After a wildly successful July edition when more than 600 people attended, Golf PARa Todos is back and ready to go for August. Join the Mayakoba Golf Classic and golfers of all skill levels on Sunday, August 16, for the latest installment of Golf PARa Todos here at El Camaleón Golf Club, home of México’s Only PGA TOUR Event.

Golf PARa Todos aims to create a fun-filled, diverse and educational program that teaches about the game of golf and its ideals. The program encourages active participation in the game as a participant and as a fan, and facilitates the integration of golf into the lives of all those within the community.

This year's program features many new and exciting additions and upgrades, as well as all the fantastic elements you've already come to know and love. The Amigos of Golf PARa Todos will again be in attendance to help you as you begin to learn the game of golf.

Don't miss out on this popular community program! Join us on Sunday, August 16, at 2 pm!

The field is set for the 2009 Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic and the host country of México will be well represented as 43 Mexican juniors are scheduled to participate. The Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic will be held August 17-20 in Playa del Carmen at El Camaleón Golf Club, home of México’s Only PGA TOUR Event.

The Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic will be a 54-hole stroke play event featuring 84 players, ages 12-18, from 15 U.S. states and México. Admission is free of charge and spectators are welcome.

Four local players will be among the Mexican participants, including Francisco Hernandez of Playa del Carmen. Felipe Anzarut, Gustavo Arizpe and Andrea Orozco will all represent Cancun.

Other Mexican players to watch include Alejandro Villasana of Hacienda Las Misiones, Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Alicia Malagon of Tampico, Tamaulipas, and Gabriela Lopez of Heroes de Padierna, Estado de México. Malagon has two second-place finishes in her AJGA career including at the 2007 Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic. Lopez finished ninth at last year’s Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Lorena Ochoa, Phil Mickelson and many more.

For more information, please visit www.MayakobaGolfClassic.com/junior or the AJGA Web site at www.ajga.org.

Congratulations to 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic Champion Fred Funk on winning the U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Funk shot a final round of 7-under-par 65 on August 2 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, to give him a total score of 20-under par for the tournament. His performance cemented a six-shot victory at the fourth major championship of the season on the Champions Tour.

Fans of the MGC will remember Funk’s dramatic win at the inaugural edition of México’s Only PGA TOUR Event in 2007. Funk won in fantastic fashion as he held on through a two-hole sudden death playoff to claim the title.

The win at the US Senior Open is Funk’s second major championship victory on the Champions Tour after he won the Jeld-Wen Tradition last year. Stay tuned to PGATOUR.com this week as Fred defends his title at the Jeld-Wen Tradition!

In just three short years, the impact of México’s Only PGA TOUR Event has been seen and felt throughout Quintana Roo and México. As part of the PGA TOUR’s goal of giving back to charity and the local communities in which events are staged, the Mayakoba Golf Classic is proud to support numerous charities as well as positively impact the surrounding community in several other important ways.

Since its inception, the Mayakoba Golf Classic has donated nearly $700,000 USD to charitable organizations on the local, national and international levels. From helping the less fortunate to growing golf to protecting our precious environment and eco-system, Mayakoba Golf Classic charitable contributions assist several worthy causes and philanthropic organizations.

Among the groups receiving benefit from México’s Only PGA TOUR Event is Un Hogar con Amor. The foundation will be centered around several foster homes, currently under construction, located in Playa del Carmen. Un Hogar con Amor seeks to attend the needs of 80 to 120 children who will live in these homes. With 20 foster parents willing to help and provide the love and support needed, Un Hogar con Amor will offer warmth, education and guidance to the participating children. At the same time, the basis of family as a way of life will be nurtured.

In the months of August and September, the entire Quintana Roo community will be able to support Un Hogar con Amor by simply shopping and participating in the “Redondeo” campaign at Soriana and City Club. When completing your purchase, simply say you want to round your purchase off to the nearest whole peso and whatever change is rounded up will be donated to the foundation. While only a few cents at a time, the total can begin to add up quickly.

Un Hogar con Amor invites the community to get involved and provide children with the support and love that they deserve. For more information on Un Hogar con Amor and other charitable beneficiaries of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, please visit: www.mayakobagolfclassic.com/beneficiaries.php. For more information on Un Hogar con Amor, please visit: www.unhogarconamor.org.