Turkey Open

UPDATED: December 30, 2024 - All information below subject to change leading up to the event. Please check back closer to the event for updated information. Thank you!

REMINDER: Sunday, Nov 3, 2024 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time officially ends Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m. Clocks will fall back one hour to 1 a.m., returning us to standard time for the winter months.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 3, 2024 than the day before. Yes, there will be more light in the morning but it will also be darker earlier in the evening, hence the early start time.

This year is the 22nd Annual Turkey Open!

Format: 2 Rounds of 18 Holes - BYOP DOUBLES! (BEST SHOT)
Registration: 7:30 - 8:15am
Player's Meeting: 8:30am

Very limited break between rounds, just enough to add scores and send people back out so please plan accordingly.

A Raffle will be held after the final round before payouts.
The prize will be a Discraft Chainstar Lite.
You can purchase tickets online at registration, at the event, of if you happen t see me somewhere around town.
Only 50 tickets will be sold!
100% of the Raffle benefits the Detroit Capuchin Soup Kitchen (DCSK)

We will be playing 2 rounds at River Bends
A temporary 9 holes will be added around the Upper parking lots allowing us to play 2 18 hole rounds on different courses.
Course A will be holes 1 through 9 plus the nine temporary holes
Course B will be holes 10 through 27

The Shelby Township Parks Department is closing off the three east parking lots allowing us the opportunity to do this so a big shout out to them: Thank You!

NOTE***:
We will be playing Course A the 1st round then Course B the 2nd round.

The Tee Pad assignments are:
Both Rounds Long Tee Pads: Open, Long Arms, and Old Arms
Both Rounds Short Tee Pads: Mixed Arms and Small Arms

Course A Short Tee Pads: Holes 15, 19, 25, and 26
Course B Short Tee Pads: Holes 6, 7, 8, 12 temp, and 18 temp

OBs will be defined on the Comments page

Divisions (3 Teams min):
PRO OPEN - $70 / Team
Big Arm Ams (AM1) - $50 / Team
Old Arm Ams - $50 / Team
Mixed Dubs Ams - $50 / Team
Small Arm Ams (AM3) - $40 / Team
$5 50/50 CTP per person - 1/2 of the proceeds goes to the DCSK
$5 Ace Pool per person

Each entry includes a $5 donation to DCSK

Mulligans will be available for $5 each. Limit 1/Rd
All Mulligans goes to the DCSK

Old arms teams must be a combined age of 80+ years.

The tradition of un-feathered CTP's continues on...

Motor City Chain Gang is responsible for all refunds/cancelations.

A $10 fee will be applied to all refunds except for those on the wait list that don't gain entry to the event. Please see the below link for any questions.

https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103