Charity Raffle for the 2025 Texas Cup (Strohs + Plex)

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I feel like a good 10-15% of my posting history here on the refuge is just running the threads for the Texas Cup raffle. And here we are again for 2025!

This is our FIFTH year to have a team from each of Houston, Dallas, and Austin+SanAntonio play each other in a two-day, three-round ryder cup format. This years event isMarch 28th-30th, 2025, and we’re still loving the instagram life at Pine Dunes Golf Club in Frankston, TX. We’ll do the Raffle live here on the refuge on Wednesday, March 26th.

By virtue of taking the trophy home last year (not to mention the three years prior to that also), the Austin/San Antonio team retains the charity choice. The 2025 NLU Texas Cup this year will again benefit Wonders and Worries , which provides counseling and therapy services for the families, especially the children, for folks afflicted with cancer and other medical challenges. Houston STROHs member @jsavoie88 has been on the board for more than a year, and the organization is doing amazing things.

Previous years raffles have had more depth of items, but this year we have, without a doubt, the best quality of donations at the top of the stack. Including a two-night stay at a Pinehurst condo, and two all-inclusive tickets to a Houston Dynamo game (and donations keep rolling in, so check back!)

RAFFLE DETAILS

  • Everyone can play in the raffle! If you buy a ticket, you could win, you just have to be on the thread on the 26th to claim your prize should your number be drawn! You do not have to be playing in the event to be in the raffle!
  • We will be holding a charity raffle on WEDNESDAY, March 26th, at 8 PM Central right here on the Refuge in this thread.
  • Raffle tickets will be $5 each. You can buy an unlimited amount of tickets (see below for process).
  • Winning ticket numbers will be drawn through an online randomizer and results posted in the thread.
  • Winner picks their item. Once it’s selected, the item is gone. If you are not present, you get moved to end of line or can show up and pick. You can also have someone pick for you by proxy (like, text them or something). It just has to be posted on the thread, for record-keeping.
  • Since you get your pick, you can only win once. Shares the wealth and keeps everyone invested. (edit - organizers reserve the right to let people win multiple times if we have more items than we do people purchasing tickets)

DONATIONS STILL ACCEPTED

  • We are still accepting items for the raffle. If you have some golf (or non golf) adjacent items to donate, please DM me!

HOW TO BUY TICKETS?

  • Open this spreadsheet and mark down the number of tickets you want.
  • Send me the money on Venmo - my handle is at the top of the tickets tab
  • I will confirm receipt of the money, and update the sheet accordingly.
  • Tickets can be purchased up until 7:30 pm central time on Wednesday, March 26th.

I would really love to see us sell enough tickets to cover the retail value of the donated items; right now, that’s ~$2600. At $5 a ticket, our goal is 520 tickets. You can do it - let’s pump up these numbers to help families in need.

Tagging the captains from each city in case they have anything they’d like to add - @Insulin_And_Bogeys (Dallas), @FishNChips12 (Houston).

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@STROHS and @BigPlex for those out there watching … buy tickets, support the squad!

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More items added!

Item # Item Description
1 Golf for 3 at Hurricane Creek Country Club (north of Dallas)
2 Bottle of Blantons, Aloha Crew Visor
3 Signed Copy of Movies with Balls by Kyle Bandujo
4 Jones Rover carry bag, ‘Le Creme’ color, new in plastic
5 Jones Ranger cooler / shag bag, Navy, new in plastic
6 Golf for 3 at Conroe Country Club (Houston)
7 TM Sim Max 4-hybrid (22*), stiff Mitsubishi shaft. Lightly used, see pic
8 Strohs Putter Cover, Strohs Putter Grip from BestGrips
9 Lag Shot 7 iron
10 Two All-Inclusive club tickets to Colorado Rapids @ Houston Dynamo (that’s soccer), April 19th. Includes beer, wine, soda and heavy appetizers. This item is a package deal with an autographed picture of Natalie Gulbis.
11 Ironroot Whisky gift basket (up to $200 value). Pick two bottles and one souvenir, guided by Tyler Rosser
13 Three-day, two-night stay at a condo in Pinehurst
14 Guest day at Redfeather in Lubbock with Daniel Snell (Guest fee $185)
15 Golf for Three at Great Hills with Greg Sheilds
16 $100 GC to PGA Superstore
17 Golf Ball Glasses with TP5 and ProV1 Sleeves
18 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Foothills with Dan Elliott
19 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Canyons with Dan Elliott
20 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Crenshaw with Dan Elliot
21 Bottle of Weller Antique 107
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Y’all, this raffle has suddenly turned out quite awesome. Check out the updated list of items (I can share pictures if anyone wants to see them). A FREE two -night stay in Pinehurst? Several comped rounds of golf in the Austin, Houston, and DFW areas. Great gear from titleist, some clubs, and a surprising amount of bourbon.

Reminder you do not have to be playing in the event to win. I’m also happy to text anyone that might not be able to be online this wednesday.

Latest item list -

Item # Item Description Value
1 Three-day, two-night stay at a condo in Pinehurst

2BD/2Bath, 4 adults max.
Blackout Dates:
April 1-May 31
June 15-22
July 31 - Aug 3
Aug 28 - Sept 1
Pictures available		 $750
2 Two All-Inclusive club tickets to Colorado Rapids @ Houston Dynamo (that’s soccer), April 19th. Includes beer, wine, soda and heavy appetizers. This item is a package deal with an autographed picture of Natalie Gulbis. $350
3 Golf for 3 at Hurricane Creek Country Club (north of Dallas) $300
4 Bottle of Blantons, Aloha Crew Visor $100
5 Signed Copy of Movies with Balls by Kyle Bandujo $30
6 Jones Rover carry bag, ‘Le Creme’ color, new in plastic $135
7 Jones Ranger cooler / shag bag, Navy, new in plastic $60
8 Golf for 3 at Conroe Country Club (Houston) $300
9 TM Sim Max 4-hybrid (22*), stiff Mitsubishi shaft. Lightly used, see pic $150
10 Strohs Putter Cover, Strohs Putter Grip from BestGrips $100
11 Lag Shot 7 iron $80
12 Ironroot Whisky gift basket (up to $200 value). Pick two bottles and one souvenir, guided by Tyler Rosser $200
13 Guest access at Redfeather in Lubbock with Daniel Snell (Guest fee $185) -
14 Golf for Three at Great Hills with Greg Sheilds $300
15 $100 GC to PGA Superstore $100
16 Golf Ball Glasses with 2 TP5 Sleeves $50
17 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Foothills with Dan Elliott $400
18 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Canyons with Dan Elliott $400
19 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Crenshaw with Dan Elliot $400
20 Bottle of Weller Antique 107 $100
21 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
22 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
23 Titleist ‘Players Convertible Duffle’ $175
24 Acushnet Accessories Basket - FJ/Linksking Glove Holder and Scotty Cameron Towel $100
26 Scotty Cameron headcover - Club Cameron 10th Anniversary $150
27 Scotty Cameron headcover - Lena Las Vegas $150
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The raffle might start a bit after 800pm central tomorrow, due to potential fatherly bedtime duties :).

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Two more items added to the raffle … get those tickets!

Item # Item Description Value
1 Three-day, two-night stay at a condo in Pinehurst

2BD/2Bath, 4 adults max.
Blackout Dates:
April 1-May 31
June 15-22
July 31 - Aug 3
Aug 28 - Sept 1
Pictures available		 $750
2 Two All-Inclusive club tickets to Colorado Rapids @ Houston Dynamo (that’s soccer), April 19th. Includes beer, wine, soda and heavy appetizers. This item is a package deal with an autographed picture of Natalie Gulbis. $350
3 Golf for 3 at Hurricane Creek Country Club (north of Dallas) with Tyler Rosser $300
4 Bottle of Blantons, Aloha Crew Visor $100
5 Signed Copy of Movies with Balls by Kyle Bandujo $30
6 Jones Rover carry bag, ‘Le Creme’ color, new in plastic $135
7 Jones Ranger cooler / shag bag, Navy, new in plastic $60
8 Golf for 3 at Conroe Country Club (Houston) with Zach Sewill $300
9 TM Sim Max 4-hybrid (22*), stiff Mitsubishi shaft. Lightly used, see pic $150
10 Strohs Putter Cover, Strohs Putter Grip from BestGrips $100
11 Lag Shot 7 iron $80
12 Ironroot Whisky gift basket (up to $200 value). Pick two bottles and one souvenir, guided by Tyler Rosser $200
13 Guest access at Redfeather in Lubbock with Daniel Snell (Guest fee $185) -
14 Golf for Three at Great Hills with Greg Sheilds $300
15 $100 GC to PGA Superstore $100
16 Golf Ball Glasses with 2 TP5 Sleeves $50
17 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Foothills (Austin) with Dan Elliott $400
18 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Canyons (Austin) with Dan Elliott $400
19 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Crenshaw (Austin) with Dan Elliot $400
20 Bottle of Weller Antique 107 $100
21 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
22 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
23 Titleist ‘Players Convertible Duffle’ $175
24 Acushnet Accessories Basket - FJ/Linksking Glove Holder and Scotty Cameron Towel $100
26 Scotty Cameron headcover - Club Cameron 10th Anniversary $150
27 Scotty Cameron headcover - Lena Las Vegas $150
28 $150 gift card to the restaurant Fortunate Son in Garland, TX $150
29 Golf for three at Dornick Hills (Ardmore, OK) with Rob Rosson $300
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tagging some folks as a reminder that the raffle is tonight. I’ll post a zoom meeting link if you want to join and see some randos, but we’ll also live-post here who’s pick it is, what they take, and what’s remaining on the items list.

@jpete0210 @Sampsonite @K-Winn @omarmjhd @JScore @Insulin_And_Bogeys @HoldenLyons @Southpaw72 @Wnf08a

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@3offtheTee @Drubru1131 @FishNChips12 @jpruitt010 @randy.elliott @bbollmer @alightpainter @ReallyFatPat @Manhattan @SaveMuny

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@dirtywill267 @alex.irion @anotherballromes @jmacandcheese @Stelske @Colty @rjw88 @JoshBWNY @clktex @jsavoie88

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@jbrooks @kapsularian @JKL3 @einbigd

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also ticket sales are now closed. Final tally, 520 tickets raising $2600 - not too shabby!

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Zoom link - Launch Meeting - Zoom. Passcode 240492. Will go live at 8:10pm central time.

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Bedtime is over here, come on Dad

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Item # Item Description Value
1 Three-day, two-night stay at a condo in Pinehurst

2BD/2Bath, 4 adults max.
Blackout Dates:
April 1-May 31
June 15-22
July 31 - Aug 3
Aug 28 - Sept 1
Pictures available		 $750
2 Two All-Inclusive club tickets to Colorado Rapids @ Houston Dynamo (that’s soccer), April 19th. Includes beer, wine, soda and heavy appetizers. This item is a package deal with an autographed picture of Natalie Gulbis. $350
3 Golf for 3 at Hurricane Creek Country Club (north of Dallas) with Tyler Rosser $300
4 Bottle of Blantons, Aloha Crew Visor $100
5 Signed Copy of Movies with Balls by Kyle Bandujo $30
6 Jones Rover carry bag, ‘Le Creme’ color, new in plastic $135
7 Jones Ranger cooler / shag bag, Navy, new in plastic $60
8 Golf for 3 at Conroe Country Club (Houston) with Joe Savoie $300
9 TM Sim Max 4-hybrid (22*), stiff Mitsubishi shaft. Lightly used, see pic $150
10 Strohs Putter Cover, Strohs Putter Grip from BestGrips $100
11 Lag Shot 7 iron $80
12 Ironroot Whisky gift basket (up to $200 value). Pick two bottles and one souvenir, guided by Tyler Rosser $200
13 Guest access at Redfeather in Lubbock with Daniel Snell (Guest fee $185) -
14 Golf for Three at Great Hills with Greg Sheilds $300
15 $100 GC to PGA Superstore $100
16 Golf Ball Glasses with 2 TP5 Sleeves $50
17 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Foothills (Austin) with Dan Elliott $400
18 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Canyons (Austin) with Dan Elliott $400
19 Golf for Three at Barton Creek Crenshaw (Austin) with Dan Elliot $400
20 Bottle of Weller Antique 107 $100
21 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
22 Titleist Gear Basket - 2dz 2024 Prov1 (pre-customized), 2 Bob Vokey bag tags $100
23 Titleist ‘Players Convertible Duffle’ $175
24 Acushnet Accessories Basket - FJ/Linksking Glove Holder and Scotty Cameron Towel $100
26 Scotty Cameron headcover - Club Cameron 10th Anniversary $150
27 Scotty Cameron headcover - Lena Las Vegas $150
28 $150 gift card to the restaurant Fortunate Son in Garland, TX $150
29 Golf for three at Dornick Hills (Ardmore, OK) with Rob Rosson $300
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Bold items are goneeeeeee.

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< s > < / s > will do strikethru if you’re so inclined
like this

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I was told to bold, but that sounds more fun.

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In @FishNChips12’s defense, I’m editing live in a Google sheet, and then he’s just copy-pasting here. And strikethru is not on my default edit bar for text formatting. That’s a me problem, but here we are.

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