2025 check presentation – picture left to right: Kip Eriksen (Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship), Tim Robinson (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Kirt Walker (Nationwide), Craig Hawley (Nationwide)
Columbus, Ohio – Tournament Officials announced today that the 19th playing of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, concluded September 21, 2025, at The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course, raised a record total $3,939,785 for central Ohio charitable organizations, including $3,708,805 for pediatric cancer research and treatment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This marks the fifth year in a row the Korn Ferry Tour Finals event has exceeded the $3 million mark. Since its inception in 2007, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship has donated nearly $33 million in support of the hospital’s pediatric cancer program.
“This best-in-class event continues to set the standard on the Korn Ferry Tour for meaningful impact, and we’re deeply grateful to every partner, patron and volunteer whose support makes this tournament so special,” said Craig Hawley,president and chief operating officer for Nationwide Financial and chairman of Champions of the Community, the host organization for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. “We also want to extend sincere thanks to the Patient Champions and their families who join us during tournament week and whose stories of courage and resilience inspire us year after year.”
“The tremendous generosity of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship makes lifesaving work possible across so many different areas of the hospital,” said Tim Robinson, CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “The millions that have been raised from this tournament that support clinical care and groundbreaking cancer research help us reach best outcomes for our patients and families.”
The 20th annual Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will be contested September 17-20, 2026, at The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course and will be the second of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events.
“On behalf of HNS Sports Group and our entire tournament team, I extend our sincere appreciation to our Board of Directors, Nationwide and all of our valued corporate partners, The Ohio State University Golf Club, our volunteers and fans,” said Kip Eriksen, Executive Director. “Year after year, the unwavering support behind this championship grows and we are incredibly grateful for all who dedicate their time, effort and resources to support our charitable mission. As we look ahead to our 20th year, we are more energized than ever by the momentum we’ve built to continue to grow the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship and its impact on our community.”
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ABOUT THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is owned and operated by Champions of the Community, Inc., an Ohio non-profit corporation. The event is one of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals tournaments that will determine the 30 players who earn PGA TOUR playing privileges for the 2025 season and their eligibility position under the TOUR’s enhanced qualifying system. Featuring a purse of $1,500,000 the tournament is conducted to showcase the best golf on the Korn Ferry Tour on one of the most challenging venues in the world, The Ohio State University – Scarlet Course, for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit charitable organizations in central Ohio. For more information, call 614-764-GOLF or visit our website at www.ncc-golf.com.
ABOUT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 17,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.9 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
ABOUT KORN FERRY TOUR
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour identifies and develops golf's next stars, preparing them to compete and win on the game's biggest stage. The Korn Ferry Tour, which has served as a path to the PGA TOUR since its inception, will award 30 PGA TOUR cards based off its points list in 2024, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. With more than 650 PGA TOUR titles, 32 major championships and seven FedExCup champions, Korn Ferry Tour alumni make up 83 percent of the PGA TOUR’s current membership. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour and to follow the season-long quest for PGA TOUR cards, visit PGATOUR.COM or follow the Korn Ferry Tour on social media. At least seven Korn Ferry Tour events are televised annually on Golf Channel in the United States, with tournament coverage available internationally in more than 170 countries and territories via 23 media partners.
ABOUT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics is completely self-supporting and receives no university monies, tax dollars or student and is committed to providing the very finest in academic and athletics support in an effort to provide its more than 1,000 student-athletes with a quality, life-changing experience at Ohio State.
ABOUT HNS SPORTS GROUP
HNS Sports Group is a Dublin, Ohio-based LLC founded in 2000. The company offers over 125-plus years of collective experience and is committed to providing professional, efficient and effective client representation in the categories of sponsorship consultation, event management, hospitality management, sales representation and tournament operation within the golf market. To learn more about HNS Sports Group, visit www.hnssports.com.
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