The BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament presented by SYNNEX Corporation announced yesterday that the tournament raised $731,152 for Upstate charities in 2013.
The 2014 tournament will occur May 15-18, adding Green Valley Country Club to its list of courses including Thornblade Club and The Reserve at Lake Keowee. Green Valley replaces Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer course.
Officials from South Carolina Charities Inc., the nonprofit that manages the tournament, presented checks to charity representatives yesterday at High Cotton restaurant in downtown Greenville.
Supported charities were 100 Black Men of the Upstate, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greenville, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Spartanburg, Dogs for Autism, The First Tee of Greenville, Greenville Tech Foundation Inc., Harvest Hope Food Bank, JDRF – Greater Western Carolinas Chapter, Make-A-Wish Foundation of SC, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg, National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), New Foundations Home for Children, Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS), Play Safe Inc., The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas, Scottish Rite Foundation, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Greenville, Spiritual Two-A-Days, and The Walker Foundation for the SC School for the Deaf and Blind.
“It’s exciting to see the impact that this tournament has on our charity partners, especially as we reach nearly $10 million in charitable giving,” said Bob Nitto, president of South Carolina Charities Inc. “The funds distributed today are the result of the community’s support of this tournament.”
For more information about the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation, visit bmwcharitygolf.com.
