New charitable platform will raise funds for
both national COVID-19 relief efforts and local Dallas-Fort
Worth Birdies for Charity programs
The PGA TOUR is set to return with the 2020 Charles Schwab
Challenge, held at the iconic Colonial Country Club from June 11-14
in Fort Worth, Texas. In association with the tournament and in
light of the unprecedented times in which it is being held, Schwab
and the PGA TOUR today announced a new charitable platform, “Rise
to the Challenge,” which will raise money to benefit the TOUR’s
COVID-19 Relief Fund nationally and the tournament’s Birdies for
Charity fund in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Golf pros Kevin Kisner (2017 Charles
Schwab Challenge champion), Jon Rahm, and Kevin Na (2019 Charles
Schwab Challenge champion), are among the players contributing
memorabilia to "Rise to the Challenge." (Photo: Business Wire)
As previously announced by the PGA TOUR, the rescheduled Charles
Schwab Challenge will be the first tournament to be played since
March, and will restart the 2020 PGA TOUR schedule. It will be held
without spectators on site, but will be broadcast nationally to a
televised audience on the Golf Channel and on CBS Sports.
“This tournament is associated with some of the greatest names
to play the sport and Charles Schwab is honored to help continue
its tradition,” said Jonathan Craig, senior executive vice
president, Investor Services & Marketing at Charles Schwab. “It
is fitting that this tournament, with its rich history, will mark
an early step for the country as it begins its cautious recovery
from the pandemic. Though the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge will
understandably operate differently than originally planned, our
commitment to the tournament, its fans and the Dallas-Fort Worth
community remains unwavering.”
‘Rise to the Challenge’ Charity Raffle
Beginning Monday, June 8, golf fans can go to schwabgolf.com to
make a monetary donation and be entered into a raffle to win prizes
— including autographed memorabilia from some of the game’s biggest
stars along with unique once-in-a-lifetime golf experiences.
Winners will be announced online during the tournament and PGA TOUR
players will support the program with special digital and social
media content from Colonial throughout the week.
On-site fans typically have an opportunity to interact with
players and seek autographs at tournaments. With fans not attending
this year’s event, Schwab’s program connects fans with the game
while raising money for charities at a time when it is most needed.
The Rise to the Challenge raffle will feature:
- A chance to win VIP access to the 2021 Presidents Cup at Quail
Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and receive a
2019 Presidents Cup pin flag signed by captains Tiger Woods and
Ernie Els
- Signed golf memorabilia, donated from every player at the 2020
Charles Schwab Challenge
- Walk inside the ropes with Suzy Whaley, president of the PGA of
America, during the 2021 PGA Championship
- A custom wedge fitting directly from Bob Vokey, one of the
world's foremost wedge designers, at the Titleist Performance
Institute in Carlsbad, California
- A round of golf at Bandon Dunes in Southern Oregon with course
architect, David Kidd
- A round of golf at Sweetens Cove Golf Club outside Chattanooga,
Tennessee, with course architect, Rob Collins
- A round of golf with a PGA TOUR pro at the Colonial Country
Club
All donations from the program aid the TOUR’s COVID-19 relief
efforts and the 33 local charities the tournament traditionally
helps benefit through Birdies for Charity.
“As the country begins to look ahead to a new and meaningful
celebration of the game of golf – as well as our nation’s
perseverance – our goal is to refocus our efforts as title sponsor
to help extend the tournament’s impact in the community,” added
Craig. “We are proud that Rise to the Challenge will help us do
just that by raising money to support these critical national and
local charitable efforts — and also help us bring some amazing golf
prizes to some lucky folks watching at home.”
Charles Schwab & Co. signed on as title sponsor of the PGA
TOUR’s Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial Country Club in 2018.
Already a major sponsor of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, the
firm’s four-year agreement marked its first-ever title sponsorship
of a PGA TOUR event. Schwab continues to grow rapidly in the
Metroplex where its new 70-acre campus in Westlake will eventually
become home to the firm’s corporate headquarters.
For more information on the tournament and its Birdies for
Charity program, visit www.schwabgolf.com and
www.charlesschwabchallenge.com. Visit pgatourcharities.org for more
on the PGA TOUR’s COVID-19 Relief Fund.
About the Charles Schwab Challenge
As the Official Investment Firm of the PGA TOUR® and PGA TOUR
Champions since 1997, Charles Schwab expanded its golf presence by
assuming title sponsorship of the PGA TOUR’s annual tournament at
Colonial Country Club beginning in 2019. The four-year agreement
will run through 2022. The Charles Schwab Challenge is one of the
country’s premier and longest-running PGA TOUR events, serving as a
showcase for the game’s best players. The Wall of Champions at
Colonial Country Club is populated by many of the game’s greatest
names, with Fort Worth native and Colonial member Ben Hogan chief
among them as the tournament’s only five-time champion, starting
with the first two editions of the tournament in 1946-47.
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