William Penn Life, 2014 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2014-02-01 / 2. szám
) 31st Annual WPA Golf Tournament & Scholarship Days ] Quicksilver Golf Club / Pittsburgh Airport Marriott Friday-Saturday, July 18-19, 2014 C ome and join us for a weekend of fun for the entire family when WPA hosts our 31 st Annual Golf Tournament & Scholarship Days, July 18 and 19. This year, our tournament returns to the Quicksilver Golf Club in Midway, Pa. This magnificent course has played host to not only four previous WPA tournaments but also a number of tournaments sponsored by the Senior PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Golf Digest has awarded it a 4-star rating. Golf Week Magazine calls it one of the top 15 courses in Pennsylvania and the best public course in the state. While the adults enjoy this championship course, our younger members and guests are invited to join us for the Mini-Golf Open. All WPA members ages 6 to 15 are welcome to play a FREE round of miniature golf at Scally’s Golf Center in Coraopolis, Pa., on Saturday, July 19, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Non-members can play for $5 per child. There will also be special prizes awarded. (Mini-Golf Open registration form appears on page 19.) The weekend’s festivities begin Friday, July 18, with the annual Friday night golfers’ reception at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. The reception is free to golfers and their family members. Non-golfing guests can attend the reception for $ 12. Those planning to attend MUST pre-register for the reception (see form opposite page). The evening will feature food, refreshments, the ever-popular Chinese auction, a Mini-Monte Carlo Night for adults and caricature drawings for children. Our 18-hole tournament will begin the next morning with a shotgun start at 8:30 am Play will be a straight scramble. Along the course, golfers will have the chance to win prizes as part of our traditional skill shot contests, including longest drive, longest putt, closest to the pin and closest to the line. All golfers will also enjoy the use of GPS-equipped carts, and a hot dog and beverage at the turn. Our weekend’s official activities will conclude with the annual golf barbeque to be held at the Quicksilver Golf Club immediately following the tournament. Accommodations will be at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. Room rates are $ 105 per night based on double occupancy. All rooms will be reserved on a first-come/first-served basis and are subject to availability. All golfers and guests must make their room reservations directly with the hotel by calling toll-free I -800-328-9297. To receive our special room rate, use group code WNO for phone reservations and group code WNOWNOA for online reservations. Hotel reservations must be made by June 20 to get the WPA rate. The tournament entry fee is $ I 12 for WPA members and $ 122 for non-members. This fee includes green fees, bag service, locker room sewice, GPS-equipped golf carts, a sandwich and beverage at the turn AND admission to the golf barbeque. Tickets for the barbeque are $42 for WPA adult members age 16 and older, $52 for adult non-members, $ 12 for teens ages 12 to 15, and free for children ages I I and under. An “Early Bird” discount will be offered to all golfers and non-golfing barbeque guests. Golfers and non-golfing barbeque guests can save $ 10 off either their golf entry fee or their barbeque admission if they mail and postmark their entries and reservations by June 10, 2014. Once again, the tournament will feature the fun and exciting hole-in-one contests. All eligible members who score a hole-in-one at the designated par-3 hole during tournament play will win a $ 15,000 cash pnze. Any non-member who scores an ace on the designated hole will win $7,500. Plus, cash prizes will be awarded to golfers who score a hole-in-one on any of Quicksilver’s other par-3 holes during tournament play. On those holes, eligible WPA members will win $5,000, while non-members can take home $2,500. If a hole-in-one is not scored on the $ 15,000 hole, a special $500 cash prize will be awarded to the eligible member who gets his or her tee shot closest to the pin on that hole. By “eligible member” we mean a golfer who is an adult life benefit member of William Penn Association by June 24, 2014, with at least one year’s premiums paid. To enter the tournament and reserve your seats for the barbeque, complete the form found on the opposite page and send it to the Home Office by June 24. Be sure you include your check covering tournament fees, barbeque tickets and admission to the Friday night golfers’ reception (if applicable). Don’t miss this great weekend of golf, good food and fratemalism which benefits our Scholarship Foundation.
