Messenger photo by Britt Kudla: Sam Kuhn hits a shot during last year’s Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota tournament.

The sign-up period continues for this weekend’s 2025 Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Regional Golf Tournament, which is now welcoming players from an expanded area to register and compete.

The 45th annual event, presented by The Messenger, will be held at both the Fort Dodge Country Club and Lakeside Golf Courses this Saturday and Sunday.

This year, residents from a nine-county area — Webster, Humboldt, Calhoun, Pocahontas, Hamilton, Wright, Greene, Story and Boone — are now eligible to participate, strengthening both the quality and quantity of the nine championship fields.

The men’s divisions will crown winners in the open, senior (age 50-59), super senior (60-69) and legends (70-plus) brackets, with the women offering the same individual stroke play competitions as well as a two-player, 18-hole best shot on Saturday at the FDCC.

Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded for each division.

Shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. are available for men’s participants on Saturday at Lakeside.

Players will have their times flipped the next day at the FDCC.

Women’s tee times start at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the Country Club.

Cost is $85 per player for the 36-hole, two-day tournament, or $40 per player for the women’s two-person best shot. Everyone must pay via check or cash before their round on Saturday to speed up and complete registration.

Each player must either live or work in the designated nine-county area.

The championship nine for both the men’s open and senior divisions will be at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday evening at the FDCC.

Full Swing Financial Planning of Fort Dodge is again sponsoring this year’s closest to the pin contest. There will be $100 winners at each of the par-3s during Saturday’s action.

Groups are asked to sign up either by phone or in person at the FDCC. Players must pre-pay.

Online sign-up is also available at www.golfgenius.com/ggid/apugy9/register.

For more information or to sign up for the tournament, please call the FDCC (515-955-8551) or Lakeside (515-576-6741).