Golfers take part in the annual Canadian Snow Golf Championships at Midland Meadows Golf Club. (Image: Midland Meadows Golf Club/Facebook)
Organizers of this weekend’s Canadian Snow Golf Championships say the event was a huge success.
Now in its 20th year, the annual fundraiser at the Midland Meadows Golf Club raises money for Make-A-Wish Canada.
The foundation has been creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses since 1983.
Glen Gray, the owner of Midland Meadows, said they initially wanted to raise $20,000 to grant two wishes but lowered their goal amid the pandemic.
“If we could get $10,000, one wish, we would be satisfied,” said Gray. “Anything less than that we’d be OK with knowing that it would be what it would be.”
But the fundraiser surpassed all expectations. By the end of the weekend, more than $25,000 was collected — enough to grant 2.5 wishes.
Gray said they saw a record 44 teams and nearly 180 golfers take part in this year’s event. He gives some of the credit to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Nobody really travelled down south, they weren’t away, sports tournaments weren’t going on, things like that, so there was a lot of people within our zone that were able to participate this year,” said Gray.
Gray said this year’s championship looked a bit different than previous years because of Public Health guidelines.
Having more than 150 players on the course at once was not possible, so they had five tee times over two days to keep numbers below 50 people at once.
“We all wish [COVID-19] never happened, but if some good can come of it, it got people outside, fresh air, donating to a good cause, and they got some exercise,” said Gray.
The event has raised close to $250,000 over the past 20 years, he said.
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