On July 15, 2024 (100 years from the actual date the ERGC opened), 250 invited guests celebrated in grand fashion the Club’s centennial celebration event!
After over a year of planning, and with numerous individuals working diligently to make it a memory maker event, Mother Nature blessed the event with sunshine, vibrant blue waters on Elk Lake, a walkway to welcome our guests with vintage wooden boats, cars and trucks as they made their way to the tent for a incredible evening!
The night included a cocktail hour with delicious appetizers, a catered plated dinner with Ron Getz playing his wonderful music, an informative program where the Club received local, state and national recognition and then guests were entertained by the Main Street Dueling Pianos with upbeat music and some guests even put on their dancing shoes and took to the dance floor to celebrate.
In talking to numerous guests, the following words and phrases were mentioned to describe the evening – magical, memorable, classy, fun, celebratory, a lifetime memory maker, a wonderful historical tribute to the ERGC and the list goes on.
We are incredibly grateful to the staff, board of governors and club historian, our event coordinator, sponsors, talented musicians, vendors and volunteers for their tireless efforts and generosity! When they say it “takes a village” to pull off an event of this magnitude, it is true in every way.
To quote Donald Ross – “I believe wholeheartedly in golf. I consider it a game of honor. It does more to bring out the finer points in a person’s character than any other sport.”
In closing, the Elk Rapids Golf Club “rang the bell” loud and proud and our storied history was recognized and honored and we are well positioned for the future!
Please click on the link below to watch some highlights from the 100th Anniversary Celebration.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ODzoA39OaL9mwWSm5PhyXB3fVfYn6hR/view?usp=drive_web