William Penn Life, 2006 (41. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
2006-05-01 / 5. szám
Back to Blackmoor Annual Coif Tournament returns to site of last year's successful outing THE FOLLOWING STORY MAY SEEM FAMILIAR, and it should. That's because this year's WPA Annual Golf Tournament will be a replay of last year's well-received event. Our 23rd annual tournament will be played at the Blackmoor Golf Club in Richmond, Ohio, on Saturday, July 22. Accommodations for golfers and guests, like last year, will be at the Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort in Chester, W.Va. The overwhelmingly positive comments from golfers and guests who attended last year's tournament had us asking ourselves: "Why not do it again?" Indeed, why not? Blackmoor is a fine course. Then there's Mountaineer. Mountaineer features approximately 3,200 slot machines, a year-round thoroughbred racetrack, an upscale hotel with amenities, golf course, fine dining and entertainment, a theater and and a full-scale spa and fitness center. New to this year's tournament will be a "shot gun start." Also, golfers will play individual ball; there will be no scramble.The shot gun start will allow golfers to finish their rounds sooner and thus have more time to enjoy all that the resort has to offer. To enter the tournament and reserve seats for the annual golf awards dinner, complete the form on the next page and send it to Richard W. Toth at the Home Office by June 23. Be sure you include your check covering tournament fees and dinner tickets. All golfers and guests must make their own room reservations directly with The Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort by calling 1-800-804-0468. Fees and Costs The tournament entry fee is $38 for WPA adult life benefit members and $45 for non-members. This fee includes greens fees, cart and a sandwich and beverage at the turn. Room rates at Mountaineer are $96 per night for an intermediate level room at the hotel. Suites are also available for $159 per night. All rooms and suites will be reserved on a first-come/first-served basis and are subject to availability. Tickets for the golf awards dinner are $23 for adults age 16 and older, $12 for teens ages 13 to 15 and $6 for children ages three to 12. The weekend will begin Friday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. with a reception at Mountaineer. The reception will feature the annual putting contest benefiting the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. For the putting contest, all participants who sink three consecutive putts in one turn will win a cash prize. Other prizes will be awarded to those making one or two putts. The 18-hole tournament will be held Saturday, July 22, at Blackmoor. Golfers will tee off in a shot gun start (individual ball format) beginning at 8:30 a.m. Hole-In-One Contest 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 prize. Any nonmember 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 Blackmoor'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 the William Penn Association by July 1,2006, with at least one year's premiums paid. All golfers (both members and non-members) are eligible for prizes to be awarded to the winners of the various skill shot contests to be conducted during tournament play. Buffet Dinner and Surprise Contest The weekend will close with the annual golf awards dinner at The Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort Saturday. A cash bar will open at 4:30 p.m. which will be followed by a buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the courtyard. We have additional plans in the works for our tournament weekend, and it promises to be an event you won't want to miss. For more information, see next month's William Penn Life or refer to the information packet that will be in the mail soon. |WPL| 8 William Penn Life, May 2006
