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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)
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)
 
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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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