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MV Purchasing / The Auggie Navarro Foundation raises money at the 2nd Annual Marathon Golf event

This summer marked the 2^nd Annual Marathon Golf event held at MacDonald Park. The City of Wichita closes MacDonald Park so we (The First Tee & MV Purchasing & friends) can play all day to raise money to pay FREE GREEN FEE’S for kids 17 years & under at any of the 4 public golf courses in Wichita.

This event has spun into 2 forms of raising money:

Playing golf from sunup to sundown is one form. Each player gets sponsors that are willing to pay them for the number of holes played in one day. This event is comprised of individuals from The First Tee & their friends.
The 2^nd format is a scramble which is sponsored by MV Purchasing / The Auggie Navarro Foundation. Teams contribute $1,000 – $2,000 in order to participate.

Between the 2 groups (The First Tee & MV Purchasing) raise approximately $20,000 each year & contribute to the City of Wichita for Kids under the age of 17 to play for FREE.

Junior golf rounds have increased in the City of Wichita due to this program.

LPGA Professional Katherine Kirks visits the 8th Annual Auggie Navarro Golf Tournament

LPGA Professional Katherine Kirk gave the players in the 8th Annual Auggie Navarro tournament a surprise visit and assisted Rick Navarro in awarding the net earnings from the event, which totaled $61,545.00. She also spoke about her experiences on the LPGA and her recent event at the ANA Inspiration Tournament. The current Auggie Navarro College Scholarship Recipients that attended this year’s event as volunteers got an opportunity to have a photo shoot with the local celebrity.

In September, Katherine participated in a skins game prior to the ANA Inspiration & won $30,000.00 for the charity of her choice. In the actual ANA Inspiration Tournament she had played her way into playing in the last group but putts wouldn’t drop and she scored a final round of 73. Her total score for the event was 9 under par which placed her in a tie for 7th place. The following weekend she took a break from the LPGA to come to her home town here in Wichita, KS. with her husband Tom Kirk.

Team Auggie Navarro takes first place in the Aetna Marge Page Pro-Am

Thursday, our team which consisted of Kate Tillman, Chadd Brown, Gary & Rick Navarro, along with Korn Ferry PGA PRO Vince India shot -26 in a shamble format, taking 1st place at the Aetna Marge Page Pro-Am. I’d like to say we all contributed a bit but I must be honest, we used Kate’s FANTASTIC TEE BALLS ALL DAY!! With that said, she left us with flip wedges to almost every par 4 and inside 150 yards to most par 5’s at Crestview North.

A bit about Kate, she is the winner of both State of Kansas Women’s & State of Kansas JR. She is also, the champion of many events in Oklahoma & Texas. Look out LPGA ladies!

Chadd Brown has also won JR events in Wichita & Augusta. He has the dedication that could some day allow him to play on the tour.

Keep your eyes peeled for these 2 up an coming juniors. Good luck to Vince India our PGA GOLF PRO in the Wichita Open.