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Big Summer Golf Card Announces August Big Money Tour Winners

Jack Carra of Venice captures $1,000 grand prize

Photo Captions: (Grand Prize Photo L to R): Gavin Darbyshire of Jacaranda West Country Club presents Venice, Fla. resident golfer Jack Carra with his $1,000 grand prize. (Group Photo L to R): Gavin Darbyshire of Jacaranda West Country Club (4th from left) joins August Big Money Tour prize winners Richard Buonpane, Anthony Monzo, Jack Carra, Michael Witak, Richard Parsons, David Fisher and John Szczepanik at the awards event.

Big Summer Golf Card golfers captured $5,000 in cash and prizes as part of their participation in August’s Big Money Tour, with Jack Carra of Venice, Fla. capturing the grand prize cash award of $1,000. Nine other local golfers were also awarded cash, rounds of golf or golf equipment prizes. To qualify for the monthly prize drawing, each player played a minimum of four rounds during August at one or more of the 19 participating courses.

Gavin Darbyshire of Jacaranda West Country Club presented the following awards:

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Grand Prize $1,000 – Jack Carra, Venice

2nd Prize $500 – John Szczepanik, Rotonda West

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3rd Prize $500 – David Fisher, Rotonda West

4th Prize $250 – Anthony Monzo, Lakewood Ranch

5th Prize $250 – Richard Parsons, Englewood

6th Prize 19 Golf Certificates – Melvin Stryker, Englewood

7th Prize 19 Golf Certificates – Norma Leppak, Venice

8th Prize 19 Golf Certificates – Michael Witak, Englewood

9th Prize TaylorMade HL1 Aeroburner Driver & Pro V-1 golf balls – Richard Buonpane, Nokomis

10th Prize TaylorMade HL1 Aeroburner Driver & Pro V-1 golf balls – Mike Perlman, Sarasota

About The Big Money Tour

To qualify for a monthly drawing, golfers must be a Big Summer Golf Card holder and register at least four rounds in a given month at one or more of the participating 19 courses. Players receive an additional entry into the drawing for each additional four rounds of golf played in a given month. Drawings are held on the 15th of every month for the preceding month and prizes awarded to the winners at a special presentation at one of the exclusive participating courses.

Every month between May and October, five golfers share in $2,500 of cash prizes, a Grand Prize of $1,000 plus two-$500 and two-$250 cash prizes. In addition, five golfers receive prizes ranging from golf certificates for complimentary rounds of golf at participating courses or golf equipment.

About Big Summer Golf Card

Offering preferred pricing on green fees at 54 courses along Florida’s Gulf Coast as well as south and central Florida, residents and visitors alike can reap the benefits that also include card holder specials, Big Money Tour eligibility for cash and equipment prizes at 19 courses, monthly random prize drawings, unlimited play at favorite area courses from May through October, exclusive play dates at member and private clubs, and special rate offers in November and December.

To join or learn more about the Big Summer Golf Card and Big Money Tour, visit www.bigsummergolf.com or call 941-923-2232.

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