Baseball and golf are set to collide in Calgary this summer.<\/p>\n
The Rogers Charity Classic, a PGA Tour Champions event, will introduce a Toronto Blue Jays-themed ballpark experience at the 16th hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in celebration of the ball club’s 50th season.<\/p>\n
Classic Rogers Centre elements will be shipped west for the tournament, which runs Aug. 21-23, including roaming vendors with ballpark snacks, DJ and live organ music and player walk-up songs.<\/p>\n
There will also be opportunities to meet and take photos with Blue Jays alumni as well as an exclusive spectator section for Rogers customers with premium viewing access.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs proud owners of Canada\u2019s team, we\u2019re thrilled to bring the spirit of Blue Jays baseball to Calgary and create a truly memorable experience for fans at the Rogers Charity Classic,\u201d Terrie Tweddle, Rogers’ chief brand and communications officer said in a statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis immersive experience not only celebrates the Blue Jays’ 50th season, but will also help drive meaningful impact for families in Alberta.\u201d<\/p>\n
For every birdie made on the hole, $1,000 will be donated to Jays Care Foundation.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Rogers announced a $1 million donation to support children’s charities across Alberta through the Rogers Charity Classic on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the core of our mission to bring golf\u2019s greatest stars back to Calgary each year is to leverage this event in an effort to make a positive impact on the youth in our community and their families,\u201d Rogers Charity Classic chair Jim Riddell said in a statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis donation represents our shared commitment with Rogers to helping children overcome challenges, access new opportunities, and experience the joy and hope every child deserves.”<\/p>\n
A record-setting $26.6 million was raised at last year’s tournament for Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink, helping thousands of youth each year through programs focused on counselling, sports and family support.<\/p>\n
Rogers has donated $1 million to kick off fundraising efforts for the tournament each year since becoming title sponsor in 2023.<\/p>\n
More details on player availabilities and on-course experiences will be announced in the lead-up to the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baseball and golf are set to collide in Calgary this summer. The Rogers Charity Classic, a PGA Tour…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-738865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}