The
25th anniversary of the American Century Championship is upon us and
we’ve created a list of things that you might need to consider doing or having
for your own watch party.
1.
For starters, since this is a golf tournament, it is imperative that you
schedule out four-to-five hours for the
festivities. Unlike most sports, golf does not operate under strict time
constraints and neither should your party.
2.
The American Century Championship is celebrating its 25th
anniversary. In that spirit, everything must be to the theme of American
Century’s color of green, which isn’t difficult seeing as golf is literally
played on the Green. Also the number 25 should be incorporated as many times as
possible; 25 green napkins, 25 green plates, 25 green cups, 25 green chairs, 25
green hot dogs, 25 of everything. No more. No Less. (This is a joke. Please have more than 25 of
all the things. No one wants to go to a party and feel like they are in the
Hunger Games. Also disregard the green hotdogs. If your hotdogs are green,
please just throw them away.)
3.
Fashion, as is golf tradition, is highly regarded and considered to be
of strict importance, especially when it comes to bold colors and the patterns
of argyle and plaid. There can be no deviation if you wish to be taken
seriously. The Golf Fashion
Guidelines, which was co-authored over the course of half a century by
Payne Stewart and Rickie Fowler, states that one must either dress like an
English Gentleman or like Willy Wonka (photos below to help guide you). Really,
any mixture of the two will suffice.
4.
Now that you have accurate examples of the appropriate attire for your
Watch Party, let’s discuss what you will do during the party. You have four-to-five
hours of golf watching to look forward to, but we all know it’s a sport that
takes up double the time with half the action. To make up for the lack of
action, create your own. It would be great if you have a putting green on hand
to help entertain your guests.
5.
After your guests’ attention spans start to lose interest from watching golf, or playing the tiny
version you’ve provided, you will certainly need another way to make them stick
around. How do you do this? Deviate. Rebel. Yes. What I’m telling you is taboo,
but you must do it. At your American Century Championship Watch Party, you must
incorporate other sports. Here me out. This tournament features a spectrum of
athletes from basketball players to NASCAR racers. Why shouldn’t your party be
as diverse as this golf tournament? You can set up a Trash Shooting Contest to
imitate Golden State’s Steph Curry while
also forcing your guests to clean up for you. Another option is to organize a Field Goal
Kicking contest. And by field goal, I mean who can flick a paper football
through a goal post made of fake golf clubs. Or you could channel NASCAR’s Ricky Stenhouse by drag racing down the
street and back. The opportunities are endless!
6.
To appreciate all of this great athleticism you’re witnessing from your
party guests and from the athletes at the American Century Championship you
need a way to recognize their successes.
Golf may just well be the only activity, besides poetry slams, to have
its very own form of showing appreciation; the Golf Clap. Make sure to have
yours down. Extra points are rewarded for style.
7.
After enjoying some Golf Party activities your guests are going to need
sustenance. When you think of golf you may not immediately think of food, but
when you put them together there is only one conclusion to come to in terms of
food: you must have ball shaped foods only. Balls of cheese, balls of meat
(also known as meatballs), balls of fruit (which is easy to do seeing as many
fruits already come in ball form i.e. oranges), balls of vegetables (good luck
with that one, you’re on your own), balls of cake (also known as cake pops),
balls of ice cream (also known as a scoop), balls of chocolate, etc. Golf is
known for balls. Lots of balls everywhere. Your party should adhere to such a
strong tradition.
8.
Your Golf Party will need libations. The perfect thirst quencher for any
golf related activity, even if you’re simply playing put-put, is an Arnold
Palmer. It is the perfect mix of lemonade and iced-tea, just like good old
Arnie liked it. And if you’re really trying to party, just dash a little bit
(or a lot depending on necessity) of your favorite liquor into the Arnold
Palmer and voila! You’ve made yourself a John Daily. Enjoy!
9.
Another drink option apart from Arnold Palmers and John Dailys, is
something a little more closely related to the American Century Championship;
Korbel Champagne. Not only is Korbel Champagne delicious, but a little bubbly
always gives any party a dash of class. And if you’ve gotten this far through
the list, you realize your party will be the epitome of luxury and
sophistication.
10.
In the spirit of giving, it might be nice to pass around a golf hat to
collect money for a charity. Why? The championship has a history of giving –
more than $4.2 million has been raised for a range of national and local
non-profits. As you may know, this year’s tournament beneficiary is the Stowers
Institute for Medical Research. Thanks to the generosity of American Century
Investment’s late Founder James Stowers Jr., and his wife, Virginia, the
company distributes more than 40 percent of its profits to the Institute. Both
cancer survivors, Jim and Virginia dedicated their personal fortune to
improving human health through basic research to fight gene-based diseases like
cancer. He called it “Hope for Life!” #GiveLikeJim
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