Golf Tournament - SOLD OUT
The 2011 Ghost Tree Invitational Golf Tournament is moving to the famed Sunriver Resort and Crosswater Club. Honored by Golf Digest as one of "America's 100 Greatest Courses," and host of the 2007 - 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition major championship, Crosswater is a heathland-style course situated on 600 magnificently scenic acres of woodlands and carefully preserved wetlands.
It was not a easy decision to leave Pronghorn but in order for the Ghost Tree to grow it's celebrity auction and other elements that are important for moving the event forward it became clear that Sunriver Resort was a great option. With the new venue and event partner in Sunriver Resort we will now be able to move the Celebrity Auction indoors and provide accommodations for all of our celebrities at one location, all on site at the event. In addition, we can now offer lodging packages for every guest so you can stay a night or spend the entire weekend at the beautiful Sunriver Resort during Ghost Tree weekend.
The golf tournament is taking place on Friday the 12th of August, we will once again feature a double shotgun golf tournament, taking place at 7:30am and 1:30pm. The format for 2011 is going to be a four person shamble, or a five person shamble if you purchase a celebrity from the Celebrity Auction the night before. Carts will be provided for each foursome and celebrity. You will need to take a minimum of 2 drives per person. The popular BBQ lunch buffet will return from 11am to 2pm. If you do not have a valid USGA handicap then you must send us (Ryan Chackel 63088 NE 18th Street Suite 200 Bend, OR 97701) three scorecards from rounds in the last 6 months and we will develop a tournament handicap for you. If you do not do this, then you will be given a 0 handicap for the tournament. Please let us know if you'd like a tournament handicap, this cannot be done the day of the event or even the day before. In order to be fair to the entire field, we need to either establish the tournament handicap or give you a 0 handicap for the event.
Teams are limited to the first 60 groups. Please see our Tix/Registration page for more information on the cost of foursomes, different packages are available if you want to add lodging at Sunriver Resort or bid on a celebrity as well.
#28 of America's top 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest
America's Top 100 Modern Courses - Golf Week Magazine
Certified Audubon Sanctuary - Audubon International
"It is simply not possible to find a better manicured course anywhere in the world. Period." - Golf Digest
"Save your strength and a few extra sleeves of balls for Crosswater, which is one of the most spectacular designs in America" - Links Magazine.
2011 Tournament Results
First Place: RC Mench/Brad Mombert/Albert King/Mike Eves/Brandi Jackson - 121
Second Place: John Nolan/Eric Carmichael/Bobby Grover/Amy Anderson/Dennis Haysbert - 126
Third Place: Joel McCabe/Terry Lussier/Steve Ries/Tony Kristiansen/Tiffany Schoning - 127
Net Division
First Place: Mark Giustina/John Murphy Jr./Rob Gloeckner/Matt Drewien/Gary Payton/Rick Wild - 110
Second Place: Bruce Plummer/Butch Palmer/Tim Booher/Jim Bowlin - 111 (won in scorecard playoff)
Third Place: Neal Maerki/Darryl May/Marc Holt/Ross Kranz - 111
KP Men #3 - Ted Starkk
KP Men #7 - Chuck Chackel
KP Men #13 - Charles Kingsbaker
KP Men #17 - Ben Grieb
LD Men #2 - Stereo Planet
LD Men #9 - Brady Clark
LD Women #9 - Tiffany Schoning
KP Women #3 - Julie Wells
KP Women #13 - Tiffany Schoning
Skins Game
Team Carrera 2 / Stereo Planet team / Team Windermere / Bend Surgery Center / OSU Cascades team - $180 each
LD Men 12H and Under
First Place: Ben Grieb - 334 Yards
Second Place: Riley Cranston & Bobby Grover - 329 Yards
LD Men 13H and Over
First Place: Fred Jones - 343 yards
Second Place: Grant Aspell - 303 yards
Women's Long Drive
First Place: Amy Anderson - 323 Yards
Second Place: Brandi Jackson - 278 Yards
Putting Challenge
First Place Men: Brad Mombert - 20, Second Place Riley Cranston - 21
First Place Women: Kitten Aspell - 20, Second Place Brandi Jackson - 25
Splash For Cash - Each Splash is worth $40 Cash
Neal Maerki
TJ Duncan
David Leal
Amy Anderson
First Annual Skills Challenge - Thursday Night - 4pm to 7pm
Before the Celebrity Auction get your team together for one more fun evening at the Ghost Tree. This is your chance to test your golf skills against the rest of the field. Go between three stations; Long Drive Contest (divided by handicap), Putting Challenge (two person teams), and finally the Splash For Cash shot. It all takes place at Pronghorn and its a great way to kick off the Ghost Tree weekend.
First Annual Celebrity Auction - Thursday Night - 7pm to 9pm
Right after the Skills Challenge we will begin the most exciting part of Thursday night, the Celebrity Auction. Enjoy some food and drinks as you bid on a celebrity to join your foursome the next day. We're having 25 to 30 sports and entertainment celebrities go up for bid so if you want to add a fifth player to your group for Friday and not only get a leg up on the field by adding a player, you can also get to know one of our celebrities during your round and make a new friend. Each celebrity will be featured in a short presentation and brought up on stage to be interviewed by our hosts for the evening before being auctioned off. In addition, we will be featuring a sports memorabilia silent auction with autographed items from Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Ken Griffey, Jr, Felix Hernandez and many more.
Golf Tournament - Friday the 27th of August, 7:40am and 1:30pm shotguns
Teams are limited to the first 58 foursomes. Although the name implies you must be invited to play, the Ghost Tree Invitational is open to the public, no invitation needed. The 2008 and 2009 event was sold out, so get your team registration in early.
The format for the 2010 Ghost Tree Invitational golf tournament is a four person scramble. The teams that bid on and won a celebrity on Thursday night the 26th will have a fifth player in their group that can participate as a member of the group for the day. A scramble is a very simple format with each person hitting their shot and the group selecting the best ball to play from, each player must use two drives during the eighteen holes (no drives required from the celebrity. A percentage of your overall team handicap will be taken.
The 2010 Breakfast & Lunch Sponsor is Access Bend Concierge
www.accessbendconcierge.com
Gross Division Prizes
First place in the Gross Division will win a trip to Las Vegas that includes airfare courtesy of Allegiant Air, lodging from Planet Hollywood and 2 rounds of golf for each person on the team. In addition, we will have prizes for second and third place teams in the gross division as well.
Net Division Prizes
First place in the Net Division will win a trip to Las Vegas that includes airfare courtesy of Allegiant Air, lodging from Planet Hollywood and two rounds of golf for each person on the team. In addition, we will have prizes for second and third place teams in the net division.
KP's - Long Drives - Hole In One Holes - Etc
As in previous years, we will have closest to the pin contests on each par three for men and women, long drives for men and women and numerous hole in one opportunities throughout your round. In 2009 a new car was the prize for Bill Michel of Bend as he made a hole in one on the 17th hole at Pronghorn, congratulations Bill!
Skins Game
We will once again bring back the popular Skins Game. Enter your foursome on Thursday night or Friday morning where one skin can win you hundreds of dollars.
