It's the only tournament where it's ladies only and it's always a great time had by all.

But it's also a tournament that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for causes in Yellowknife over the years.

The Adlair Aviation Ladies Tournament was played at the Yellowknife Golf Club on Saturday for the 22nd time and it was a near-sellout with 68 players hitting the links for the shotgun tournament. No scores were kept as it as fun a tournament as you can get and it was all in support of the city's Housing First initiative.

Toni Auge has helped organize the tournament for several years and said it was a fantastic day from start to finish.

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The final amount that will be going to Housing First wasn't known as of press time as Auge said the money was still being counted.

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The tournament has two traditions that have been part of the fun for many years: the first is a theme and costumes. This year's theme was Home Is Where The Heart Is in honour of the tournament's beneficiary and several teams made the effort to dress up in costumes with a home theme, such as one participant who dressed up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.

Auge's team of herself, Wendy Bisaro, Donna Nash and Laurell Graf dressed in a family-themed outfit called up in Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat, with each player decked out in photos of their families on their chests in heart-shaped cutouts.

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It was a good enough costume that it won the Cart Girl Contest for best outfit.

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The tournament will be continuing next year as planned but the hope among the organizers is that there will be some new blood to help transition things to the next generation.

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