Emily T Gail Talk Story

The Mitsubishi Electric Championship has been so good for the Big Island Community. Wonderful opportunity to see the greats in golf and lots of monies have gone back into our community. Kelly Fliear, Tournament Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai gives an overview of the PGA TOUR Champions event and talks about the field of 49 players including 11 current World Golf Hall of Fame members like Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Tom Watson, and Vijay Singh. Fliear talks about the monies that have been raised every year for the Rotary Club of Kona Community Foundation, Big Island Junior Golf and Daniel R Sayre Foundation. Dr. Frank and Laura Sayre talk about the Daniel R Sayre Foundation, and how the funds from The Mitsubishi Electric Championship have been used. The Foundation has been purchasing rescue equipment for the Hawaii County Fire Department for the past 20 years in memory of their son Daniel who lost his life in a hiking accident. Larry Webb, who with Kris Hazard is Volunteer Co-