Golf Tournament: Saturday & Sunday · May 30th & 31st, 2026
Poker Tournament: Friday · May 29th, 2026
Chairman's Invitational
A four-person scramble benefiting the Williams 7G Foundation, building the next seven generations of Native leaders through education, athletics, and culture.
ENTRY FEE:
$780 / Team
FORMAT:
4-Person Scramble
START:
Shotgun - 7:00 AM
FLIGHTS:
FOUR
PROXIES AWARDED:
$1,800 Each Day
WELCOME TO WATERSMEET
TWO DAYS OF GOLF, seven generations OF IMPACT.
The Chairman's Invitational is hosted by the Williams 7G Foundation, held at Lac Vieux Desert, a coalition of entrepreneurs, coaches, and tribal leaders building on the strength of our ancestors to mold the next seven generations of Native leaders. Every dollar raised across the weekend goes directly to that mission: education, athletics, culture, and real-world support for Native youth.
i.
EDUCATION
Scholarships and educational programs that open doors for Native students across the Tribe and beyond.
ii.
ATHLETICS
Support for Indigenous youth athletics, including the Williams 7G Foundation's flagship Indigenous Bowl, building leaders through competition and teamwork.
iii.
CULTURE
Programs rooted in heritage, language, and community, honoring where we come from while preparing the leaders of the next seven generations.
THE TOURNAMENT
FORMAT & inclusions
ENTRY FEE
$780
PER FOUR PERSON TEAM
- Free meals both days
- Complimentary drinks while golfing
- $20 free play each day
- Daily proxies & skins game
- Special raffles throughout the weekend
- $30 gift certificate per player
- Free entry to the casino's Saturday "Green or Greens" drawings*
THE WEEKEND
FRIDAY - Poker Tournament
4:00 PM at Northern Waters Casino Resort · $125 buy-in, 32-player cap · See full details & sign up →
SATURDAY - Round One
Shotgun start at 7:00 AM · Breakfast at the Sugar Bush Restaurant · Lunch at the Clubhouse · Saturday dinner in the Event Center.
SUNDAY - Final Round
Shotgun start at 7:00 AM · Breakfast at the Sugar Bush Restaurant · Lunch at the Clubhouse · Awards for all four flights
BOTH DAYS - $1,800 in Proxies Each Day
Awarded across the weekend, plus daily skins and special raffles
Detailed itinerary with specific times to be announced. Details subject to change.
COMPETE
FOUR FLIGHTS, real prizes.
Teams are flighted after Saturday's round, so every team, from scratch golfers to weekend warriors, has a real shot at the podium on Sunday.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
FLIGHTS 2, 3 & 4
BEYOND THE COURSE
CONTESTS & extras.
Teams are flighted after Saturday's round, so every team, from scratch golfers to weekend warriors, has a real shot at the podium on Sunday.
BEST DRESSED TEAMS
Theme: Favorite Sports Team. Be dressed at shotgun start — judging happens during Saturday's round, winners announced at dinner. 1st: $500 · 2nd: $300 · 3rd: $200.
DAILY PROXIES & SKINS
$1,800 in proxy prizes awarded each day, plus a tournament-wide skins game open to every entered team.
CASINO DRAWINGS
Every entered player receives free entry to the casino's Saturday "Green or Greens" drawings. Superior Club rules apply.
RAFFLES & GIFT CERTIFICATES
Special raffles run throughout the weekend, plus every player receives a $30 gift certificate.
SPECIAL HOTEL RATE
STAY AT THE Northern Waters Casino Resort.
$65
Per Night · Double Occupancy
A special discounted rate has been reserved for tournament participants at the Northern Waters Casino Resort. Upgrades available; tax not included; rate based on availability.
Limit 2 Rooms Per Paid Team
After paying your tournament entry fee, our team will be in touch to coordinate room requests.
PARTNER WITH US
SPONSORSHIP opportunities.
From the entrance feather flags to the golf carts to the pin flags on every green, there are meaningful ways to put your company in front of an engaged audience while supporting the Williams 7G Foundation's mission for Native youth.
TITLE SPONSOR
$20,000
/1 available
Your company name incorporated into the official event title. Primary banner placement, hole-in-one signage, pin flags on every green, foursome team entry, four hotel rooms, $250 free play per player, 10 raffle tickets per person, and a special dinner announcement from Chairman Williams.
PLATINUM - $10,000
Secondary banner placement, foursome team entry, four hotel rooms, 18-hole signage, logo on entrance feather flags, $150 free play per person, 5 raffle tickets per person, and a Saturday dinner announcement.
GOLF CART SPONSOR - $8,000
Foursome team entry plus your logo on a peel-and-stick sign placed on the hood or windshield of every golf cart in the tournament. Includes a Saturday dinner sponsorship announcement.
TEE BOX SPONSOR - $5,000
Foursome team entry plus your logo printed on tee box markers, Gold, White, or Red, across all 18 holes. Includes a Saturday dinner sponsorship announcement.
TOURNAMENT MEAL - $2,500
Foursome team entry and meal sponsorship signage in the Event Center and Clubhouse Bar across breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Includes a Saturday dinner announcement.
CIGAR OR BAR SPONSOR - $2,000
Cigar sponsorship includes complimentary cigars for participants and a shotgun-start mention. Bar sponsorship includes signage at the Clubhouse Bar and on the beverage carts.
PRACTICE GREEN - $500
Foursome team entry and meal sponsorship signage in the Event Center and Clubhouse Bar across breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Includes a Saturday dinner announcement.
HOLE SPONSOR - $100
Your company's logo featured on a single hole sponsor sign, a simple, accessible way to support the Foundation and put your name on the course.
A COURSE WORTH KNOWING
IN THE HEART of the northwoods.
The Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course opened its first nine holes in 1998, designed by Mattingly Kuehn Golf Design, after two years of construction. A second nine, designed by Bob Lohmann and Todd Quitno, was completed in 2008, bringing the course to its full 18 holes.
Sprawled over 200 acres of the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the course was designed with all levels of golfers in mind. USGA greens averaging 6,200 square feet are grown with Penn Links bent grass, giving them a glass-like smoothness and ball-bearing speed. Each hole offers four elevated tees, generous fairways planted in rich blue grasses, and roughs that reward discipline.
Five ponds and a seasonal creek system thread the course; two of the ponds support area restocking programs for trout and walleye. With woodlands surrounding play on every side, golfers regularly share the course with deer, birds, squirrels, and the occasional bear.
It's a course that takes the northwoods seriously, and asks the same of the golfer.
1998
FIRST NINE OPENS
2008
FULL 18 COMPLETE
200
ACRES OF FOREST
5
PONDS & A CREEK
THE BENEFICIARY
THE WILLIAMS 7G Foundation.
"Building on the strength of our ancestors to mold the next seven generations of Native leaders, through education, athletics, culture, and real-world support."
The Williams 7G Foundation began with a simple idea from Chairman Williams: give young people a way to access opportunity, and give the Tribe's vendors a way to give back. What started as a way to fund scholarships and youth athletics has grown into a platform that supports food pantries, the VFW, youth racing programs, and community causes both inside and outside Indian Country.
The 7G itself carries deep meaning, it began with seven young Native athletes who became the first Indigenous ambassadors to the NFL in 2017, and it stands for the seven generations of leaders to come and the gifts the Creator has given each of them. Every dollar raised at the Chairman's Invitational supports that mission.
FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
Community First.
The Williams 7G Foundation channels every dollar raised back into the people and programs that make up our community, across the Tribe and across the surrounding communities that share this corner of the Upper Peninsula.
MISSION PILLARS
- Scholarships for college students
- Youth athletics & sports programs
- Food pantries & community organizations
- Youth racing, arts & activities
- Veterans groups including the VFW
SCHOLARSHIP recipients (a few of many)
PAST TOURNAMENTS
PARTNERS
THE ORGANIZATIONS behind the impact.
The Chairman's Invitational only exists because of the sponsors who back it and the scholars and organizations it supports. Here are past partners who've make this work possible.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Sponsor
Complete the form below to claim a sponsorship tier, or request more information. A member of our team will follow up to confirm details and coordinate payment.