At Camp Broncho, children get to hike, rope repel, fish, ride horses, swim and play games, while also learning about their disease and how best to manage it. Camp Broncho 2010 is scheduled from August 8-13, 2010, and attendance this year has increased from 80 to 100 children. Camp Broncho is a joint collaboration between Cook Children’s Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

Miller shot rounds of 71-75-74-72 (+4, 292) and ended up in a tie for 29th place. Of the thousands who tried to qualify at the 71st Senior PGA Championship, there were 42 PGA Club Professionals in the field and eight who made it to the weekend.

“It is seldom one sees a community so united and committed to celebrating their history as I have found in Dublin, Texas,” said Robert Stennett, executive director of the Ben Hogan Foundation. “We are thrilled to work with the citizens of Dublin to make this dream a reality.” Dublin is the childhood home of Ben Hogan who spent the early years of his life there before moving to Fort Worth. With a target date of mid-August, 2010, the Ben Hogan Legacy Museum will be the largest museum in the world honoring Ben Hogan.

We welcome our Honorary/Advisory Board members to actively participate in the foundation’s programs and projects as well as influence the direction the foundation takes in the future. With their advice, we know that the Ben Hogan Foundation will continue on a path that Mr. Hogan would be proud of.

Camp Broncho is a summer camp for children with acute asthma and is accomplished in partnership with Dallas and Cook Children’s hospitals. At Camp Broncho, children ride horses, rope repel, swim, fish, boat, play games, enjoy nature and experience numerous other fun activities while learning more about their disease and how to best manage it. Camp Broncho allows children with acute asthma to just be a kid for a week and experience what so many healthy children enjoy every summer.

Please take a minute and watch the DVD on Camp Broncho 2009. If you look at the faces of the kids, you will know that we are truly making a difference in our community. Below is the group picture from Camp Broncho 2009.

Stites began his career at the former Ben Hogan Golf Company in Fort Worth in 1986 and worked directly with the great golfer for many years, designing more than 100 models of irons, woods, wedges and putters and serving as the company's last director of research and development. "I owe a great deal to Mr. Hogan," Stites reflected. "He showed me things about clubs he learned during his incredible career that were locked in his eye, in steel and in dirt."

At Nike Golf's research, design and testing facility in Fort Worth, Stites has handcrafted clubs for Tigers Woods and designed products that have won every golf major and more than 137 PGA tour events. He holds 57 golf club patents.

"Tom is a perfect fit for the board," said Foundation Executive Director Robert Stennett. "He had a unique opportunity to work side by side with, and learn from, Mr. Hogan and as a result he has a great deal of respect for the legacy we are trying to preserve." Stites is a native of Sallisaw, Oklahoma and received his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Oklahoma State University after attending the Air Force Academy.

The Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving the famed Texas golfer's legacy and character. It does this by promoting the game of golf for young people, providing college scholarships, supporting families of injured or fallen servicemen and women, and helping fund programs at children's hospitals.

The foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) governed by a board of directors. The other officers are Lisa Scott, Hogan's niece and heir; Mike Wright; the director of golf at Shady Oaks and a Hogan protégé; Michael McMahan, a Hogan admirer whose company designed and built the Ben Hogan Office at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth; and David Chapman, a prominent West Coast golf course developer.

Those wishing to support Ben Hogan's legacy by giving to the foundation may do so by calling Stennett at 817-301-9934 or writing to P.O. Box 121518, Fort Worth, Texas 76121-1518. Visit www.benhoganfoundation.org for more information.

The Foundation is working to raise $500,000 by the end of 2008 to build a learning center on the Northside for The First Tee of Fort Worth. It will be called the Ben Hogan Learning Center.

"We have long wanted to honor Ben Hogan in a visible way in Fort Worth, particularly since he spent so much of his life here," said the City Mayor Mike Moncrief. "I can't think of a better way to salute him and his family than through a golf center that will benefit thousands of Fort Worth children for decades to come."

The First Tee offers educational programs through the game of golf that promote character development and life-enhancing values. Roughly 5,000 children are involved in the Fort Worth program, many from the Northside.

Dozens of First Tee campers showed up at today's dedication ceremony for the 5,000-square-foot Ben Hogan Learning Center, to be built on city property adjacent to the Rockwood Golf Course along Jacksboro Highway. The center will have hitting bays, a do-it-yourself golf club repair room, library, classroom space, study hall where kids can do homework after school, and a small museum that celebrates public golf and Mr. Hogan's legacy.

"We couldn't be more thrilled than to have the support of the Ben Hogan Foundation," said Kevin Long, executive director of The First Tee of Fort Worth. "We know the funds still need to be raised but we're confident the Fort Worth community will demonstrate its support."

"One of the biggest obstacle for kids in golf is that they don't feel welcome – particularly those kids from families who don't have opportunities to be exposed to golf," Long added. "This is going to be a safe, accessible environment where all kids, regardless of background, can come and be around other kids."

The Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving Ben Hogan's legacy and character. It does this by promoting the game of golf for young people, providing college scholarships, supporting families of injured or fallen servicemen and women, and helping fund programs at children's hospitals. But this year the Foundation's primary project is to raise funds to construct The First Tee's facility.

"Mr. Hogan had a soft spot in his heart for children, and he never forgot his roots," said Foundation Executive Director Robert Stennett at today's dedication. "He would be so proud to be affiliated with The First Tee, a program that helps so many kids from families that don't have a lot of resources."

Those wishing to support the Foundation's effort to build the Ben Hogan Learning Center may do so by calling Stennett at 817-301-9934 or writing to P.O. Box 121518, Fort Worth, Texas, 76121-1518. Visit www.benhoganfoundation.org for more information.

“The Hogans were both much beloved by this community,” said Bobby Feather, senior vice president of Cook Children’s Health Foundation at a gathering with the Ben Hogan Foundation’s Board of Directors Monday morning. “When they left us, they left a lot of love for Cook Children’s. We are so grateful for that generosity and now also for the support of the foundation.”

Camp Broncho is a therapeutic, week-long summer program that allows children with acute asthma to hike, swim, climb ropes, canoe, and even ride horseback while learning about their disease and how to best manage it. One of the Ben Hogan Foundation’s key initiatives is to support programs that further children’s health and well-being, and Camp Broncho is the primary recipient in this area. As the Foundation grows, its leaders plan to deepen their support for Cook Children’s Medical Center.

“It’s an honor to be able to support Camp Broncho because I know Ben Hogan would have appreciated how much it means for the children who get the chance to just be kids for a week,” said the foundation’s executive director, Robert Stennett.

Established less than a year ago, the Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving the famed Texas golfer’s legacy and character. It does this by promoting the game of golf for young people, providing college scholarships, supporting families of injured or fallen servicemen and women, and funding summer camp programs organized by Cook Children’s and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.

The foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) governed by a board of directors. The president is Lisa Scott, Hogan’s niece and heir; other board members are Mike Wright; the director of golf at Shady Oaks and a Hogan protégé; Michael McMahan, a Hogan admirer whose company designed and built the Ben Hogan Office at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth; and David Chapman, a prominent West Coast golf course developer.

Those wishing to support Ben Hogan’s legacy by giving to the foundation may do so by calling Stennett at 817-301-9934 or writing to P.O. Box 121518, Fort Worth, Texas 76121-1518 or click here to donate online.

The memorabilia will be on display for one day only Wednesday, May 21, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Shady Oaks Country Club, Hogan’s “home” course, where he spent many hours during the last decade of his life.

Owned by Lisa Scott, president of the Ben Hogan Foundation and Hogan’s great-niece, the display will feature such gems as the original Ravielli illustrations from Hogan’s classic guidebook, Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf; a personal letter from Richard Nixon with a package of golf balls; Hogan’s early “little black books” where he kept tally of his winnings; a photo album presented to Hogan after his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974; notes from Hogan’s close friend, Bing Crosby; and photos of Hogan with Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and other celebrities.

Scott and Ben Hogan Foundation executive director, Robert Stennett, will share brief remarks at 6 p.m. about the foundation and its purpose: to honor and preserve the famed Texas golfer’s legacy and character. (Read more at www.benhoganfoundation.org). Mike Wright, the director of golf at Shady Oaks and a Hogan protégé, and Michael McMahan, a Hogan admirer whose company designed and built the Ben Hogan Office at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, will also be present and available for interviews. Both serve on the foundation’s Board of Directors.

The event takes place in the Leonard Room at Shady Oaks Country Club, 320 Roaring Springs Road in Fort Worth. Members of the press wishing to attend are requested to rsvp to Margaret@balcomagency.com.

The Ben Hogan Foundation fulfills its mission by promoting the game of golf for young people, providing college scholarships, supporting families of injured or fallen servicemen and women, and helping fund programs at children’s hospitals. The foundation focuses its support on programs that reflect Ben Hogan’s core values such as integrity, self-determination, courage and hard work. Visit www.benhoganfoundation.org for more information.

The May 21 exhibit at Shady Oaks Country Club will display:

• Fifteen to 20 original Anthony Ravielli drawings used in Hogan’s classic guidebook, Five Lessons: the Modern Fundamentals of Golf
• Rare photos and newspaper clippings from 1953 when at the age of 41, Hogan won five of six tournaments, including three majors: the Masters, U.S. Open and the British Open (in his only appearance in this tournament). Ben was even better in 1953 at the Celebrity letters and telegrams from Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis and others
• Letters from former U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Dwight Eisenhower
• Hogan’s “little black books” in which he kept a tally of his winnings, from 1937 to 1940 and 1945
• Hogan’s lockers just as he left them as well as his personal set of golf clubs
• His badges from a USGA US Open and a PGA tour tournament
• Hogan’s World Golf Hall of Fame induction album and memorabilia from his 1953 ticker-tape parade in New York City upon his return from winning the British Open

“This is an opportunity of a lifetime for me,” says Stennett, who is leaving the aerospace industry at the peak of his career to head the six-month-old philanthropy. “Mr. Hogan was my childhood hero, and he has a legacy that I feel really strongly about.”

The Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving the famed Texas golfer’s legacy and character. It does this by promoting the game of golf for young people, providing college scholarships, supporting families of injured or fallen servicemen and women, and helping fund programs at children’s hospitals.

“I’m at a stage in my life when I thought, ‘How do I leave this place better than I found it?’” said Stennett. “I couldn’t think of a better way to do this than to lead this foundation and carry it into the future.”

Stennett will be responsible for overall fund-raising and cultivating affiliations with corporations and such logical partners as the PGA Tour. “Our goals are pretty lofty,” Stennett admits. “While we begin with a national focus, our intent is to grow into an international foundation.”

Stennett agreed to run the Foundation as a volunteer when it officially began last November. At the time he was overseeing close to one billion dollars in inventory for the F-22 program as an executive at Lockheed Martin. But the Foundation grew faster than expected, with inquiries rolling in from all over the country from golf pros, book writers, collectors, fans, and potential contributors. He and the Foundation’s directors concluded it was time for a full-time executive director.

When Stennett moved to Fort Worth in 1984 and joined Shady Oaks Country Club, he had the opportunity to observe Hogan for years before the legendary golfer passed away in 1997. “When you talk with people who actually knew Mr. Hogan, it is interesting to hear them talk so much more about the man than the golfer, about his integrity and character, about his work ethic and being a good friend and a gentleman,” Stennett reflects.

This is why the Foundation exists, he says, and why it focuses its support on programs that reflect Ben Hogan’s core values like integrity, self-determination, courage and hard work.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Stennett holds a bachelors degree in business from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and a Masters in Business Administration in management from Louisiana Tech University. He conducted postgraduate studies at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, and Clarkson University’s School of Business.

Stennett served on the Board of Governors at Shady Oaks Country Club from 2001 to 2007, and will serve this year on the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation’s Scholarship Selection Committee. He also is a committee chair for the 2008 USGA Senior Amateur Championship.

The Foundation is a Code Section 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of directors. The officers are Lisa Scott, Hogan’s niece and heir; Mike Wright; the director of golf at Shady Oaks and a Hogan protégé; Michael McMahan, a Hogan admirer whose company designed and built the Ben Hogan Office at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth; and David Chapman, a prominent West Coast golf course developer.

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The Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honor, celebrate and preserve the legacy and character of Ben Hogan through support of organizations that promote the game of golf and charities that reflect Mr. Hogan’s core values.