With your friends and family on February 21, 2022 join the Houston Illini Club and other B1G alumni clubs at Northgate Country Club for the First Annual Houston B1G Invitational Golf Tournament! All proceeds from the Illini registrants and their guests accrue towards the Houston Illini Club's scholarship fund!

Out of the 38 registrations to date, 9 are Illini.  Our registration trails both Penn State (14) and OSU (13), so let's work together to spread the word and increase participation!  Also, you need not be good at golf as winning teams will be scattered throughout the leaderboard, not the traditional 1st, 2nd and 3rd! This is sure to be an incredible event which we all hope will become annual.

The Houston Alumni clubs of Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Iowa have accepted the challenge. Are you ready to support your Houston Illini Club while having a great time? If so, see below and our PDF document link.  Players of all skill levels are welcome and have a chance to win. Go Illini! 🔶🔷
 

• Where: Northgate Country Club, 17110 Northgate Forest Drive, Houston, TX  77068
• When: Presidents Day, Monday, February 21, 2022; 10 AM Tee Time
• Format: Scramble with mulligans available for purchase.
• Cost: $105 per player. Register via: http://www.psuhouston.org/golf-tournament.html
• More info: Contact PSU's Terry Stepanik or Houston Illini's Jason Cables (president@houstonilliniclub.com)

Special Notes:

• Anyone can participate and win - there are random prizes for the leaderboard (not simply 1st, 2nd & 3rd!)
• There will be a Hole in One contest that will likely have a $5,000 prize (nearly 100% confirmed)
• There will be an Air Cannon to launch your ball over 300 yards (small donation to participate)
• Memorabilia auction - Diamonds in the Rough - will have stuff from each school and/or nearby pro team
• Beat the pro Hole contest - Prizes to be determined
• Bourbon tasting Air Stream in the parking lot (you read that right!)
• Hole sponsorships available - $300 per hole, signage included.
• For each golfer, the sponsoring university will receive approximately $35 per player, plus any funds spent on mulligans.
• Should you wish, in lieu of participation, you can always make a donation to the Houston Illini scholarship fund!

Requests:  

• Each university to provide a non-golfing volunteer to help run the event (morning or evening shift)
• Do we have a banner that Jason can borrow for the event? Jason - Doug had created a Houston Illini Club sign which I'll provide you
• If available - one or two volunteers to photograph the event
• Prizes from Watch Party Locations - some of the bigger watch party groups have been successful in requesting and receiving ~$200 gift card prizes for the event.  Jason is not sure we have that leverage at any one location, but wanted to throw it out there in case anyone has contacts or suggestions.
• Whether you can attend or not, please post to your social media accounts (linkedin, facebook, etc) and feel free to tag me and I'll share!