Trashmasters International is the world’s most unique golf tournament dedicated to providing young men and women with the opportunity to realize their educational goals and dreams.

The Trashmasters rewards the strange and bizarre events as they occur in a round of golf. More importantly, the tournament raises money for outstanding college bound students in need of financial assistance. Learn more about The Roaring Fork Valley Scholarship Fund.

The unique format goes beyond the traditional birdies, sandies and greenies to reward more exotic trash, such as, Rockies, Barkies, and the popular Billy, honoring former President Clinton. Each trash shot has a respective point value. A trash champion is crowned in four divisions: men’s, women’s, senior’s and championship flights.

“People are still talking about Tom Wenzel’s skippie, barkie, Willie, Jerrie, drinkie, sandie, birdie Watson.”– Golf Digest

“This is a very special tournament; and, a worthy cause.” – Dan Quayle, Former Vice President of the United States

Indeed, everybody is talking about the trash, the whole trash and nothing but the trash. Go to the BLOG and talk trash.

“Perhaps the best golf tournament I have played in.” – Woody Paige of ESPN’s Around the Horn

The Trashmasters has delivered its unique format to locations reaching as far as Scotland and Mexico. (Learn more about hosting your own Trash.)

And then there was trash…

In 1993, there were just 32 players. Now, the 150 tournament slots fill on the first registration day. “Trashmasters has grown tremendously over the years due to the fun format we have. No matter how much golf you play, or how good you are, everyone can relate to trash. It happens." - Boone Schweitzer, Chairman and Founder

Trashmasters International has been a Colorado 501 (c)(3) since 1993. In 1993, the first scholarship was awarded in the amount of $500. Now, the Trashmasters award over $100,000.00 a year to deserving students in the Roaring Fork Valley making it the #1 homegrown charity in Aspen, CO. The Trashmasters has also emerged as one of the most exciting tournaments in the world as well as an enormous fundraising event. (Learn more about The Roaring Fork Valley Scholarship Fund.) People come from all over to tee it up with major celebrities. Past participants include: Wayne Rogers from the hit TV series M*A*S*H, actors Michael Douglas and Robert Wagner, the former Vice President Dan Quayle, Harvey Mackay and Woody Paige. The Tourney draws millionaires and construction workers alike – all in pursuit of the highly coveted “Golden Jacket.” (Read Trashmasters Keeps its name article .)

“Playing in the Trashmasters is the most fun I’ve had with my clothes on!” – The late great Buddy Hackett