“It is so great to see players like
Kevin give back to organizations
who helped build their game to
the level it is at today,” said IJGA
Executive Director Jordan Abdel-
Haq. “As if giving his time to spend
a day with junior golfers in Illinois
was not enough, Kevin generously
matched the donation made by the
McCormick Foundation to the IJGA
Golf Marathon Fund, which helps
give opportunities to junior golfers
whose families demonstrate a need
for financial assistance.”
Four holes were played, the eight
raffle winners were able to play two
holes, while the IJGA Sportsmanship
Award winners caddied for Kevin.
Throughout the four holes, Kevin
talked about his mental approach
for each kind of shot he played and
showed the crowd how he goes
about reading his putts on the green,
and even demonstrated a favorite
putting drill of PGA Tour superstar
Jordan Spieth.
After breaking for lunch (Four
additional raffle winners got the
chance to have a private lunch
with Kevin), the juniors grabbed
their clubs to participate in a short
game competition against Kevin.
There were 11 different short game
challenges which required the
participants to pitch, chip and putt
their way to victory. Stations included
activities such as chipping over a
bunker, making a 15 foot putt, or
beating Kevin’s attempt on a 50 foot
putt.
As the juniors took their turns taking
part in the challenges, Kevin stepped
aside to take pictures with and sign
autographs for all of the juniors.
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