Month: January 2017

A CHANCE TO WIN A NEW HONDA AND SUPPORT OUR CHAPTER

Give through The Honda Classic’s Birdies for Children program and receive a 10% match on your gift and receive a chance at winning a new car!  Details below. birdiesforchildren The Honda Classic’s Birdies for Children program teams up our chapter with the PGA Tour event to raise dollars with a fun chance to win a new Honda automobile! Our chapter benefits from the proceeds, plus we receive a 10% matching contribution courtesy of The Honda Classic. HOW TO DONATE AND GUESS THE BIRDIES? Make a minimum donation of $20 or more to our chapter and then guess the total number of birdies that will be made by the entire field in all four rounds of the 2017 Honda Classic. CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR DONATION WHAT CAN BE WON? Grand Prize: BRAND NEW 2017 HONDA VEHICLE Awarded to the donor who guesses the correct number of birdies *Note – In the event of a tie, a blind drawing from all correct guesses will determine the winner. Several great prizes will be awarded based on a random drawing from all participants (Donation not required to be eligible to win) WHAT NUMBER SHOULD I GUESS? To help you along, here are the total number of birdies made in each of the last ten tournaments (all have been played at PGA National Resort & Spa – Champion Course):

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TIME TO SCHEDULE CLUB DRIVES FOR 2017

2017 Club Drives are underway at over 30 golf courses in Palm Beach County.  Last year was a tremendous success and the resulting stats are impressive: Over 5,000 golf clubs collected.    $30,000+ raised to support the mission and programs of our chapter. To sign your club up for a 2017 Club Drive, please contact Chapter Director Dr. Eddy Slotnick at [email protected] for more information.

REGISTRATION OPENING FOR DRIVE CHIP AND PUTT

The USGA, Masters Tournament and the PGA of America have officially launched the 2018 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship by announcing the local qualifying schedule for the program’s fifth year. The schedule includes dates and locations for participants to play in local qualifiers across the country with the opportunity to advance and earn an invitation to next year’s National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club. Online registration will be available starting Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at drivechipandputt.com.

2017 BEAR TRAP CHALLENGE IS UNDERWAY

The Bear Trap Challenge is a fun, team fantasy league style activity/contest during The Honda Classic tournament week that will correlate directly to the unique three-hole stretch (15,16 and 17) known as THE BEAR TRAP. The objective is to team up with the player that ends up with the lowest cumulative score through The Bear Trap (holes 15,16,17) through all 4 rounds of the tournament (so your player MUST make the 36-hole cut to win). The Bear Trap Challenge will be open to members of The Honda Classic Board of Directors, Ambassador Club members, and other select tournament sponsors and chapter supporters. We have a maximum potential for 144 total participants. To enter, each participant will make a $100 contribution to our chapter. Players will be selected through a blind draw draft. The first participant’s name that we draw will receive the #1 player in the world (Jason Day), the second participant name drawn will receive the next highest ranked player in The Honda Classic field, and so on. You can register by calling the chapter office at 561-602-9471 and making your $100 contribution to The First Tee of The Palm Beaches over the phone via credit card or by emailing [email protected] with all credit card information. The winner of The 2017 Bear Trap Challenge will get his/her name on The Bear Trap Challenge Trophy in perpetuity. Every participant is automatically entered into a raffle to win one free twosome in next year’s 2018 The First Tee Monday After The Honda Classic Invitational.

VOTE FOR OUR TEAM TO HELP OUR CHAPTER WIN $10,000

Held in conjunction to The Honda Classic, the 2017 PGA Tour Volunteer Challenge is a fun and friendly competition designed to raise money for your local charities! You can help our team win the $10,000 grand prize by simply voting for us. It takes just a few seconds. Please CLICK HERE to complete your registration and vote for our team.

NEW SATURDAY SESSIONS STARTING JANUARY 28TH

If your 2017 resolution was to start your children learning the game of a lifetime and the sport of business, then please register for classes beginning January 28th. Multiple sessions begin from ages 4-17. Students are grouped by age of ability. Please CLICK HERE for the schedule and more information.

WANT TO PLAY WHERE THE PROS PLAY?

The Honda ClassicRinging in the New Year means that The Honda Classic is right around the corner.  The Honda Classic brings the world’s best PGA TOUR players to Palm Beach County, providing a week of entertainment for the entire community, with a greater goal of supporting South Florida charities, including our Chapter. The Monday after The Honda Classic, the Champion Course is yours for the taking! This is your chance to experience what PGA TOUR professionals do on Championship Sunday. The Champion Course will be set up in the same condition with the same pin placements as it was the day before for the final round of The Honda Classic. EVENT FORMAT: 18 Holes, Two Player Teams – Best Ball Event Prizes will be awarded for Gross and Net Divisions.  Special tee locations will be assigned for Seniors, Ladies and Juniors. TIME: 8:00am Shotgun Start. Limited Field of 96 Players. First come, first served. Please enter early to reserve your team, as this event will sell out quickly and a waiting list will be compiled thereafter. Please CLICK HERE for the tournament invitation.