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The 11th annual Monumental Tournament of Aces was the coldest ever with snow and ice on the fairways but the greens were cleared by watering them before the tournament began. As conditions improved the MTA went on to raise $81,000.00 vor the Variety Club East End Centennial Park, Rotary Club of Cochrane, Cochrane Search & Rescue and LLKMF.     Tournament of Aces Thank you Oct 10CSAR Speech MTA2018Playground

155 golfers enjoyed a spectacular fall day at the Links of Gleneagles on October 1, 2022. With the help of our sponsors, players and volunteers over $80,000.00 was raised benefitting 5 local charities for the 15th annual Tournament of Aces.  The 5 charities were Cultivate Cochrane, Helping Hands of Cochrane, Big Hill Haven, Cochrane Indigenous Centre and The Frank Wills Memorial Society.     MTA Flyer MTABeneficiaries 2022EagleThankyou

On Saturday October 2nd 169 golfers enjoyed a spectacular fall day at The Links of Gleneagles and with the amazing contributions of sponsors, golfers and volunteers $80,000.00 was raised for community projects. The primary beneficiary was Big Hill Haven Women's Shelter.     2021MTAThankyou

The 13th annual MTA was held during the Covid 19 epidemic and it was definitely different with a much smaller group of golfers playing a scramble format within their 4-6 player cohorts. As you can see in the scorecard note from tournament chairman Glen Gryzko there was still more than $25,000.00 raised for the Cochrane Activettes. 2020MTAProgram

For some reason there was little media and photos available for MTA 12 but it was another great tournament raising $145,000.00 for the Girl Guides playground at Camp Jubilee.   MTA 2019 Thank You

With the support of businesses in Cochrane and beyond, 132 golfers braved chilly conditions and even a few raindrops to raise over $100,000 at the one-day event, which also included a dinner, entertainment and live and silent auctions. All proceeds were donated to the third phase expansion at Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Recreation Centre, which includes the construction of two additional ice surfaces for aspiring puck prospects in the community where Lindsay learned to skate and suited up for several seasons of hockey and ringette. "Lindsay was very proud of being from Cochrane and we are humbled by the incredible support of the Cochrane community of our family and Lindsay’s Foundation. Tournament chairman Mike Borody and his volunteer committee worked tirelessly to put together this amazing event and the community and businesses rallied around the cause to produce what you see today",said Kelly Kimmett, Lindsay’s father. “As I mentioned at the dinner, we as a family are trying to carry on Lindsay’s legacy as best we can. Lindsay had many great accomplishments but in our minds the best was still to come. Lindsay, our family and the world lost so much on February 17.” Lindsay Kimmett, a former valedictorian at Cochrane High School and a medical school student at the University of Calgary, was tragically taken as the passenger in a single-vehicle rollover in February. She was 26. The Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation was launched to carry on Lindsay’s legacy and to continue to chase her dream of making the world a better place. [...]

MONUMENTAL TOURNAMENT OF ACES 2009 The MTA beneficiary for 2009 is part of the twinning project at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. The female dressing rooms at each arena in Cochrane will be dedicated to Lindsay. While the Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation and the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre were the clear winners on the afternoon, Denise Crawford and Don Tannas also left Cochrane Golf Club with a tale to tell their friends. Crawford recorded a hole-in-one at the 115-yard fifth hole, retrieving her tee shot from the bottom of the cup despite a tough pin location at the back of the green. Don Tannas also got into the act, firing an ace from 77 yards out on the seventh hole, where golfers switched balls with a friend. As a result, it was Mike Quinlan making an early trip to the prize table to cash in on Tannas’ incredible aim. “The Tournament of Aces was a labor of love, an offering from people who cared and who were people that got things done,” said organizing committee co-chair Mike Borody. “The committee of friends caught the idea of a very special fun tournament, a reason to get together, remember, celebrate a life and grow a legacy in Lindsay Leigh Kimmett’s memory. Monumental!” Lindsay Leigh Kimmett jammed a lifetime of accomplishments into her 26 years, setting a lofty standard in the classroom, on the ice and in the community. After she was tragically taken as the passenger in a single-vehicle collision in February 2008, her [...]