Registration

The 20th Annual Greater Washington Aviation Open will be held on Monday, May 5, 2008 at the at the Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Virginia. 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Lansdowne, Virginia 20176, 877-509-8400, 703-729-8400, fax 703-729-4096.

2008 GWAO Brochure is now available.

GOLF

The tournament will be played on both the Chief and Valley courses at Indian Spring Country Club. The format will be a shotgun start, scramble, limited to 256 golfers. Tournament Hosts will form their own foursomes, all others will be made up by handicaps with every effort made to balance teams with A, B, C, and D players. It is important that all players return an accurate handicap or average score to ensure competitive teams and an enjoyable tournament for everyone.

It is the team captain’s (host) responsibility to see that every member’s handicap is validated and posted on the scoreboard prior to the start of the tournament.

Team pairings will be posted at the course on Monday morning. Only Hosts will be listed under their corporate name. Corporations are expected to enter the tournament as Hosts when playing as a foursome. In order to provide everyone with an opportunity to play, corporations are limited to three foursomes.

hower and locker facilities are available for all players prior to and following play.

• Reception & Banquet only: $150.00
• Golf, Lunch, Reception & Banquet: $600.00
• Host, includes sponsorship of one hole/green, four greens fees (4 tennis), prominent listing in program and on welcome sign: $2,300.00

TENNIS

The tournament will be a doubles round-robin for competitive and social players.

A random draw will determine initial placement of players. Players will then rotate and switch partners at the conclusion of each set.

The four highest scoring players will face-off in one-set singles format to establish the order of the top three places.

Shower and locker facilities are available for all players.

• Tennis, Lunch, Reception & Banquet: $200.00

SPONSORSHIP

• $250 Closest to the hole or longest drive contests (6).
• $1,000 Driving Range Sponsorship - OBN Aviation
• $2,000 Photography Sponsorship - Signature Flight Support
• $3,500 Refreshments on golf course and tennis courts includes sign on golf carts and refreshment stations, listing in program. - Cessna Aircraft Company
• $7,500 Gold/Champions Luncheon prior to tournament play.
• $10,000 Platinum/Victory Reception following tournament. - Alenia North America
• $15,000 The Diamond/Awards Banquet, includes introduction of Honorary Chair and a reserved table and name on giant balloon. - Aero Trader

Additional sponsorship is available for companies, airlines and associations looking to increase their visibility and support.

MORE INFORMATION

To register, print out the Official Registration Form and mail with payment to the address below.

Make checks payable to: Greater Washington Aviation Open

Please mail to:
Greater Washington Aviation Open
3213 Duke Street, #207
Alexandria, VA 22314
E-mail: gwaotournament@aol.com

To view and print the Registration Form you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe's Web Site.

Payments are not fully deductible as charitable contributions. Only the amount of payment that exceeds the value of the return benefit may be deductible, as follows:

	Payment	Cost	Charitable Contribution
Reception/Dinner Guest	$150	$110	$40
Tennis/Reception/Dinner Player	$200	$135	$65
Golf/Reception/Dinner Player	$600	$395	$205
Host	$2,300	$1,700	$600

Please consult your tax advisor if you have any questions regarding the tax treatment of your payments. The above is not intended to be tax advice.

Due to the requirements of the Lansdowne Resort and contractual relations, the Greater Washington Aviation Open is not able to offer refunds for any reason. Only registrations with payment will be processed.