(Continued from p. 40) The same team plays the same holes on day two to try to improve their scores for each hole. Lunch at the Eagles Nest following golf on March 10 (team game). March 17: Wear Green – Everyone Plays From Green Tees – Shamble 2 Best Nets – All Niners play from the Green Tees, everyone drives, the best drive is selected and everyone plays their own ball until their ball is holed. Don’t forget to get your Irish on by wearing some green. March 24: 5 Clubs – Everyone plays their own ball using only 5 clubs, that were pre-selected. (Individual game, but scores not eligible to be posted) March 31: Tropical Tuesday a 4 Person Scramble / Closing Day Events and Luncheon – a 4 person team selects best ball on each stroke and plays from there, until the ball is holed. Tropical attire encouraged, but optional. New Board Members will be announced. LAMGA By David Kubissa The audience at staged productions only sees what goes on when the curtain goes up. But the preparations behind the scenes are what make the show a success. In many ways, that scenario is what unfolds each year when the LAMGA board of directors work to pull off the annual Member-Guest tournament. This year’s event takes place from March 5-7 with 120 golfers vying for prizes in 10 flights. What they will get along with three days of golf are five meals, a value-packed gift bag and chances to win door prizes, closest-tothe-pin rewards, and a shot at a new car for a hole-in-one on No. 2 East. Much of the cost of those amenities and gifts comes from sponsorships secured by all six LAMGA board members. The chore of gathering those sponsors received a boost in 2025 from a subcommittee of LAMGA members who volunteered to help build sponsorship. It was a resounding success, guided by subcommittee chairman Mark Kennedy who again this year is leading the effort with help from LAMGA members Jim Kutsch and Tom Murphy (pictured). But they aren’t the only people working behind the scenes to stage this year’s tournament. The wives and friends of board members will be pitching in during the tournament to hand out registration packets, run a raffle and serve refreshments to golfers. Throughout the year, the sponsors behind the tournament will be listed in this monthly article and posted on the LAMGA web page on LakeAshtonLiving.com. What warrants special mention this month are the major sponsors who have donated well above the minimal donor level. They are: Ryan C. Bates LLC (Bates Capital); Amerity Financial / Burris Warner; Chris Bruser, Mutual of Omaha; JR Golf Carts; Red Hoagland Hyundai; Huston Cadillac Buick GMC; Snowbird Heating and Cooling; Enriquez Lawn & Landscaping; and Weikert Ford. Keep these businesses top of mind when shopping for goods and services in Polk County. THIS IS WHERE NEW MEMORIES ARE MADE CRUISE & LAND VA CATIONS CALL TODAY FOR THE BEST LAND AND CRUISE PACKAGES AVAILABLE AND ASK ABOUT SPECIAL OFFERS! Sall y & Ear l Schle y Lak e Ashto n Resident s 863-308-295 0 | EARL.SCHLEY@CRUISEPLANNERS.CO M www.SandEtravelplanners.co m sally.schley@cruiseplanners.co m FLST # 3906 8 • CST # 2034468-5 0 • HST # TAR-705 8 • WAST # 603-399-50 4
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