The Chamber Golf Challenge Friday provided an opportunity to hit the links and bring in the weekend early while showing support for the local community. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Par for the course

Chamber Golf Challenge a hit

May 24, 2019 | 7:50 PM

As the sun sets over the greens Friday at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club, it brings with it a conclusion to the sixth-annual Battlefords and Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) Chamber Business Golf Challenge.

Linda Machniak, who serves as chief operating officer with the chamber, said it couldn’t have been a better day to host the challenge.

“It was fabulous; the weather has really held off,” she said. “We know that the farmers need rain, but we had said we can have rain any time after 6 p.m.,” she added with a laugh.

The additional activities spread out throughout the course offered many laughs and stories in the clubhouse following the day. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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With 115 participants and more than 18 different businesses taking part, the event proved again this year to be on the upswing as the event only continues to grow, a prospect Machniak is pleased with, to say the least.

“The golfers have remained consistent [from] last year to this year, but the holes were all sold out and everybody was doing some great participatory things so it’s been a really good year for us.”

In addition to the golf, participants this year were greeted with various supplementary games and activities on the course throughout the day.

With a duck hunt on hole 13, a couple of marshmallow drives and even some beanbag tosses, Michniak said the bonus engagement ensured participating golfers were “not only golfing, [but] having some really good entertainment while they’re out.”

An action shot is taken on the course Friday. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Alexis Christensen, who took part in the event, echoed the sentiment that the day was a success, saying she and her team had a great time.

“It was fantastic,” Christensen said. “There was a little bit of overcloud, but other than that, [at least] we avoided the rain. I think the chamber did an amazing job of putting the event together in a really well-done way. Every hole had something that was fun, all the businesses came together, and there was lots of laughter.”

Eighteen businesses joined in the golfing action Friday, giving many in the community the chance to work on their short game. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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