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Gather your friends, family and coworkers, and join us for
the 12th Annual Jed McKnight Open Golf Tournament
to support MS
July 20, 2009 at Indian Peaks Golf Course
 
 ATTENTION: We are sensitive to the economy and thus have reduced the entry fee this year from $100 to $90/golfer (payable via PayPal on this site). We are also excited to include a fundraising aspect. Each team will be responsible for bringing in a minimum of $150 in donations that will go directly to MS. Pledge forms are available for download below:
Click here to download PDF File (Pledge Form) Pledge Help “I am participating in a golf tournament aimed at raising money for MS. Would you consider sponsoring me either per hole or a flat rate? If my team raises the most money we will be recognized at the tournament. Of course, your donation is tax deductible.” - Family Members
- Friends
- Corporate Donations
- Co-Workers
- Neighbors
- Dentist or Doctor
- Philanthropists
 We are excited to announce our partnership with a great organization, Assisted Cycling Tours. This group organizes bike rides for people with disabilities and their families. One of the larger events they participate in every year is the Bike MS (formerly MS 150) ride. This partnership will result in greatly expanding our potential sponsors as well as participants. It will also increase the number of donation dollars provided by Assisted Cycling Tours. We look forward to building this partnership in the years to come.
The tournament will be in the same format as in the past - the four-person Scramble with a shotgun start. This format allows each player in the group to tee off. The game continues by selecting the best spot to play the next shot. All players will play the next stroke from that spot, and play continues in this format until the ball is holed out. A "shotgun" start means that the foursomes will be spread over the entire course. In this way each team will begin at the same time. Each team must use 4 of each golfers' drives. By doing this, we even the playing field by handicapping teams who bring out the "ringer". Prizes will be given for longest putt, closest to the pin, and men's and women's longest drive. Last year these prizes included golf clubs, golf shoes, clothing, etc. We will also have a "pile" of raffle prizes which, in the past, have ranged from golf balls to golf bags and pull carts. Each golfer will receive 2 raffle tickets with their paid entry to the tournament. Additional tickets may be purchased for $1, of which all proceeds will be donated to either the Colorado Chapter of the National MS Society or the Rocky Mountain MS Center. We are currently looking for sponsors to help out with the following contests: - Closest to the Pin
- Hole-in-One Contest
- Longest Drive (Men's and Women's)
- Longest Putt
- Putting Contest
- We will once again offer the "special ball" and numerous other mini-games on various holes.
Speed Hole!
Cost: No Cost
Payout: The payout is negative strokes on the hole
Rules:
1. On a par 3 one player will be on the tee box and the other three on the green.
2. Hole out quickly and receive negative strokes depending on how long it takes (e.g., <20 seconds = -3, etc.) Betting Hole!
Cost: Whatever you wish to wager
Payout: All proceeds less winning payouts go to charity
Rules:
1. Bet money on being to put a ball on the green on a par 3.
2. If you hit the green you double your money. If you miss, your money goes to charity. Special Ball!
Cost: $20 (one per foursome)
Payout: 50% of the proceeds are split amongst the teams returning with the ball; 50% of the proceeds are given to MS
Rules:
1. The ball MUST be in play during EVERY shot of the tournament (honor system, but lets not cheat it's not worth it).
2. You must turn the ball in to the registrar (Anne Najera) upon your arrival at the clubhouse to be eligible for the prize. Schedule
6:00am: Registration/Driving Range
7:15am: Review rules of play
7:30am: Shotgun start
Post Tournament: Lunch and Awards presentation. The challenge is open to individual golfers as well as full teams.  Jed McKnight was a friend and the co-host of this tournament. Along with his family's help and blessings the tournament committee and I continue working toward making this the event we had always dreamed of. We continue to host the tournament in Jed's name as the Jed McKnight Memorial Golf Tournament in remembrance of our friend and with his great big heart in mind. He left us a legacy of kindness, which we continue to honor. We love you Jed!
-Mike Hawkes
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" He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either. "
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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