2025 Orlando Golf Classic

ABOUT THE GOLF CLASSIC AT ALAQUA

Join us on Friday, May 9, 2025, for the Blessings Orlando Golf Classic at Alaqua - the Florida qualifying event for the Duke of Edinburgh Cup in England. This unique tournament will benefit Blessings in a Backpack Orlando to provide Central Florida kids with hunger-free weekends.

SCHEDULE

8 a.m. Registration and Grab & Go Breakfast

9 a.m. Shotgun Start

1:30 p.m. Shootout and Awards Luncheon

STABLEFORD FORMAT (This is an individual competition to determine the top two Grand Prize winners. All men, including seniors, will play from the same tees, and all women will play from the women's tees) 

"Stableford" is a scoring system that awards points for the number of strokes taken on each hole in relation to par, rather than simply counting your strokes. The goal in Stableford scoring is to have the highest score.

Standard Stableford points values are:

0 Points - Double Bogey or Worse (Two strokes or more over par)

1 Point - Bogey (One stroke over par)

2 Points - Par

3 Points - Birdie (One stroke under par)

4 Points - Eagle (Two strokes under par)

CONTESTS

• Par 3 Closest-to-the-Pin (five winners)
• Longest Drive (one winner)
• Putting Contest (one winner)

SHOOTOUT (this has nothing to do with the Duke of Edinburgh Cup)

Nine players advance to the Shootout.

• Seven contest winners
• Two raffle winners

PRIZES

The winning foursome, contest winners, and shootout winner will all receive prizes. We will use individual scores to tabulate group scores to determine the winning foursome. 

GRAND PRIZE

The top two golfers with a handicap who finish with the highest Stableford scores will be invited to play at the Duke of Edinburgh Cup World Finals in England.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH CUP

September 27 to October 2, 2025

The 36-hole World Final is held over two days at two top-class clubs around London, including a match at the Royal Household Golf Club on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Learn more: dukeofedinburghcup.com

ABOUT BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK

In the Orlando area, nearly 50,000 kids are at risk of going hungry this weekend. These kids rely on their school's free meal program to provide the nourishment they need to learn and grow. What happens to these kids when schools close on Fridays? Who will feed the kids this weekend? Together, we will!

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