Washington National Golf Club in Auburn. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington National Golf Club

Washington National Golf Club in Auburn. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington National Golf Club

Kent Sunrise Rotary Club offers chance at $1M hole-in-one

Registration open for Golftoberfest tournament Sept. 12 at Washington National Golf Club

The Rotary Club of Kent Sunrise and Les Schwab of north Kent is giving four lucky golfers a chance to make a hole-in-one and win $1 million in a 20-year annuity.

All the participants in the fifth annual Golftoberfest tournament at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn will have a chance to qualify, but only four (amateur) golfers will earn the opportunity to tee it up for $1 million.

Other prizes to be won include a new car from Valley GMC in Auburn.

Golftoberfest principally raises funds for local nonprofits, scholarships, Kent School District education and food security, according to a Kent Sunrise email.

The Golftoberfest tournament is a shotgun scramble format starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. Washington National Golf Club is at 14330 SE Husky Way.

Sign up is open, the field is limited to 96 golfers. Entry and sponsorship opportunities can be found at: golfgenius.com/ggid/2024kent/register. The fee is $250 per golfer, which includes lunch, 18 holes of golf, dinner and awards.


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