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Big Summer Golf Card Announces June Big Money Tour Winners - Sarasota’s Donald Gordon captures grand prize

Ten local golfers were awarded cash, rounds of golf or golf equipment prizes totaling $5,000.

Photo Captions: (Grand Prize Photo L to R): Bobcat Trail Golf Club’s golf professional David Hronek presents Sarasota resident golfer Donald Gordon with his $1,000 grand prize. (Group Photo L to R): Golf professional David Hronek of Bobcat Trail joins Richard Kane, Donald Gordon, Joseph Davis, Hal Hoffman, Adam Nickerson (July Random Winner) and Rodney Champagne at the Big Money Tour’s June awards event at Bobcat Trail Golf Club in North Port, Fla.

The excitement for Big Money Tour℠ Big Summer Golf Card® holders continues for the second month, as Donald Gordon of Sarasota, Fla. captured the $1,000 cash grand prize for the June drawing, held at Bobcat Trail Golf Club in North Port, Fla. Nine other local golfers were also awarded cash, rounds of golf or golf equipment prizes totaling $5,000. To qualify for the monthly drawing, each player had to play a minimum of four rounds during June at one or more of the 19 participating courses.

David Hronek, head golf professional at Bobcat Trail Golf Club, presented the following awards:

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Grand Prize ($1,000) – Donald Gordon, Sarasota

2nd Prize ($500) – Richard Kane, Punta Gorda

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3rd Prize ($500) – Sharon Lindow, Sarasota

4th Prize ($250) – Gary Duzinski, Sarasota

5th Prize (($250) – Joseph Davis, North Port

6th Prize (19 Golf Certificates to participating courses) – Hal Hoffman, Sarasota

7th Prize (19 Golf Certificates) – Jeffrey Paret, Englewood

8th Prize (19 Golf Certificates) – James Banks, Nokomis

9th Prize (TaylorMade HL1 Aeroburner Driver & Pro V-1 golf balls) – Rodney Champagne, Englewood

10th Prize (TaylorMade HL1 Aeroburner Driver & Pro V-1 golf balls) – Dennis Astrella, North Port

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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