2019 Barbasol Winner Jim Herman Presents Check

Dan Koett

 

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2019 Barbasol Championship Winner Jim Herman Presenting Check to UK HealthCare – Kentucky Children’s Hospital 

 

What:              2019 Barbasol Championship Winner Jim Herman to Present Check on behalf of

            Caddie127 to Dr. Scottie Day, Physician in Chief, Kentucky Children’s Hospital 

 

When:             Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 1:30 pm

 

Where:            UK HealthCare – Kentucky Children’s Hospital  

            UK Chandler Hospital - Pavilion HA

                         800 Rose Street, Fourth Floor

            Lexington, KY 40536

 

About Kentucky Children’s Hospital ukhealthcare.uky.edu/kentucky-childrens-hospital

KCH serves as the subspecialty regional referral and pediatric care center for Central and Eastern Kentucky. There are more than 70 pediatric specialists and more than 300 pediatric nurses working in 24 areas, as well as physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapists, dietitians, licensed clinical social workers, genetic counselor, child life specialists and pharmacists, all of whom are dedicated to caring for children.

 

Inpatient admissions each year number about 4,963 with about 3,539 non-ICU floor admissions, 685 PICU admissions, 739 NICU admissions and 1,408 admissions to the newborn nursery. There are approximately 83,118 outpatient and clinic visits each year throughout the Department of Pediatrics (including Kentucky Clinic, Pediatrics @ Maxwell, UK Family Care Center, Community Cardiology at Baptist Health Medical Building C and the Polk-Dalton Clinic) and approximately 15,000 diagnostic tests and therapies. Patients are admitted by pediatrics, pediatric surgery, other surgical subspecialties, neurology and pediatric dentistry.

 

About the Barbasol Championship barbasolchampionship.com

The Barbasol Championship is a PGA TOUR event that is played in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The 2020 tournament will take place July 16-19 at Champions at Keene Trace Golf Club. Champions is an Arthur Hills designed golf course conveniently located one hour from Cincinnati and Louisville. The Barbasol Championship provides its winner with 300 FedEx Cup Points and a two-year PGA TOUR exemption and a trip to the PGA Championship. The 2019 winner of the Barbasol Championship was Jim Herman.

 

About Caddie127 barbasolchampionship.com/charities

The Barbasol Championship’s charitable arm, Caddie127, reflects the biblical principle from James 1:27 “to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” Just as Caddies and their players support one another, so will Caddie127 support local philanthropic organizations that benefit and empower women and children. Caddie127 has named All God’s Children, Kentucky Children’s Hospital (UK Healthcare), the Kentucky Region of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Refuge for Women, and the Woodhill Community Center as their 2019 charitable partners.

 

Media Contacts

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Dan Koett                                                                                         Allison Perry

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