The 2025 Ottawa Hickory Golf Challenge is almost here. This event, organized by Chris Hawes, is raising money for a worthy charity and expanding the fun of hickory stick golf. Chris started this event last year and it was a huge success. My friend Charlie and I participate in last year’s event and walked away with a fantastic golf experience. Chris is running this must attend hickory event again this year and already the numbers of participants has grown. Read on for more details about this must attend hickory stick event.
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13th Annual Monaghan and Furry Friends Scramble Rocked!
The charity golf tournament I played in yesterday was fantastic. The point of the event was to raise money for North Bay and District Humane Society Adoption Centre project and from the looks of the smiling faces around the club house, this event was a huge success. Upon our arrival we registered and quickly headed to the lunch BBQ to scarf down a cheeseburger. With a full belly and water in hand, my group of regulars headed to our starting hole. The weather was fantastic and course (Osprey Links Golf Course) was in great shape. By all accounts, the day was going to be amazing!
Continue readingPlaying In A Charity Scramble Today
Today I am reuniting with my old crew. We signed up to play in a four person in support of 13th Annual Monaghan and Furry Friends Scramble. Proceeds from this year’s event support the North Bay and District Humane Society Adoption Centre project – now under construction! This will be the third time we play in the shotgun scramble and has become a yearly must play event. Hosted at Osprey Links Golf Course, I expect the event will be well organized and our treatment will be outstanding (as usual). There is no real winner of the event except for all the participants!
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For the second year in a row I played in the Annual Monaghan and Furry Friends Scramble, the North Bay Humane Society’s annual golf tournament and it’s biggest annual fundraiser. They offered a gift card from the local Casey’s, a delicious box lunch from Casey’s and coffee from Tim Hortons. The round also included a cart and the potential to some great times. All that was left was to tee up and see what happened!
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It is great to see that charity tournaments are back on the golfing schedule. For the longest time, we were unsure if they would be played given the new COVID policies at the golf course. However, with a few modifications to the tournament format, The Grateful Golfers, (Blair, Rick, Fernando, and myself) put in a team to support the local Humane Society. We tee it up tomorrow and I am just working out the strategy now.
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