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North Reading Golf Pro Wins Tournament for One Fund
After winning the Mass. Open Golf Championship, Evan Harmeling donated his $15,000 in prize money to help Boston Marathon bombing victims.
A local golf pro earned a major victory recently. And not just on the course.
According to an article in the Eagle Tribune, 24-year-old Evan Harmeling, of North Reading and Andover Country Club, won the Mass. Open Golf Championship on Thursday.
Upon winning the tournament, Harmeling was given $15,000 in prize money, which he then opted to donate to the One Fund to help support the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, the newspaper reported.
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The newspaper reports that Harmeling is an aspiring pro, and that he won the tournament in a three-hole playoff over competitor Chris Fitzpatrick.
"(The One Fund) can use it a lot more than me. That’s for sure," said Harmeling, according to the Eagle Tribune. "I had read all about (PGA Tour pro) James Driscoll’s ‘Birdies for Boston,’ campaign. I guess I just wanted to do something, too."
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