In December, the Marathon LPGA Classic Presented by Owens Corning & O-I distributed $554,000 to 17 northwest Ohio children’s charities today as a result of this year’s annual LPGA tournament. Since its inception as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic in 1984, the tournament has generated a total of $10.8 million for 180 northwest Ohio children’s charities.
“We’re grateful to all of our sponsors for their continued support of the Marathon Classic,” stated tournament director Judd Silverman. “This year’s record contribution of $554,000 gets us close to the $11 million mark in charitable donations over the past 35 years. This kind of sustained effort would not have been possible without the loyal support of the northwest Ohio business community!”
Local charities receiving donations from the 2018 Marathon Classic include:
Awakening Minds Art …………. $12,000
Baby University …………………$15,000
Bittersweet Farms …………….. $20,000
CASA of Lucas County……….. $40,896
Clubhouse Reading Center ……$12,000
Family House ………………….. $40,000
Findlay Family YMCA ………….$ 7,100
Historic South Initiative -……….$35,000
Jamie Farr Scholarship Fund …$24,000
Leading Families Home ……… $25,000
Mercy Children’s Hospital …….$25,000
Mobile Meals ……………………$25,000
Raise the Bar of Hancock Co….$153,900
Rally Cap Sports ……………….$10,000
Read for Literacy ……………….$30,000
Ronald McDonald House ……. $50,000
US Together INC ……………… $29,151
Additionally, it was announced that Marathon Petroleum has extended their title sponsorship of the LPGA Tour event in Toledo, through 2021. The new three-year commitment allows for an increase in the total purse each year.
The 2019 purse will total $1.75 million, an increase of $150,000 from the $1.6 million total purse in 2018. That number grows to $1.85 million in 2020, and $2.0 million in 2021.
Local corporation Dana has also been added as a presenting sponsor for the next three years. The official name of the tournament moving forward will be The Marathon Classic Presented by Dana.
The 2019 Marathon Classic Presented by Dana will be held July 8-14 at Highland Meadows Golf Club. All four rounds of the tournament will once again be nationally televised by The Golf Channel.
