Welcome to the 2011 Special Olympics Massachusetts Golf-a-Thon
Presented by ITG Canada and International Assets
Golfer Tyler Lagasse, fresh off his Silver Medal (79, 78, 75) at the Special Olympics (SO) 2010 National Games, is participating and raising funds at the 2011 SOMA Golf-a-Thon. Check out the second in a series of videos featuring Tyler's story, below:
Welcome to the 5th Annual Special Olympics Massachusetts Golf-A-Thon, presented by ITG and International Assets!
We kick off 2011's event with a Welcoming Reception, presented by Instinet, on Sunday, September 25th, 7:00 pm. at the Crown Plaza Boston/North Shore (50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, Ma.).
Then, on Monday, September 26, we will be playing 2 rounds of golf, over Turner Hill Country Club's award-winning, 18-hole championship course. The first round will be a team "scramble", with handicaps. The second round will be a "bramble", with a 50% handicap reduction. Tee-off will be at 8am, with a finish time of 5pm. A BBQ lunch, presented by Canaccord Genuity, will be served at two stations on the course. The second round will be followed by "The Tyler Lagasse Golf Challenge" then an awards banquet!
As always, there will be surprises throughout the day. Every Par 3 hole will have a hole-in-one prize and nearest the pin prize.
Back in 2011! At 5:00pm on Monday the 26th, there will be "The Tyler Lagasse Golf Challenge". The challenge will consist of playing one hole(handicaps will be taken into account). If there is a tie after completing the 18th, it will be decided by various chipping and putting events until we have a Champion (handicaps will "NOT" be used). There will be a trophy for the Champion and a 1/3rd of the total challenge entrance fee. The entrance fee is $200 per challenger paid on the day, but you can sign up NOW by just emailing . There will also be the opportunity to enter the 50/50 golf challenge raffle where for $10 you can buy a ticket supporting a particular player and if they win you will go into the draw with "only" the people who also selected that player. This added some great fun last year and will be even more fun this year!
Spots are filling up quickly, and we are only taking 18 foursomes for this event. Each team’s minimum sponsorship is $4000 ($1000 per golfer). Golfers may either contribute themselves or pledge to raise the money through pledges, using this website.
If you have any questions please contact Nick Savarese via e-mail or via phone at 508-485-0986 x 217.
