In 1992, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper was about to enter its third turn at Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield. Among those answering the call for volunteers was Jill Barron. “They had me sit inside the clubhouse, just outside the professional golfers’ locker room and check credentials,”… Read more »
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Brent Dunn
Never underestimate those who begin their professional careers working in the trenches. Because it’s in those trenches where rolling up your sleeves and grinding make folks tough – and successful difference-makers – for the long haul. A case in point is Brent Dunn, who rose from radio news/sports reporting in Springfield to become the Executive… Read more »
Bonnie Keller
In early August 1989, a phone call came in to Bonnie Keller’s office on her last day before starting a new job with Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks, and it was news she couldn’t believe. The PGA Tour planned to bring an event to Springfield a year later, and the benefitting charity would… Read more »
Bob Roberts
Sometimes, what seems like a small fun thing to do leads to something that helps change of the lives of so many. In 1996, Bob Roberts was invited to play in a pro-am of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper. Little did he know that the PCCC would become… Read more »