Bradenton golfer Tom Grimme wins Grand Prize in Big Summer Golf Card's October Big Money Tour

Photos: Grand Prize Winner (L to R): Bradenton golfer Tom Grimme is all smiles as he receives his $1,000 Grand Prize Big Money Tour award from Palm Aire Country Club Head Golf Professional Jay Seymour.

Group Photo (L to R): Jay Seymour, Head Golf Professional Palm Aire Country Club joins Sarasota County golfers and October Big Money Tour winners Lee Stephenson, Sharon Lindow, David Potenza, Glenn Sladcik and George Freed, along with BMT Grand Prize winner and Bradenton resident Tom Grimme, at the final BMT awards party for 2015.

Bradenton golfer Tom Grimme captured the $1,000 Grand Prize in the Big Summer Golf Card’s® Big Money Tour℠ drawing for October. Joined by a strong Sarasota County contingent and two United Kingdom golfers, a total of ten players were awarded a total of $5,000 in cash, golf certificate and golf equipment prizes for the Big Money Tour’s final month in 2015.

Extending from May through October each year, the Big Money Tour awarded a total of $30,000 in cash and prizes over the past six months to Big Summer Golf Card players, all of whom played at least five rounds on one or more of the participating 23 area golf courses.

The October drawing was held at Palm Aire Country Club in Sarasota, where Head Golf Professional Jay Seymour presented the following awards:

Grand Prize $1,000 - Tom Grimme, Bradenton
2nd Prize $500 - David Potenza, Sarasota
3rd Prize $500 - Glenn Sladcik, Sarasota
4th Prize $250 - George Freed, Sarasota
5th Prize $250 - Carol Clapperton, United Kingdom
6th Prize Golf Certificates - Robert Chanitz, Venice
7th Prize Golf Certificates - Alec Anderson, United Kingdom
8th Prize Golf Certificates - Charles DeMuth, Sarasota
9th Prize Golf Equipment - Sharon Lindow, Sarasota
10th Prize Golf Equipment - Lee Stephenson, Sarasota

About The Big Money Tour
To qualify for a monthly drawing, golfers must be a Big Summer Golf Card holder and play at least five rounds at one or more of the participating 23 courses. Players receive an additional entry into the drawing for each additional five 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, every month five golfers also receive prizes ranging from golf certificates for complimentary rounds of golf at participating courses to some of the latest new golf equipment.

2016 Big Money Tour
The upcoming 2016 Big Money Tour, which kicks off May 1, 2016, is the perfect opportunity to play a wide variety of courses around the area including the added benefit hat every round counts toward a potential prize winning. The Big Money Tour is open to all 2016 Big Summer Golf Card holders.

About Big Summer Golf Card
Offering preferred pricing on green fees at more than 55 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 23 courses, unlimited play at favorite area courses from May through October plus special rate offers in November and December, and exclusive play dates at member and private clubs including special Monday play dates at the Ritz-Carlton Club.

Give the Gift of Golf – 2016 Big Summer Golf Card Certificates on sale through Dec. 23rd
Gift certificates for 2016 Big Summer Golf Cards are now on sale for holiday gifts and can be purchased via telephone orders at 941-923-2232 for $53 through Dec. 23, 2015. New 2016 Big Summer Golf Card sales will go on sale in January for $53. To learn more about the Big Summer Golf Card and Big Money Tour, visit www.bigsummergolf.com or call 941-923-2232.