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distribution in 2019. The support of the local community But many sponsors remained loyal or offered donations charities to team up with The Honda Classic. Fans donate
and sponsors combined with rigorous cost management in lieu of their sponsorship. Stakeholders led by title each year through their charity for the chance to guess the
by the tournament team made it happen. sponsor American Honda and Founders Club partner Tire number of birdies in the tournament. A 5 percent matching
“The Honda Classic is a community event and the Kingdom along with Florida Power & Light, Constellation contribution is applied to every donation courtesy of
local fans and businesses along with our longstanding Brands, LOCALiQ, Lilly Pulitzer, Tito’s Handmade a partnership with LOCALiQ. Sixty-six entrants each
sponsors stepped up this year to show their support of Vodka, and Goslings Rum helped the tournament build correctly guessed the total of 1,345 birdies recorded at
our tournament,” Honda Classic Executive Director its charitable distribution. the 2021 Honda Classic. The field was pared via drawing
Kenneth R. Kennerly said. “Together we stared down “This year might be our greatest accomplishment from to 18 individuals who will participate in the final drawing
the challenges we faced and came real close to achieving a charity perspective,” Kennerly said. “We are very proud to determine the winner of a new Honda vehicle.
another record for a 15th consecutive year. We look of what we have been able to achieve and couldn’t be “While the tournament strives to provide Palm Beach
forward to setting new records for the benefit of the more thankful to those who helped us make it happen. County with a premier professional sporting event, our
community in 2022 and continuing to produce one of the The work of Honda Classic Cares is equally important ultimate goal is to positively impact the youth in our
premier events in tournament golf.” to us as the tournament itself because of the lives we are community,” Kennerly said. “We see that goal realized
The 2021 charity distribution includes a grant of able to touch.” during Honda Classic Cares Week.”
$1.2 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Honda Classic Cares Week will culminate June 10 with More information about The Honda Classic and Honda
Foundation, the sixth-consecutive year the foundation the tournament’s annual Celebration of Philanthropy at Classic Cares can be found at www.thehondaclassic.com.
has received more than $1 million from Honda Classic the Pelican Club. That’s where a drawing will take place The 2022 Honda Classic will move three weeks earlier
Cares. The foundation, the primary beneficiary of The for a new Honda HRV-Sport that will go to the winner in the PGA TOUR calendar to Feb. 21 to 27 and once
Honda Classic, has now surpassed the $10 million mark of the Birdies for Children program, a vehicle for local again kick off the TOUR’s Florida swing.
in distributions from the tournament. A large portion of
the money has gone toward a partnership created between
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Jupiter Medical Center
to bring world-class care to children and families in
Palm Beach County. Nicklaus Children’s doctors and
nurses care for children in the inpatient unit, the pediatric
emergency unit and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit.
“That’s fantastic,” Jack Nicklaus said. “The money will
go to improving and saving the lives of many children.
Honda is not only the longest-running title sponsor on
the PGA TOUR, they have been a great friend to our
foundation. We are all greatly appreciative of everything
that The Honda Classic does, year after year.”
“The Honda Classic moving to Palm Beach County
was the catalyst for Jack and me to start the Nicklaus
Children’s Health Care Foundation,” Barbara Nicklaus
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Portions of the $5.1 million raised this year will also
be distributed to organizations specializing in child health
services, youth programs, food security, conservation, the
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