Annual GSA road trip underway on Friday
5/10/2016 1:55:00 PM | GSA
INTERACTIVE GSA SPRING TOUR MAP
For 30-plus years, the Montana Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA), athletic department staff and coaches have fueled up their cars and hit the open Montana highway each year for the GSA Spring Tour.
The 2016 Grizzly convoy is set to make 13 stops around the state, logging over 3,000 miles, visiting local GSA chapters and spreading the good word of Grizzly athletics with nearly 48 hours behind the wheel.
For three weeks in mid-May through early-June, GSA chapters from Bigfork to Billings and beyond roll out the welcome mat with barbeques, golf outings and socials. UM dignitaries making the rounds include athletic director Kent Haslam, head football coach Bob Stitt and Lady Griz head coach Robin Selvig, just to name a few.
"It's an awesome time of the year," says senior associate AD, and GSA executive director Greg Sundberg.
"The GSA Spring Tour is a great time to get around the state and thank our loyal supporters. Not only does the spring tour generate monies for student-athlete scholarships, it also is a great time to update our fans on all that is going on in Grizzly Athletics."
The annual loop of the state kicks off this Friday, May 13, as the caravan heads north to Bigfork for the Grizzly Golf Classic at Eagle Bend Golf Course, before heading east of the divide to Lewistown, Great Falls, Cut Bank and Fort Benton.
On May 20, the road trip continues in Ronan at the Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for the Griz tournament, followed by another trip back east to Havre, Sidney and Billings. The tour concludes with GSA chapter events in Hamilton, Helena, Butte and Missoula.
To see photos, video, locations and more, visit the GSA tour interactive map at gogriz.com, which will be updated throughout the Spring Tour. For further details, visit the GSA page at gogriz.com.
2016 GSA SPRING TOUR
MAY 13 BIGFORK
MAY 16 LEWISTOWN
MAY 17 GREAT FALLS
MAY 18 CUT BANK
MAY 19 FORT BENTON
MAY 20 RONAN
MAY 24 HAVRE/GLASGOW
MAY 25 SIDNEY
JUNE 1 HAMILTON
JUNE 2 HELENA
JUNE 3 BUTTE
For 30-plus years, the Montana Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA), athletic department staff and coaches have fueled up their cars and hit the open Montana highway each year for the GSA Spring Tour.
The 2016 Grizzly convoy is set to make 13 stops around the state, logging over 3,000 miles, visiting local GSA chapters and spreading the good word of Grizzly athletics with nearly 48 hours behind the wheel.
For three weeks in mid-May through early-June, GSA chapters from Bigfork to Billings and beyond roll out the welcome mat with barbeques, golf outings and socials. UM dignitaries making the rounds include athletic director Kent Haslam, head football coach Bob Stitt and Lady Griz head coach Robin Selvig, just to name a few.
"It's an awesome time of the year," says senior associate AD, and GSA executive director Greg Sundberg.
"The GSA Spring Tour is a great time to get around the state and thank our loyal supporters. Not only does the spring tour generate monies for student-athlete scholarships, it also is a great time to update our fans on all that is going on in Grizzly Athletics."
The annual loop of the state kicks off this Friday, May 13, as the caravan heads north to Bigfork for the Grizzly Golf Classic at Eagle Bend Golf Course, before heading east of the divide to Lewistown, Great Falls, Cut Bank and Fort Benton.
On May 20, the road trip continues in Ronan at the Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for the Griz tournament, followed by another trip back east to Havre, Sidney and Billings. The tour concludes with GSA chapter events in Hamilton, Helena, Butte and Missoula.
To see photos, video, locations and more, visit the GSA tour interactive map at gogriz.com, which will be updated throughout the Spring Tour. For further details, visit the GSA page at gogriz.com.
2016 GSA SPRING TOUR
MAY 13 BIGFORK
- Grizzly Golf Classic
- Eagle Bend Golf Course Bigfork, MT
- Tee off 12:00 noon
- $130 per player
- Contact Rick or Barb Cunningham
- 406-253-9192 or
- bmca01@centurytel.net
MAY 16 LEWISTOWN
- Lewistown GSA Social & Dinner
- Pine Meadows Club House
- 5:30 p.m. Social hour - 6:30 p.m. Dinner
- $15 per person (includes donation to Griz Athletics)
- ALL MONTANA GRIZ FANS ARE INVITED
- Meet Griz Coaches & Staff
- Contact: Jim Wier - 406-366-3444
- Monte Solberg - 406-350-5458
MAY 17 GREAT FALLS
- Great Falls Coaches' Barbecue
- Mansfield Convention Center at the Civic Center
- 5:00 p.m. Doors open - 6:00 p.m. Dinner served (Barbecue pork/fried chicken, salads, Borrie's pasta, desserts)
- Local Microbrews/domestic beer, soda, water
- $10 Adults - $5 Children (under 12) - $25 Family
- Activities include face painting, view team highlights, meet Grizzly coaches and staff, Monte
- Live/Silent auction, Heads or Tails game (Tim Joyner art piece), Split-the-Pot, raffle ($20 each or 6/$100) 1/2 beef, 4 person hot tub, $800 furniture store gift certificate
- General questions: Patty Myers 406-899-0874
- Golf inquiries: Tom Mathews 406-899-8230
MAY 18 CUT BANK
- Cut Bank Golf Scramble & Family Barbecue
- Cut Bank Golf & Country Club
- 1:00 p.m. Registration - 1:30 p.m. Golf
- 5:00 p.m. Social - 6:00 p.m. Dinner (silent auction)
- $20 Golf - $20 Dinner - $5 Child - $40 Family
- Contact:
- Shelley Larson 406-229-0758
- Greg Larson 406-949-4266
MAY 19 FORT BENTON
- Fort Benton GSA Golf Tournament
- Signal Point Golf Course
- 18-Hole Modified Stableford Tournament
- 10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
- $400 per team (golf, cart, lunch, range balls)
- Awards and auction immediately after round concludes
- Call for sponsorship opportunities
- Come interact with UM coaches and staff
- Contact Chris Halko 406-788-9088 or pharmacy@fortbenton.com
MAY 20 RONAN
- Tana Bockman Memorial Golf for the Griz Tournament
- Mission Mountain Golf Course
- 11:00 a.m. shotgun start - 4:00 p.m. barbecue
- $80/golfer ($70 for MMGC members) - $15 cart fee (not included with entry fee)
- $25 for barbecue only make checks payable to: Mission Mountain GSA Chapter (we can only accept cash/checks) pick up/drop off entries at MMGC, attn: Joey, 46664 Golf Course Way, Ronan, 59864
- Sorry, no entries accepted the day of the tournament
- Contact: Mack McConnell, Box 811, St. Ignatius, MT 59865
- Phone: 406-745-4151 or 552-2525
- email: mackm@blackfoot.net
MAY 24 HAVRE/GLASGOW
- Havre Glasgow GSA Social
- Elk's Lodge
- 5:00 p.m. no host social - 6:00 p.m. dinner
- $10.00 each for taco bar
- Contact: Pete Helland 406-228-9331 day – 406-228-2008 evenings
MAY 25 SIDNEY
- Sidney GSA Annual Banquet
- Sidney Country Club
- 11:00 a.m. no host lunch - 1:00 p.m. golf - 6:00 p.m. Social hour/dinner (silent auction)
- $100 dinner/golf - $65 golf only - $45 dinner only
- Hole Sponsor - $150 (includes golf/dinner for 1)
- Corporate Sponsor - $300 (includes golf/dinner for 2)
- Contact: Bill Brenner 406-480-4502 or 406-433-5464
- Kevin Mayer 406-480-2562 or 406-482-2704
- Phil Johnson 406-480-1991 or 406-433-1402
JUNE 1 HAMILTON
- Bitterroot Valley GSA Meet and Greet Barbecue
- Daly Mansion Event Tent - 251 Eastside Hwy - Hamilton
- 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Barbecue (no-host beer and wine)
- $15.00 /Adult - $10.00/student
- Meet and mingle with Griz coaches and staff
- Prizes - live auction - silent auction - and more fun activities
- Contact Rick Lubke, Bitterroot Valley GSA president,
- 406-544-6314 or rlubke@msn.com
JUNE 2 HELENA
- Grizzly Golf Scramble
- Bill Roberts Municipal Golf Course
- 10:00 a.m. Registration - 11:00 a.m. golf
- 5:30 p.m. Social - 6:30 p.m. Banquet
- $100 Golf - $20 Banquet
- Banquet: Knights of Columbus Hall, 1867 Washington St., Helena (near the airport)
- Contact: Jay Smith - 459-2838
JUNE 3 BUTTE
- Butte GSA - Summit Beverage Griz golf tournament
- Butte Country Club
- 11:00 a.m. registration - 12:00 noon shotgun start
- $100/golfer (includes golf, tee prizes, dinner)
- 4-person team golf scramble
- Call BCC Pro Shop at 494-3383 for cart reservations
- Contact:
- Moose Petritz - 490-8882
- Marnie Prigge - 490-0675
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