Part of what BMW does best, is bring communities together. That’s what the luxury car company, Indiana golf fans, and the Crooked Stick Golf Club did recently to help the 2016 BMW Championship raise $2.8 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation.
Led by the Western Golf Association, the 2016 BMW Championship attracted more than 120,000 fans to Crooked Stick from September 6-11 this year to see the PGA TOUR’s most viable all-stars battle it out in the penultimate event of the FedExCup Playoffs. All proceeds helped support the foundation’s mission of sending worthy caddies off to college. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has raised nearly $25 million for the charity.“For 10 years now, it has been an honor to support the Evans Scholars Foundation,” said Trudy Hardy, Vice President of Marketing, and BMW of North America. “It’s extremely gratifying to know that so many deserving young men and women will be afforded the opportunity to continue their education thanks to the $2.8 million raised during the 2016 BMW Championship.”
The BMW Championship dates back to 1899 when it debuted as the Western Open. This makes it the third-oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule, behind the British and U.S. Opens, respectively.
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