2nd Annual Cowboy Gold Tournament

Saturday, April 7, Wickenburg, Az.

The Community Rodeo Association of Wickenburg will present the 2nd Annual Cowboy Golf Tournament. All proceeds go towards capital improvements of Community Rodeo Grounds.

The tournament features nine holes of Cowboy "Desert Country" Golf and Special "Hole In One" contest using horse manure tees.

All participants must be mounted on horses or mules.

$75 entry fee per golfer (includes one meal ticket)

$50 caddy fee; caddy optional (includes one meal ticket)

$20 extra meal ticket.

There will be a steak fry and awards ceremony that starts at 6:30 p.m. at the BBQ Pit at the Rodeo Grounds. The steak fry is sponsored by the Wickenburg Saddle Club.

Golf Tourney Rules:

All golfers must travel from shot to shot by horseback (mules allowed if extra mule fee of $10 is paid)

There will be nine holes plus a hole-in-one contest. Maximum of 10 shots per hole - each hole from 100 to 200 years with one hole being 500 yards.

Golfers may use commercial tees or "natural" tees such as road apples or meadow muffins.

Golfers may be male, female, or other.

Any golfer desiring to rent a horse may contact committee for assistance.

All participants MUST sign Release. Lawyers must sign in blood (preferably their own)

Foursomes may be made up at entry time or committee will assign to a foursome.

Shotgun Start - T-times will be posted at Town Hall, Ben's Saddlery, Double D, and others.

Schedule: 1st T-time at 8:00, then ever 15 minutes.

Water and Hay will be available at Rodeo Grounds.

RAIN: IN the event of rain, all golfers will gather at designated area (without horses) for "Fantasy Golf", barbecue and beer. All fees will still be paid! After all ... this is a fund raiser!

COURSE ACTION:

Golfers are limited to three clubs which must be irons. No woods or pool cues allowed.

Rules for each individual hole will be posted. A map of "holes" will be provided at registration table. Compasses and GPS are allowed.

Clubs may be carried by caddy if caddy entry fee paid. Caddy  must also be horseback. It is highly recommended that wives NOT caddy for husbands and vice versa. We want to keep bloodshed to a minimum.

Golf balls will be provided by committee. There will be a limit per golfer.

Each golfer is limited to carrying one quart of liquid on the course. A caddy may carry as much as you can talk them into carrying.

Cowboy Rules of Etiquette will apply on the course (provided we find some by tournament time)

All score cards must be signed and turned in to Tournament Chairman. Cheaters will be treated as rustlers or horse thieves. (Any hangings to take place at conclusion of Barbecue). If a question arises regarding scores at "prize-giving time," each member of the foursome might also be asked to sign the card in question. Rustler/horse thief rules also apply to cheating witnesses.

There will be a "Hole Boss" at each hole. Rule interpretations ad rulings by Hole Bosses cannot be appealed without appropriate bribe.

Golfers who desire to "cuss" on the course must have cussin' pre-approved by Coney Orosco.

"LIE" You may improve your lie within the "Green Circle" by moving ball 7-11/16 inches in any direction except closer to the hole. Outside the circle may move ball one club length in any direction.

"LOST BALL" A lost ball may be replaced approximately at the spot where it was lost. A one stroke penalty will apply. There will be a limit of six "lost balls" per hole per golfer.

"OUT OF BOUNDS" are you kidding!!!

"ENDANGERED SPECIES" If a golfer accidentally kills an endangered species, please ask the Tournament Director for a shovel.

There is a special prize if you hit a rattlesnake with your ball. Hitting snake with club does not count. (If you "accidentally" kill a snake with your club, please bring it to the barbecue so we can all share)

If you hit a cow with a shot, you may use another ball and take the shot again with no penalty. However, if the shot which hits the cow becomes embedded in any orifice of the cow, you must chase the cow and retrieve the ball. Failure to do so will result in dire consequences (we might tell Willie who put the ball in his cow!!)

If a golfer observes a ball in flight which is about to strike a horse, the golfer must position himself/herself/itself between the ball and the horse. Anyone thus saving a horse from being struck by an errant ball, will be presented with the "Secret Service Taking One For the Horse's Ass" Award.

ABUSE: Since the SPCA might be present, all abuse must be directed toward other golfers and not towards the animals.

Other rules will be promulgated (Made Up) at a later date!

 

Cowboy Golf Hole-In-One Contest:

This will take place inside the rodeo arena. The "hole" is a large feed bucket. A Sand Wedge will be provided for each golfer to use. Each golfer gets one shot as part of his/her/it entry fee. Additional shots are $1.00 per shot. A limit of 1,000 shots per golfer.

1) Ball must be teed upon horse manure pile. Option 1: Select manure and tee up yourself. If you use gloves, please remove them before picking up the club; Option 2: Our staff will "handle" for you for a special fifty cents "handling fee". This fee goes to the youth of the Wickenburg Saddle Club.

2) If ball rolls off "manure tee" before golfer swings, ball must be replaced on tee before proceeding. (note: our staff will replace the ball once free of charge - if it happens again, we're back to the special "handling fee".

3) Prizes for "Hole In One" - several categories: Youngest, Oldest, "Natural Blonde", others. Special prize for "Biggest Splatter" off tee.

For more info call J.J. at (520) 684-0202.