7th annual golf tournament to unite officers and town

Times Reporter  

 

The Strathmore Emergency Services Charity Golf Tournament has given the opportunity for local firefighters, and RCMP members, to mix and mingle with the general public since 2007. They get that opportunity once again, come June 21, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the Strathmore Golf Club.

“Last year we sold out,” said Program Coordinator for the Strathmore Regional Victim Services Society, Lesley Hering. “And it looks like it’s going to be another sold out event.” 

Approximately $12,000 was raised in 2012 from the tournament, with 144 participants.

The tournament is sponsored by the Strathmore Regional Victim Services Society, the Town of Strathmore Fire Department, the Strathmore RCMP, the Town of Strathmore Municipal Constables, and the Wheatland and District Emergency Services.

Golfers all start out on different parts of the course and the tournament is run in a Texas scramble style; there are two teams on each hole, four players on each team, and each player hits from the same spot to begin. Everyone on the team then hits from the best drive of one of their players, from hole to hole.

“It’s $125 to play,” Hering said. “It gets you the 18 holes of golf, a beef dinner, golf cart use, a gift for every player, opportunities to win at the silent auction, 50/50, and all kinds of fun stuff.”

There are also many hole-in-one prizes, including trips, cash, and cars – so start practicing your swing.

If interested in joining, as an individual or a business group, visit www.emergencyservicescgt.org, or contact Lesley Hering at (403) 934-6552.