The Stoughton Golf Course often holds tournaments over the summer through many of the local organizations, but the club wanted to have more kids involved in the sport of golfing, so they held a kids-adults golf tournament on June 25.
This is their first annual tournament of this kind, and it was well received, according to Rowena Clements, the secretary of the Stoughton Golf Board.
The tournament brought 12 teams of two, with one team coming from Corning for the nine-hole game.
They had several fun shots. A longest drive competition was held for the boys and girls, while the adults had to use the kids’ golf clubs.
Each hole had something fun and different planned. They even had to use a golf club like a pool cue to get the ball in the hole.
“We had many great sponsors that helped make it happen as well,” said Clements.
It is their hope that kids will enjoy the sport, start coming out more often, and at the same time try and have a fun time, and then continue to come out for future years.
Kids ranged in age from six to 16, and Clements said they all seemed to have a great time.
Clements also said the weather was perfect, so at the end of the day, they had a barbecue supper at the clubhouse.
Many prizes were awarded thanks to the sponsors.
People are already offering to sponsor next years event, and even suggested that they hold another tournament like this in the fall.
Clements said they are thinking about it since the response went so well and that next year’s tournament will be bigger and better.
