Cow Pie Open to benefit Encampment FCCLA/ProStart

The Encampment Town Council expressed excitement for the 19th annual Encampment/Riverside Cow Pie Open golf tournament, coming to town June 7.

Jim McKinney, who coordinates the Cow Pie Open, asked if the council could help with another monetary donation for the local tourney. Unlike many golf tournaments, the Cow Pie Open takes place at a cow pasture, where 10 buckets serving as golf course holes are set into the ground.

McKinney said last year’s open raised around $3,000 for Saratoga’s charter of the USA Wrestling program.

“This year we’re playing for the Encampment ProStart and FCCLA kids, s...