Macoupin Co. farmers Adam Edwards (l) and Farley Cole assemble a farm-related miniature golf putting green for the upcoming Barn-to-Barn golf tournament. (Photo by Ken Kashian)

Unique barn golf tourney raises funds for ag ed, FFA

Creative Central Illinois farmers are supporting their local high school ag program and FFA Chapter with a unique miniature golf tournament.

Kay Shipman

Published: Feb 13, 2012

Dubbed the Barn-to-Barn, the event will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10 Macoupin County farms. A meal and live auction will start about 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Virden.

The mini-golf holes are crafted by each host farmer and may be installed in a barn, machine shed, garage, or farm shop, said Adam Edwards, one of the organizers and a Macoupin County Farm Bureau board member.

This year’s tournament will be limited to 85 four-man teams and entries closed Feb. 11. The $100 registration fee covered a round of barn golf, a T-shirt, and an evening meal before the auction.

Teams will be disbursed among the participating farms for a shotgun start. Each team will have a map denoting other “golf” farms.

This will be the third Barn-to-Barn, and all proceeds are donated to the North Mac High School ag program and FFA. Last year, the farmer group raised about $20,000.

For more information, e-mail Edwards at edwardsfamilyfarms@yahoo.com or call him at 217-825-4332.

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