Hello, guests.
New and old,
all are welcome.
I'm Andrea Boelke
with Discover, Wisconsin.
Today, we're at Wild Rock
Golf Club in Wisconsin
Dells to talk to golfers
about the American Family
Insurance Championship.
This event,
which began in 2016,
is a PGA Tour Champions
Tournament in Wisconsin,
hosted at the University
Ridge Golf Course.
It helps raise funds
for American Family
Children's Hospital
and other
local organizations.
Today, I'm here to find out
what Wisconsin golfers know
about the
AmFam Championship.
Let's go.
Hi.
What's your name? Lauren.
Colby. Derek.
Demi.
How long have you
been golfing?
A very short period of time.
About 20 years.
21 years.
About 45 years. Whoa.
That's the most
I've had out here.
You get this DW prize.
Oh, my gosh.
There you go.
Can we see your swing?
Woo!
Ow! Four!
I don't
know a lot about golf,
but I think that could
have been better.
That could have been
a lot better.
That's amazing.
Do you know about
the American Family
Insurance Championship? Yes.
It's a golf championship
that's held
in Madison, Wisconsin.
Draws a lot of people
and it's a great,
great time.
So this is for a DW hat.
Which of the
following events will not be
part of the AmFam
Championship Week?
A: A Concert?
B: A Celebrity Golf
Foursome?
C: A PGA Tour Champions
Golf Event?
Or D: A 5k Race?
A 5k Race.
Wrong.
Actually, they're
all going to be part
of the AmFam
Championship week,
it was a trick question.
That's rude.
It's actually
it's really rude.
You have to keep going.
Keep going, keep going.
That's probably good.
Who would you expect to
win the American Family
Insurance Championship?
Gerry Kelly
or Steve Stricker?
Steve Stricker. Steve.
Can they both win?
Steve Stricker.
I mean, I have to go
with Jerry Kelley.
Either I'd just like to see
a Wisconsin native win.
All right.
Next question, can you say
fired up for four
famous friends in the
celeb golf foursome?
Four times that.
Can I say what?
Fired up for four
famous friends in the
celeb golf foursome.
Not even.
Fired up four famous friend
in the celeb golf foursome.
I'm still not even close.
I can't. There's no way.
Wow. That was a lot.
Fired up
for four famous friends
in this celebrity.
Next question.
How much money did
the American Family
Insurance Championship raise
for charity in 2021?
I'd have to say around
500,000, 600,000, $275,000.
Did any of
them get it right?
Okay.
Time to phone a friend.
Hey, Greg.
How's it going? Hey, Andrea.
It's going well.
How are you doing?
I'm great.
So I'm talking
to golfers about
the American Family
Insurance Championship,
and it seems like
they need some help.
Sure thing.
What can I do for you?
Okay, so how much money did
the American Family
Insurance Championship raise
for charity in 2021?
Luckily, I know the answer.
$2.3 million.
Oh, there you go. Congrats.
Can you tell us about
the other events
that are going on that week?
Yes, the AmFam Championship
gates open to the
public on Friday,
June 10th at 8 a.m.
on Saturday.
They've got the celebrity
golf foursome.
It's also open on Sunday
through the weekend.
Can you tell us about
the other events going on?
Yeah, it's going
to be a great week,
starting with the 5k race
on Saturday, June 4th,
and then Friday, June 10th.
At Breese Stevens Field
there's gonna be
an awesome concert
that includes Lady A.
Boys Two Men,
and Edwin McCain.
Well thank you Greg,
for taking time
to talk with me.
We are looking forward to
the event.
Thank you, Andrea.
$2.3 million in fundraising.
That's pretty amazing.
So there you have it.
The American Family
Insurance Championship
is from June 4th to June
12th in Madison, Wisconsin.
Tickets can be purchased
online and over the phone.
In the meantime, don't
forget to practice
that swing.
Oooo, honestly,
it's pretty good.
It could be worse.
Hey, you over there.
Hey, for a DW prize!
Do you know how much money
the AmFam Championship
raised for charity in 2021?
It's an easy answer.
Hey, don't you want
this DW prize?
Come on.