride Of Iowa Steak Fry will start at 6:30 p.m. The steak fry will have Iowa's best, aged rib-eye steaks or chicken breasts, grilled sweet onions, Texas toast, dessert and more. The evening will conclude with an awards ceremony in the clubhouse for the day's winners, and five names will be drawn for Wednesday morning's $5,000 Putt.

Wednesday's Activities - Check-in for the 4-person Scramble Tournament will be from 7 to 8 a.m. in Ida Grove. The entry fee is $65.00 USD (cash or check only, payable at that time), with 100 percent payback in cash and prizes. During check-in, you will receive your Invitational tournament goodie bag and a special Invitational #31 gift. A pancake breakfast will be in the clubhouse starting at 7 a.m. Before the tournament, be sure to watch the $5,000 Putt and the Opening Ceremony on the practice green. The computer-selected, alphabetical listings of your team, your course and your starting hole will be posted after these events. Each foursome will consist of one A, B, C and D player.

Buses will transport golfers playing in Holstein, Mapleton and Odebolt to and from their courses. Lunch featuring the famous Holstein skinless brats and hamburgers will be served hot-off-the-grill and on-the-go by GOMACO employees on each course. Brats will be available in their original flavor, and also in bacon and cheddar, and jalapeño and cheddar. Lunch will include chips, candy and nuts.

The three-hole "Grand" Champion Shoot-Out for the top team from each of the four course tournaments will begin at 6 p.m. in Ida Grove. Grab a cart and follow the action on holes #5, #6 and #9 to see which foursome wins the "Grand" Champion title for Invitational #31. The shoot-out will be followed by the tournament banquet at the Skate Palace at 7:30 p.m., and awards at 8 p.m. On the menu will be Windsor chops, salads, mashed potatoes, carrots and pies.

See You In September For Invitational #31!

We're excited you are able to join us for GOMACO Invitational #31! You are the reason this event continues to be so successful and is a great time for all of us in the concrete construction industry to gather together each September for fellowship and camaraderie. We have two days full of fun events planned to share with you, and we look forward to seeing you very soon!

Golf Cancellations:
Call Carrie Odgaard at 800-831-2320, extension 5253

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