Sawyer Brown to headline June event
The Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic returns to Norman June 2-3 for its 19th edition in support of OK Kids Korral, the cost-free home for families of children battling cancer. Sawyer Brown will headline the denim and diamonds-themed dinner and auction Friday, June 2nd at Riverwind Casino with support from local favorites Drive.
Silent auction items include signed memorabilia from NFL quarterback Joe Burrow, NBA star Steph Curry, golf icon Tiger Woods and music greats Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn.
Additional silent auction items include donations from Ashley Furniture, Crew’s Cottage Carlton Landing, The Joinery, Tim Kenney, Travis McIntyre, Red Fork Distillery, Kennel & Crate, Ryan Cunningham, South OKC Ace Hardware and LOREC Ranch Home Furnishings. Live auction offerings include trips to Australia and Croatia, a hunting excursion, membership to the private national golf Dormie Network and one-of-a-kind items from Toby Keith.
Shotgun start golf begins Saturday morning, June 3rd at Norman’s Belmar Golf Club, concluding with a $10,000 closest-to-the-pin shootout. Silent auction bidding opens to the public May 12th online.
The 18th annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic raised more than $1.3 million in May of 2022 – the third highest total ever. To date, the event has raised more than $15 million for OK Kids Korral.
Arguably the most prolific self-directed creative force in country’s modern era, Toby Keith has amassed 42 top 10 hits, 32 No. 1s, 40 million albums sold and more than 10 billion streams largely on the strength of his own songwriting and producing, and under the banner of his own Show Dog Nashville record label. Among his many accomplishments, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021 and BMI Icon in 2022 are his most treasured.
