2009 Tourney Wrap-Up
WHAT A YEAR!
With the economy in the tank and everyone telling us to expect at least 25% less profit, we prepared for the worst and hoped for the best. Golf tournaments were closing their doors left and right and golf courses were calling me to try and compete for my tournament business. A few sponsors regrettably called and said they wouldn’t be able to donate, while other new sponsors were coming out of the the wood works to be first time sponsors. With all of that it was just crazy how different this year played out compared to past years.
So with all of the belt tightening, we made more money than we ever have! $26,706 to be exact! Our highest tournament profit to date. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This 10th tournament was moved to Oak Creek Country Club and what a great move that turned out to be. After our poor experience at Sea Cliff Country Club in Huntington Beach in 2008, the service at Oak Creek was such a sigh of relief. Their GM, Eric Lohman, and their staff was nothing but incredibly courteous and helpful. Not to mention their prices were pretty good too. But I can’t say enough about Eric and his staff. They just made the tournament so smooth.
The tournament itself was a blast. The Mulligan Man once again roamed the fairways to provide $25 Flemmings gift cards to every tourney player as well as play his host of games and of course provide his one free golf shot. The course was in great shape even though six of the holes were cart path only for over-seeding. Note for next year: Avoid the over-seeding season.
The dinner portion of the night was new and adventurous, as this was the first year that we held the dinner outdoors under the Southern California night sky. Note for next year: More lights. Despite only having a three flood lights, my mom’s speech, the Heads-Tails games as well as the Wine Auction were all huge hits. My mom brought a tear to everyone’s eyes as she recapped our first 10 years as a charitable foundation. A little history about my dad and his life as well as the impact that our tournament has The wine auction prize was a 7-Day Bahama Island Cruise courtesy of Charles Abbott Associates. The eventually winner wanted the cruise so badly that he bought four of the six bottles in order to increase his chances of winning. The total raised from the wine action was $2600 and the average price for all of the bottle was $433. The winner of the cruise said he was planning on giving the cruise away as a present. What a guy.
