The final total raised for
charity through the 2016 RSM Classic is in and it’s humbling! We are so honored to
share with our readers that $2.2 million was raised for children- and
family-focused charitable organizations through last year’s tournament. This
brings the grand total raised through the tournament since its inception in
2010 to more than $7 million!
Of the $2.2 million raised
through the 2016 tournament, nearly $1.5 million was raised through Birdies
Fore Love, the tournament’s giving platform. Of that amount, nearly
$970,000 was raised by RSM employees and clients, and another $460,000 was
donated by the RSM
US Foundation. We are so thankful for the support the tournament has
received from the Sea Island community, from our clients and prospects, from
our employees and from golf enthusiasts from around the world, and are excited
to see how much the philanthropic aspect of the tournament grows over the
coming years.
Established by Team RSM
Member and host of The RSM Classic Davis
Love III and his wife Robin, the Davis Love Foundation
distributes the charitable contributions raised through The RSM Classic. Davis
shared that “it is our privilege to continue the PGA TOUR’s tradition of
charitable giving. The RSM Classic is the largest fundraiser of our Foundation,
and we couldn’t be more excited about the dollars raised this past year.”
Learn more about the
contributions raised in the news
release.
And there’s event more
exciting tournament related news from this week: Sea Island, the home of The
RSM Classic, made Forbes “Top
10 Best PGA Tour Courses You Can Play in 2017” list. Coming in at No. 6,
the article shares, “The host of the Fall
Series' RSM Classic, the Seaside Course is one of the three championship
18-hole golf courses at Sea Island, the Georgia resort that's also a home to
many PGA Tour pros. Built in the Scottish links style, the Seaside Course is
surrounded by tidal creeks, dunes, salt marshes and the Atlantic Ocean. This is
where Bobby Jones practiced during his Grand Slam season of 1930 and where
Davis Love III learned the game from his father. The golf ties and traditions
run deep in Sea Island.” Check out the complete list here.
And this week in golf: the
Genesis Open is taking place in California. While Team RSM is not in the field,
past RSM Classic champions Ben Crane (2011),
Robert Streb (2014)
and Mackenzie Hughes (2016)
are. Best of luck to “our guys” this week!
Join us next Thursday for
more updates on Team RSM
and the 2017 RSM Classic (Nov. 13-19).
