BMW Championship To Host Nine-Hole Charity Match

OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL — BMW Championship and PGA TOUR officials announced the creation of the BMW Match Play Challenge, a televised nine-hole charity exhibition to benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, according to a news release from BMW Championship.

The match will be taking place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, on the back nine yards of Olympia Fields Country Club's North Course, according to the news release. Collin Morikawa, winner of the 2020 PGA Championship, will be partnered up with California alum Max Homa to take on the eighth ranked player in the world, Bryson DeChambeau, and four-time PGA TOUR winner Kevin Na in a six-point Scotch Match, according to the release.

The event will air from 2-4 p.m. as a special presentation on the international Golf Channel, GOLFTV, according to the release.

The two-man teams will compete to earn points that result in donations to the Evans Scholars Foundation. Six points will be available on each hole, alongside skill challenges on holes 11 and 15 to enable teams to score bonus points, according to the release.

"With so many families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, we’re seeing an even greater need to
help young men and women afford the high costs of pursuing a college education," said Vince
Pellegrino, WGA senior vice president of tournaments, according to the release. "This event will give us a great opportunity to raise awareness and funds for the Evans Scholars Foundation, so we can award more college scholarships to deserving youth caddies."

The BMW Championship will establish a full tuition and housing scholarship, valued at $125,000, in the name of the winning team, while an additional contribution of $1,000 for each point scored by the winning team will also be made, according to the release.

For more information and to join in on the fundraising effort, visit www.bmwchampionship.com.