On the 18 th hole, for example, hills line both sides of the fairway, which gives a bowl-like view of the exciting finale to the more than 50,000 spectators who can gather there. It takes an army Each year, more than 1,200 volunteers donate their time and talent to make the Kemper Open a success. Others work at keeping the lines of communication open, at scoring, marshalling or dozens of other odd jobs that need to be done to deliver a smooth-running tournament. The Kemper Open's annual charitable donations are part of the massive contributions that the 45 PGA TOUR tournaments produce each year. Annually, the PGA TOUR generates and distributes more charity monies than the NFL has in its entire history.
Many donations go to children's organizations as well as education, medical research and the arts.