The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 12.

There’s plenty of enticing reasons to make the BGCLT’s golf tournament a tradition, besides the reduced player fee (down $55 from last year) and overall community goodwill. How’s a one-week trip to Hawaii sound? Or $10,000 for a hole-in-one? Or a 42 inch Sony flat screen TV? There’s more:

* Rounds of golf at Tahoe/Reno area’s top courses

* A ski trip to Steamboat Springs

* Sports memorabilia

* Golf equipment

* Wines and spirits

* Stays at top area hotels

* Divine 9 Ticket To Paradise (one round of golf at each of the 9 Carson City/Valley courses)

* Certificates for area restaurants, attractions, activities and merchandise

Along with all the great prizes, raffles and auction items is a round of golf at Edgewood Tahoe, the area’s most spectacular course and site of the annual American Century Championship, the celebrity event on NBC Sports. And players have their choice of format, either Best Ball or Scramble, with prizes awarded in both categories. In addition to $10,000 for an ace on all par 3s, there’s also closest-to-the-pin prizes on each par 3.

All golfers have a shot at the Grand Prize Raffle, a one week stay at a Marriott Vacation Club of their choice, including Maui, Kauai, St. Thomas, valued at $3,500-$4,000; courtesy of Christopher Klesh, a vacation lifestyle consultant who helps travelers’ dreams come true for 10 cents on the dollar. Destination possibilities can be viewed at www.LifetimeLeisure.net.

The best part is that every dime of every $195 entry fee goes directly to the Boys & Girls Club to continue its work with local kids since Edgewood Tahoe has generously donated the course.

Golfers also receive a gourmet breakfast buffet and a half dozen Titleist ProV1 balls as tee prizes, a box lunch, beverages on the course and an awards reception with hors d’oeuvres.

Playing spots, hole sponsorships, and hole-in-one promotions are all available by contacting the Boys & Girls Club at (530) 542-0838 or email: khouser@bgclt.org. For a registration form: www.bgclt.org.