Spirit of CriticalRiver OPEN
As we work to make a positive difference for our clients, we also seek ways to enhance the communities we serve. One way we have found to make a difference is through our annual golf tournament. The idea behind this prestigious industry event, CriticalRiver OPEN, is to celebrate our trusted relationships with customers, partners, associates, and industry leaders. It provides visionary technologists and leaders an opportunity to unwind, compete, and win trophies, along with networking opportunities to build personal and professional connections. The event also provides a platform to do good and give back to the community.
And yes! The tournament is also an opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to our customers for making CriticalRiver a part of their growth journey.
CriticalRiver Open 2024: Experience Golf, Connect, and Give Back
Sponsor
Select from a variety of sponsor packages that allow you to choose a level that’s right for you and your budget.
Play
We have great players to match you up with, whether you’re a single player or bring a friend.
Network
The informal setting with industry trailblazers offers ample networking opportunities to foster professional relationships.
Your takeaway
Don’t play golf? We have golf instructors to help you learn the skill and master your golfing technique.
Your turn to do good
Winners can pick a non-profit organization of their choice, and CriticalRiver will donate the prize money on their behalf.
Tournament Format
First Foursome Winner
- Individual trophy
- Personalized golf bag
- $5000 cash prize*
Second Foursome Winner
- An individual trophy
- $2500 cash prize*
Third Foursome Winner
- Individual trophy
- $1500 cash prize*
* The prize money will be donated to a non-profit organization chosen by the winners
Longest Drive Individual
- Personalized Golf Bag
- + Individual Trophy
Closest-to-the-Pin Individual
- Personalized Golf Bag
- + Individual Trophy
Scramble/Contest Rules
- Men hit from CriticalRiver logo-tees and ladies from red-tees. If you prefer, you can choose to hit from a longer tee.
- The maximum score is double bogey per hole.
- This is a non-handicapped competition.
- Scramble Format
- Everyone hits/putts (maximum 2-putt from green; if everyone misses the first putt, pick up the ball).
- The team chooses the best-resulting ball location from everyone’s hits.
- Everyone moves their ball to the best location chosen for their next hit.
- Only one team score is recorded per hole.
- Each team must use three tee shots from each player. Mark the play’s tee shot on the scorecard. (A MAXIMUM OF 5 PER PLAYER—this counts for par 3 holes, too; that’s why we said “tee” shot and not “drive”).
- Play within the maximum of 15 minutes per hole; try to keep it under 10 minutes.
- Each team can use a maximum of eight mulligans and two mulligans per player. A player cannot use more than two mulligans in the game. (The players should buy mulligans at registration, and the proceeds go to donations.)
- Always respect PGA/LPGA play rules and posted golf course-specific limitations.
- “Closest-to-the-Pin” contest on a single designated par 3.
- Only one Tee shot per player. Mulligans cannot be used for tee shots at this hole.
- Only balls on green (not fringe) are to be measured.
- If you think your ball is the closest so far, check the contest card for current leaders, measure yours with the supplied tape measure if it is the new closest, and record your name and measurement in the next slot on the card if it is the new closest. Both men and women participate in the same “Closest to Pin” contest.
- We will collect the cards at the end of the day.
- “Longest Drive” contest
- Only legal drives on the legal fairway are eligible. Mulligans cannot be used for tee shots at this hole.
- If you hit your drive past the existing Longest Drive marker for your gender, record your name in the next slot on the contest card and move the contest marker or stake to the final resting location of your drive. Again, there are separate cards and markers for men’s and women’s players.
- “Hole-in-One” contest
- Only one Tee shot per player. This hole prohibits the use of Mulligans for tee shots.
- The official two witnesses at the hole must certify and sign the score sheet at the hole.
- The witnesses will immediately inform the event coordinators about the winners.
Hole-in-One Winner Prize
Hole-in-Two Winner Prize
Charity Golf International Sponsors:
Any team making a qualifying donation will have the opportunity to hole out Professional Long Driver Connor Sterritt’s 400 yard drive on our Par 5 Hole. Any individual that holes out wins a golf trip of a lifetime!
About Connor Sterritt
- Hometown: Tracy, CA
- Longest Competition Drive: 465 yards
- Fastest Ball Speed: 218.3 mph
- Club: Epic Speed 5º w/ Kinetic Paderson Velocity LD20
- 2022 PLDA Ranked 2nd in World as Amateur
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Global Brands Set to Make Their Mark at CriticalRiver OPEN 2024
Glimpses from CriticalRiver OPEN, 2023
CriticalRiver Open 2023
May 18, 2023
Callippe Preserve Golf Course, Pleasanton, CA
All sponsor company logos will be prominently displayed on the CriticalRiver OPEN website, in media releases, and at the event. A tournament coordinator will be assigned to facilitate all sponsor relations. Sponsorship company logos are printed on the back of the CriticalRiver OPEN 2023 polo shirts as sponsors. All sponsors will have the right to include a logo item of their choice in the goody bag. All sponsors’ attendees are served breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Sponsor Today!
To obtain further details, kindly email us at criticalriveropen@criticalriver.com