{"id":884268,"date":"2026-10-16T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/884268\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:12:11","slug":"local-golfer-sinks-59k-hole-in-one-to-benefit-kirkland-cancer-center-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/884268\/","title":{"rendered":"Local golfer sinks $59K hole-in-one to benefit Kirkland Cancer Center patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HENDERSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) &#8211; What started in 2023 as a charity golf tournament is now a $535,000 lifeline for cancer patients \u2014 and this year came with a storybook finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Local golfer Kevin Adkins stepped up to the Hole-in-One Contest at Swinging Fore Hope and drained it, winning a car valued at $59,000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Local golfer sinks $59K hole-in-one to benefit Kirkland Cancer Center patients\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3CQVPLFYNVGWLISVJEDYVAFESI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Local golfer sinks $59K hole-in-one to benefit Kirkland Cancer Center patients(WBBJ)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The vehicle, donated by owner Sam Hammady, triggers a $59,000 check presentation to benefit the Alice and Carl Kirkland Cancer Center Patient Needs Fund. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fast Facts:<\/p>\n<p>What: Swinging Fore Hope Hole-in-One $59K Check PresentationWho: Ann-Marie Kelley, Kevin Adkins, Sam HammadyWhy: Benefit Kirkland Cancer Center Patient Needs FundImpact: $535,000 raised since 2023 \u2014 100% to patient needs<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Swinging Fore Hope is a 2-day charity golf tournament founded in 2023 benefiting the Kirkland Cancer Center. All funds support the Patient Needs Fund, helping patients with medical assistance, transportation costs and other critical needs.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBBJ. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HENDERSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) &#8211; What started in 2023 as a charity golf tournament is now a $535,000 lifeline&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-884268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}