Nearly 140 golfers participated in the 40th Redlands Community Hospital Foundation Golf Classic for the Ken Corwin Cup last week to raise $200,000 for the Redlands Community Hospital Center for Cancer Care. The tournament was held at the Redlands Country Club.
The annual tournament has evolved into Redlands Community Hospital (RCH) Foundation’s largest and most visible fundraising event. The event raised vital funds through sponsorships, a live auction, raffles, and participant fees. The tournament was managed by 60 volunteers from the Redlands Community Hospital Auxiliary, hospital staff, the community at large, and the Redlands Country Club.
The live auction items included Los Angeles Angels tickets donated by Tom Rochford and the Rochford Foundation, a Lake Arrowhead cabin getaway donated by Golf Classic committee member Tom Cutler, and golf-related gifts including clothing and equipment. The daylong event was co-chaired by Redlands residents Craig and Michelle Kavanaugh.
“The Golf Classic presents the people in our community with a great opportunity to give back to Redlands Community Hospital,” Craig Kavanaugh said. “The Redlands Community Hospital Center for Cancer Care, which the tournament supports, is emerging as a great facility. For many years, people had to travel far outside the community to receive cancer care that was second to none, there was nothing local that served their cancer needs. Now, that is changing. The money raised in the 2022 Golf Classic will go a long way toward ensuring that the communities we represent will be served by one of the finest centers of its kind in southern California.”
Many sponsors supported the tournament, including SEI, Lockton Insurance Brokers, the Redlands Community Hospital medical staff, and Dr. Richard and Elizabeth Wilson. As it has in recent years, Hatfield Buick served as the Hole-in-One sponsor and offered a chance for golfers to demonstrate their excellence and win a new Buick on the par-3 third hole.
“This tournament is so important to the hospital,” said Jan Opdyke, president of the RCH Foundation. “Not only does it give the community and hospital staff an opportunity to enjoy a day of golf and friendship, but it raises a significant amount of money for vitally important hospital programs that ultimately save lives. We look forward to it with anticipation each and every year, and this year is certainly no exception.”
The Ken Corwin Cup memorializes Kenton W. Corwin, longtime president of the Redlands Community Hospital Foundation and a prime mover in the tournament’s creation. Forty years later, his dedication and commitment continue to be reflected in the Golf Classic’s success.