Local Kansas golfers including a Garden City resident added to field

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., September 8, 2015 – The Epson Tour, Road to the LPGA, is excited to announce that Taylor Schmidt and Julie Sanchez have received sponsor exemptions into the 2015 Garden City Charity Classic presented by The Mariah Fund at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course. The second annual event will begin on Friday, September 18 and conclude on Sunday, September 20.

Schmidt and Sanchez will compete alongside the top up-and-coming professionals from the United States and around the globe for a $100,000 total tournament purse. The winner will earn $15,000.

Schmidt, who is a rookie on the Epson Tour, moved to Wichita in January and now is a full-time resident. Her fiance is the Assistant General Manager of Flint Hills National Golf Club. Schmidt has played in four Epson Tour events thus far. She posted seven top 10 finishes and 12 top 20 results in her four-year career at the University of Oklahoma.

“Having the opportunity to be a sponsors exemption into such a great event means the world to me,” said Schmidt. “I’m just beginning my professional career and it’s so special for me to be able to play in the state where I live. I’m lucky to call the state of Kansas home and I’m beyond thrilled to have this opportunity.”

Sanchez, who moved Garden City in July and works as an athletic trainer at Kansas Orthopedic Center at Sandhill, enjoyed a decorated career at Colorado State University-Pueblo. She was a three-time First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection. Sanchez won the conference individual title as a junior and finished second as a senior.

“This is my first professional event so I’m really excited to play against professionals and be in that environment,” said Sanchez. “Playing in this tournament will help me see where I stand and how I can get to the next level.”

The Garden City Charity Classic will benefit Youth Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit 501c(3) organization that teaches business and entrepreneurial education in 41 high schools across Kansas and Missouri.

Taylor Schmidt and Julie Sanchez Receive Exemptions for Garden City Charity Classic

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