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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 ninth annual tournament will take place May 12-15, 2025 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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Celebrating over 85 years in Arizona, our Title Sponsor, Desert Financial Credit Union (DFCU), is the state’s largest local credit union with over $8 billion in assets, 450,000+ members and nearly 50 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 2024, members received $20 million in dividends, a 25% increase from its 2023 bonus, via the Member Giveback Bonus. In addition to giving back to its' members, Desert Financial and its employees are dedicated to investing in the community to make Arizona a great place to live, work and raise a family. In 2024, Desert Financial gave back through volunteerism and by providing scholarships and grants for local non-profits. In addition to team members volunteering 16,277 hours (valued at over $522,000 to non-profits), Desert Financial gave more than $5.2 million to the community through corporate, foundation, and employee giving. The Desert Financial Foundation impacted 644 worthy students, giving an astonishing $377,500 in scholarship funds. Team members provided nearly 12,000 Random Acts of Kindness throughout Arizona. Learn more about the credit union difference at Desert Financial Credit Union and find news and information @desertfinancial on X (Twitter), Instagram, and our other social media sites.

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Desert Financial Foundation currently provides 100% of the funding for 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.