I’m fully aware that this post might be the most divisive post I have ever written. I’ll just preface the whole thing by saying that I went to the University of Iowa. Hopefully that will help all of those…
Except for the weather (today’s an exception – today’s weather is perfect), I like living in Iowa. It’s a good place to raise a family. I don’t feel uncool because I don’t wear name brands. I know most of…
Our family feels fortunate to be the host to about forty fundraising golf outings each year. It never ceases to amaze me that there are so many great causes out there that need help. I have featured several of…
In my line of business, I get to meet some incredible people. They are people who have huge hearts and display an unbelievable amount of dedication to their cause. Our golf course is fortunate to be a venue that…
Six years ago, I had a group of men approach me and ask if they could have a Polar Bear Open at our golf course. They had never planned a golf outing before, but as graduates from North High…
This was the 20th year for the O’Donnell family to host their annual golf outing at our course. Their golf outing is cleverly called O’Donnell and Friends Open. What started out as a small family gathering has turned into…
Every year, our Women’s Club holds a Rally for the Cure. This is a Two Gal Best Shot tournament that raises money for breast cancer. We work with the Komen Foundation here in Des Moines. The proceeds to this…
Back in 1994, we hosted a golf outing for the O’Donnell family. It was the first one which served as a family reunion of sorts. About 40 golfers were present. The family which included Dan & Dee O’Donnell, their…
In case you live under a rock or outside of our great state of Iowa, we’ve had a pretty ugly spring. So ugly, in fact, that it actually snowed. In. May. Yeah. Let me tell you that I have…
Every spring, we host the Toad Valley Invitational. No. It isn’t anything that we sponsor, but rather a bunch of Drake Alumni who come in from all over the United States. They call it Toad Valley Invitational because you…
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