Category: Cameron Champ Foundation

Meet Our New Director of Coaching and Community Engagement

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date January 12, 2023

Paul Kerner is joining the Cameron Champ Foundation as Director of Coaching and Community Engagement.

Kerner recently graduated from the PGA Golf Management program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he was a member of the golf team and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. He will be working out of Foothill Golf Course and will lead the development of our foundation’s junior golf programs.

Originally from Crofton, MD, he says he is looking forward to playing an integral role in the foundation’s mission of making golf accessible to underserved and underrepresented communities.

“As a minority golfer and graduate of an HBCU with many years of experience in the golf industry, I understand the need to diversify not only the people who play golf, but also the people who work in this amazing sport,” he said. “I look forward to increasing minority participation in the Sacramento area and beyond, and to making golf a more inclusive environment.”

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Bryant Brings Corporate and Nonprofit Experience to New Role With Foundation

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date December 23, 2022

We are excited to announce that Daniel Bryant will be joining the Cameron Champ Foundation in January as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.

Bryant, a longtime supporter of Cameron’s journey and our foundation, recently retired after a career of nearly 40 years at State Farm Insurance. He also has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, having served in national and local roles for the 100 Black Men of America and on the boards of Pre-Collegiate Programs at Sonoma State University, the Sonoma County School to Career Program, and Goodwill Industries Redwood-Empire.

We look forward to having Daniel on our team and are excited to see how his extensive experience in the corporate and nonprofit worlds can help us continue to serve the youth of our community.

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Mack Champ Invitational Players Make College Commitments

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date November 18, 2022

What a thrill to see these great junior golfers moving on to college competition! We’ll be following them all and can’t wait to see what they do on the course and in the classroom.

Sofia Bastidas, Arkansas State
Rory Bennet, Lamar
Maya Beasley, Richmond
Marlon Jones, San Jose State
Emily Mayne, Howard
K.J. Ofahengaue, Utah Tech
Brenna Preap, Grand Canyon
Andrew Reyes, Rutgers
Trey Rusthoven, Central Michigan
Matthew Vital, Temple
Michael Vital, Temple
Haven Ward, Denver

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Video: Good Day Sacramento Reports From Foothill Field Day

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date November 4, 2022

The Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America sent volunteers from all over Northern California and Nevada to Foothill for a “field day” on October 24. It was a great day for the Foundation and the course, and Good Day Sacramento came out for some on-location reporting.

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Thanksgiving Community Food Drive

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date November 1, 2022

At the Cameron Champ Foundation, we believe all families deserve to enjoy a wholesome meal together during the holidays. With the support of the community, we hope to provide 500 meals for families in need this Thanksgiving.

From Nov. 1-18, we encourage you to make a donation through the form below or to drop off donations at the address below between 8:30am and 5pm.

Turf Pros Volunteering for ‘Field Day’ at Foothill

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date October 22, 2022

The Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is sending volunteers from all over Northern California and Nevada to Foothill Golf Course for a “field day” this Monday, Oct. 24.

The Sierra Nevada Chapter and its members are donating equipment, labor, and products to help improve the turf surfaces at Foothill through the aerification of greens, tees, and fairways, as well as overseeding teeing surfaces and applying nutrients to the entire course.

The Sierra Nevada Chapter of the GCSA is made up of golf course superintendents, assistant golf course superintendents, equipment managers, greenkeepers, and affiliates of the golf industry who are dedicated to advancing the golf profession, promoting the growth of the game through inclusion and diversity, and thereby improving communities through the vitality of the game of golf.

The field day will be an annual event, which over time will help promote sustainability and environmentalism at Foothill, which serves as home base for the Cameron Champ Foundation.

We owe a huge thanks to the local golf courses, private clubs and vendors who have shown their support for Foothill Golf Course and the Cameron Champ Foundation!

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Vital Wins Third Stop in Cisco Junior Series in a Playoff

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date October 1, 2022

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Pro-Am Raises Over $400,000 to Support Foundation Programs

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date September 19, 2022

The Cameron Champ Foundation Pro-Am at the 2022 Fortinet Championship was a tremendous success, with 108 players coming together to raise more than $400,000.

That money will support our foundation’s programs for young people from diverse backgrounds, including college scholarships, the Mack Champ Invitational, STEM education initiatives and more.

We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Fortinet for hosting our outing for the second consecutive year at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, where Cameron earned his second PGA Tour victory in 2019. And it was great to see so many of our generous supporters come together for such a fun-filled day. Marlon Jones and Jayden Lizama, local junior players and Mack Champ Invitational veterans, were also on the course.

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Marlon Jones watching clinic at CCF pro-am

Cameron Champ and Glenn Weckerlin at CCF pro-am

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Foundation Announces First Class of Scholarship Winners

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date August 29, 2022

Meet the Students

The Cameron Champ Foundation is proud to announce our first group of scholarship winners. These young people are the first to benefit from a program that will be supporting student-athletes for years to come. You can learn more about our scholarships here.