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The Desert Financial Open, Presented by United Rentals was created to provide a first-class competitive golf tournament for touring professionals, while also raising money to support important charities in the community. The goal is to grow this event into one of the largest non-PGA TOUR affiliated tournaments in the United States.

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The eighth annual tournament will take place May 13-16, 2024 at Talking Stick Golf Club.  The event will kick-off with a charity Pro-Am to benefit the Desert Financial Foundation, followed by a 54-hole professional tournament that will feature a $125,000 guaranteed purse!

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Our Title Sponsor, Desert Financial Credit Union (DFCU), celebrating 85 years in Arizona, is the state’s largest local credit union with over $8 billion in assets, 400,000+ members and 48 branches. Membership eligibility is open across Arizona with contactless solutions via eBranch, making it easy to call, click or come in. As a not-for-profit cooperative, DFCU takes pride in sharing success. In 2023, members received $16 million in dividends, a 25% increase over the previous year,  via the Member Giveback Bonus and became the official retail banking partner of Arizona State University®. In addition to volunteering a record-breaking 18,492 hours, DFCU gave more than $4.5 million to the community through corporate, foundation, and employee giving, impacting 125 non-profit organizations and 261 scholarship recipients. Team members provided 13,390 Random Acts of Kindness, valued at $359,727. Learn more about the credit union difference at Desert Financial Credit Union and find news and information @desertfinancial on Twitter.

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Desert Financial Foundation sponsors the Phoenix Children’s 1 Darn Cool School Program, which allows patients to experience a traditional classroom setting while in treatment.  The accredited teaching staff works with more than 10,000 patients each year in the hospital classroom to help keep children academically on track and alleviate any anxiety about falling behind.  The 1 Darn Cool School program provides year-round individual instruction for all students grades K-12 and even offers various art classes on Fridays known as “Fine Arts Fridays.” 

 

Should patients not be able to leave their beds, teachers are able to visit patient rooms to provide academic assistance. Additionally, the teachers facilitate each patient's transition back to their regular learning environment once they are ready to leave the hospital.  Phoenix Children’s Hospital has the distinction of being one of only a handful of hospitals in the country that provides schooling for patients.