Ben McGraw Memorial Golf Tournament Raises Thousands

The money benefits a local organization.
Story by Alicia Suka
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DANIELS --  A golf tournament Friday raised money for The First Tee of West Virginia. The Ben McGraw Memorial Golf tournament at the Resort at Glade Springs and brought out 152 golfers. McGraw worked for First Tee, a non-profit organization that uses the game of golf to teach kids life skills.
He was killed earlier this year but his family wanted to continue his work by raising money for the organization.
The tournament raised tens of thousands of dollars, something that overwhelmed McGraw's family.
"Unbelievable tournament. Unbelievable turnout. Not only from the golf community but the coal community has a great presence here and we've had people fly in and drive in and come from all over the United States," said Greg McGraw, Ben's father.
The money raised will be used to expand the First Tee facility in Beckley.
It will become the Ben McGraw Learning Center, a place where local kids can come and use computers to study.
State Senator Mike Green was at the tournament to present a $10,000 grant to help fund the project.
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